The LSE Africa Summit is now recruiting for the 2016/17 Executive Team Start Date: October 2016 Summit Date: 21-22 April 2017 Application Deadline: 2 October 2016 Remuneration: Voluntary **All applicants must be enrolled and registered as students of the LSE** About the Summit The LSE Africa Summit is a two-day Business and Research...
Corey Holmes explores the power of social media to mobilise against disenfranchisement. South Africa has always been a protesting nation that would fight for a righteous cause. The Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 when blacks refused to carry passbooks in their own country, or the Soweto Uprisings...
Samuel Baker examines the potential technology has to boost Africa’s growth. It is predicted that Africa’s population will peak at a quarter of the world’s population by 2050. Despite a rapidly growing population, there are some socio-economic factors that may pose challenges to the continent’s development,...
You would think that, given the examination season here at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), we would have fully recovered from the LSE Africa Summit weekend. We are still feeling the excitement of all our attendees – those present at LSE and...
Student-led business conference to host special session on Leadership with the Vice President of Zambia The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) today announced the Special Session on Leadership for Africa’s Prosperity, taking place on Saturday 23 April 2016 during the 2016 Africa Summit. Her...
In the third of a series of interviews ahead of the 2016 LSE Africa Summit, Justin Villamil and Yossie Olaleye meet Professor Jude Howell to discuss China-Africa relations, migration, and civil society’s involvement in development practices. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258618951" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] In the 1950s, in the...
Ashish Thakkar’s book is a love letter to ordinary Africans about the potential of the continent, says Justin Villamil. In a McDonald’s in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, a young computer parts salesman from Kampala has an idea. The young man, just 15...
The London School of Economics and Political Science today announced the panelists who will explore the space that social media has created to provide an opportunity for young people to voice their opinions. Social Media: Creating Space for Agency, taking place on Friday 22 April...
In the second of a series of interviews ahead of the 2016 LSE Africa Summit, Justin Villamil meets Professor Catherine Boone to discuss current issues surrounding power, governance, and land grabbing in Africa. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/254550829" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="75%" height="350" iframe="true" /] On the 25th of October in 2015,...
Student-led conference to discuss philanthropy and investment in human development The London School of Economics and Political Science today announced the panelists who will explore the role and impact of philanthropic and entrepreneurship initiatives on Human Capital: “Philanthropy: Investing in Human Capital”, taking place on Saturday 23...