ReConnect Africa is a unique website and online magazine for the African professional in the Diaspora. Packed with
essential information about careers, business and jobs, ReConnect Africa keeps you connected to the best of Africa.


In this issue, we bring you opinions, articles and an update on news and events.
In this issue, we look at a new initiative that seeks to help young entrepreneurs in South Africa in Financing Enterprise. In Social Media Marketing in Uganda Collison Lore explores the impact of social media on doing business in Uganda.
In our Careers section, culture expert Richard Cook offers tips on how to ensure your values and culture are not creating conflict with others in How to Prevent Culture Clashes. For professionals seeking wider international experience, while the USA and Australia are still the favourite expatriate destinations, Africa is now the main growth region, says a recent study Global Professionals on the Move. Also in this section, our careers coach offers advice on writing effective job applications in 'Ask the Career Coach - Why Do My Applications Keep Getting Rejected?'
Victor Kwegyir talks about his new book and offers ways to identify opportunities and grow a profitable and successful business in The Business You Can Start.
Moving to Africa after a lifetime in the UK was never going to be easy. In another of her Letters from Ghana, Elvina Quaison shares some of her experiences as she settles into her new life in Can I Help You? ... I Don't Know, Can You?
We preview the upcoming HR Leaders in Africa 2012 Conference which explores HR's Role in improving African business performance.
Our guest interviewee in this month's '5 Minute Interview' is Fashion Designer, Jacqueline Shaw who shares some of the lessons she has learned along the way.
June sees an extensive line-up of events in the UK and overseas and our Events listing gives you details of what's on this month 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 Stuff We Don't Want and hear from Tukeni Obasi on why the culture of donating SWEDOW (Stuff We Don't Want) to the developing world, particularly Africa, is ill-conceived and highly questionable.
Finally, check out this month's Editorial - The Trouble with Internships – and let me know what you think.
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On ReConnect Uganda we will be bringing you features, articles, news feeds and highlight some of the key events taking place in the country.
You can continue to keep up with the latest from South Africa on our dedicated portal, ReConnect South Africa, where we bring you features, articles, news feeds and highlight some of the key events taking place in and about South Africa.
ReConnect Africa.com brings you a wealth of information from jobs on the ReConnect Jobs website to our listings and features.
Revisit previous issues and browse through the hundreds of articles in the ReConnect Library.
Whether you need to write a great CV, make the right impact at interview or need help with your plans to find a job in Africa, our range of careers services are tailor made for your needs.
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