Africa Open For Business
"Africa: Open For Business" probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths while debunking fears surrounding doing business in Africa. With concise segments following successful African and Africa-based entrepreneurs, decade-long journalist, Carol Pineau's film shows resilient and creative businesses who meet and exceed international standards everyday. These pioneers are helping grow the economies of countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Botswana, Uganda, Zambia, the Democratic Republic Of Congo, and several others, one business at a time.
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Channel: Africa Open For Business
Carol Pineau profiles a burgeoning coffee shop business in Uganda which caters to a robust and evolving middle class.
Calling Congo 9mins 27secs
Alieu Conteh started his cell-phone outfit in Congo against all odds, and today turns a mesmerizing profit.
Pictoons: Animated In Senegal 6min 48secs
A professional animation house in Dakar, Senegal survives and creates amidst a still evolving landscape.
Daallo Airlines 6mins 41secs
Not withstanding a collapsed government, Somalian businessman Mohammed Yassin Olad maintains a successful, and critical, airline business.
Made In Lesotho 5mins 36secs
Jennifer Chen runs a socially conscious production factory in Lesotho that ships to global businesses like Footlocker and The Gap.
Ruff N' Tumble In Nigeria 9mins 33secs
Decade-long CNN journalist Carol Pineau profiles a successful entrepreneur in Lagos, Nigeria.
Touch Adventure, In Zambia 9mins 16secs
Tourism and business meet again, and this time with thrilling results in Zambia, Africa.
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Burning in the Sun [Remix] 11mins
Daniel Dembele returns home to Mali with an idea, cheap renewable energy for the masses, can he make his solar panel social business stick in West Africa?
This War At Home 7mins
In a letter to a namesake uncle lost in Vietnam author Ivan Sanchez ponders the value of war, and connects this generational void to the deterioration of his Bronx neighborhood.
Never Will Be Forgotten: Oscar Grant Tribute 8mins
Youth producers at Youth Movement Records reflect on the injustices they witness in the aftermath of the police shooting of young Oscar Grant.
Remix: In Search of Our Fathers
Filmmaker Marco Williams documents his journey to finding his biological father.
Single Father 12mins 37secs
According to a 2006 report by the US Census Bureau there are 2.5 million single fathers in America, in 1970 there were 400, 000.
Black Filmmakers On Film: Byron Hurt 23mins 34secs
Filmmaker Noland walker interviews fellow contemporary Byron Hurt.
None on Record: Nick 05mins 24secs
After arriving to New York City, Nick entered into Columbia University on fellowship. Transitioning from female to male in his third year of study.
NMI 2006 ~ The Other Side 3mins 16secs
Ever wondered what would happen if you kept throwing a tennis ball at a wall?
NMI 2006 ~Black Hole 2 mins
A video-textural exploration of the physics of well-being as it relates to blackness.
Ruff N' Tumble In Nigeria 9mins 33secs
Decade-long CNN journalist Carol Pineau profiles a successful entrepreneur in Lagos, Nigeria.
Made In Lesotho 5mins 36secs
Jennifer Chen runs a socially conscious production factory in Lesotho that ships to global businesses like Footlocker and The Gap.
NMI 2007 ~ Blues People 2mins 07secs
As part of NBPC's 2007 New Media Institute, producers around the nation convened in Jackson Mississippi to document the blues through new media.
From Black Power To Black Monday 11mins 51secs
Produced by Howard University students for NBPC's Eyes On The Prize New Media Competition