Photostories: Growth Economy
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Teledensity explosion
A mobile for everyone
Nokia’s ‘only connect’ handshake animation hand painted in a street advert, Mbarara, Uganda. In 2012 there were 16,356,387 mobile subscriptions in Uganda. Handset and airtime retailers are ubiquitous and
Elsewhere: Growth Economy
Research scrapbook
Liberia bans motorcycle taxis in Monrovia
bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa
forcing hundreds of commuters to walk to work
The China in Africa Podcast
itunes.apple.com/podcast
Discussion on China's engagement across Africa hosted by veteran journalists Eric Olander in Paris and Cobus van Staden in Cape Town
South Africa losing to Kenya tech?
www.techcentral.co.za
Post 1994 international technology companies invested in South Africa as the “gateway to Africa”. Perceptions are shifting.
African Billionaires 2013
forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe
A record 1,426 billionaires made it to FORBES’ annual ranking of the world’s richest people. African billionaires occupied a little over 1% of the positions on the list.
Nigeria: Africa’s largest economy in 2 years
sweetcrudereports.com
Nigeria’s economy is set to grow 6.8% this year, up from an estimated 6.6% in 2012
USA and Chinese Engagement in Africa
chinaafricarealstory.com
Deborah Brautigam: - "by far the best single analysis I have seen on China-Africa-US engagement in Africa."
Ghana as the ‘Bangalore’ of West Africa
howwemadeitinafrica.com
A proposed US$100 million technology park to be built in Accra – interview with Eric Osiakwan, director of Ghana Cyber City.
Google Trader comes to Kenya
http://google-africa.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/google-trader-comes-to-kenya.html
After the pilot launch in Uganda and the exciting launch in Ghana, we are excited to announce the launch of Google Trader in Kenya.