2008 will long be remembered as the year that first raised the global economy to peaks of achievement then brought it crashing to the ground. While the world struggles to shore up crumbling economies, Africa has not been immune, although... More...
Sir David King, until the end of 2007 the chief scientific adviser to the British government, thinks Africa is not able to feed itself because we have rejected GM crops. Sir David spoke at the British Association for the Advancement... More...
The Middle East and North Africa or MENA region, sitting on 66% and 46%, respectively, of the world’s collective crude oil and natural gas reserves, during 2008 again outpaced global expansion for the ninth year in a row, with real... More...
As the leading emerging markets in South-East Asia begin to falter under the impact of the global credit crunch and contracting European and US economies, Africa is attracting an increasing volume of private capital. In fact, private capital flows are...
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La Chine n’est pas un pays comme les autres: avec une population de plus d’1.3 milliard d’habitants, le géant asiatique existe depuis plus de 5000 ans. C'est l'Etat-nation centralisé, le plus vieux au monde. Il l'est depuis plus de deux...
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