This is Africa (London)
A publication from the Financial Times Ltd which seeks to examine African business and politics in a global context.
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January 13
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Africa: Continent Moves to 'Arbitrary' Democracy, Says Scholar
"Many countries are going through the protocol of holding an election... but the actual conduct of elections is not legitimate in itself" Read more »
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Africa: High Taxes Could Hinder Growth of ICT Sector
The versatility of mobile phones, from enabling money transfers to helping consumers check bar codes on medicines, are changing the way millions live their lives in Africa. But its... Read more »
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Africa: Agricultural Productivity Grows Faster Than World Average [opinion]
The overall statistics on African agriculture are well known. It employs over 200 million people and in most countries provides the livelihood of approximately 70 percent of the... Read more »
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Africa: Africa Needs Flexible Capital, As Well As Patient Capital [opinion]
It is widely understood that Africa's private sector requires a reliable supply of capital to grow, yet SMEs - vital to the continent's economic growth story - continue to face... Read more »
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Africa: Continent's Political Prospects for 2012
The Arab Spring may be the most important geopolitical shift since the end of the Cold War. Attention now turns to the construction of new orders, and the outcomes are far from... Read more »
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Africa: Continent's Nations Look to Renewable Energy
Against the backdrop of rising prices for hydrocarbon-based energy sources, a growing number of African countries are looking to renewable energy to address the region's severe... Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo 'Re-Invents' Himself
"The reason I am 're-inventing' myself as an investor... is because I was on the other side when I was in government. During that time I tried to create a conducive environment... Read more »
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Africa: How to Turn Citizens Into Owners of National Wealth [opinion]
On November 28 Anadarko Petroleum doubled the estimate of its massive Mozambique gas discovery. If this proves correct, Mozambique will become a major gas exporter and can expect a... Read more »
January 12
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Togo: Govt Scales Up Infrastructure Investment
Driving past the deserted hotels which punctuate the coastal Boulevard Mono in Lomé, Albert Kokou, 43, a taxi driver, wistfully recalls a time when Togo was known as "west... Read more »
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Togo: Politics - On the Mend?
The same family and political party have ruled Togo for the past 44 years. In 2005 president Faure Gnassingbé, the English speaking son of president-for-life... Read more »
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Togo: Nation Builds 'Transit and Service Economy'
Half-way along the Togolese capital's main beachside boulevard, past several dilapidated hotels and the skeleton of a colonial-era export pier crumbling into the Atlantic, is what... Read more »
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Africa: UK Aid Minister Promotes Private Enterprise
When Andrew Mitchell took up his current post as the United Kingdom's secretary of state for international development he had spent five years shadowing his Labour counterparts in... Read more »
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Togo: Political Change Stimulates Once-Moribund Economy
Since 2005 Togo's political transformation has been key in stimulating its once moribund economy. Read more »
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Africa: Continent's Growth Rate Projected at 5.5-6 Percent for 2012
The International Monetary Fund's most recent forecast for sub-Saharan Africa anticipates average growth of 5.5 percent in 2012. These projections are in line with the expectations... Read more »
December 13, 2011
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Africa: London Stock Exchange Boss Bullish on Africa
"Africa always knew its potential, but now, for the first time, I think Africa has confidence in itself because it has seen the beginning of a much faster and independent path... Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire
"The institutional framework for democracy is not complete until we have parliamentary elections. We hope all parties, including the former president's party, will participate" Read more »
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Africa: Tapping Into Growth
Surging demand is fast turning Africa into a major growth region for the world's biggest brewing companies. Read more »
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Africa: The End of Cheap Medicine?
The Bric countries have redefined affordable drugs, making access to medicines possible for millions in low income regions. Yet changing priorities for major generic drug... Read more »
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Africa: African Growth - a Cautionary Note
Africa's economic performance in recent years has attracted much attention, suggesting the continent has overcome the "lost decades" of the 1980s and 1990s, which bred far-reaching... Read more »
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