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Cover stor y: Women in business on the African continent
Business Intelligence 4 News and deals around Africa Opinion 10 How Africa can attract tech
investment beyond the ‘Big Four’ 12 The African Union has a chance
to transform Africa’s debt, climate and development agenda 32 Modern mining: a sustainability
balancing act Cover story: a special report on
women in business in Africa 16 Women take two steps forward,
one step back 22 Highs and lows in the
empowerment of women in Nigerian business 26 To shape Africa’s future, ramp up investments in youth
education and leadership, says Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 30 A new Africa: The journey to
effective women’s leadership Features 34 As climate change worsens, can
desalination rescue Africa from w ate r s t re ss? 46 Africa’s debt markets roar back to life 48 Inter view: Africa’s energy
transition must be the number one priorit y, says Professor Carlos Lopes
58 Inter view: ‘Why is it that
Africans are not producing their food? I am tr ying to unlock that’ says Mohammed Dewji, of MeTL 62 Mobile games and esports:
the new frontiers of Africa’s videogame industry 72 The female gaze through a
camera lens: the African women making waves in the continent’s film industry Special report: trade 36 Opinion: Unlocking global
prosperity: redefining ‘collaboration’ in the era of protectionism 38 The Ankara Consensus: How Turkey is boosting
influence in rising Africa 43 Opinion: Power the One Africa
Market through the digital inclusion of small traders
Countryfiles 66 Oil giants depart from Nigeria’s onshore assets 68 Energy projects top of the
in-tray for Namibia’s next government 70 Electoral flip-flop causes havoc for businesses in Senegal Editor’s View 74 The Elephants march on as Côte d’Ivoire starts to score
