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Africa: Counting Africa's Middle Class
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
Africa's middle class: until data collection and analysis used to measure income distribution improve, the continent's statistics are unreliable. Read more »
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Africa: Five Points for Understanding Africa's GDP Revisions
African Arguments, 3 November 2014
Tanzania was expected to announced new economic growth figures Friday, becoming the latest African country to 'rebase' its gross domestic product (GDP). Read more »
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Congo-Brazzaville: Fifty Shades of Poor
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
Everyone is poor in this small oil-producing country, the middle class just less so: Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya's 'Pretend Middle Class'
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
Young activists believe it is time for Kenya's middle class to grow up: Read more »
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Nigeria: Abuja's Gleaming Mansions & Poor Slums
Africa In Fact, 1 October 2014
Abuja, Nigeria's capital, is one of Africa's most expensive cities to live in, according to a 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit report. But behind its expansive roads and upscale… Read more »
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Tunisia: Nation Grows But Middle Class Under Threat
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
Violence and volatility deter tourism and investment, the lifeblood of middle-class workers: Read more »
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South Africa: New Middle Class Struggles for Housing
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
In South Africa, one of Africa's largest economies, the middle class cannot get loans to buy a home: Read more »
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Mauritius: Mauritius Reinvents Itself
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
Economic freedom and a flat tax have helped the island become a middle-income nation: Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Big Spenders
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
A new generation of Nigerian consumers is drawing retailers from all over the world: Read more »
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Sudan: Oil Boom is Over
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
Since South Sudan's breakaway, Sudan's oil revenues have fizzled and the middle class is disappearing: Read more »
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Mozambique: A Gathering Storm
Africa In Fact, 1 November 2014
Mozambique divided - the paths to prosperity are narrowing in this increasingly polarised country: Read more »