Oxford University Africa Society announces the 9th edition of the Oxford Africa Conference The ninth edition of the Oxford Africa Conference themed ‘Asserting Africa’s Relevance: Locally, Continentally, Globally’ is taking place from May 17-18 2019 at Oxford University. Mr. Mo Ibrahim, the Founder and Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, will deliver a keynote address at the Conference. Other […]
In the build-up to announcing keynote speakers, organisers of the annual conference, which is held at the London School of Economics and Political Science, have announced sets of panellists and speakers for its 2019 edition. This year’s summit, the sixth since the inception of the gathering of policymakers, business leaders, artists and professionals, explores the theme “Africa’s Future Frontiers.” […]
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Guest post on behalf of SFAN (stars From All Nations) When: July 26 – 28, 2018 Where: British Council Accra & Kempinski Hotel Accra SFAN (stars From All Nations) is pleased to unveil the line-up of speakers for Student Entrepreneurship Week Ghana taking place from 26 – 28 July 2018. Participants will benefit from a range of insightful high-level keynote sessions, […]
African Communicators Discuss Continent’s Narrative at British Library The London edition of Africa Communications Week (ACW) hosted by Abjel Communications will take place on Friday 25th May at the British Library. Africa Communications Week is the premier gathering for communications professionals and thought leaders looking to impact the current narratives on Africa. The Week aims to convene communications leaders from various […]
What does a tech entrepreneur look like? As with most things in life these days the first “person” I asked was google. The results? Mostly white men. Young African women do not often get to see themselves represented in the tech space and therefore lack visible role models. It’s difficult to aspire to what you cannot see. This is the […]
The 6th Cambridge Africa Business Network (CABN) flagship event will be held on 17 June at the University of Cambridge. They promise an interesting and exciting event in which they will explore the opportunities and risks of conducting business in Africa, in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, technology, agriculture and education with a great line-up of speakers and panellists. This […]
Africa Day 2017 Digital disruption is unlocking Africa’s economic potential, creating new opportunities and steering a silent revolution from over-dependency on natural resources towards a technology driven economy. With Africa’s demographic advantage, how can stakeholders capitalize on the new wave of digital innovation to transform the continent? Can Africa take the lead in the digital space? These and more far-reaching […]
Africa Together Conference 2017 The African Society of Cambridge University (ASCU) is proud to announce the fourth annual ‘Africa Together’ conference to be held on Saturday, 10th June 2017. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Africa and a World in Transition’, and will be held at the Cambridge Union Building, University of Cambridge. What is it? ‘Africa Together’ is […]
Oxford’s annual Business Forum Africa (Oxford BFA) applied Africa’s own wisdom to the development and growth being experienced today. Through the use of proverbs with which many of us (African and not) have grown up, Oxford BFA reframed the conversations we have about the Continent. Oxford BFA featured keynote insights from the likes of Dr Mo Ibrahim, Khanyi Dhlomo (Ndalo Media), James Mwangi (Dalberg), […]