Interviews

Pape Samb, executive director of Ashoka Africa, speaks about the forthcoming 3rd Impact! Africa Social Entrepreneurship Summit, one of the largest gatherings of social innovators, changemakers and impact leaders in Africa, holding March in Lagos, Nigeria     By Adam Alqali   Newspage: Can you help us unpack Ashoka’s Impact…

Ambassador Albert Muchanga, the African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mining, speaks about the recently concluded 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021) and the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).     Newspage: What is the idea behind the Intra African Trade Fair (IATF)? Muchanga: Trade fairs…

Dr Amany Asfour is the interim chairperson of the African Business Council (AfBC), the apex, independent private sector body of the African Union focused on the promotion of pan-African business interests     By Adam Alqali   Newspage: How did the African Business Council (AfBC) came about? Asfour: The African…

Dr Yemisi Akinbobola, CNN African Journalist Award winner cum one of Avance Media’s 100 Most Influential African Women 2021, is co-founder of the African Women in the Media (AWiM), focused on creating enabling environment for women in the media and changing their representation in the industry.     Like other…

In 2011, Nteranya Sanginga became the 7th cum first African director general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). A decade later, Sanginga had transformed IITA into the go-to institution for innovation and knowledge on agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, even as the Institute emerged the first institution to win…

Dr. Mel Oluoch is the regional director of Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA),` now focused on supporting African smallholder farmers through promoting market-oriented, regenerative and nutrition-sensitive agriculture     By Adam Alqali   Newspage: SAA‘s new strategic plan is focused on promoting market-oriented, regenerative and nutrition-sensitive agriculture. Can you please explain what…

Hannah Muthoni Ryder is the founder/CEO of China-based Development Reimagined, a pioneering consultancy focused on strengthening China–Africa policies of governments, UN bodies and NGOs as well as advising African and Chinese businesses on sustainably investing in each other’s markets     By Adam Alqali   Newspage: One of your core…

Emmanuel K Bensah Jr. is head of media and communications for the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS), focused on fostering private sector-academia relations under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)     By Adam Alqali   Newspage: Series 1 of the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS) was themed: “Doing…

Babafemi Oyewole is CEO of the African Agribusiness Alliance, which seeks to transform Africa’s agricultural value chain into a commercially viable and environmentally sustainable one, for local and international investors   By Adam Alqali     Newspage: The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is said to have the potential…

 Mulualem Syoum is the founder/CEO of the African Electronic Trade (AeTrade) Group, focused on digitalizing intra-and inter-African trade. As part of our AfCFTA Interview Series, Syoum speaks on the crucial role of e-trade in the success of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, amongst other issues.    …