The image of Chinese investment in Africa is a state colossus building dams. The data says otherwise: most of the roughly 10,000 Chinese firms on the continent are small and privately owned.
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Green Envoys: A Skills Programme Long on Mission, Short on Headcount
The China-Africa Green Envoys Program promises green skills and a homegrown workforce. Six years on, the published record still carries the mission – but not the number of Africans actually trained.
Talent Development: How Luban Workshops Became a Policy Pillar, Not a Footnote
Vocational schools and training pledges have moved from the margins of China-Africa policy to a named pillar – with real numbers attached and real questions about who they serve.
Uganda Airlines Boeing order in Uganda — leadership lesson the risks and opportunities
Uganda Airlines’ ten-Boeing order as a leadership and institution test: what the decision reveals about execution capability and whether competence is
Insourcing Explained: Mohwasa Makes the Job-Security Case to Parliament
Minister Mohwasa told parliament that insourcing brings job security and better service quality, making the case for bringing outsourced work back in-house.
Credible by Design: Boko Stakes SADC Stability on Free and Fair Elections
President Boko told the Electoral Commissions Forum that democracy holds only when election management is credible and properly resourced – a stake in SADC stability.
DRC IMF and Eurobond reset in DRC — leadership lesson why it matters across the region
Behind the DRC’s inaugural Eurobond and IMF review, a leadership question: did one team deliver a milestone, or has the institution built repeatable capacity.
$2.33bn SGR financing in Tanzania — leadership lesson why it matters across the region
Standard Chartered arranged US$2.33bn for Tanzania’s SGR. A leadership read on institutional capability, repeat bankability and convening capital across the
Nimule e-permit reset in South Sudan — leadership lesson what comes next for investors
Nimule’s e-permit reset is a leadership test. Fikiria’s Profiles read: who executed, whether the institution is repeatable, and what operators should back.