We were unable to advertise June’s DAC webinar in advance on the AIB lists. My apologies. The theme was:

Can Nigeria return from the precipice?  opportunities and challenges for Nigeria’s new leadership

Nigeria is Africa’s largest country, blessed with all manner of resources, and as Africa’s giant, it has an important geopolitical role on the continent. Yet, it has consistently failed to live up to its potential. More than 60 years after independence it continues to underperform in almost all industries and sectors. Declining domestic and foreign investment, combined with considerable debt burden, rampant corruption and inefficiency, and high unemployment, are all immediate challenges. Can Nigeria’s incoming government face up to the enormous challenges to turn Nigeria’s economy around? Will society accept the sacrifices required to ensure Nigeria’s future? What lessons are there for other African economies?

The recording can be found here.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NhfI0Z_5mQ

 

Our previous webinar recordings can be found here at the following link: https://www.henleysa.ac.za/dunningafricacentre

As you know by now The Dunning Africa Centre seeks to act as a ‘virtual hub’ to promote collaboration between research institutions, universities, and businesses to study the impact of globalisation and international business. We connect researchers outside the continent interested in engaging with Africa-based actors. It is a sister centre to the Dunning Centre in the UK. Research in this UK centre straddles the fields of international business, strategic management, innovation, development, and human resource management, and balances the necessity of a deep theoretical grounding with the added value of a strong applied focus. With its network of partners, it addresses both management- and policy-related real-world challenges, working with firms, NGOs, and international organisations.

We are open to co-hosting webinars. If you would like to propose a theme and speakers, do drop me a line!

Henley Business School Africa is a leading global business school with campuses in Europe, Asia and Africa and the only business school in Africa to hold quadruple international accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, AABS). It is part of the University of Reading UK, originally an extension college of Oxford University, renowned for its leadership in climate science, finance, property management and executive education, and one of the most international universities in Britain. Henley has been ranked as having the number 1 business school alumni network in the world for potential to network (Economist 2017); and is the number 1 African-accredited business school in the world for executive education (FT 2018, 2020,2022), as well as the number 1 MBA business school in South Africa as rated by corporate SA for the last five years (PMR 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022). Henley is committed to transformation and holds a Level 2 B-BBEE ranking.