In this issue,we review the 2015 African Retail Development Index which reveals the most attractive developing markets across Africa for expansion in Africa’s Retail Potential. Recent political developments in Mozambique mark the beginning of an important era, says a new report, Mozambique to 2018.

In our People & Diaspora section, we speak to the inspiring Bernice Blackie who shares the story behind her journey from Liberia to a successful gospel career in the United States in Changing My Story.

How do you turn things around in a job you hate, or kick-start your motivation when leaving is not an immediate option? Antoinette Hancel provides some invaluable tips to help you take control of your career direction in Driving Your Career Destiny.

Also in Careers, we report on the findings that exciting career opportunities and the potential for innovation are driving Africans in the USA back home and presenting a significant shift in reasons why Africans in the US are returning in Goodbye USA, Hello Africa.

Our career coach gives some tips on how to market your work experience abroad in Ask the Career Coach – How Can I Make My Experience Abroad Work for Me?

In our Enterprise section, we look at a new report on youth entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa - Africa’s Youth: A Boon to Enterprise or a Time Bomb? - which paints an alarming picture for a growing population of ambitious and entrepreneurial young people.

In our Conferences section, we preview the HR Winners Africa Conference where understanding the importance of the transformation of the role of Human Resources in Africa will be the focus of this exciting conference taking place in Nairobi in November. You can also read more about The Global African Investment Summit, an annual event connecting global investors with African public and private bankable project owners seeking financing and advisory solutions.

Our guest interviewee in this month’s ‘5 Minute Interview’ is Editor Abdul Rashid Thomas who shares some of the lessons he has learned along the way in 5 Minute Interview – Abdul Rashid Thomas, Editor, Sierra Leone Telegraph .

November and December 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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We visit the ReConnect Africa Library and we give you another chance to read Because I Said So…!! - Understanding My Teenager where author and Coach Steve Beckles-Ebusua tackles the tough issue of communicating effectively with young people and how to get it right..

Finally, check out this month's Editorial - When Who You Know Trumps What You Know – and let me know what you think.

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