Investing in Africa: Is Now the Time?

Melissa T. Cook, CFA

Why invest in Africa? What are the risks and opportunities? Melissa Cook, CFA, founder and managing director of African Sunrise Partners LLC, considers these questions and shares some of the biggest misconceptions investors have about the continent. She also discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local economies and China’s presence on the continent.

The Take 15 Series is a collection of illuminating, short conversations with noted economists, best-selling authors, leading researchers, and successful practitioners on topics ranging from geopolitics and whistleblowing to irrationality and outlooks.