In this issue, we report on research by KermaPartners that highlights how international law firms are positioning themselves to embrace opportunities in Africa in Legally African. In Leadership Diversity in Corporate South Africa we report on a new study on top executives in South Africa that shows that despite progress with racial and gender equity, the leadership landscape is still lacking in diversity.

In our Diaspora section, Ian Stapleton, founder of Football Gambia, talks about how a trip of a lifetime became the catalyst for a remarkable organisation that uses football as the route to community development. David Dedi reports on his return home and the sweeping changes taking place across the newest nation on the block in Returning Home. In this section, we also talk to the Harvard Nigerian Students Association which was founded in 2004 by a group of Nigerian undergraduate students, and which has grown to become one of the leading organizations for students on campus.

In our Careers section, we continue our ‘Spotlight On..’ series with an interview with Folasade Oyeleye about a career in Film & TV Editing in Spotlight on… Film & TV Editing. Fiona Hathorn talks about her organization, Women on Boards, an open, action-oriented, UK-wide organisation for women seeking to leverage their professional skills and experience into board and leadership roles, and calls for Black women to come on board in Sisters on Board.

Also in this section, our careers coach offers advice on graduate opportunities in financial services in Ask the Career Coach – What are Graduate Recruiters Looking for?.

IIn our Enterprise section, enterprise expert Tal Edgars offers some tips on the crucial elements to include when preparing a successful business plan in Preparing a Successful Business Plan.

We preview two up and coming conferences: AfricaCom 2013, Africa's largest annual communications Congress and Exhibition taking place in Cape Town in November, and Pre-Salt Development West Africa Congress 2013, the first ever Congress to cover improving seismic and geophysical understanding of Pre-Salts and identifying drilling and completions Strategies in Pre-Salt.

Our guest interviewee in this month's '5 Minute Interview' is South African actress and director, Pamela Nomvete, who shares some of the lessons she has learned along the way.

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 Playing It Right, our interview with award-winning playwright and script writer, Ade Solanke, who has been dazzling audiences in the UK since her award-nominated debut play, ‘Pandora’s Box’.

Finally, check out this month's Editorial - Where are You Now? – and let me know what you think.

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