There is a spirit of renewed entrepreneurship and activism growing in Africa for good. The old ways are falling down and young and spirited people are trying to change the face of Africa by working together, building the country they live in as they build their own fortunes. The time is now for those who wish to profit from Africa's vast reasources of youth, land and raw materials. The opportunity kettle is ready to boil over.
Read the observation of a traveller to the continent ...
In Maputo, Mozambique, I met with Activa, a women’s group that, among other things, helps entrepreneurs get seed capital. Private and public sectors mixed easily here, under the leadership of Luisa Diogo, the country’s former prime minister, who is now the matriarch in this mesmerizing stretch of eastern Africa. Famous for her Star Wars hairdo and political nous, she has the lioness energy of an Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala or a Graça Machel.
Op-Ed Guest Columnist - Africa Reboots - NYTimes.com
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