This graph published in the Africa Progress Report 2011 shows how steady African growth was interrupted by the global financial crisis in 2009 but is expected to regain its momentum through 2011.
'Hopeless Continent' Becomes 'Continent of Hope'
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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5 May 2011
Opportunities for Women in Africa
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Africa Progress Panel graphs showing which countries are doing best in giving African women opportunities. see more »
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5 May 2011
How Climate Change Will Hit Africa
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This table shows how individual African countries are threatened by climate change, and how they are expected be challenged in 2030. see more »
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5 May 2011
Africa's Progress in Meeting MDGs
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This table by the Africa Progress Panel shows how each country is doing in meeting the Millenium Development Goals. see more »
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5 May 2011
Africa Progress Report 2011
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- Africa Progress Panel
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Every year, the Panel, with support from the Secretariat, draws on the expertise of a wide range of institutions and actors to compile a concise ... see more »
An analysis by the McKinsey Global Institute, published by the Africa Progress Panel, shows how countries such as Libya, Angola, Algeria and Nigeria export unprocessed natural resources, while those such as Egypt, Namibia, Morocco, Tunisia in South Africa are more economically diversified, producing more processed goods.
