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With 70% of our hires being African Nationals, is the historic reliance on expats for leadership roles coming to an end?
The historic reliance on ex-pats for leadership roles in Africa is dwindling due to the rise of both indigenous and international companies committed to developing local talent. By nurturing career development in high potential African talent which in turn breeds corporate loyalty, the best African nationals are generally well looked after and are therefore not […]
Can you find me a Francophone African for Morocco? Mais oui!
The recent unpredictability of many of the English–speaking commodity-driven economies is encouraging investors to look beyond their usual markets and the Francophone markets are showing all the signs of sure investment. Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal are noted by think tank Brookings Institution as two of the most promising investment opportunities in Francophone West Africa, with […]
Why do Africa’s Oil Producing Economies need to diversify? By James Adair, Executive Search Consultant
There appears to be growing confidence in the oil industry and beyond that the market is turning a corner in 2017, having bottomed out last year. I don’t share this confidence and can’t see oil prices rising this year, next year, or any time soon for that matter. Furthermore I think some of the indicators, […]
Why do we need more female leaders in Africa? by James Adair, Executive Search Consultant
There has been much talk of female leadership in politics recently with Hilary Clinton narrowly missing out on becoming the first female President of the USA, whilst Theresa May recently became the UK’s second female Prime Minister following the dramatic Brexit vote. Whilst female candidates are gaining more prominence in politics there is much continued […]