In order to facilitate the meeting of the African talents of the Diaspora with African companies in the making, Talent2Africa organizes in Paris, on July 5, 2019, the SENEGAL LEADERSHIP FORUM, the largest B to B event in Europe dedicated to Senegal.
What type of diaspora talent is better to recruit?
The human resources demand in Africa is still very strong. However, companies have difficulties to recruit local talents and often recruit expats. With an economic growth more and more important, international firms settle in…
5 questions to ask during a job interview
Even though it is after all, the role of the recruiter to ask questions to the candidate to find out if his profile and personality can be a good fit for the vacancy, it is also important for the candidate to do as well. Asking questions to the recruiter allows you to clarify certain points whether it is about the mission itself or about the work method inside the structure, it also shows your interest and commitment to the job.
Job description: a tool that is at the heart of HR process
A job description used to be unmissable but now it became completely “essential” to the HR manager. But what do we need it for? What difficulties of elaboration are the HR people really facing?What could be the consequences of a poorly elaborated job description? You will find the answers below!!
The Corporate Social Responsibility in africa, a multifaceted challenge
As a new dynamics in Africa, the Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR, has a strategic and economic strake for firms. Nevertheless, the concept is poorly understood by a large majority of business leaders and…
How to exploit the new skills brought by the talents of the diaspora?
With a sustainable growth of the African companies contribution, such private as state ones, in the continental economy, the human resources return from a foreign experience allows a practices and knowledge’s sharing, important aspect…
Talent2Africa participates in the Forum of African Diasporas
Talent2Africa is pleased to announce its participation in the 2nd edition of the Forum of African Diasporas. This event, whose main objective is to promote the African diaspora, will take place at the gates of Paris at the Belfry of Montrouge on June 21, 2019.
The African demography’s youth
The African demography is being very appealing to the decision actors but most particularity to thinkers from all over the world. Indeed, it gets all the attention and is the topic of all the discussions happening in Summets about emergence in the African continent.
Africa strong private sector for an inclusive growth
Today, decision makers in Africa are very much concerned about the well being and the rise of the private sector. Because of how determining they are, they play an important role in the plannings about economy and social transformation politics.
Investment in Africa: the new trending sectors
Thanks to a globalized economy, the African continent is on the rise. It is an el dorado for investors looking for business opportunities. Because of that, it became the number one favorite destination for an expansion of a business activity and it is not very surprising knowing that half of the countries with the highest growth rate in the world are from Africa. This last few years, most of the new millionaires and investors set their eyes on the black continent looking for a profitable sector to invest in. Investing in Africa has therefore become the new trend for business moguls but what exactly are those sectors?solar energy, agribusiness,not to forget internet access, are all very lucrative sectors in Africa.
Solar energy
In Africa, there are plenty of potential and opportunities for investors. Some sectors are more popular than others because of their profitability like the solar energy business. It represents one of the most abundant resource in Africa since it is available 300 days a year. In fact, according to recent studies from Irena, the African continent is the most favorable place in the world for solar energy development. Based on what he said, investments in solar parks, nowadays reach approximately 1.3 million of dollars for every MW installed compared to a world average MW installed of 1.8 million.
The agribusiness
Apart from solar energy, the agribusiness sector in Africa is very popular. It is a relatively unexplored business that represents a real gold mine. Based on this observation, Aliko Dangote,the richest man in Africa presumably invested 1 million dollar in rice production. Obviously, he is aware of the amount of money Africa spend in importing rice.
Internet access
It is estimated that the internet access market in Africa is worth billions.According to Mckinsey Global Institute firm, Internet could be instrumental in bringing 318 billions of US dollars in the continent gross domestic product by 2025. Those numbers go to show how promising this sector is in terms of investing in it.
An urgent need in human resources
Those new trending sectors call for new skills and for that reason human resources would need to be trained so they can deal with it accordingly. Thus, many young people are leaning toward pursuing a career in those demanding field.