Why this blog?

Why this blog?
Because what is portrayed in the media and which transpires in the general public's mind is that Africans flee their home countries for the USA, Europe, Asia or even within Africa, only to live in hardship abroad. The reasons: lack of or low education, poor language abilities for those in countries where the language is different than their original ones, legal status in limbo... Therefore they are mostly expected to stay confined into low level and odd jobs. Though these jobs provide for those doing them, the reality is very different for many others who overcome the obstacles to reach for higher grounds. This is where young Africans would learn about others' achievements and be inspired to do the same. Those looking for talented and ambitious Africans will also find a rich database to dig in. This site is interactive and all Africans are invited to honestly share their stories to show the side that some media never cover.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Emmanuel Yapo: From Abidjan to Wall Street!


"Manu" left his home country of Ivory Coast in 1998 to pursue a Specialized Master in Merger/Acquisition from ESCP (Ecole Superieure de Commerce Paris), one of the prestigious business school in France and Europe. He then worked for GE (General Electric) with assignments in Italy, Great Britain, Sweden and India. After six years, it was time for another challenge, this time at one of the best school in the world: the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania from where he graduated with MBA in Finance in 2006. This opened him the doors to Wall street where he was recruited by the Australian Private Equity firm MacQuarie in New York. Five years later, he is now the Merger/Acquisition Director for Atlantic Aviation, the country's largest premier network of fixed base operations providing a wide range of aircraft ground handling services. Manu is a black belt in Judo
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