In this issue, we review the recent PWC report Where are African Capital Markets Heading? which shows that African Capital Markets continue to reflect strong figures for 2015 – but that challenging times may lie ahead.

In our People & Diaspora section, we report on the The Homecoming Revolution Insights Report that sets out the key reasons Africans move abroad, what they miss most when they are there, what links them to home and the triggers that encourage them to return in Homeward Bound.

Are you already losing momentum with your 2016 Careers objectives? Setting goals that continue to engage us can be tough, and Leadership expert and careers coach, Jane Adshead-Grant, offers some insightful and invaluable tips on growing into an effective leader in Preventing Failure: Goal setting to be a competent leader. A revealing report highlights the impact of unconscious bias and how Diversity benefits are ignored as managers continue to hire in their own image. Read more in ‘You’re Hired…But Am I Biased?’ In Ask the Career Coach – What’s Wrong with Speaking my Language at Work? our resident career coach explores the do’s and don’ts of being adaptable.

In our Conferences section, we preview Customer Experience World, billed as the most exciting customer experience event South Africa has ever seen, and Agritech Expo 2016 which offers visitors a unique opportunity to meet some of the world's leading agricultural companies and network with fellow agricultural professionals and government officials.

Our guest interviewee in this month’s ‘5 Minute Interview’ is Nana-Efua Otoo who shares some of the lessons she has learned along the way in 5 Minute Interview – Nana-Efua Otoo, Business Psychologist.

March and April see an extensive line-up of events in the UK and overseas and our Events listing gives you details of what’s on and some un-missable Dates for your Diary.

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Keep up to date with events across Africa with constant breaking news from Africa through Thomson Reuters on the ReConnect Africa website.

Catch up on news from the UK and around the world in bite sized chunks with our International News Round feature.

We visit the ReConnect Africa Library and we give you another chance to read Where I Want to Be by fitness coach and wellness expert ‘Coach Cass’ Nuamah, who shares some tips on how to make those much needed lifestyle changes.

Finally, check out this month’s Editorial – The 49% Minority – and let me know what you think.

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