Spotlight on Africa
Her $3 billion fortune makes Oprah Winfrey the wealthiest black person in America, a position she has held for years. But she is no longer the richest black person in …
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Gateway to West Africa
An ambitious country offers lucrative investment openings throughout its robust economy With a strategic location in West Africa, the Republic of Senegal offers Chinese investors a wealth of golden investment …
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African economies flower
Six of world’s 10 fastest-growing nations, fuelled by commodities and new business The shops are stacked six feet high with goods, the streets outside are jammed with customers and salespeople …
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What Africa means to Minnesota businesses
Minnesota business know how to help the continent grow. The headlines from North Africa and throughout the continent tell of dramatic change. We in the United States watch with hope …
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A sober approach to business in Africa
Foreign companies and entrepreneurs need to stick to what they know and do their homework thoroughly when investing in Africa. So says Micha van Winkelhof, managing director of Tanzania-based Newport …
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Africa…new thinking, new leadership
Africa’s growth has been recognised as more than just a resource boom: construction is booming and there is exceptional growth in banking and retail as well as in telecommunications, with …
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Chinese and Indian Investment in Nigeria’s Telecoms Sector
The African telecommunications market is large, filled with many opportunities, and has several countries investing in this lucrative industry. Asian interest, in the form of Chinese technology solutions providers and, …
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South Africa: The business of branding
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN: Branding a product is one thing, branding an entire country is quite another. How do you capture its essence? What it is and what it aspires to be? …
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The Rise of the Global-African Youth Consumer
What does the global consumer and African youth (age 15-24) markets have in common? Everything, the African youth market is increasingly representative of the new global consumer class, in fact. …
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Hotel Development in Africa
“There’s a huge amount of interest in Africa at the moment in terms of investment, hotel investment and the growth of tourism,” says Jonathan Worsley, Chairman of Bench Events which …
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