In this issue, we publish our exclusive interview with award-winning journalist Peter Guest, who talks about his new book and why he believes Africa's star is now rising in Africa's Century.

As Uganda celebrates 50 years of independence, Collison Lore examines how the country has progressed in Uganda at Fifty.

In our Careers section, Andrena Sawyer explores why being assertive does not necessarily translate into effective conflict resolution, particularly when it comes to women, in 'The Other Side of Assertiveness'. Also in our Careers section, our careers coach offers advice on pepping up your presentation skills with Ask the Career Coach – 'How Can I Deliver Better Presentations?'.

In our spotlight on the African Diaspora, we interview Chris Ngoforo about his company's Rooti Dolls which are designed for young children and which speak a range of languages from countries including Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia in Playing with Culture.

In a new section on Enterprise, Business Coach Griselda Kumordzie Togobo offers advice on when it's the right time to quit your job to start a business in Ask the Business Coach – Should I Quit My Job to Start a Business?

Moving to Africa after a lifetime in the UK was never going to be easy and in 'My Anniversary' , Elvina Quaison shares some of her experiences as she settles into her new life in Ghana.

In this issue, we take a look ahead to the West Africa Pre-Salt Forum, the only conference to focus on the opportunities for offshore pre-salt exploration in countries including Angola, Congo (Brazzaville), Namibia, Gabon and the DRC.

Our guest interviewee in this month's '5 Minute Interview' is Tunji Akintokun – Senior Sales Executive who shares some of the lessons he has learned along the way.

November sees 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 News Round feature.

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We visit the ReConnect Africa Library and we give you another chance to read Raising Aspirations and how Career Academies UK is leading a quiet revolution to raise the aspirations of 16-19 year old students in Britain.

Finally, check out this month's Editorial - Losing Face – and let me know what you think.

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