“Top of my list of reasons for returning to Lagos is a desire to contribute to Nigeria,” says 35-year-old Harvard graduate Seyi Borofffice speaking in Lagos, where he is home again after 15 years of living overseas. “The upside and opportunity is incredible. In terms of possibilities, I’d say Nigeria is comparable to the UK at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.” He is just one of thousands of African professionals in the diaspora who are returning home. They are driven by a combination of the desire to serve their home countries and the wealth of opportunities for self-growth the African commercial sector now offers. Slowly but surely, the returnees are reversing the decades-long brain drain that has so crippled the continent. More...

Investors from Brazil, India and Dubai have joined the more traditional organisations in a scramble for stakes in Africa’s mining sector as the global economy begins its recovery. Neil Ford provides the details. More...

Southern African countries are moving rapidly to become energy self-reliant on the one hand and vital electricity suppliers to South Africa on the other. Tom Nevin reports. More...