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ReConnect Africa is a unique website and online magazine for the African professional in the Diaspora. Packed with essential information about careers, business and jobs, ReConnect Africa keeps you connected to the best of Africa.

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In this issue, we bring you opinions, articles and an update on news and events.
Welcome to the May/June 2015 issue of ReConnect Africa magazine!

In this issue, we review a new report which shows hard retail data, consumer needs and behavior, combined with macro-economic datasets are better indicators of opportunity and success in African markets in Creating Successful Brands in Africa. 2015 is expected to be a positive year for Equity Capital Markets activity in Africa after a year which saw the highest level of activity in African equity capital markets for five years, says PwC in Africa’s IPO Market on the Rise. In Assessing Africa’s Risk, an authoritative guide for policy makers shows Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth has outpaced political reform and 2015 will start to show some of the political limits to sub-Saharan Africa’s growth story.

In our People & Diaspora section, in Afrimari - Connecting Africa’s Maritime Professionals we speak to Afrimari (African Maritime), a professional networking group specialising in the dynamic and fast-growing African maritime, energy and trade related sectors.

Returning to the UK after spending three years in Ghana, Elvina Quaison shares her observations about life as a Western African in the Diaspora in Diaspora Diary. Food enthusiasts and African migrant communities across the UK can now access a new online platform showcasing African cuisine in Eat, Drink… Africa.

 

 

In our Careers section, Andrena Sawyer explains that goal setting isn't just for January and that this is a good time to course correct if you are drifting away from your new year intentions in 3 Keys to Effective Goal-Setting.

Also in Careers, our career coach gives some tips on how to get your CV noticed in Ask the Career Coach – Why Aren’t Recruiters Responding to Me?

In our new blog spot on Enterprise, Alieu Fofanah of GoGetters points out that to make the transition from CHO to CEO, you have to be relentlessly resourceful in Transformation of a CHO to a CEO.

In our Conferences section, we preview Powering Mozambique 2015 where Mozambique’s recently merged energy and resource ministries present new opportunities for inward investment. You can also read more about the 2nd West Africa Oil & Gas Security 2015 Summit which explores how the security situation in parts of West Africa remains precarious, with continued huge levels of oil theft holding back further development in Nigeria and some other West African oil producing states.

Our guest interviewee in this month’s ‘5 Minute Interview’ is Terhas Berhe, MD, Brand Communications who shares some of the lessons she has learned along the way.

May and June 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.

ReConnect Africa acts as a Media Partners for numerous events in Africa and around the world. Visit our Media Partnerships web page so you can keep abreast of upcoming events that we are promoting.

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.

Share your comments about our articles or write into our Letters page and let us know what you think about the articles in ReConnect Africa.

We visit the ReConnect Africa Library and we give you another chance to read Moving to Nigeria? A Diaspora Perspective by Anne-Funmi Fatusin who says Nigeria is a dynamic environment that offers opportunities for work and enterprise, and offers her tips for success.

Finally, check out this month’s Editorial – Moving Your Roadblocks – and let me know what you think.

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ReConnect Uganda

On ReConnect Uganda we bring you features, articles, news feeds and highlight some of the key events taking place in the country.

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You can continue to keep up with the latest from South Africa on our dedicated portal, ReConnect South Africa, where we bring you features, articles, news feeds and highlight some of the key events taking place in and about South Africa.

ReConnect Africa.com

ReConnect Africa.com brings you a wealth of information from jobs on the ReConnect Jobs website to our listings and features.

Revisit previous issues and browse through the hundreds of articles in the ReConnect Library.

Whether you need to write a great CV, make the right impact at interview or need help with your plans to find a job in Africa, our range of careers services are tailor made for your needs.

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Enjoy this issue and please write in to me and share your comments!

 

 

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