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Zimbabwe (& Africa) Should Collaborate Like Silicon Valley
Collaboration and interpersonal networks create value in Silicon Valley's ecosystem. Read this Zimbabwe-based author's perspective which explores what should be done to strengthen such networks within Africa.
July 2017
International Investors See Opportunity in Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Ethiopia
International investors have a critical role to play in the future of Africa. A recently published survey reveals insights into how they perceive opportunity & risk across countries, sectors, and trends.
July 2017
Africa’s Digital Revolution: It’s Not Easy
A researcher from the Oxford Internet Institute shares observations on Africa's digital (r)evolution from a comparative study of ventures and entrepreneurs in Nairobi, Lagos, and Kigali.
July 2017
Emerging Business Models Help Smartphone Affordability & Africa’s Digital Pioneers
For many mass-market consumers in Africa, smartphones are out of reach, thus limiting the ability of digital businesses in sub-Saharan Africa to grow and achieve scale. New business models are emerging to help.
July 2017
On Africa’s Fragmented Markets: Innovators Can Win By Developing Platforms
Africa's fragmented markets are problematic for consumers and producers but present opportunities for savvy innovators to create & capture value using platform business models.
July 2017
Ethiopia is the World’s Fastest Growing Economy
Three of the world's fastest growing economies in 2017 are African, and Ethiopia leads the pack with a GDP growth rate 2.4x faster than the global average.
July 2017