ALL ABOUT WHEELER
FORMER LOBBYIST NOW LEADING EPA: The man who’s leading the Environmental Protection Agency after Scott Pruitt’s downfall on Thursday was a registered lobbyist until last summer. Andrew Wheeler, who’s now acting EPA administrator, had been expected...
FORBES: MEET THE MAN CHAMPIONING FINTECH IN AFRICA – DAVE VAN NIEKERK, FOUNDER OF MYBUCKS
South African-born Dave van Niekerk is the founder and CEO of MyBucks, a fast-growing African Fintech company that successfully delivers seamless financial services to banked and ‘unbanked’ consumers alike using next-generation technological platforms. Read...
AS THE ELEPHANT RISES: RULE-OF-LAW AS TOURISM & INVESTMENT INCENTIVE IN REINVENTED AFRICA
South African playwright Athol Fugard once stated that when the Rainbow Nation went through its extraordinary emergence from Apartheid, it was like having spent a lifetime in a boxing ring with an opponent and suddenly finding yourself in that ring with nobody else....
AFRIKEA
COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS CONVERGE TO EXPLORE AFRICA’S NEXT FRONTIER OF OPPORTUNITIES Afrikea, founded by Sam Amsterdam, James Kimer, and Richard Elsen, brings together comprehensive understanding of the political economies of nations such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya,...
WALL STREET JOURNAL: ZIMBABWE ON THE UPSWING
The past four years have shown that it is possible to have a Zimbabwean government that serves the people Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change recently commemorated its 13th anniversary at a ceremony in the city of Bulawayo. Contrary to popular belief, my...
HUFFINGTON POST: NIGERIA’S SAVIOR?
Orji Uzor Kalu’s pitch as peace broker could yet propel him to Nigeria’s presidency. However, the former state governor will struggle to be heard above the chaos consuming the country Nigeria is Africa’s eternal prospect. Twice as populous as any other African...