Whilst the startup world is incredibly exciting and rewarding, it can also be fraught with challenges. The evidence suggests that this is particularly true for women. Although figures are improving, founders are still disproportionally male, and less than 20% of the total amount invested in startups goes to female run organisations. However, at least in Africa, this injustice is being put to right by the […]
With its reputation for academic rigour and high quality critical thinking, it would be easy to assume that this year’s Oxford Africa Conference would leave little to the imagination and bombard guests with heavy factual and numerical content. Luckily, all attendees: the President of Ghana, CEOs, Poet Laureates and audience members included, approached the event with a keenness to learn and most […]
Acha Leke, McKinsey & Co. #OxAfricaCon
Whilst older men declare war, it is the duty of youth to fight the battle. Nowhere does that adage carry more weight than in the context of Africa. With an average age of 18 vs. 37 in USA and a rapidly emerging young population, Africa’s young will no doubt be responsible for shaping, driving and accelerating its growth. With a […]
The University of Oxford has and probably always will be associated with the kind of informed, passionate and rigorous discussion needed to birth innovation and drive meaningful change globally. This weekend, Oxford take another step towards cementing their position as international influencers, as members of their world-renowned SAID business school and those with a keen interest in all things Africa, gather […]
After a stressful week at work, rising at 6:30 am on a Saturday and racing to Holborn must sound unideal right? Wrong – at least insofar as you’re up and out to hear the brightest minds in business and politics discuss development issues and their solutions vis-à-vis Africa. I arrived at LSE’s New Academic Building, caught up with the Movemeback team and was […]
LSE Africa Summit 2015 through the eyes of Movemeback. Enjoy! Research Conference – April 17, 2015 Business Conference – April 18, 2015 Photos by Isaac & Verra – special thanks.
Ubuntu. I first heard the word in an A-level poetry class and was immediately struck by the beauty of the idea. A term which refers to the practise of human kindness, as someone with few examples of Ubuntu in practice, I underestimated its prevalence across African communities. Its presence even leaves traces in different dialects: “I am because we are” […]