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The African Diaspora as a solution to recruitment
In a 2013 publication, CNN identified the African Diaspora as “Africa’s secret weapon”. Now the cat is out of the bag, the Diaspora’s positive impact in Africa’s economy has become obvious, as Amini Kajunju,…
The Diaspora: the ideal solution to funding African startups?
Africa has made much difference in terms of growth and investment opportunities nowadays. Several companies implemented there invest a lot in order to consolidate their interests. This has especially inspired thousands of young African…
Africa: where do women stand in the development of Africa ?
The role, women could play in social-economic development has always been an important topic for researchers all around the world. Especially in Africa where there is a misconception of what a woman really is and because of that, they are viewed as second class citizens. Despise all that, we must admit that the African continent cannot be truly developed without women.
Those african countries that are getting ahead of Europe
Doing business in Africa is not complicated anymore, at least in some parts of the continent. Indeed, this last few years, lots of reforms have been put in place in order to make it easier to do business in those countries. In practice,those reforms resulted in creating a business environment that is more convenient and attractive. At least, that is what have been said during the 2019 edition of World Bank’s “Doing Business”.
Digital communication in Africa: a pot of gold for job seekers
The advent of digital technology has taken the communication world by storm, offering new paradigm of communication different from what we have always known. No one can resist its power, not even Africa. Just like the rest of the world, the African continent is more and more immersed in this quite new digital technology era.
The reasons behind the marginalization of Africa in World Trade
Just like a boomerang, discussions about why Africa can’t benefit from world trade keep coming back, harder and stronger. According to World Bank and the IMF, Africa is guilty of not adjusting to the neoliberal economy and therefore not being capable of measuring up to the World Trade system. Even though it is hard to escape from a cliché, this simplistic opinion couldn’t be further from the truth.
Having worked in a multicultural team, what personal contribution?
With the international competition context, African companies are increasingly facing new and increasingly complex challenges in strategy. As a corollary, their employees also often need to acquire new knowledge and skills that very often,…
Getting ready for an afar job interview
After studying or a number of years of foreign experience, do you think about going back to Africa? You start looking for a job on the continent, which proves to be more difficult than…