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Economy

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  • EconomyNigerSociety

    In Niger, anti-smuggling efforts risk trading one crisis for another

    By Peter Tinti
    January 13, 2017
    The migrant smuggling industry has brought jobs, stability and wealth to northern Niger. Which is why countering it is fraught with risk. With unprecedented ...
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  • Economy

    Growth, Trump, and debt in Africa: Key economic trends to watch in 2017

    By Razia Khan
    January 9, 2017
    After a challenging 2016, will African economies fare any better in the coming year? In 2016, real GDP growth in sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to ...
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  • EconomySociety

    African manufacturing its own hardware: BRCK internet in a box [Haller Prize 3rd place]

    By Tinashe Mushakavanhu
    January 6, 2017
    This entry was awarded 3rd place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across ...
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  • EconomyUganda

    Museveni says he’s “not excited” about Uganda’s oil. Is anyone anymore?

    By Michael O'Hagan & Liam Taylor
    December 7, 2016
    The discovery of sub-Saharan Africa’s fourth largest oil reserve has been hailed as a panacea to Uganda’s problems. But even at peak production, it ...
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  • Economy

    China loans Africa much less than you think (and four other lessons from a new database)

    By Lina Benabdallah, Winslow Robertson, Yiting Wang
    June 6, 2016
    A detailed new database shines some much-needed light on China-Africa relations Beyond the often astronomical figures thrown around when China’s engagement in Africa is described, ...
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  • Economy

    Carlos Lopes: To industrialise, Africa needs strong but smart states

    By James Wan
    April 26, 2016
    “Africans have not negotiated well in a number of areas…Who’s fault is it? It’s Africa’s problem and they need to address it.” African Arguments ...
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  • CameroonEconomyPolitics

    Virtual mining in Cameroon: How to make a fortune by failing

    By Emmanuel Freudenthal
    March 14, 2016
    Cameroon has a growing portfolio of failed mining projects in which a few well-connected individuals have made millions, all the while the minerals have ...
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  • EconomySouth Africa

    Why South Africa should undo Mandela’s economic deals

    By Patrick Bond
    January 12, 2016
    ANC leaders were not constrained in the 1990s by a desire for economic stability but entered into a pact with Afrikaner nationalists and big ...
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  • AngolaEconomy

    How long can Angola hold on with low oil prices?

    By Rebecca Engebretsen
    December 28, 2015
    Oil was the driving force behind Angola’s economic growth. Now it’s the driving force behind its high inflation, depreciating currency and broader economic crisis. ...
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  • Economy

    Beyond the poverty of poverty reduction: the case of cotton

    By Adam Sneyd
    December 14, 2015
    Africa’s cotton producers still seek a better trade deal. But as the WTO Ministerial meeting convenes in Nairobi, the poverty hurdles are much higher ...
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