McKinsey Quarterly is the business journal of McKinsey & Company.
APRIL 2011
To succeed, African countries must narrow their focus and target high-impact projects.
JUNE 2010
It’s time to move beyond sterile arguments and accept China’s role in Africa. But it’s also time for China to enhance that role.
Jacko Maree describes his experiences working with a Chinese investor—the giant Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
The continent is now growing much more rapidly than the OECD nations. It may well be on the cusp of a reversal of fortunes.
The CEO of one of South Africa’s largest financial-services companies discusses the state of business in Africa.
In the aftermath of the global crisis, Africa no longer seems uniquely risky. The opportunities are huge.
A democratic, prosperous, and peaceful Africa is now within sight.
MAY 2010
The ANC veteran discusses the state of the South African economy, the country’s progress in fighting HIV/AIDS, China’s role on the continent, and the important part that values have to play in the business world.
SEPTEMBER 2011
Two developing countries show how a willingness to take bold risks can make government services better and cheaper.
AUGUST 2010
A panel of regional business leaders discusses its prospects.
A familiarity with Africa’s demographics, economics, and business climate is essential to considering future trajectories of growth.
The rate of return on foreign investment is higher in Africa than in any other developing region. Global executives and investors must pay heed.
The continent’s growth story isn’t entirely about the extractive industries. Seven articles examine the future of a wide range of sectors.
The region has already made big strides below the radar. It now stands to become the developing world’s next great success story.
McKinsey research underlines both the distinctiveness of black shoppers’ needs and the distance retailers must still go to serve them.
The rapid expansion of Africa’s consumer class should convince companies to consider entering a region that many have avoided in the past.
JULY 2010
Strong prospects await global companies that invest in the continent’s consumer, agricultural, natural-resource, and infrastructure sectors.
A new model to make care more accessible to Africa’s people is not only possible but affordable.
Namibia’s ongoing efforts offer lessons for other countries seeking to improve maternal health, as well as for health programs tackling HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, or other conditions.
A system governed by Africans in Africa is needed to provide a sustainable funding mechanism that would encourage African scientists to collaborate on common health concerns, share expertise, and build capacity.
Systemwide barriers impede health care delivery in the region. A comprehensive approach that strengthens key elements of national health systems is required to save lives.
Africa’s climate already poses grave risks to the continent’s people and economies, and global warming promises to intensify the problem. A factual risk-management solution can help.
South Africa faces a growing gap between water supply and demand. The most effective solutions will cater to the specific agricultural, industrial, and domestic needs of the country’s different basins.
A nonprofit’s work in Mozambique and other developing countries shows how businesses there can break the cycle of poverty.
Visit the McKinsey & Company Web site to download a PDF of the 2010 print anthology McKinsey on Africa: A continent on the move.
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