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West Africa: What is This Middle Class?
OSIWA, 10 March 2015
Africa's middle class is one of the fastest growing socio-economic groups in the world. But while it is expected to swell in coming decades, it is also an incredibly elusive and… Read more »
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Kenya: Who Are the Middle Class and What Do They Aspire To?
The Star, 19 February 2015
As the name suggests, being in the middle is relative and depends on where the others are positioned. What is the middle class in a developing country may not be middle class in a… Read more »
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Africa: Africa Rising - Myth or Reality?
Fahamu, 25 February 2015
Most African countries have failed to transform the much-trumpeted economic growth into economic development for their citizens. Africa's rising therefore mainly benefits… Read more »
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Kenya: Emergence of Middle Class in Kenya Requires Friendly Policies
The Star, 12 February 2015
In October last year, Kenya was declared a middle-income country having achieved the per capita income of $1,160 and surpassed the World Bank threshold of $1,036 after the economy… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Middle-Class and the Diaspora
The Herald, 20 January 2015
Zimbabwe paid a heavy fiscal price to educate and skill up a lot of the people who emigrated before giving back. Most of the people that went to State Universities in Zimbabwe were… Read more »
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Africa: The Africa Rising Illusion - Continent Needs More Than Just Growth
African Arguments, 29 May 2014
We hear a lot these days about "Africa Rising" - and with good reason. The region is growing at a record rate, with six of the world's 10 fastest growing economies in the last… Read more »
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Africa: Your Rendezvous With the African Middle Class
African Arguments, 25 June 2013
If you are in business and Africa has been on your radar I am very sure it is partly because of boiling enthusiasm about the "African Middle Class" and how they are dying to buy… Read more »
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Africa: No Meaning to '7 Out of 10 Fastest Growing Economies Are in Africa'
African Arguments, 26 August 2014
Before, during and after the US Africa summit one of the most frequently repeated factoids supporting the Africa Rising meme was that 'seven out of ten fastest growing economies… Read more »
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Tanzania: Middle Class Obsession With Pet Culture On the Increase
Daily News, 28 December 2014
IN keeping up with global trends, more Tanzanians are adopting the culture of keeping pets for the sport of it. Read more »
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Nigeria: Economic Transition Reveals Deep Structural Distortions
African Arguments, 1 May 2014
According to recently reviewed GDP figures, Nigeria is now Africa's biggest economy. It was about time a more accurate measure of economic output, which captures Nigerians'… Read more »
What Does it Mean to be Middle Class?
Africa's middle class is one of the fastest growing socio-economic groups in the world. But while it is expected to swell in coming decades, it is also an incredibly elusive and mysterious category, writes OSIWA.
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Extreme inequality makes poverty reduction harder, hurts economies, and drives conflict. Reversing this trend presents a significant challenge, but one where we've seen some ... Read more »
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Before, during and after the US Africa summit one of the most frequently repeated factoids supporting the Africa Rising meme was that 'seven out of ten fastest growing economies ... Read more »
