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Inc. October 2008 Max Chafkin |
Meet the Bill Gates of Ghana Herman Chinery-Hesse has already accomplished what many considered impossible - building a thriving tech business in his native Ghana. His new goal: to spark an entrepreneurial revolution in Africa by bringing e-commerce to the most remote corners of the continent. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 G. Pascal Zachary |
Africans Dial Up Innovation No longer content to import technology, Africans are using cellphones to spur indigenous innovation |
Outside March 2004 |
The Hard Way: A 75-Dollar Bicycle Revolutionizes In 2002, Paul Steely White, ITDP's Africa regional director, spearheaded a plan to create an affordable bicycle that would combine the dependability of European bikes with the versatility of mountain bikes. |
Linux Journal June 2001 Wayne Marshall |
Algorithms in Africa Maybe the rush to market for spreading internet access across the globe isn't in anyone's best interest -- a report from the front... |
Global Services June 1, 2008 Adyasha Sinha |
Offshoring to Accra Many African cities are now evolving on the outsourcing radar, one of the newest being the capital of Ghana, Accra. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Mbarika & Mbarika |
Africa Calling Growing numbers of Africans at the top, middle, and even bottom rungs of the economic ladder depend on the wireless sector for their livelihoods. But can the region sustain the wireless sector's phenomenal growth rates and accompanying prosperity? |
HBS Working Knowledge March 8, 2004 Julia Hanna |
The Entrepreneur in Africa Young entrepreneurs share their experiences starting ventures in Africa. Their message: Africa is still a place where individuals can make a big difference. |
Reason July 2005 Melinda Ammann |
Cry the Beloved Continent The Shackled Continent: Power, Corruption, and African Lives, by Robert Guest posits that Africans are poor because they're poorly governed. |
Finance & Development June 1, 2007 Harry G. Broadman |
Connecting Africa and Asia Improved Asian market access can boost Africa's exports, but Africa needs domestic reforms to fully capture the economic benefits |
Reason August 2002 Mike Lynch |
Road Show The rock star and the treasury secretary demonstrate the limits to aid. |