DANGOTE THE VIEW FROM THE TOP-AFRICA’S RICHEST MAN

The rise of Aliko Dangote has not been without its scandals, some have accused him of manipulating his vast political connections to get ahead, arguments such as these ring of a certain level of naivety considering that it is almost standard everywhere you look in the world that those who have succeeded in business have a link in one way or another with the powers that be. I recall taking a course hosted by the French Chamber of Commerce in the fall of 2011 where the business school lecture was ...
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AFRICAN LEADERSHIP NETWORK

Acha Leke and Fred Swaniker have done it again, after the success story of the African leadership Academy the two young African leaders have teamed up again to form the African Leadership Network. “I recall attending the Davos meetings and hardly seeing a black person let alone one that was African and I remember thinking to myself that this is where the leaders of the world meet and take key decisions about our economic future and yet we don’t have a say” Leke said at a 2011 gathering of ...
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‘BEWARE OF GREEKS BEARING GIFTS’

There is a beautiful phrase that along with the one used in the title above says: ‘the one who does not remember history is bound to live through it again’. This is quoted from Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás’ and could not be more relevant than it is to Africa. The story of Africa is not a unique one however it centers around non-Africans (Arabic included) arriving on our shores and negotiating – in a hostile manner or diplomatic – their terms of stay. Things went...
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NICE GIRLS DON’T GET THE CORNER OFFICE

Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: Unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers by Lois P Frankel The first reaction to this book and its title is very often negative. Probably as it implies that women, do not naturally fit in the workplace and that we have to adjust to fit in. This of course screams of discrimination and chauvinism – does it not? One has to get over this initial reaction and actually pick up the book to realize that this is not the rationale at all...
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AFRICABE.COM HIGH TEA-AFRICAN WOMEN IN BUSINESS OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES

AfricaBe.Com High Tea-African Women in Business overcoming the challenges May 28th marked a significant day here at AfricaBe.Com as the website launched its first High Tea event which saw some of Africa's finest businesswomen gathered at the extravagant hotel Lamunu in Braamfontein Johannesburg. The event celebrated the success of African business women and the women shared their experiences and the challenges that they have experienced in climbing the corporate ladder. Speakers at the ev...
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MADE IN AFRICA TOP 10 MOVERS AND SHAKERS

1. CHEIKH MODIBO DIARRA (MALI) •Malian astrophysicist, a specialist in space exploration, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and head of Microsoft Africa. •He is number one on our list because he personifies the essence of our theme for this issue. He is a scientist of international repute, a leader in his community through his involvement with UNESCO wherein he has been involved in encouraging young Africans into entering the world of science and he is also the head of Microsoft Africa. F...
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PRECIOUS KOFI TAKE ON AFRICA

Precious takes on Africa By: Linda Mabhena Precious Kofi can be described as one of the few young South Africans that have endeavoured to bridge the gap amongst young people in South Africa and the rest of the continent. Through her show Precious Africa wherein she travels various parts of the continent and shares in the experiences of other African youth she was able to dispel the misconceptions that most young South Africans tend to have about the rest of the continent, more importantly ...
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AUDU MAIKORI-FOUNDER & CEO OF CHOCOLATE CITY

Audu Maikori-Mover & Shaker in the Music Industry By: Linda Mabhena It is often said that ours is a generation without leaders or innovators, however my personal belief if that ours is the generation that has given a new meaning to being African and ours is the generation that has made our culture popular beyond borders. At the forefront of what I call the MTV Base generation are music executives such as Audu Maikori the CEO and founder of Chocolate City which is the record label responsibl...
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SEFA EWURAMA GOHOHO

When I first read Canoe magazine I was taken aback, in a very pleasant way! Firstly from a purely aesthetic point of view the publication resembled a piece of art, the quality of the photography, the layout and right down to the simplicity of the texture of paper that they used. The real treasure however was to be found in the content, it read like a breath of fresh air. I remember calling all my friends and telling them to go out and by a copy telling the story that Africa has arrived! I felt ...
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TRULY AMBITIOUS JHUNG HEROES

You could be mistaken for thinking he’s something out a marvel comic book. Sirens’ ringing in your head as some heavy deep vibrato calmly says something along the lines of “is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s Super…” wait a minute, back to reality, back in the real world, this isn’t a super man, there are no capes or wide angular swooshes across the evening sky. But when you take a look at the Phil Chiweshe, the young man who’s bringing Jhung Yuro (said Young Euro) and True Ambi...
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