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Why I Was Invited to the White House
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Why I Was Invited to the White House

It was an experience that I hadn’t dared imagine for my personal bucket list: an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the White House. Why did the White House invite me to talk about doing business in Africa? Why is the White House focused on an idea that seems [...]

Teresa Clarke giving a speech on how to do business in Africa.
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Doing Business in Africa: Ten Things No One Ever Told You

You’ve seen the headlines, you’ve heard the news: Africa is a hot economic commodity. “It’s the next China or Dubai,” you say over the water cooler at work. “But isn’t it unstable and unsafe?” a co-worker counters hazily; he skims the New York Times on the way to work, and has recently seen [...]

AFRICA STRAIGHT UP: The Launch Party!
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AFRICA STRAIGHT UP: The Launch Party!

Africa.com, one of the leading sources for Africa news and information, held an exclusive party last week to celebrate the redesign of its website and the release of their brand-new documentary Africa Straight Up!

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The TAN Conference: Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19—San Jose, CA

TANCon 2012 is the world’s only conference to focus on Africa’s technological and entrepreneurial potential, and will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 18th and 19th, 2012, at the Hilton Hotel, San Jose, California.

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Africa.com and Nigeria: Our Continuing Coverage

Our CEO, Teresa Clarke, is being interviewed by Sahara Reporters, one of the most important Nigerian news sites on the continent. Check out her podcast and other coverage on Nigeria from Africa.com!

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Africa.com and Nigeria: Our Continuing Coverage

Our CEO, Teresa Clarke, is being interviewed by Sahara Reporters, one of the most important Nigerian news sites on the continent. Check out her podcast now—and while we’re at it, here are links to more pieces that we’ve published on Nigeria in the recent past!

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Teresa Clarke, CEO of Africa.com, Wins Humanitarian of the Year at the International Women′s Society of Nigeria

The International Women’s Society of Nigeria is honoring Teresa Clarke, Africa.com’s CEO, with the Humanitarian of the Year award today. Her acceptance speech is republished in our blog.

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Teresa Clarke, CEO of Africa.com, Wins Humanitarian of the Year at the International Women′s Society of Nigeria

(Editor’s note: The International Women’s Society of Nigeria is honoring Teresa Clarke, Africa.com’s CEO, with the Humanitarian of the Year award today. Her acceptance speech is republished below.)

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Awards: The Network Journal’s&prime 25 Influential Black Women in Business

Africa.com’s CEO, Teresa Clarke, was named yesterday as one of the Network Journal’s 25 Influential Black Women in Business.

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Black Girls Rock!

Originally posted on The Huffington Post.

What was 1984? Orwell’s best known political novel, the Los Angeles Olympics, the Ethiopian famine, the year I graduated from college and what else? 1984 was the first time black Americans had a television series that made us universally proud to be black Americans: The Cosby Show.