LSE Africa Business Summit

LSE Africa Business Summit

After a stressful week at work, rising at 6:30 am on a Saturday and racing to Holborn must sound unideal right? Wrong – at least insofar as you’re up and out to hear the brightest minds in business and politics discuss development issues and their solutions vis-à-vis Africa. I arrived at LSE’s New Academic Building, caught up with the Movemeback team and was […]

Ubuntu – The Essence of African Business

Ubuntu – The Essence of African Business

Ubuntu. I first heard the word in an A-level poetry class and was immediately struck by the beauty of the idea. A term which refers to the practise of human kindness, as someone with few examples of Ubuntu in practice, I underestimated its prevalence across African communities. Its presence even leaves traces in different dialects: “I am because we are” […]

LSE Africa Summit 2015 Round-up

LSE Africa Summit 2015 Round-up

Ambition, renewal and innovation were the catchwords of the LSE Africa Summit Conference held on the 17th and 18th April in Holborn, London. Bright and engaging speakers argued the features of a new Africa, emerging and thriving with opportunities, resources and markets gradually giving way to innovative and creative entrepreneurs. However, there remains a large number of challenges to overcome, especially […]