Episodes
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Brenda Sisane: The Art of Sunday
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Brenda Sisane chats with Teresa Clarke about her radio show, The Art of Sunday and how it brings the family together by playing new hidden gems from creative artists around the world, and old jazz records; enabling the parent to school their young ones on art and music in a comfortable setting. The music is mellow, allowing the listener to relax while reading the paper or preparing Sunday lunch.
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Powering Zambia's First Robotics Team
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Monday Nov 06, 2017
Africa is making headway in the area of robotics and Zambia is on the forefront. Let's meet these young ambitious ladies and gentlemen who are bound to make Africa proud.
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Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Abdoulie Janneh talks to Africa.com about good governance, sustainable cities, and the importance of creating jobs for Africa’s youth
Former Under-Secretary-General of the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the Executive Director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Abdoulie Janneh talks to Africa.com about the importance of creating job opportunities for Africa’s youth, and in finding new ways to involve them in critical decision-making processes that promote good governance across the board.
Wednesday May 03, 2017
How Infrastructure Development Will Drive Economic Growth In Africa
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Geoffrey White talked to Africa.com in the run-up to the World Economic Forum for Africa in Durban about the importance of building strong logistical frameworks throughout the continent, the challenges of politics, policy and development, and empowering Africa’s young entrepreneurs.
Wednesday May 03, 2017
The Masterpass QR Mobile Payment Solution In Africa
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Daniel Monehin, Division President, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mastercard
Masterpass QR is the first mobile-driven, Person-to-Merchant (P2M) payment solution. The solution is an enhancement to the Masterpass global digital payment service that will enable millions of micro, small and medium enterprises across Africa to begin accepting fast and secure digital payments. This service addresses the challenges of expensive infrastructural issues associated with point of sale devices and eliminates the need for cash.
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Innovative Community-Centered Solutions To Improve Access To Primary Healthcare
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Africa.com caught up with Jasper Westerink, CEO of Philips Africa, during the World Economic Forum in Durban.
Philips Partners with the Government of Kenya and the United Nations (UN) to Advance the African Healthcare Agenda.
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Donald Kaberuka Curates Africa.com’s Top10 Business News
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
We invited Donald Kaberuka, now a senior advisor to the Boston Consulting Group, to curate the week’s news.
Donald brings a unique perspective to the Africa.com Top10 Business. He served for ten years as the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) a perch from which he negotiated with the collective of interests gathered at WEF this week: leaders in the private sector, country presidents, ministers of finance, and community organizations.
During his tenure at the AfDB, he led a strategy to promote regional integration through infrastructure investments in roads, railways, power plants and communications.
With this experience, Donald has surveyed the many stories competing for your attention this week, and carefully selected the top ten business articles that he thinks Africa.com’s readers should focus on right now.
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Guarang Shah on Masterpass QR in Emerging Markets
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Wednesday Mar 01, 2017
Gaurang Shah, Mastercard’s Lead for Digital Payments and Innovation Labs in Middle East and Africa, talks with Africa.com
Mastercard is highlighting the significance of Masterpass QR, their mobile driven Person-to-Merchant payment solution and the contribution already made in the Middle East and Africa.
Friday Dec 09, 2016
Inviting Women Into The Financial Fold
Friday Dec 09, 2016
Friday Dec 09, 2016
The topic of financial inclusion was a major theme at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, with many of the recommendations discussed there already being implemented.
President of Women’s World Banking, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, says there is a growing recognition that women’s financial inclusion is not only important in achieving every other social goal, but it makes financial sense.
Friday Jan 01, 2016
Bisila Bokoko: Businesswoman, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist
Friday Jan 01, 2016
Friday Jan 01, 2016
There are very few women who can straddle several different types of industries at the same time and make it look effortless. Bisila Bokoko, a businesswoman, award-winning entrepreneur, philanthropist, and global brand ambassador, is one of those women. She is rated as one of the most inspirational women, alongside Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Lupita Nyongo. Bokoko is one of Africa’s humanitarians who are breaking new grounds – not just for her, but for millions of people worldwide.
"I believe in the magnificent power of women. Let us help one another and hold hands to climb the ladder of success. If we ever fall from it, let’s be there to pick up the pieces and help to start again."
Bisila Bokoko is an Award-Winning Businesswoman, Wine Entrepreneur, Inspirational Speaker, TV Personality & Philanthropist. Bisila is currently writing her first book and has appeared in Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur magazine, and on Bloomberg TV. Follow her on and off duty around the world @BisilaBokoko
Monday Nov 17, 2014
Backstage with Minister Ngozi Okonio-Iweala
Monday Nov 17, 2014
Monday Nov 17, 2014
Exclusive interviews with key African entrepreneurs and politicians.
Friday Feb 14, 2014
Bridging the Diaspora Divide - Teresa H. Clarke at TEDxEuston
Friday Feb 14, 2014
Friday Feb 14, 2014
Teresa H. Clarke is the CEO of Africa.com, a company she founded in 2010 after resigning from her position as a managing director in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs & Co.
The African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas.
Saturday Oct 06, 2012
What Africa Means to Me
Saturday Oct 06, 2012
Saturday Oct 06, 2012
A dynamic series of Africans sharing what the continent means to them.
Featuring:
Brad Broder
Taffi Woolward
John Dadd
Susan Stehik
Simon Freemantle
Siddharth Morakhia
Sabringa Munnings
Melissa Cook
Larry Seruma
Brittany Kielhurn
Alois Monger
Andrea Pizziconi
Anindya Ghose
Ashley Bendell
Chris Brazell
Jibola Ayodele
Lela Bourne
Busi Matsiko-Andan
Leon Eastmond
Monday Mar 19, 2012
Investment in Africa
Monday Mar 19, 2012
Monday Mar 19, 2012
Panel discussion moderated by CNN's Ali Veshi at the Foreign Policy Association with Teresa H. Clarke (Africa.com CEO / former Goldman Sachs Managing Director), Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu, and former U.S. Ambassador to Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe, Joe Wilson, and focusing on Investment in Africa.