Daily Brief: African Entrepreneurs, Zambikes, and GAO on AGOA

Here’s your Daily Brief for September 9th:
African Entrepreneurs – (via Freakonomics Blog / NYT) – A cool write-up featuring Appfrica’s John Gosier and Magatte Wade of “Adina for Life” beverage company (which is AWESOME!). This blog post profiles three innovators in Africa introducing new solutions to their countries’ and …

Daily Brief: US-Africa Trade Dispute, Energy Security, and the Microfinance Debate

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 20th:
AGOA Nations Frustrated By Administration’s Adherence To Status Quo (via The Whitaker Group) – I wrote a post a few weeks ago about the African Growth and Opportunity Act that was being promoted at the AGOA Forum by several high ranking US officials …

Daily Brief: An Extended Look at AGOA

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 6th:
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding AGOA for the last week or so, and I’ve included a few articles in my daily briefs the last couple of days. I figured today I would dedicate the entire DB to AGOA and flush …

Daily Brief: Paul Farmer/USAID, Impact Investing, and Lifesaving Cereal

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 5th:
Paul Farmer out for USAID? (via Foreign Policy) – It appears as if Paul Farmer, the man recently rumored to be appointed head of USAID, is no longer in the running. The culprit seems to be the daunting vetting process itself, including a …

Around the Web – Rwanda, The Credit Crunch, Start-up Tips

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 4th:
Investment Into Rwanda to Rise 10% in 2009 (via Reuters) – Hat tip to @whitakergroup for this gem: A more positive outlook than the NYT piece; This Reuters article reports a 10% increase in investment to Rwanda. The growth is attributed to an honest …

Around the Web – AGOA, Green Coke, and Kickin’ Kiva

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 3rd:
US Africa Trade on Exhibition at 8th Annual AGOA Forum (via Africa Business Source) – A nice overview of this weeks AGOA forum. Makes the good point that the issue needing MOST focus is no longer market access, but rather building up the …