There are no shortcuts to nation building
Global challenges often stem from local failures in governance, which require a huge social and political commitment to overcome, writes Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda. This year, the modern...
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How to power a clean future
Since September 2011, Dr Kandeh K Yumkella has led the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative. In this guest column, the former Director-General of UNIDO explains why Africans need to take the lead...
View ArticleAfrican entrepreneurs go global
African corporates need to look for global capital and expertise, and to build their local management capacity, writes Miguel Azevedo, head of investment banking for Africa at Citi 2014 was the year in...
View ArticleInterview with Kordjé Bedoumra, Chad’s Minister for Finance and the Budget
Kordjé Bedoumra, Chad’s Minister for Finance and the Budget, has thrown his hat into the ring for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Backed up by his 29 years of experience working...
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How well did Africa do in 2014?
Last year African Business predicted that 2014 was going to be the tipping point for the continent. Africa’s growth in 2014 has continued to surpass that of the rest of the world, but what no one could...
View ArticleNew model farming
Social enterprises and multinationals are trialling new models to link smallholder farmers to inputs and markets in order to transform Africa’s agricultural economies. If political rhetoric was...
View ArticleOCP: leading the Moroccan march south
With access to one of the largest reserves of phosphates in the world, the OCP Group is a strategically important part of the Moroccan economy, and the company expects to take a leading role in the...
View ArticleAfrica’s new development partnerships
Africa’s place in global trade, investment and policymaking has grown steadily over the past decade. Among the most visible – and vital – investments in the continent have been in infrastructure. As...
View ArticleMacro Economics and Connectivity, a powerful combination
Africa remains a compelling investment prospect in 2015, despite negative headlines dominating coverage of the continent over the past 12 months. Technology and better transport links, on top of...
View ArticleTurkey’s bold gesture
Without banging any drums, Turkey has been steadily expanding its presence in Africa and now has 36 embassies across the continent, including one in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. This is an...
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