Economic growth in Francophone West Africa has opened up many management career opportunities for African professionals. We speak to AMSCO about the challenges and rewards of the roles they have on offer in An Expatriate Lifestyle with AMSCO in Africa?

The most important legacy of the Copenhagen climate change summit has been the creation of BASIC and a fundamental shift in the power of emerging nations and Africa, says John Battersby, a position he explores in his article, BASIC Could Guide the Way to a New World Order.

Property makes up 5.3% of Kenya's GDP and has shown positive growth since 2001. In Kenya's Property Market: Attractive Investment Prospects despite Economic Slowdown, Rachel Keeler takes a look why the sector continues to remain attractive to investors despite the challenges.

Leading career coach Richard Yates suggests how a change of thinking might lead you to find a new path in Can't Do It? Can Do It!

In this month's Ask the Career Coach, our Career Coach gives advice on Romance in the Workplace and examines some of the pitfalls involved in office-based relationships.

Nigerian-born Dele Ogun talks to us about his first book 'The Law, the Lawyers and the Lawless' which chronicles his life in the UK and the lawful and lawless encounters in his career as a lawyer.

In Defining a New Era in African Business we report on how, at its forthcoming February 2010 conference, the Africa Business Club at Harvard Business School will present participants with an opportunity to think about what is next for African business and how we can actively shape its future.

Our guest interviewee in this month's '5 Minute Interview' is Allan Kamau, Associate Publisher of FT publication This is Africa. Allan shares the story of his professional journey and some of the life lessons he has learned along the way.

We go back into the ReConnect Africa Archives and give you another chance to read business coach Steve Gardner's tips on how to talk about your business without losing clients in Knowing Your Business.

February sees an exciting line-up of events in the UK and overseas and our Events listing gives you details of what's on this month and some unmissable Dates for your Diary.

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