Africa Next

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For the first time in generations, more investment than foreign aid is pouring into Africa. But is that growth enough to change its future?

 

This is the first article in six-part series designed to investigate the changing economic and developmental possibilities that are facing the African continent.  As more foreign investors are exploring potential windfalls in Africa, it is making places that were on the margins of a global economy more directly tied to the process of globalization. 

 

Tags: Africa, development, globalization, economic, NGOs, unit 6 industry. 

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South African township’s solar-powered cafe

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Entrepreneur converts shipping container into mobile internet shop powered entirely by the sun.

This 2-minute video shows how a an enterpreneur has made his business (an internet cafe) self-sufficient, not relying much on external infrastruture.  Modern Africa has advanced beyond what many in the developed world acknowledge and is beyond some the old stereotypes of that characterize how people view the ‘Dark Continent.’ 

 

Tags: Africa, technology, development, video.

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Uganda considering genetically modified organisms to stave off crop disaste

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uganda, cassaca, oregon, crops, agriculture, crop disease, africa, genetically modified organisms, gmo, monsanto, environment, global development

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Warming Threatens Africa Food, Asia Water Within Lifetime – Bloomberg

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Montreal Gazette
Warming Threatens Africa Food, Asia Water Within Lifetime
Bloomberg
Global warming of 2 degrees Celsius threatens African food production and Asian water supplies “in our lifetime,” hurting the poorest first, the World Bank said.

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Report: Piracy in West Africa Outstrips… – ABC News

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Voice of America
Report: Piracy in West Africa Outstrips…

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No helping hand for Africa in G8 trade talks – The Conversation

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The Conversation
No helping hand for Africa in G8 trade talks
The Conversation
Tariff-free market access is only granted if this share exceeds some threshold. The second restriction concerns standards.

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Building a venture from scratch not for the faint-hearted, says gourmet tea entrepreneur

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Cote d’Ivoire-born Swaady Martin-Leke is the founder and CEO of YSWARA, a newly launched African tea company that is targeted at the higher-end consumer market. The company is based in South Africa, but sources its teas from across the continent. According to Martin-Leke, the luxury market in Africa offers increasing opportunities with the steady growth in the African middle class and discretionary income.

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Africa’s emerging middle class is the world’s fastest growing

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After years of headlines about Africa‘s poverty, its emerging middle class is now grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and an expanding pool of consumers for market-hungry retailers.

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Africa’s rise is real says Ernst & Young

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Africa attractiveness survey 2013; Getting down to business Despite some ongoing skepticism, the past decade has been one of robust and sustained growth in Africa.

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Oil and natural gas exploration in East Africa – The Ecologist

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Oil and natural gas exploration in East Africa The Ecologist Kochzius says: “Protecting coastal habitats, such as coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves, is a vital interest of East African nations, because these habitats support the livelihood of…

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