{"id":1171,"date":"2015-06-17T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2016-10-27T15:28:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T14:28:43","slug":"sub-saharan-africa-a-road-map-to-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2015\/06\/17\/sub-saharan-africa-a-road-map-to-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub-Saharan Africa: A Road Map to Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I\u2019m writing from Nairobi.<\/strong> It\u2019s been a bit less than a year since I left, and I needed to get my \u201cshot of Africa.\u201d I arrived early on Sunday morning, and I could soon hear familiar song from a nearby church. Singing and dancing is an important part of African cultures (note the plural!)<\/strong>: \u201cwithout motion, there\u2019s no emotion,\u201d as they say. Heavy rain and the smell of wet soil also accompanied me: I already had my shot! The counter-effects of course weren\u2019t far behind: a young kid begging to sell a candy so that he would not be afraid to go back home.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sub-Saharan Africa: full of opportunities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the course of this year, I\u2019ve had many chances to reflect on my experiences in Nigeria, Kenya, and \u2013 to a lesser extent \u2013 Ghana and South Africa.<\/strong> Today I want to share one of those occasions with you: a conversation with my colleague Alex Lago in which we discuss our perspectives on the continent. If you are interested in having a road map to opportunities in Africa, watch this conversation.<\/strong> I won\u2019t write much today so that you have more time to listen to our discussion (15\u2019 51\u2019\u2019) about what it takes to succeed in sub-Saharan Africa: understanding country differences, working with local partners, taking into account all stakeholders, etc.<\/strong>