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Monthly Archives: September 2016
INDUSTRIALIZATION
More a marathon than a sprint – There is a long road ahead for Africa to emulate East Asia Nov 7th 2015 Economist Viewed from above, the great steel roofs of Nigeria’s textile mills are an impressive sight, occupying block … Continue reading
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HEALTH CARE in AFRICA
Vegetables, not samosas – Even poor Kenyans are starting to get developed-world diseases Nov 7th 2015 Economist Teresa Magesa, who lives in Mukuru, a slum in the south of Nairobi, did not realise for years that she had type 2 … Continue reading
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A GREEN EVOLUTION
The farms of Africa are prospering at last thanks to persistence, technology and decent government Mar 12th 2016 Economist Not so long ago Jean Pierre Nzabahimana planted his fields on a hillside in western Rwanda by scattering seed held back … Continue reading
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MIRACLE GROW
Miracle grow – After many wasted years, African agriculture is improving quickly. Here is how to keep that trend going Sometimes it seems as though Adam’s curse, which promises mankind a harvest of thorns and thistles, applies only to African … Continue reading
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AGRICULTURE in AFRICA
Wake up and sell more coffee – Small farmers in Africa need to produce more. Happily that is easier than it sounds Sep 19th 2015 Economist On a hillside about an hour’s drive north of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, is a … Continue reading
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POLITICAL REFORM
Africa’s fragile democracies – Since the end of the cold war, multi-party democracy has flourished. In many countries it is now at risk Aug 20th 2016 Economist Some call it Africa’s second liberation. After freedom from European colonisers came freedom … Continue reading
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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Africa’s leaders protect each other – As a former president faces trial, his incumbent colleagues vilify the court Feb 6th 2016 Economist On January 28th the Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo became the first former head of state to go on … Continue reading
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MIGRATION WITHIN AFRICA
To the land of good hope – African migrants head south as well as north Mar 5th 2016 Economist Some African migrants forge across the Mediterranean in flimsy boats. Others take a somewhat less risky (and cheaper) journey, heading for … Continue reading
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AFRICAN DEMOCRACY
The march of democracy slows – Threats to democratic rule in Africa are growing, but time and demography are against the autocrats Aug 20th 2016 Economist Music blasts from speakers mounted on the back of a truck in a rubbish … Continue reading
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TRANSFERRING MONEY
Transfer window – An African money-transfer firm with big ambitions Oct 17th Economist Abdirashid Duale, the chief executive of Dahabshiil, Africa’s largest money-transfer business, visits Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, a breakaway province of Somalia, he cannot walk down the … Continue reading
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