Outside the Box: Africa Too many Africans live in systemic poverty due to the legacies of colonialism and extractive capitalism. For centuries, foreign governments and companies have extracted wealth from Africa while paying the lowest wages possible and even using slave labor. Today, however, African economies are becoming more self-sufficient than ever before, and the digital age has created new ways for African workers to be paid a fair wage on the global market. In this book, Ivan de Irish has gathered some of the best job and business opportunities within Africa today, along with a big-picture conversation about how some of these jobs can increase local wealth and food security, fight disease, and even increase the national security of their countries. Here you will learn which jobs are easy to get quickly, and how these might be turned into a lucrative career. You will also see examples of Africans who have used entry-level jobs to finance their university educations, then gone on to become billionaires or groundbreaking researchers. We will see: How the skills of the business mindset can fast-track workers for promotions and help turn local skills into sustainable and profitable businesses. - How the digital marketplace can allow anyone with an Internet connection to become a computer programmer, and use these skills to help local businesses or work remotely for companies around the world while staying in their local community - How modern techniques can make farming operations more productive, and which businesses can help meet local nutritional needs and turn a profit at the same time. - How starting a transportation business can help local farmers to grow and sell more food to larger local markets, and increase Africa’s food security. - How midwives and evidence-based medicine can save lives and increase life expectancies in the cities and villages where they work. - How sustainable tourism businesses can bring global money into local African economies while supporting the local environment and culture. - How some African entrepreneurs have turned the profits from small businesses into massive wealth and resource security by creating locally owned oil wells that improve their countries’ energy independence and national security. We’ll discuss questions about whether it’s better to work for African-owned or foreign-owned companies, how to start your own business using local skills, and more.