Video made the Nollywood star – and how technology is changing Nigeria’s film industry
If video killed the radio star, it certainly made the Nollywood star. Nigeria’s film industry commonly known as Nollywood started growing
Author: Tielman Nieuwoudt
You will more likely see me in Lagos, Pune or Tehran, than London, Paris or New York. Our factory to village supply chain solutions have taken me to more than thirty emerging market economies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. I have also been involved in a number of inclusive business and M4P projects, focused on SMEs and BoP.
I have been a contributor to Strategic Marketing Africa, How We Made It In Africa, Logistics Insight Asia, Logistics Times India, CHaINA (China) and Vietnam Supply Chain Insights.
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Armenia – from a country of wine to Churchill’s favourite brandy
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Tehran’s Grand Bazaar – from Angry Birds to pomegranates
It is 8 am in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, and Mohsen is already six hours into his working day. His day
Tajikistan – moving goods in a post Silk Road age
Making your way slowly along the rugged Pamir highway in Tajikistan, you sometimes have to remind yourself that the route
Spicing things up in Ethiopia’s infrastructure and retail landscape
If former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak ever returns to Bole Road in Addis Ababa, the scene of the assassination attempt
