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Finding value in land and crops Private equity firms which used to stay away from anything to do with agriculture, are flocking to buy land and add value to agricultural output.

‘Agrologistics’ at home and abroad Focusing on satisfying local markets rather than foreign demand may be the best way to start the virtuous circle that farmers need in order to expand.

Finance: The taps of credit run dry As African credit markets begin to dry up, companies and governments anticipate a difficult year ahead

Mines, Transport and power needed The mining industry is a major earner of foreign exchange, but energy and transport constraints will hold the sector back.

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Premium badgeEXCLUSIVE: US Veteran diplomat Johnnie Carson races to enact Biden’s Africa agenda Having just turned 80 in April, veteran US diplomat Johnnie Carson shows no signs of slowing down.

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'Political persecution'

Premium badgeAngola: Unitel targets Isabel dos Santos in London court Unitel, once run by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of late Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, is demanding the repayment of around $400m wort...
© Moroccan employees work in the new Renault factory in Melloussa, 30 km (19 miles) from Tangiers February 9, 2012. French car maker Renault opened a sprawling low-cost Moroccan factory on Thursday, taking aim at strong European demand for no-frills vehicles in a bid to buck the overall decline in the region’s car market. REUTERS/Stringer

our chance

Premium badgeWhat if Africa tried the Chinese model to eradicate poverty? From 2013 to 2021, nearly 100 million Chinese people broke free from poverty. So it should be possible to restore hope and dignity to millions of Afri...
© File photo of veteran US diplomat and Africanist Johnnie Carson. (Chatham House/WikimediaCommons)

Promise keeper

Premium badgeEXCLUSIVE: US Veteran diplomat Johnnie Carson races to enact Biden’s Africa agenda Having just turned 80 in April, veteran US diplomat Johnnie Carson shows no signs of slowing down.

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