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Africa’s economic growth in 2016 was driven by East Africa
While the continent’s major economies were hit by the fall in commodity prices in 2016, Africa retained its position as the second-fastest growing continent globally recording an average of 2.2% GDP increase, behind only South Asia, according to the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).
Much of Africa’s increase in 2016, AfDB says, was driven by East Africa where several nations recorded “strong performances.” In general, of the continent’s sub-regions, East Africa posted the highest increase rate with 5.3%, led by Ethiopia.
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Africa property offers rich pickings for the brave
Some property pundits believe there are major opportunities for investors or companies on the continent.
While most pundits will acknowledge that the saying “Africa is not for sissies” rings authentic at the same time as it comes to property investment , some commentators believe that there are major opportunities for investors on the continent.
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Bill Gates sees US likely to maintain aid levels for Africa
The US will probably maintain its current levels of aid to Africa despite President Donald Trump’s proposals to slash funding, according to Bill Gates, the world’s richest man.
Trump said in May his government would no longer allocate funding for family planning, a move that has the potential to undermine aid programs in the poorest nations in the world. However, with Congress in control of the budget, it’s unlikely that all cuts proposed by the Trump government will go ahead next year, Gates said in an interview in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital.
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- Key Facts
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Full name: Central African Republic
Population: 4.5 million (UN, 2011)
Area: 622,984 sq km (240,535 sq miles)
Major languages: French, Sangho (lingua franca)
Major religions: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs
Life expectancy: 48 years (men), 51 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc = 100 centimes
Main exports: Diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco
GNI per capita: US $470 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .cf
International dialling code: +236
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Africa's Relationship With China Is Ancient History
2017/07/02In 2002 South Africa's Parliament unveiled a digital reproduction of a map - of China, the Middle East and Africa - that some speculated could be the initial map of the African continent. The Da Ming Hun Yi Tu - the Comprehensive Map of the Great Ming Empire - was drawn up around 1389 during the Ming Dynasty, according to historian Hyunhee Park.
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Climate change laws around the world
2017/05/14There has been a 20-fold increase in the number of global climate change laws since 1997, according to the most comprehensive database of relevant policy and legislation.
The database, produced by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Sabin Center on Climate Change Law, includes more than 1,200 relevant policies across 164 countries, which account for 95% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Africa: Making Things Happen at the Bank - 'Not a Talk Shop' - Akin Adesina
2017/07/02Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is focusing on five areas to achieve the African and world goals for a prosperous continent since becoming president of the African Development Bank - Africa's major public financial institution in September 2015. He was a keynote speaker at this month's Corporate Council on Africa's U.S.- Africa Business Summit in Washington D.C. and moderated a lively panel with five African government ministers. He as well received the Gene White Lifetime Succcess Award from the World Child Nutrition Foundation. This week, he was named the 2017 recipient of the World Food Prize, a prestigious honor that includes a $250,000 award. In an interview in Washington, DC, Adesina discussed the Development Bank's ambitious schedule and his vision for attracting the increase capital Africa needs. Posting questions for AllAfrica was Noluthando Crockett-Ntonga.
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President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize
2012/12/18Francois Bozize has been re-elected president of the Central African Republic, according to provisional results released by the electoral commission. The commission said Bozize received 66.08 % of the vote in the January 23 poll, the outcome of which has already been rejected by three of the candidates. Counting began last week a day after the three — former premier Martin Ziguele, ex-defence minister Jean-Jacques Demafouth and Emile Gros-Raymond Nakombo — described the ballot as a “masquerade.” The trio, amount members of the opposition Collective of Forces for Change
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Outlook for 2016-17
2016/05/29The country (Central African Republic) is situated in Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It has borders with Congo (Kinshasa) for 1577km, Congo (Brazzaville) for 467km, Cameroon for 797km, Sudan for 1165km and Chad for 1197km.
Land in Central African Republic is vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau, scattered hills in northeast and southwest.
Central African land cover an area of 622984 km².Overview
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in central Africa, with a people of 4.5 million. The country’s history has been marked by political instability. In 2013, a major security and humanitarian crisis ravaged the country.
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Bangui
2012/12/18Bangui is the capital of and the major city in the Central African Republic. The majority of the people of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, near Bangui. Though surrounded by Ombella-M'Poko prefecture, it is an independent commune, thus administratively a part of no prefecture.
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