Archive for November, 2009

A geothermal well at the Menengai crater. Credit: Suleiman MbatiahAfrican Countries Drive Geothe...

African Countries Drive Geothermal Development

Posted on: December 11th, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


United Nations climate talks end today in South Africa and the United States and China are playing chicken on who will take the lead in stewarding the environment well while also driving economi...

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East African Countries Drive Geothermal Development

Posted on: December 11th, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


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Business Opportunities in Uganda from an American Perspective

Posted on: November 15th, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


My recent trip to Uganda confirmed promising opportunities for the U.S. private sector to increase its engagement with a country that truly has me excited about its development.  Ugandans are highl...

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Compartment Syndrome Reveals African Brain Drain

Posted on: July 24th, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


Why did there seem to be so many African health care professionals at DeKalb Medical Hospital? Over the course of my weeklong stay at the hospital, recovering from surgery, I could not help but ponder...

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Uganda: Farming Challenges in Kayongo

Posted on: June 8th, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


Though back in the US, I am still in awe at how lush Uganda’s land is. I am also in awe to have seen so many children with malnutrition at the church I worshipped at on my last Sunday in the count...

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Incredible UgandaIncredible Uganda: Week 1

Incredible Uganda: Week 1

Posted on: May 21st, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


I have been eager to update you on my first week in Uganda. The past week that I have spent in Uganda has been a tremendous time of soaking in observations of Uganda’s business and governance enviro...

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Swiss Rail System Offers Lessons for Atlanta, Lagos

Posted on: April 11th, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


I left a 10-day vacation in Switzerland last month in awe of the country's rail infrastructure. One can live in a small village hours away from a major city like Zurich or Geneva, yet work in the...

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Partnerships Needed: Atlantan and African Entrepreneurs Ripe to Connect

Posted on: March 6th, 2011 by Kwame 2 Comments


While receiving an award for Excellence in Commercial Diplomacy at Howard University’s Africa Business Conference, Florizelle Liser, Assistant US Trade Representative for Africa expressed her desire...

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Business Exchange Encourages Deals Between Swiss and African Businesses

Posted on: March 1st, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


Business people from African countries and Switzerland will gather for the Fourth Swiss-African Business Exchange in Geneva this week to dig in and find ways to do business with one another. Exchange ...

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Africa’s Agricultural Potential – What’s the Cost?

Posted on: February 6th, 2011 by Kwame No Comments


At what cost will Africa realize the economic potential of its agricultural industry? According to McKinsey & Company, about 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land is on the African ...

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Is Privatization of African Power Utilities the Answer?

Posted on: October 11th, 2010 by Dexter Adams No Comments


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Sydney Musonda, a poultry entrepreneur in Zambia.Lessons from a Zambian Poultry...

Lessons from a Zambian Poultry Entrepreneur

Posted on: October 11th, 2010 by Dexter Adams No Comments


Never have I been so excited about chickens! Earlier this year in Uganda, I and Sydney Musonda developed a business model for a chicken farm he would run in Zambia. He spent the next five months p...

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