In this issue, we bring you opinions, articles and an update on news and events.

In this issue, we look at a new survey that highlights the shift in perceptions about investing in Africa in The Attraction of Africa. In Emerging Gabon we bring you some of the key excerpts from the keynote speech given by Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba at the recent Africa Day conference held at the London Business School. In Africa's Honey Pot, Collison Lore explores how Africans abroad can invest in the international honey market through the key role Uganda plays in this sector.

In our Careers section, we examine how Diageo Africa, With 1 in 4 of its total workforce worldwide employed within the continent, is committed to developing Africa's talented professionals, both at home and abroad in Un-Bottling Talent. Also in this section, our careers coach offers advice on dealing with conflict at work in 'Ask the Career Coach - 'I'm About to Punch My Colleague!'

In our spotlight on the African Diaspora, Patti Sloley talks about her new cookbook and her mission to bring African cuisine to the West in A Plate in the Sun.

In our Opinion section, Wale Oladele shares his view of Africa as an investment destination in Africa in the Global Economy

Our guest interviewee in this month's '5 Minute Interview' is Hannah Acquah, Founder of The Knowledge Channel who shares some of the lessons she has learned along the way.

July and August 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 .

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 Project Sierra Leone and hear how, after 17 years away from home, Margaret Kadi's return to Sierra Leone was the catalyst for the launch of a project to empower the women of her country.

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

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