Acha Leke

No. 117: 3 Tuesday AM Reads – Davidson Grad Gets a Promotion |JP Morgan Has Plans for Africa | Gabon’s Energy Sector at 30,000ft

Oct 20, 2015

Africa, Energy & Resources, Notes, Personal

4Afrika, Acha Leke, Africa, Amrote Abdella, Bloomberg, Centurion LLP, Gabon, Hydrocarbon, Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, McKinsey, Microsoft, NJ Ayuk, oil and gas, Stephanie Ruhle, Technology

I nearly clicked my heels when I saw the news of Amrote Abdella being named Regional Director of Microsoft’s 4Afrika Initiative, an effort for Microsoft to support economic development on the continent while finding new business opportunities. I’m a big fan of Amrote’s. Seeing Davidson alumnae killing it will never get old. What is getting…
No. 73: Why You Should Pay Attention to Africa’s Retail and Fashion

Jun 3, 2015

Africa, Technology

Acha Leke, Africa, Angola, AT Kearney, Botswana, fashion, Ghana, Global Retail Development Index, grover Norquist, Hana Ben-Shabat, Heritage Foundation, Jack Abramoff, Jessel Torres, Jodie Kassack, Jonas Savimbi, marc bain, McKinsey, Michael Moriarty, Namibia, Nigeria, zambia, zegna

For us, today, Africa is more important than the U.S. In five to 10 years, Africa can become the new frontier for luxury. – Ermenegildo Zegna While reading this Quartz piece on Africa’s fashion opportunity, I came across this Global Retail Development Index put together by A.T Kearney. The Index ranks the top 30 developing…