Africapitalism: Invest in Africa for Returns and Transformation
Advocates of Africapitalism promote long-term investment in infrastructure and strategic sectors that can create both economic value and social development. Wealthy Africans, the thinking goes, can transform the continent by committing their resources and attracting partners. Now there's a move to flesh out the philosophy with an intellectual framework and concrete examples.
Ughelli power plant in Nigeria
InFocus
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During his visit to three African countries, President Barack Obama announced an initiative aiming to double access to electricity across in Sub Saharan Africa. A U.S.$7 billion ... Read more »
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Africa:
Tony Elumelu Advocates Africapitalism As Solution for Development
TEF, 28 May 2013
Charity and aid have failed Africa and its leading entrepreneurs are now driving the continent's development agenda. Read more »
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Africa:
Africapitalism in Search of Africonsciousness
Amaeshi Blog, 24 June 2013
There is no gainsaying the fact that Africa is riddled by a plethora of challenges – poverty, diseases, conflicts, bad governance, poor infrastructure, et cetera. Read more »
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Africa:
Africapitalism - How Africa Can Raise Long-Term Finance
Ghanaian Chronicle, 31 May 2013
Africa has the potential to be the world's leading destination of investments. Africa is ambitious to take its rightful position in the global economy. The stakes are high for… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Africapitalism
Addis Fortune, 12 May 2013
My latest holiday shopping took me to one of the largest supermarkets of Addis Abeba, located on Africa Avenue. The place was lit with the radiance from the numerous bulbs fixed on… Read more »