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The Economist: The World In 2011. Africa Focus.

Essential reading for any economist, is the seminal The Economist: The World In series. The 2011 edition has just been released, and just like Development Afrique  did last year covering the 2010 edition, so we shall look at what was … Continue reading

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Interest In African Farmland: World Bank Report.

Developmentafrique, in one of it’s first posts, looked at the emerging investment going into Africa, namely land investments for energy and food security. The global financial crisis allowed deals to go through under the radar, but now that the effects … Continue reading

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Water Scarcity In High Risk African Countries.

In a month where the World Water Week, and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit take place, the issue of water will be of crucial importance to African Development in the coming decades. Water is a basic human right, passed … Continue reading

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East African Community: Common Market Launched.

The East African Community launched the common market on 1 July 2010, the 4th out of 6 steps the trading area will take before full economic integration. As posted earlier on this website, this really marks an exciting time for … Continue reading

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