Via The Africa Report, a report on the growing competition amongst global fuel exporters in Africa: With refinery closures in Europe and competition from the Middle East and the US, exporters – including Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery – are looking for footholds across the continent. As Africa’s demand for petrol, diesel and fuel expands while that […]
Read more »Via The Africa Report, a look at Nvidia’s growth in Africa: The Silicon Valley company is counting on its broad appeal to dominate a burgeoning African market and distance itself from Chinese rival Huawei. Nvidia, the world’s second-largest company by market capitalisation, is increasing partnerships with universities and innovation hubs across the continent. The American […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Financial Times, commentary examining how an unpredictable America looks more and more like an emerging market: Last week, as the UN General Assembly met in New York, I moderated an event with a group of well-known economists and foreign affairs experts on the effects of the US election on the future of […]
Read more »Via Emerging World, an interesting commentary on how – from your morning coffee to your smartphone to every aspect of your daily life – global connections and dizzying supply chains fuel our lives. You are global – and getting more global by the day. You are global. I am not trying to flatter (or judge) […]
Read more »Via Foreign Policy, commentary on how the U.S. can be more strategic in its outreach to Africa given that Washington can’t outcompete Beijing-backed banks: This month, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged more than $29 billion in new lending commitments at the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Washington has once again misunderstood this as a symbol of Chinese economic strength. […]
Read more »Alcohol brand Guinness might have its origins in Ireland, but today its biggest market is in Africa. Academic Jordanna Matlon has just released a paper studying how that came to be and, in particular, examined the role of advertising campaigns going back to late colonial times to understand how the brand was focused on shaping […]
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