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… Continue reading Modern day slavery in America
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Turkish PM: Africa needs trade more than aid
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… Continue reading Turkish PM: Africa needs trade more than aid
South of the Sahara: Boom times, at least in parts
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… Continue reading South of the Sahara: Boom times, at least in parts
Never mind the volatility, feel the vitality
Emerging markets like those in Africa offer companies a chance to establish business habits for years to come.