how some entrepreneurs abandoning Silicon valley for Africa.

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http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/how-some-entrepreneurs-are-abandoning-silicon-valley-for-africa/16541/

 

Kenya.

 

 

Ben Lyon adds: “There is a possibility I could stay here permanently. Kenya has an exciting future ahead of it and I feel obliged to contribute to that future. I am also interested to see how the IT space in South Sudan and Somalia develops in the next five to ten years.”

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uganda tops in advanced information technology.

 

 

http://allafrica.com/stories/201207060480.html

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Ruanda best place to do business.

 

 

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=ruanda%20best%20place%20to%20do%20business&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201110210694.html&ei=w-j4T5nIB6aU6QHoxfS_Bg&usg=AFQjCNFGYWMpWw-OVnXvSC4wC9atQOy9oQ

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Biscuits & candy the next big investment opportunities in Africa.

 

 

http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/biscuits-and-candy-%e2%80%93-the-next-big-investment-opportunities-in-africa/14993/

 

 

 

 

Large quantities of packaged food consumed in Africa are currently being imported. This presents major opportunities for local manufacturing. “If you take Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a big consumer of biscuits – they love biscuits. 60% to 70% of the annual consumption of biscuits in Ethiopia is imported. There is one small company based in the UAE . . . that has quadrupled its earnings within three years by exclusively exporting biscuits to Ethiopia,” noted Waseem Khan, Silk Invest’s head of private equity