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BANKS in AFRICA

Subprime savannah - Trouble is stalking many of Africa’s banks Jul 23rd 2016 Economist Africa’s financial firms can claim many…

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TRADE WITHIN AFRICA

Trade within Africa Tear down these walls Africa’s internal trade deals look good on paper. A pity that they are…

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TRADE in AFRICA

Obstacle course - Africa’s trade suffers from dismal infrastructure, lack of investment and corruption Apr 16th Economist It was midday…

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NARCOTICS in AFRICA

An emerging drug market - As parts of Africa get richer, rich-world problems proliferate Apr 16th 2016 Economist In the…

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POPULATION

The young continent - With fertility rates falling more slowly than anywhere else, Africa faces a population explosion Dec 12th…

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AFRICA’S MIDDLE CLASS

Few and far between - Africans are mainly rich or poor, but not middle class. That should worry democrats Oct…

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RAILWAYS

Puffed out - Africa’s new railways risk going the way of the old ones Jun 4th Economist The railway station…

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PORTS

The bottleneck - New investment alone will not fix Africa’s ports. Governments need to deal with pilfering officials, too Mar…

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

In praise of matatus - Increasing affluence risks strangling a market-driven system that works Sep 12th 2015 Economist On the…

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ROAD DEATHS in AFRICA

Worse than malaria Oct 24th Economist Road Traffic Deaths Worldwide per 100,000 population Europe – 9.3 World – 17.5 Africa…

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