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“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...


Other topics

Editorial
Stiglitz on moral depravity

Cover story: Back to the Motherland
Africa’s diaspora
professionals return home
Passion is the key

Cityview
Africa’s business climate improving

Energy
South Africa’s electric roundabout

Management
Africa’s top business schools thriving

Special Report: Mining
Asian demand restarts investment scramble
South Africa’s mine- nationalisation jitters
Mali’s golden touch
Copper boosts Zambia growth rates
Uranium set to soar

2010 World Cup Watch
Heed Mr Micawber’s dictum

Agriculture
Malawi’s maize miracle

Spotlight
Lake Kivu a solution – not a threat

Health
Nigeria: world-quality healthcare

Country Files
S Africa: Inflation targeting hammered
Nigeria: Manufacturers under the cosh
Uganda: Tullow, ENI lock horns over oil

Reviews: Books/Music
Engineering is Development
Tuareg blues
 

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- African Business wins Best Business Magazines of the Year Award -
  The 2005 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards were won by African Business (best magazine) and by its editor Anver Versi (best journalist). Click here to read the story, here for the photos of the event, and here for Anver Versi's latest editorials.  
     
 
 

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