Bringing Optimism to Africa’s Bright Future

Most of us have been accustomed to devastating news about the extreme poverty levels in Africa as shown in the various media channels across the globe. Even though, this may be true, I do think that the whole story is not told as it should be. Africa has in recent times shown great potential for growth and offers many opportunities for emerging business. The private sector, especially the financial sector has been rapidly evolving in the continent which has allowed Africa to be on the verge of takeoff. I believe that the way out of our poverty levels is for the governments to create better business climate/models that support the emerging entrepreneurial culture in the Continent. The businesses in Africa will create the way out of poverty for its people. We can either get a job in an existing business or create your own business. All in all we need to better the business culture in us. It calls for us to take the risks and join the entrepreneur world. We need to take the risks, and support one another in building our continent. We are beginning to own our development and growth as a continent and these are encouraging signs for the future. We have the collective optimism that if we support our emerging businesses the future is bright indeed for Africa. Our private sector/businesses have played a key role in the continents growth and it’s important that our governments realize that creating the right conditions will not only prosper our growth, but all encourage foreign direct investment into our continent, which can only mean one thing, a way out of poverty for our people. Our governments can do better by improving the infrastructure in place and also by encouraging business by giving them tax cuts, and making sure that business rights are well supported. These businesses are the foundation of our future and I believe we should all aspire to contribute to the growth of our continent