In this issue, we highlight some upcoming events and activities taking place, showcase professionals of African origin and report on key business news from across the African continent.

As we celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March, I ask whether it is absurd to expect men to reject their obvious advantages in Guys, Does Female Inequality Really Bother You?

On ReConnect Africa we aim to bring you information to help you navigate your professional life, wherever you are. If finding career opportunities in Africa is what interests you, our ReConnect Jobs portal lists of range of vacancies across various sectors.

In our featured articles, leading career coach Mike Higgins offers a guide to using the STAR technique to ace your competency-based job interview in Shining at Job Interviews.

In Only the Lonely – The Hidden Side of Self-Employment Business coach Steve Gardner looks at how a lack of self-discipline and social interaction can affect you when you start working for yourself from home.

Our guest interviewee in this month’s ‘5 Minute Interview’ is Gladys Famoriyo, Author, Speaker & Coach who shares some of the lessons she has learned along the way.

In Let’s Talk – Ghana@60! Blogger Elvina Quaison launches a series of articles designed to get you talking, while Saffron Jackson, the founder of the company behind Zuree Dolls, on making identity and culture child’s play in Playing Culture.

In PwC’s 20th annual survey of CEOs worldwide, 38% (2016:35%) are very confident about their company’s growth prospects in the next 12 months while 29% (2016:27%) believe global economic growth will pick up in 2017. Read more in CEO Confidence in Africa Rises Despite New Risks and Uncertainty.

In Do Minority Networks Work? we highlight a new large-scale global report from Women Ahead that says that networks at work should transform to make them more effective.

Catch up on news from the UK and around the world in bite sized chunks with our International News Round feature.

March and April see a diverse line-up of events in the UK and overseas and our Events listing gives you details of what’s on and some un-missable Dates for your Diary.

ReConnect Africa acts as a Media Partners for numerous events in Africa and around the world. Visit our Media Partnerships web page so you can keep abreast of upcoming events that we are promoting.

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