Sep 23, 2019
Upcoming Events 5th Annual IAS Undergraduate Conference Globalization, Media and the African City The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at Carleton University’s 5th annual undergraduate research conference holds on Saturday, October 5th, 2019 at Carleton...
Sep 23, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! CHANGE MAKERS This week we published the 5th annual Quartz Africa Innovators list. As with previous editions we had a collection of 30 Africans who have dedicated vast amounts of their energies to improving their local communities and...
Sep 8, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! THE REVOLUTION IS OUTSIDE World Economic Forum events often have an air of exclusivity. Presidents, senior government officials, top executives of major multinationals and leaders of large NGOs all get together in Davos and around...
Sep 3, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! NOODLIN’ In mid-July, a Chinese man approached me while I enjoyed a bowl of beef noodle soup in a restaurant in Nairobi. It was good, he said, that many more Kenyans were eating and enjoying Chinese food, positing that much more...
Aug 26, 2019
Hi, Quartz Africa readers! CHINA’S AFRICA PROJECT In early 2015 when we discussed plans to launch a standalone Quartz edition focused on Africa, there were two things we were clear about. The first was that innovation and innovators would be key to...
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