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01/08/2013
Negative Perceptions Slow Africa's Development

For generations, the palaver tree was a symbol of communication and collaboration throughout Africa: people would gather under its protective shade to listen to stories, share ideas and news and resolve community problems and conflicts. Though the tradition of sharing remains deeply rooted in African culture, it has been undermined by the economic and political […]

01/08/2013
Africa's New Generation is Using Social Media to Push for Change

Africa is becoming increasingly attractive to international investors, and the growth in its human capital is also very exciting. This new generation of makers, doers, inventors, venture capitalists, bloggers, policymakers – the "Cheetah Generation" as the Ghanaian economist George Ayittey has called them – are the hungry grassroots who have been let down by their […]

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