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african goods and services – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg african goods and services – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 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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]]> Africa: Trading With the Enemy http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-trading-with-the-enemy Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:57:21 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7524 The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) masquerades as a boost for Africa's development, but the reality is that it's nothing less that a new scramble for Africa, writes Jason Hickel.

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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 Multi-National Corporations play it ‘dirty’ in Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/multi-national-corporations-corruption-africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/multi-national-corporations-corruption-africa#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:27:43 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4443 Corruption is a worldwide problem. For convenience sake, it has been widely associated with developing countries  for the most part. It would be dishonest on my part to defend the developing world against charges of corruption. But the story is never complete when we only call the developing country like Ghana or Nigeria corrupt. That …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/multi-national-corporations-corruption-africa/feed 4 Lobbying for Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/black-leaders-lobbying-for-africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/black-leaders-lobbying-for-africa#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:21:42 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4141 Just as Hispanic politicians have realized, we hope that western politicians, community leaders, students, musicians, and pastors with African root will accept, one day, that our destinies are tied together.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/black-leaders-lobbying-for-africa/feed 2 Modern day slavery in America http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/modern-day-slavery-in-america http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/modern-day-slavery-in-america#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:45:11 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4184 West African Girls Now Free CNN Amber Lyin talks to 2 girls brought to the the US and forced to work in hair salons. [youtube]_tQDYvPrE6k[/youtube] New Jersey — They arrived in the United States from West Africa, young girls held against their will and forced to work for hours on end. But this time, it …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/modern-day-slavery-in-america/feed 2 Turkish PM: Africa needs trade more than aid http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-trade-more-than-aid Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:54:46 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4022 In his address to EU-Africa summit held Monday in Libya, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that African countries need trade, investment, technical and scientific cooperation more than assistance. Erdogan is the guest of honor at the summit meeting. We find this encouraging because last week we presented an article proposing a shift from the AID …

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]]> South of the Sahara: Boom times, at least in parts http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/south-of-the-sahara-boom-times-at-in-parts Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:51:15 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3970 Pratibha Thaker: regional director, Africa, Economist Intelligence Unit Sub-Saharan Africa will be one of the fastest-growing regions of the world in 2011, thanks to surging demand both from abroad (from China and India in particular) and at home (fuelled by urbanisation and consumerism). As a result, investors will find it increasingly difficult to ignore the …

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]]> Never mind the volatility, feel the vitality http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-volatility-boom-the-vitality Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:35:24 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3868 Emerging markets like those in Africa offer companies a chance to establish business habits for years to come.

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]]> The Currency wars: when two elephants engage in a wrestle fight… http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/elephants-wrestle-its-the-grass-that-suffers http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/elephants-wrestle-its-the-grass-that-suffers#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:24:33 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=3824 Currency wars between powerful nations may have a negative effect on fragile economies such as those those in Africa

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