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- 11 May 2012
- Panel Discussion
Africa 2012—Shaping Transformation: Africa's Rising Leaders
By: Tewodros Ashenafi, Yawa Hansen-Quao, Euvin Naidoo, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Juliana Rotich, Pravin Gordhan and Josette Sheeran
Ashenafi, Tewodros, Yawa Hansen-Quao, Euvin Naidoo, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Juliana Rotich, Pravin Gordhan, and Josette Sheeran. "Africa 2012—Shaping Transformation: Africa's Rising Leaders." World Economic Forum on Africa, May 11, 2012.
- 2017
- Other Unpublished Work
Improving Financial Inclusion in South Africa
By: Klaus Kessler, Adam Ikdal, Euvin Naidoo, Adrien Portafaix, Joshua Hendrickson, Alex Boje and Darryn Rabec
Kessler, Klaus, Adam Ikdal, Euvin Naidoo, Adrien Portafaix, Joshua Hendrickson, Alex Boje, and Darryn Rabec. "Improving Financial Inclusion in South Africa." Boston Consulting Group (BCG), April 2017.
- 25 Oct 2021
- Video
Africa Research Center Virtual Case Discussion
- 25 Nov 2013
- News
Jumia Pioneers Online Retailing in Africa
- January 2023
- Article
Inequality Regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa from Precolonial Times to the Present
By: Ewout Frankema, Michiel de Haas and Marlous van Waijenburg
While current levels of economic inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa receive ample attention from academics and policymakers, we know little about the long-run evolution of inequality in the region. Even the new and influential ‘global inequality literature’ that is... View Details
Frankema, Ewout, Michiel de Haas, and Marlous van Waijenburg. "Inequality Regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa from Precolonial Times to the Present." African Affairs 122, no. 486 (January 2023): 57–94.
- 14 Jul 2017
Africa MBA Indaba Conference in Johannesburg
This two-day conference brings together alumni from prestigious business schools that are making a big impact across Africa. You will have the opportunity to connect with HBS Alumni at the Business School Expo on July 14th and 15th. Use promo code "HARVARD" for a... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Africa Business Club Discusses Continent's Opportunities
The Africa Business Club hosted its first-ever conference at the School on January 30. The relatively new club, founded in 1997 to help increase awareness at HBS of business and career opportunities on the African continent, chose... View Details
- 23 May 2016
- Blog Post
Advice for Prospective Students from Africa
outlined below will be helpful to other prospective students from Africa as they think about applying to business school and attending HBS. 1. Learn as much as you can about HBS and the application process Overall, the application... View Details
- 29 Jun 2019
- News
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Africa
And I've always grown up with the strong guiding principle that to whom much is given, much is expected. So specifically with Suguba, what we want to do is to develop strong entrepreneurial ecosystems across francophone Africa through the... View Details
- October 2021 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Project Maji: Pricing Water in Sub-Saharan Africa
By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Esel Çekin
In July 2021, Sunil Lalvani, founder and CEO of Project Maji, a non-profit social enterprise headquartered in Dubai that had already provided sustainable, clean water solutions to 80,000 people living in rural communities across Ghana and Kenya, was facing an important... View Details
Keywords: Water; Pricing; Nonprofit Organizations; Projects; Price; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; Equity; Green Technology; Social and Collaborative Networks; Africa; Dubai
Ofek, Elie, Marco Bertini, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha, and Esel Çekin. "Project Maji: Pricing Water in Sub-Saharan Africa." Harvard Business School Case 522-043, October 2021. (Revised May 2023.)
- 26 Jan 2011
- News
China, South Africa Advance Sustainability Efforts
- 24 May 2021
- News
Victor Williams to Lead NBA Africa
- 11 Nov 2018
- Interview
Investment in South Africa [eNCA interview]
By: Euvin Naidoo
Partner and MD at Venture University and VU Fund, Euvin Naidoo, discusses the impact innovation can have on the growth of the South African economy. View Details
Naidoo, Euvin. "Investment in South Africa [eNCA interview]." Modise Network, eNCA (eNews Channel Africa), November 11, 2018.
- Research Summary
International business and political risk in West Africa
This project, based on confidential corporate archives, explores the response of foreign companies to political decolonization and the threat of expropriation in Ghana and Nigeria. Foreign companies in Ghana and Nigeria, especially those from Britain, had a... View Details
- March 2008 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa
By: Tarun Khanna and Ayesha Khan
This is the story of MTC, a Kuwaiti telecom company that has grown from a sleepy, state monopoly to become one of the fastest growing telecom companies in the world, with the largest regional footprint across the Middle East and Africa. The CEO of the company, Dr. Saad... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Emerging Markets; Telecommunications Industry; Africa; Kuwait
Khanna, Tarun, and Ayesha Khan. "Crossing Borders: MTC's Journey through Africa." Harvard Business School Case 708-477, March 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
- 07 Oct 2010
- News
Why Wal-Mart Went Shopping in Africa
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A talent scout for tomorrow’s Africa
In his role as vice president of admissions for the Africa Business Club at HBS, Olujimi Williams (MBA 2015) does more than just acquaint prospective students with the School; he serves as a link to his native continent for any candidate... View Details
- 17 Mar 2022
- Video
HBS Case Studies: Entrepreneurs of the Middle East and North Africa
- 2016
- Working Paper
Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa
By: James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin and L. Alexander Green
In 1976, United States Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger conducted a series of intricate, multiparty negotiations in Southern Africa to persuade white Rhodesian leader Ian Smith to accede to black majority rule. Conducted near the end of President Gerald Ford’s... View Details
Keywords: Equality and Inequality; Negotiation Process; Race; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Deal; Government and Politics; Africa; United States
Sebenius, James K., R. Nicholas Burns, Robert H. Mnookin, and L. Alexander Green. "Henry Kissinger: Negotiating Black Majority Rule in Southern Africa." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-051, December 2016.