“One who not only could offer good counsel, but dispatched it from a good heart. A soldier who not only fought the good fight and stayed the course, but who helped others navigate the battlefield as well.” It is an […]
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TWG congratulates Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
May 25, 2017 Dear Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Please accept my warmest and most heartfelt congratulations on your thoroughly decisive election as director general of the World Health Organisation. Not only does Africa at long last have one of its […]
A Discussion with Finance Ministers from Africa’s Growth Economies
Rosa Whitaker, President and CEO of The Whitaker Group, in conjunction with Africa Invest, hosted a forum during the 2017 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings at which African finance ministers presented their perspectives US investors, policymakers and opinion leaders.
Investment in Africa: There’s room for everyone
In an Al Jazeera op-ed, Rosa Whitaker argues that China’s thirst for African resources and markets is giving Africa the leverage it needs to set and advance its own priorities.
African Business Profiles Rosa Whitaker
“Our mission is quite simple: utilizing enterprise solutions to address poverty. My interest is in justice, and infrastructure is one of our pillars,” Rosa Whitaker tells the magazine.
‘Make America Great Again’ in Africa
“If President Donald Trump is to “Make America Great Again” he cannot afford to ignore Africa,” Rosa Whitaker writes in The Hill. “It is in this region of over one billion people — the world’s second-fastest growing continent — that the rise of China and the relative decline in U.S. power is more stark than in any other.”
Rep. Rangel Proclaims Rosa Whitaker Day
Profound thanks to Rep. Charles Rangel for proclaiming Rosa Whitaker Day. No one in the US Congress has done more for the cause of Africa’s freedom and prosperity than the member for Harlem.
Rosa Whitaker honored as trailblazer
Rosa Whitaker, founder and CEO of the Whitaker Group, has been hailed as a “trailblazer” by Face2Face Africa at its fifth annual awards gala to recognize and celebrate of pan-African achievement.
How to achieve inclusive growth in Nigeria
Let’s not get hung up on the 1%/99% problem that is bedevelling mature market economies but focus instead on what we need to do to make the market work inclusively for us, argues Kingsley Mohgalu, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and currently a Senior Fellow in the Council on Emerging Market Enterprises at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Time to re-examine the Africa risk/reward ratio…
…argues David Levin, Managing Partner at Nexus Capital Markets, a leading Pan-African/U.S. investment bank located in New York and Johannesburg. American business should take note and stop missing out on the extraordinary opportunities the continent offers.