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THE AFRICA
YOU SELDOM OR NEVER SEE
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Hands On - Africa
Works
Anita Roddick, Founder, The Body Shop: "Corrupt, violent,
badly ruled. That's the Africa we always seem to see on our
TV screens. Unless corporations are in for mega-profits from
natural resources, why would they ever be there or want to
invest there? Lack of investment is one very important
reason why Africa remains so poor. So in this issue of Hands
On, we travel the length and breadth of the continent to
show you the Africa you so seldom see: one bursting with
social entrepreneurs, creativity and invention." More->
A Changing Continent
The Africa You Never See
By Carol Pineau
Washington Post
In the waiting area of a large office complex in Accra,
Ghana, it's standing room only as citizens with bundles of
cash line up to buy shares of a mutual fund that has yielded
an average 60 percent annually for the past seven years.
They're entrusting their hard-earned cash to a local company
called Databank, which invests in stock markets in Ghana,
Nigeria, Botswana and Kenya that consistently rank among the
world's top growth markets. Chances are you haven't read or
heard anything about Databank in your daily newspaper or on
the evening news, where the little coverage of Africa that's
offered focuses almost exclusively on the negative -- the
virulent spread of HIV/AIDS, genocide in Darfur and the
chaos of Zimbabwe. Yes, Africa is a land of wars, poverty
and corruption. The situation in places like Darfur, Sudan,
desperately cries out for more media attention and
international action. But Africa is also a land of stock
markets, high rises, Internet cafes and a growing middle
class. This is the part of Africa that functions. And this
Africa also needs media attention, if it's to have any
chance of fully joining the global economy. More->
Africa: Open for Business
Carol Pineau, a journalist with more than 10 years'
experience reporting on Africa, is the producer and director
of the film Africa: Open for Business, which aired worldwide
on the BBC in May 2006 and has been released for purchase on
DVD at Africa:
Open for Business..
"Aerial
Highway" Critical for poor countries
From
Airline Industry. Without a rational "Aerial Highways"
system lifting tourists in and flying goods and services out
to global markets, the world's poorer countries will be
"sentenced to abject poverty," said the head of a
development agency. Speaking this week to European aviation
chiefs assembled in Oslo, Lelei LeLaulu, president of
Counterpart International, observed terrestrial highways,
roads and bridges are recognised as essential components of
infrastructure responsible for turning new frontiers into
thriving communities as goods and commodities were
transported to markets. More->
African Growth and Opportunity
Act
"In just four years,
the African Growth and Opportunity Act has shown the power
of free markets to improve the lives of people in both the
United States and Africa. By reducing barriers to trade,
this law has increased export, created jobs, and expanded
opportunity for Africans and Americans alike. It has given
American businesses greater confidence to invest in Africa,
and encouraged African nations to reform their economies and
governments to take advantage of the opportunities that AGOA
provides." President George W. Bush. Full
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