Lessons from Chef Bamba
A series of teachable moments provided by everyday events…
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“Chinese go eviweh”
On my travels I have been struck lately by the large number of Chinese nationals I find in the most
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Economic colonialism – are we repeating history?
In December 2018 the Zambian finance minister announced that Zambia’s national debt had risen from just under 9 billion dollars
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What I wish I had when I was Starting out
Those of us who travel frequently around the African continent have discovered that doing business here is not for “sissies”.
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Prison in Free Town
Having grown up in an employee-minded household I didn’t possess a lot of the knowledge required to succeed as an
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The “secondary” industries
Wherever people are making a lot of money legitimately (more or less), there is usually a thriving secondary illegitimate industry
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Don’t just “make money” – build a BUSINESS
Jay-Z (and many others before and after him) said (say) it best: “Money makes the world go round”. As a
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The Gold pot at the end of the Rainbow
This is the story of how we lost USD 70,000 in West Africa in the Gold industry. I wouldn’t say
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Nigeria: Central Bank plans for the next 5 years
5 min read. At a Glance:
Unpacking the Nigeria’s Central Bank roadmap for the upcoming 5 years:
1) Steep export objectives
2) Ambitious banking sector goals
Good infrastructure equals better business
4 min read. At a glance:
1) Tendency by bureacrats to prioritize urban centres
2) Public Infrastructure is necessary for economic development
