The growth, potential and complexity of African economies is undeniable. On January 27th and January 28th, 2017 speakers from Angola, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa, Ghana and beyond will be convening for the Desautels African Business Initiative (DABI) Conference in Montreal.

Ali was one of the most influential human being of the last century; his name will forever be mentioned in the company of people like Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Martin Luther King. All this is pretty exceptional considering that Ali was a boxer by trade.

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Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a Ghanaian investigative journalist whose motto is “Name, Shame and Jail” and is famous for utilizing his anonymity as a tool in his investigative armory, his work focuses on issues of human rights and anti-corruption in Ghana and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Anas’s work has earned him rave reviews on the continent and beyond. He was singled out for praise during president Obama’s first visit to Africa as a US president.

By every standard Africa’s economy is rising… Or is it? If it is really rising, how do we explain that 75% of the poorest nations in the world are located in Africa? That 620 million sub-Saharan Africans live without electricity? That 84% of the population in the region has no access to drinking water at home? And that half of all youth in the region is not enrolled at school?

Here’s 9 things you didn’t know about Africa. Originally published in TAP Issue six  Coffee – The coffee plant, which was discovered in Ethiopia…