Thursday, May 10, 2012World Economic Forum on Africa: Day Twoby Africa.com Editorial Staff Africa.com is proud to share videos from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa this week from ABN Digital! Thursday's coverage includes interviews with Clifford Sacks, Kanayo Nwanze, and more.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012Xhosa: Embracing Love Through A South African Languageby Ashley Michelle Williams, News Associate, NBCNo matter where you are in the world, sometimes it seems that all you need is love. That is, the love of other people. Indeed, I found this type of love from the overflowing diversity of people who I met when I traveled to South Africa.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012World Economic Forum on Africa: Coverage by Africa.com and ABN Digitalby Africa.com Editorial Staff Africa.com is proud to share videos from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa this week from ABN Digital! Check out the videos, along with links to news coverage about today's forum proceedings.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012Artisanal Paradise: Arts, Crafts, and Shopping in Mauritaniaby Geoff Weiss, Travel Writer and Andrea Papitto, Producer, Essakane FilmIn addition to its natural wonders, Mauritania is renowned for its lively markets and homespun crafts. The country’s most noted offerings include carpets (locally woven in Nouakchott), brass-fitted wooden chests, and even camel saddles.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012Too Big to Fail—Or Too Big to Persecute?by Kunbi Oguneye, Strategy Expert, African Financial Services SectorAt the height of the U.S. financial crisis of 2008, the chairman of the Federal Reserve was asked why the government was intervening in the key bulge bracket banks to help them mop up their own sins. The refrain was simply, "they are too big to fail." Fast forward to 2012 and that same refrain applies to our propensity to be corrupt in Nigeria.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012The Fake Africanby Tobi Runsewe, Graduate, African Leadership AcademyAfrican Youth Journals is a blog written by students currently enrolled in the African Leadership Academy in Honeydew, South Africa. In this post, student Tobi Runsewe of Nigeria writes about "the fake African," a phenomenon she first discovered upon entering college.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012Private Equity in Africa: A Postcard From Johannesburg by Natalie Kolbe, Actis“Africa is the next big thing”. We’ve heard it before. It is a phrase that has been spoken breathlessly in boardrooms across the globe, and shouted from the front pages of the world’s press for at least the last 18 months. Sitting here in Johannesburg in, I can tell them it is still true.
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Monday, May 07, 2012Malian Women Create Beauty and Profit Through Local Fabricsby Kingsley Ighobor, Africa Renewal and Aissata Haidara, Originally published in the magazine Africa Renewal, operated by the United Nations, this article follows the journey of Malian women who are making good profits by creating bazin, a local and popular fabric.
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Monday, May 07, 2012Africa Straight-Up: Submit a Photo of Your Baby For Our Film!by Africa.com Editorial Staff Want to be a part of our upcoming film project? We need photos of African babies—submit yours now!
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Friday, May 04, 2012Slideshow: The Incredible Flowers of Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africaby Africa.com Editorial Staff Besides safaris and city life, South Africa is home to a great number of sites that are worth checking out. In Cape Town, one of the best is the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
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