article_snippet.sent: How is the current business landscape on the continent?
article_snippet.sent: Right now in the last 18 years I have been active on the continent, I have never seen so much global excitement around Africa that I've seen today.
article_snippet.sent: The climate and the ease of doing business on the continent has drastically improved.
article_snippet.sent: Why do you think that entrepreneurs are so important to the future growth of the continent?
article_snippet.sent: What is it about Africa that encourages innovation?
article_snippet.sent: What needs to be done most urgently to grow African economies?
article_snippet.sent: I think things like regional integration, inter-African trade does need to increase and is increasing.
article_snippet.sent: I mean, the progress in the East African community has been amazing.
article_snippet.sent: The manner in which they've harmonized so many different laws and policies and mindset and priorities within that region has been fantastic.
article_snippet.sent: Are you confident about the future of the continent?
article_snippet.sent: I am so bullish and so proud of how the continent has evolved in terms of leadership,
article_snippet.sent: Is this Africa's century?
highlights_snippet.sent: Africa's lack of legacy systems has sped up innovation on the continent .