Articles tagged with: African Success
Economies are growing, émigrés returning and attitudes towards corruption beginning to change. Jonathan Dimbleby reports on a continent in transition .
Again and again, at every level, people told …
Foreign consumer-goods companies including Coca-Cola Co., Nestlé SA and Unilever PLC have been in Africa for decades without much competition from local players. Now, home-grown companies are expanding aggressively across the continent, …
The writer ( Obiageli K. Ezekwesili) is the World Bank Vice President for the Africa region.
Africa, south of the Sahara, today faces its brightest prospects in a generation.
Before dismissing this statement as yet …
The UN Economic Commission for Africa reports that growth on the continent could top 4.8 per cent in 2010 after dipping by over 2 per cent in 2009.
UNECA and the African Union Commission …
A musical about Nigeria’s most famous musician Fela Kuti is proving to be a surprising hit on Broadway, despite the lack of big stars or hit songs.
There is a moment in the show …
Cheetah Blog Comment: This is the kind of reporting that should be done more often about the continent.
Downtown Nairobi is in stark contrast to the images of famine and war that often represent …
Africa does many things badly, but one thing especially well. It has perhaps unparalleled ability to reconcile and overcome painful divisions in the aftermath of conflict.
I was reminded of this last week, …
It might surprise some that African business leaders are much more optimistic than the global average, which is what a new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers shows.
The study, for which hundreds of executives were surveyed, …
Investment in Africa from countries such as China and India has rekindled optimism in a continent that sits on the world’s biggest deposits of platinum, chrome and diamonds, attracting a record number …
ShakiraOfficialForum — April 21, 2010 — We are pleased to share with you the final version of the song “Waka Waka”, chosen by the FIFA to be the Official Song of the upcoming World Cup. …
