"It's too soon to tell which brand will come out on top in what has become Kenya's version of the cola wars fought between Coke and Pepsi. But the battle, among other things, underscores the growing importance of a once-neglected consumer market: sub-Saharan Africa."
- June 4, 2009
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TIME magazine 10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now
Togo is like much of West Africa — small, poor and an occasional producer of sensational soccer players—but for the bank. Lomé, Togo's capital, is home to Ecobank, a 21-year-old pan-African retail and corporate bank that, according to CEO Arnold Ekpe, employs 11,000 people in 620 branches in 26 countries, with a balance sheet of $8 billion. LINK TO ARTICLE
Harvard Business Review... Now's the time to invest in Africa
Feb. 6, 2009
by Paul Collier and Jean-Louis Warnholz
Over the years many misguided pronouncements have touted the improved economic prospects of Africa, home to a large proportion of the world’s billion poorest people. READ FULL ARTICLE...
