Improving lives in Africa
June 19, 2010 – 7:04 am | No Comment

FROM McKinsey Quarterly:
Africa faces many challenges, particularly in health care, water, and climate. Yet what is surprising is that these issues can all be ameliorated or even controlled. This package of …

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Net Prophet
May 18, 2010 – 5:24 pm | No Comment
Net Prophet

Take the most innovative/successful/creative/ambitious thinkers and entrepreneurs in the Internet space, and ask them to share their stories, ideas and predictions for the future in a format that is fresh, relevant and …

Fewer Children Dying of Malaria in Africa
April 21, 2010 – 10:19 pm | No Comment
Fewer Children Dying of Malaria in Africa

A report by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership finds progress is being made in cutting malaria deaths, especially among children in Africa.  The Partnership, which is composed of several United Nations and international aid agencies …

Rice is nice but not for long
April 5, 2010 – 10:13 am | No Comment
Rice is nice but not for long

The organizers of a week-long African Rice Congress in Bamako, capital of Mali, say African countries can decrease hunger and save millions of dollars if they wean themselves off rice imports and …

COMPETITION “10 IDEAS FOR TOMORROW’S AFRICA”
March 31, 2010 – 11:52 am | 2 Comments
COMPETITION “10 IDEAS FOR TOMORROW’S AFRICA”

COMPETITION “10 IDEAS FOR TOMORROW’S AFRICA”
(DEADLINE: 30 APRIL 2010)
Within the framework of the 50th anniversary of African independence, the Social and Human Sciences Sector of UNESCO (SHS) is launching a …

Africallia Forum 2010
March 19, 2010 – 9:27 am | No Comment
Africallia Forum 2010

More of this kind of Business Forums, as professional gatherings of African business people and their partners to expand their network of meaningful business connections, is to be encouraged.
Africallia Forum 2010
May 20-21 2010
1st edition in …

Columbia University’s 7th Annual African Economic Forum
March 10, 2010 – 9:52 pm | No Comment

Columbia University’s SIPA Pan-African Network,
African Business Club and African Law Students Association

Present
The 7th Annual African Economic Forum

African Hospitality: The Power Within| Infrastructure Development in Africa
African Fashion Going Global |China-Africa Trade and Investment
Aid vs. …

‘Africa is back’ from global crisis, says IMF
March 10, 2010 – 9:15 pm | No Comment
‘Africa is back’ from global crisis, says IMF

In a speech in Nairobi, Kenya, Strauss-Kahn assessed the impact of the global economic and financial crisis on Africa. While noting that the turbulence had struck Africa through many different channels, he said that “all …

Kellogg’s 1st Africa Business Conference
January 15, 2010 – 3:46 pm | 2 Comments
Kellogg’s 1st Africa Business Conference

Cheetahs out there!
One more gathering on sight: yet another leading US business institution is holding an Africa Business Conference. Kellogg is now joining Wharton, HBS and the likes which have had such events for some …