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african economy – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:39:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg african economy – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 The Rise of the ‘New’ Donors for Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-rise-of-the-new-donors-for-africa Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:41:37 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10185 Dakar — “It’s taken the world a while to notice they exist – and now we’re obsessed with them,” is how Karin Christiansen, head of Publish What You Fund, characterizes the west’s relationship with what people call “new”, “emerging” or “non-traditional” donors. Many are not new at all – India, Brazil and China have been …

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]]> Democracy or Prosperity, Which Comes First In Africa’s Bid for Prosperity http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/democracy-or-prosperity-in-africa%e2%80%99s-bid-for-prosperity Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:16:39 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9895 As Africa’s democracy gradually evolves, the arguments are whether Africa should concentrate on creating prosperity first and then grow its democracy later or build up its democracy first and then use it to develop its prosperity. This thinking has come about because of the on-going democratic revolutions occurring in Africa, in places such as Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, and multi-party democratic elections after elections have become recurring rituals.

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]]> Is the West losing Africa to China? http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/is-the-west-losing-africa-to-china Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:46:31 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9705 With Chinese yuan and Indian rupees increasingly finding their way into Africa's economies, Western powers are worried that they are losing influence in the resource-rich continent, according to analysts.

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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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]]> Africa: ‘Continent of Hope’, Kofi Annan http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-continent-of-hope-kofi-annan http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-continent-of-hope-kofi-annan#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 19:25:14 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8697 The foreword to the Africa Progress Report 2011, by the former United Nations Secretary-General: The last year has been particularly eventful for the continent, and the world as a whole. A growing debt mountain in the United States, uncertainty around Europe’s common currency and the consequences of the earthquake in Japan are reordering the industrialized …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-continent-of-hope-kofi-annan/feed 1 Africa Transforms to ‘Continent of Hope,’ Says Annan http://www.talkafrique.com/career-tools/motivation-self-help/africa-transforms-to-continent-of-hope-says-annan Thu, 05 May 2011 19:15:58 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8693 Cape Town — Despite high-profile setbacks, Africa has in the past decade changed from being “the hopeless continent” to “the continent of hope”, former United Nations chief Kofi Annan says in a report issued Thursday. “Countries and companies are increasingly shifting their attention from Africa’s problems to its vast potential and abundant opportunities,” he says. …

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]]> The Wal-Mart Question Finally Hits Africa: South Africa Should Ensure Robust Scrutiny of The Deal http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-wal-mart-question-finally-hits-africa-south-africa-should-ensure-robust-scrutiny-of-the-deal http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-wal-mart-question-finally-hits-africa-south-africa-should-ensure-robust-scrutiny-of-the-deal#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:20:36 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8106 The next two months remain crucial in the history of foreign direct investment in South Africa. Wal Mart, the US retail giant is negotiating its grand entrance to Africa’s growing markets and this deal is reported to be its biggest acquisition since 1999 when it bought Asda, the British supermarket. A few months back, the …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/the-wal-mart-question-finally-hits-africa-south-africa-should-ensure-robust-scrutiny-of-the-deal/feed 1 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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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-new-era-success-stories-challenges/feed 1 Good Growth Expected in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/sub-saharan-africa-economic-growth Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:54:28 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=6375 [ad#amazon_120x240]Growth in sub-Saharan Africa may exceed growth in all other regions except developing Asia, the International Monetary Fund said. “growth in sub-Saharan Africa — projected at 5.5 percent in 2011 and 5.75 percent in 2012 — is expected to exceed growth in all other regions except developing Asia,” according to a world economic outlook update …

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]]> Africa: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Biotechnology http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/biotechnology-africa-economy http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/biotechnology-africa-economy#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:34:22 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=6229 There are rays of hope as we go towards 2050. The potential for agriculture in Africa is great. African countries can use their own experiences, indigenous knowledge and traditional methods, as well as the many talents of their people to adopt and adapt the best of what science has to offer in new technologies.

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