CLIMATE Change To Cost Africa’s Economies
Adapting to climate change could cost the African continent around USD 7-15 billion per year by 2020, says the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Policy makers are gripped by global warming...
View ArticleThe So Called Brain Drain Proving A Net GAIN for Africa
More than Just Sending Money Home: Engaging the Diaspora as a Priority for Africa’s Development. In Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2013. Anne W. Kamau and Mwangi S. Kimenyi....
View ArticleYouth Unemployment in Africa: A Ticking Time BOMB!
Senegalese opposition politicians denounced the country’s high unemployment rate to mobilize youth against former President Abdoulaye Wade in the country’s 2012 presidential election. Joblessness was...
View ArticleChina Promises Africa $1 Trillion, But The True Sum May Never Be Known
China has pledged to provide $1 trillion in financing (paywall) to countries in Africa over the next 12 years. Speaking at a summit in Hong Kong, Zhao Changhui of China’s state-owned Export-Import...
View ArticleAfrica’s Economic Growth Miracle Is Real
You should know by now that African economies are growing. Almost every continental analysis leads with impressive data: economic growth rates hover at an impressive 6%; combined GDP will hit...
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