Opportunité Africa Brendon Jones

In the latest Opportunité Africa podcast, Brendon Jones speaks to Seoul-based attorney Tim Dickens, a partner at DR & AJU International Law Group and the chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce in Korea. Tim unpacks Korea’s historical hesitancy to invest in Africa and explains why the time is right to change that.

By 2027, battery metals are expected to reach a global market value of nearly US$18 billion. As this market continues to grow exponentially, supply chain security has become increasingly important, especially as Western countries transition to clean energy and try to shift away from reliance on China.  
Ross Gregory, a partner at the consultancy firm New Electric Partners in South Korea, is the latest guest on Opportunite Africa, delves into both the challenges and potential solutions of this global topic.

From Africa to Asia and back again with purpose – that’s Chisha Chiselebwe’s story, the Zambian-born, Singapore-based creative director of Archiprime Designs Co. Ltd, an architecture and planning firm operating out of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. In the latest Opportunité Africa podcast, Brendon Jones talks to Chiselebwe about the future of property development in Africa, especially among the youth. With a reported 60% of the population under 25, Chiselebwe sees this group as the main driving force on the continent. 

In the latest Opportunité Africa podcast, Connect Africa founder Brendon Jones speaks to Jumoke Benson, founding partner and MD of engineering company Knots and Gear, on the evolution of the Nigerian manufacturing industry and the transformation of the supply chain. 

In the latest Opportunité Africa podcast, Connect Africa founder Brendon Jones speaks to Carl Endenburg of Copper Quail and Africa Deployments, Mauritius, on the recruitment landscape in Africa.
Carl tells Brendon how the human capital landscape in Africa has evolved over the last two decades with returning diaspora adding the benefit of their experience and know-how to take their home economies to the next level of development.
 

Connect Africa, the premier business platform for Africa based in Singapore, hosted an insightful webinar on Thursday, 07 July 2022 that took a deep dive into how startups from Francophone Africa can scale to the next level with access to relevant funding and business development opportunities.