Taking a cue from the Belgian Africa Film Festival program – which kicks off on March 15, running until March 30 – here are five films to watch out for. Here is the trailer for documentary maker Thierry Michel’s portrait of Congolese businessman-governor-football club owner Moïse Katumbi Chapwe. Michell’s relentless dedication to all things Congo is quite impressive. [...]
Black Unemployment Still Twice That of Whites
December 16, 2012 | Posted by
In the quarter-century that Armentha Cruise has run her Silver Spring staffing firm, the nation has made strides toward racial equality. Voters have twice elected a black president, African Americans shine among Hollywood’s brightest stars, and the number of blacks who graduate from college has tripled. But this stubborn fact remains: The African American jobless [...]
Africa, the Last Frontier for Big Tobacco Companies
December 15, 2012 | Posted by
DIEPSLOOT, South Africa — On the sunny side of a dusty township street, next to the metal gates of a school, Lucas Moyana’s little shop is just a board propped on four plastic crates like a child’s lemonade stand. For a couple of coins, he sells being cool, sells being free. A schoolboy in uniform [...]
Do Men ‘Steal’ Good Ideas from Women?
December 3, 2012 | Posted by
Do men “steal” good ideas from women? One theory is that work is a game for men. Men and women work very much like they played as children. Men are energized by competing to win – at work just as in the games they played as boys. The good idea put on the table is [...]
African Countries with Highest Consumption Growth Potential
November 9, 2012 | Posted by
So you’ve decided to take the plunge and expand your business into Africa. Great. But the continent is not one homogeneous market and comprises 54 countries, each with its own unique dynamics. Which countries are the most attractive? A KFC outlet in Ibadan, Nigeria. The West African country has been ranked as the market with [...]
The Dissident Spirit of True Entrepreneurs
November 6, 2012 | Posted by
Countries that put their artists and protesters in jail will never succeed in building a successful culture of entrepreneurship. They will be relegated to creating better mousetraps or cloning other countries’ business models. Entrepreneurs as Dissidents When Steve Jobs returned to Apple, he ran the Think Different ads, a brilliant marketing campaign to make Apple’s [...]
10 Nigerian Multi-Millionaires On Forbes List of Wealthiest in Africa
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
Forbes Magazine presents in its November issue a ranking of the 40 richest people on the African continent. The list is comprised mostly of people you have never heard of, yet their wealth is considerable. For example, here are ten low-key, ultra-wealthy Nigerian tycoons, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Each of them is worth at least [...]
African Mobile Gaming Entrepreneurs Giving Japan, Silicon Valley a Run for the Money
November 3, 2012 | Posted by
Lagos, Nigeria — Move over Japan. Move over Silicon Valley. Africans are making a bid to turn the continent into the new home of mobile gaming. With more than 700 million mobile broadband subscribers across the continent, it’s little wonder a growing number of young entrepreneurs are jumping on the digital bandwagon and creating innovate, [...]
Kendra Gottsleben: Genetics Limited Her Height to 3 Ft.; Nothing Limits Her Drive to Succeed
October 15, 2012 | Posted by
The word “success” can be defined in many different ways, largely as a result of unique life experiences; such experiences that affect us in both good and bad ways. Hopefully we learn from the bad ones – despite how challenging – and move forward in search of better, meaningful life experiences. Personally, my experiences have [...]
7 Personality Traits of the World’s Best Leaders
October 5, 2012 | Posted by
Before I tell you how they work, let me first define whom I am talking about when I say “the world’s best leaders.” I’m not just speaking about Steve Jobs, although he was one of them. The world’s best leaders are the people who get things done. The people who take a business from struggle to [...]
