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Africa Calling: How Transsion Rose to Dominate the African Phone Market

December 3, 2018 By Colin Peebles Christensen

To many people in its home market China, Transsion Holdings is a company name they’ve never heard of. But this smartphone maker, based in Shenzhen, taking over 38% market share, is rising to dominate the smartphone market by with its Tecno Mobile, Itel and Infinix. Its success shows what differences can a small company make by truly catering to consumers’ long ignored needs, as said by local tech expert, “Transsion has succeeded because they addressed the problems of the market directly. They make phones with features that are attractive to Africans.”

Filed Under: All Articles, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Africa, Consumers, Innovation, Smartphone, Tecno, Transsion Holdings

A Long-term Commitment: China’s Evolving Role in Africa

February 6, 2018 By Jens Kastner

China has been involved in Africa for decades, with total investments reaching $3.5 trillion by the end of 2015, nearly seven times the 2007 amount. Over 10,000 Chinese firms are operating there, handling 12% of Africa’s industrial production. Now, in addition to the traditional large construction projects, Chinese firms are also getting involved in retail markets like smartphone and home appliances. As China’s momentum in Africa has picked up, so too has the need to expand beyond economic involvement. A key event happened in July 2017, when China dispatched military personnel to set up its first overseas base in Djibouti, the small but strategically-placed country on the Gulf of Aden.

Filed Under: China, Emerging Economies, Globalization Tagged With: Africa, Chinese Outbound Investment

Who will Be the Next Superpower?

January 12, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

History shows that the world goes through cycles that repeat themselves. And from these cycles emerges the next superpower.

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Conversations, Economy, Emerging Economies, Know China, Q&A, Society Tagged With: Aerospace, Africa, Brazil, Economic Growth, India, Power, Slider, Soviet Union, Superpower, US

Plague Management for Dummies: Lessons from the Ebola pandemic

November 3, 2014 By Bennett Voyles

The Ebola pandemic has exposed our vulnerability and lack of preparedness to deal with disaster. What can we learn from our mistakes?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Know China, Management, Society Tagged With: Africa, Crisis Management, Ebola, Healthcare, NGO, Slider, WHO

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