I would love to see an Africa that operates visa-free -KQ CEO :Africa Business Round Up

Mbuvi Ngunze, CEO, Kenya Airways, explains the need for deliberate policies to help boost African aviation and diversity within the industry.

“The point is that you cannot make the most of connectivity if you do not have visa-free regimes. Being visa-free and loosening the many restrictive regulations would encourage African carriers to partner more. That would make a big difference because many African routes are very thin. In turn, we could then look at the aircraft we fly and gain further efficiencies in that way.”

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RwandAir: Punching above its weight?

RwandAir isn’t adding wide-body aircraft to its fleet with the region in mind – the company is looking at intercontinental route development. Having said that, what would be interesting to see at the moment are the carrier’s plans to extend its global reach through meaningful code shares and entry into one of the global airline alliances – Star Alliance, Sky Team or One World. My bet would be on Star Alliance.

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Investment for Sustainable Growth

Sustainable development is not just a wish and a slogan; it offers the only realistic path to global growth and high employment. It is time to give it the attention – and investment – it deserves says Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Sustainable Development. 

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Making “Made in Africa” Last

The key to success for African countries will be to strengthen the skills base and build competitive industries in the textile and apparel sector. A country that could emerge as a key player is Ethiopia, which for the first time was named as a possible global sourcing destination in a 2015 McKinsey survey of 40 global chief procurement officers. The challenge for Ethiopia – and for other African countries – is to raise its status from sourcing option to business priority.

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How Employees At The World’s Largest Companies Are Assisting Entrepreneurs Across Africa

On the outskirts of Kumasi, a bustling city in southern Ghana, Charlotte Adjei Ababio stands on the front line of the fight against food insecurity and malnutrition.

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Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs Transforming Africa

The story of one man’s vision to harness and unleash the ingenuity and creativity of Africa’s entrepreneurs to spur innovation and economic development on the continent.

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