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child sitting in a wheelchair at the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Handicapped in Yaounde, Cameroon
June 16, 2015
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Taking on the Challenges of Health Care in Africa

As the types of illnesses change throughout the continent, half the population still lacks adequate health services.
Global Business Health Care Africa

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December 15, 2014
Written

UT Bank Ghana CEO on Entrepreneurial Passion and His Biggest Firing Mistake

Prince Kofi Amoabeng explains how he went from the timber business to upending Ghana's industry of small business loans.
Finance Entrepreneurship Africa

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At a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, a woman casts her ballot for president in the November 2012 elections.
October 22, 2013
Written

Katherine Casey: The Role of Information in Developing-World Politics

Research in Sierra Leone offers insights into how to help voters elect better leaders, dampen ethnic rivalries, and strengthen democracy.
Political Economy Public Sector Africa

Latest Stories in Africa

January 7, 2016
Written

Jessica Jackley: Tapping Into the Inner Entrepreneur

A new book offers a candid look at the startup life.
Career & Success Entrepreneurship Leadership
August 19, 2015
Written

Andrew Meade: “A Firm With Great Teamwork Will Eventually Outrun Its Competition”

The founder of a U.S. construction company spent a year coaching West African business leaders. Here’s what he taught them.
Global Business Leadership Management
July 1, 2015
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Solving Solar’s Logistical Headaches

Installing a solar project is easy. Designing it takes months. Aurora Solar wants to offer a possible solution.
Career & Success Energy Global Business
June 16, 2015
Written

Taking on the Challenges of Health Care in Africa

As the types of illnesses change throughout the continent, half the population still lacks adequate health services.
Global Business Health Care Africa
June 10, 2015
Written

Sangick Jeon: How Do You Manage Diversity?

In Kenya, a Stanford researcher shows that ethnic diversity can spur productivity.
Global Business Management Africa
May 18, 2015
Written

Khaled Naim: “You Can’t Do it Alone”

The founder of a logistics software company discusses creativity, the Middle East, and the best path to decision making.
Entrepreneurship Global Business Africa
January 16, 2015
Written

Everything That Can Go Wrong in a Field Experiment (and What to Do About It)

Four Stanford scholars share the most important lessons they’ve learned in the field.
Operations, Information & Technology Global Business
December 15, 2014
Written

UT Bank Ghana CEO on Entrepreneurial Passion and His Biggest Firing Mistake

Prince Kofi Amoabeng explains how he went from the timber business to upending Ghana's industry of small business loans.
Finance Entrepreneurship Africa
April 29, 2014
Written

One Unconventional Approach Deserves Another: Funding Social Change Through Private Investment

Jake Harriman,’08, explains how rejecting conventional wisdom about financing a nonprofit helped him turn his vision into a real intervention.
Nonprofit Social Innovation Africa
March 6, 2014
Written

David Pitt-Watson: Entrepreneurship Is a Basic Freedom

The cofounder of Hermes Focus Asset Management discusses the value of tolerance, the difficulties of resilience, and the downside of aid.
Career & Success Entrepreneurship

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