RyanOnAfrica Insights on African politics, business and culture
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The Chinese Boost
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What Kind of Leader will take Africa to Prosperity?
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Winner Takes All-China and the African Continent
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A Tale of Two Countries: Kenya and the CAR
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RIP Chinua Achebe
Can Commodities boost the African Economy?
The United Nations Economic Commission on Africa (UNECA) recently published its 2013 economic report on the African continent. The report entitled “Making the Most of Africa’s Commodities: Industrialising for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation”. The report’s findings led by AU Chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and UN Undersecretary Carlos Lopes. If one was writing this article in Read more…
The Future of the Continent is Somalia
The World Economic Forum has met this past week in Cape Town, South Africa, while in London the UK-Somalia conference was taking place. The two events represent two intersecting themes defining the politics and economics of the continent at the moment. The first is the economic potential of the African continent for international business and Read more…
Is this the end of British influence in Africa?
The UK government announced this past week that it was cutting aid to South Africa; it argued that from now on all relations with the country will be based on trade. The decision has led to an outcry by many charities who work in the country and by South African government representatives themselves. It has Read more…