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How is Chinese investment affecting talent development in Africa?

FOCAC, the Forum Of China-Africa Cooperation, is creating the platform for more opportunities that lead Africa to industrialization and modernization with increasing Chinese investment. In December 2015, at the FOCAC summit, Xi Jinping, President of the Peoples Republic of China, announced that China will invest over $60billion in Africa over the next 3 years.  By […]

What I learnt about business in Africa from rowing across an ocean, by James Adair, Executive Search Consultant

In April 2011 I set off from Geraldton, Western Australia, with my Kenyan friend, Ben Stenning, and rowed the 3,500 miles west to the island of Mauritius, off the east coast of Madagascar.  It took us 116 days and during that time we experienced all of the highs and lows you could expect from operating […]