Investing in New Africa

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 3, 2015

Young entrepreneurs are returning to Africa to invest in local economies. Ashish Thakkar, CEO and founder of Mara Group, a pan-African business conglomerate, and the author of The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa's Economic Miracle (Palgrave McMillan, 2015), shares his enthusiasm for the growing economies in Africa.

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