Foreign Policy magazine: Seven Questions: The New Africa

19th June, 2008

Long dismissed as a hopeless charity case, Africa is finally starting to see real economic gains.

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Africa is a continent that is on the move. It’s easy if you look at a lot of journals or newspapers to get a one-sided view of what is happening, but in fact there is a lot on the ground that is extremely positive. It’s a continent that is growing a lot faster than North America or Europe, and there are very significant opportunities, particularly in natural resources, but beyond that in telecommunications and a whole range of other industries...

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