Wednesday, August 04, 2010President Barack Obama Meets with 115 Young African Leaders at the White Houseby Jacqueline Adams, Africa.com Board of AdvisersAIDS activist Tamara Banda of Malawi and businessman Miguil Hasan-Farah of Djibouti were there. Journalist Aminata Kane-Kone, who champions women’s rights in the Ivory Coast, was there, as was Tumie Ramsden of Botswana, host of the radio show, “The Real Enchilada.”
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010Why Educate A Girl?by Camfed , Before coming to Camfed, I worked as a journalist covering women’s issues. My radar was constantly scanning for stories with dramatic contours. I wrote about women who set themselves on fire, women who were raped by enemy soldiers, women who were forced into domestic labor and prostitution.
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010Booking a Safariby Ziara Safaris , Booking a safari can be a daunting experience as there are so many different types of itineraries out there, so much so that it gives you almost too much choice.
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Monday, August 02, 2010Supporting the Promise of Education: Observations from AGE Africa's Scholarship Programs in Malawiby AGE Africa , I arrived in Malawi two weeks ago, an American graduate student excited about the opportunity to intern with Advancing Girls’ Education for Africa (AGE Africa) for the summer, and already have countless impressions to share: the striking landscapes, the big smile a simple greeting in Chichewa will elicit, the act of sharing a seat with a chicken on a minibus, the sweet way in which people watch out for each others’ children… my list goes on and on.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010The Africonomist Presents: Q&A with Clifford Sacks of Renaissance Capitalby The Africonomist , Moscow-based Renaissance Capital (RenCap), an emerging markets investment bank, is on a mission to build its footprint across the African continent. The person leading that charge is Clifford Sacks, former CEO of Merrill Lynch South Africa.
Sacks, who is currently RenCap’s CEO of South Africa and head of Pan African Equities, recently spoke to Africonomist editor David Dankwa about the bank’s investment interests and priorities in Africa and why he thinks the continent is poised to become an important growth factory globally.
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Sacks, who is currently RenCap’s CEO of South Africa and head of Pan African Equities, recently spoke to Africonomist editor David Dankwa about the bank’s investment interests and priorities in Africa and why he thinks the continent is poised to become an important growth factory globally.
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