In this issue,we review the report from Dentons’ on the 12^th Annual Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Conference which positions Private Equity as a force for good in Africa in Private Equity in Africa

In our People & Diaspora section, we speak to Angeline Murimirwa, founding member of the CAMA network of young women leaders in sub-Saharan Africa, as she talks, encourages and personifies audacity in Celebrating Audacity. In Crime Writing…Africa Style , Kwei Quartey, author of the Inspector Darko Dawson crime novels set in Ghana, talks about the joys and challenges of a writing career.

Every professional woman knows they exist, but some of the barriers that stand between women and their goals are self-imposed or self-made, says career advisor Vera Ng’oma in Break Through More than the Glass Ceiling!

Also in Careers, our career coach gives some tips on how to get back on track after a career break in Ask the Career Coach – How Can I Sell My Career Break?

In our Enterprise section, we speak to real estate expert Alexander Boadi on how securing commercial property for business, finding a home, or buying land in Africa has been made easier for Africans abroad by the real estate portal, Let’s Move Africa.

Sam Onigbanjo, author of ‘37 Business Thoughts’, talks about his tips for succeeding in business, promoting women, and creating a sustainable enterprise in ‘37 Business Thoughts’.

In this issue’s Book Corner, ‘So the Path Does Not Die’,Sierra Leonean novelist Pede Hollist talks about the themes behind his acclaimed novel, So the Path Does not Die, which follows the story of Finaba Marah from her native Sierra Leone to the United States.

In our Conferences section, we preview Innovation Africa 2015, Africa’s leading high level summit for education and innovation which returns for its fifth year in 2015 in Kampala. You can also read more about ­Urban Mobility Africa, a unique forum for industry and government representatives which will examine how rapidly growing cities can make the leap to 21^st century urban mobility – bypassing the pitfalls of urban sprawl and car dependency.

Our guest interviewee in this month’s ‘5 Minute Interview’is journalist Lester Holloway who shares some of the lessons he has learned along the way.

September and October 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 Beyond Nollywood where Nadia Denton talks about her career journey in film, the future of the industry in Africa and her forthcoming book, 'The Nigerian Filmmaker's Guide to Success: Beyond Nollywood'.

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