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african economies – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:26:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg african economies – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 The Emerging, Booming, Rising Stories of Africa: Hype or Hope? http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-emerging-booming-rising-stories-hype-hope http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-emerging-booming-rising-stories-hype-hope#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:53:31 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11258 Recent editorials on Africa are catchy, grizzly, and even sexy. They come with unique calming aroma. The continent is emerging, booming, rising. The middle class is bulging. So I visited. What I saw is what you will see if you do. The headlines are true for Lagos, Accra, and Addis Ababa, but they are far from the reality in the fringes, the outskirts of the countries. Are the rising, booming, and emerging stories and editorials a hype or hope?

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-emerging-booming-rising-stories-hype-hope/feed 3 African Poorest Farmers Hit by Climate Change http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-poorest-farmers-hit-by-climate-change Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:26:49 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10327 HARARE, Zimbabwe — As she surveys her small, bare plot in Zimbabwe’s capital, farmer Janet Vambe knows something serious is happening, even if she has never heard of climate change. “Long ago, I could set my calendar with the date the rains started,” the 72-year-old said. Nowadays, “we have to gamble with the rains. If …

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]]> The AGOA Problem: Africa’s Hidden Secret http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-agoa-problem-africas-hidden-secret http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-agoa-problem-africas-hidden-secret#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:18:11 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10277 For the last seven years in my travels across the African continent, I try to pay attention and listen to what things are troubling some African businesses and traders in retail and exports. AGOA is the one word that keeps coming up with excessive groans. In English and French, small African traders are complaining about it.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-agoa-problem-africas-hidden-secret/feed 1 Africa’s Group of 33 http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa%e2%80%99s-group-of-33 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:50:23 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9614 Since 1971 when the least developed countries (LDCs) category was created by the UN, sub-Saharan African countries have dominated the list. Four decades later, with 33 members (only 14 of the region’s 47 countries are not LDCs), sub-Saharan Africa still maintains the biggest regional presence in the group. All parts of the sub-continent are represented. …

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]]> African Economies up to The Global Challenge? http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:44:13 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9610 What if much of sub Sahara Africa was to become the world’s next business destination? The question might sound odd, yet it is in line with the tone of a UN Conference held in Istanbul last May. For UN Africa Renewal, André-Michel Essoungou reports.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge/feed 1 Botswana in the Mind of Ghana http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/botswana-in-the-mind-of-ghana http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/botswana-in-the-mind-of-ghana#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:14:19 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9606 Commentary/Ghana/Botswana The August 17 meeting between Ghana’s President John Atta Mills and Botswana’s Ian Khama goes between the normal symbolic bilateral sweet talks. In contemporary African thinking, the core issue between Ghana and Botswana is how their respective democracies are harbingers of progress for the entire African democratic and development growth. The Botswana-Ghana meeting also …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/botswana-in-the-mind-of-ghana/feed 3 The Role of the Informal Sector in African Economy http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-role-of-the-informal-sector-in-african-economy Wed, 11 May 2011 20:20:54 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8743 The informal sector of the economy often refers to the unregulated and mostly unregistered sector of the economy, put simply it refers to the numerous petty or small scale businesses operated by artisans, peasants and other micro entrepreneurs, within the economy. Experts have argued that in most African economies, the informal sector is often the …

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]]> The Power of Partnerships in Africa, by Kofi Annan http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-power-of-partnerships-in-africa-by-kofi-annan Fri, 06 May 2011 15:40:51 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8713 We are witnessing a historic change to the development paradigm. Drastic spending cuts in the United States, uncertainty around Europe’s common currency and the consequences of the earthquake in Japan are reordering international priorities and put further pressure on aid budgets. At the same time, development needs in Africa are multiplying as climate change and …

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]]> Business in Africa: It’s Boom Time if You Can Dance http://www.talkafrique.com/social-enterprise/boom-time-for-business-in-africa-opportunities http://www.talkafrique.com/social-enterprise/boom-time-for-business-in-africa-opportunities#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:45:38 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7465 There is much more happening in Africa than what you see on TV. There is a reason the world’s big businesses are paying closer attention to the continent known for its challenges like poverty, disease, gang rape and high maternal and infant mortality. Some of the portrayals are real. Last week, former President of Nigeria, Olusegun …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/social-enterprise/boom-time-for-business-in-africa-opportunities/feed 2 Africa Is in a New Era With so Many Success Stories to Tell http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-new-era-success-stories-challenges http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-new-era-success-stories-challenges#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:02:59 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7328 It is time the rest of the world recognised the amazing resilience shown by Africa

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