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Luanda business district
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Rise of the African Sovereign Wealth Fund

Africa's major oil producers wade into the global SWF game, with ambitious plans to boost domestic growth.

Angel Gurria.
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Interview: Ángel Gurría

This Is Africa speaks exclusively with the OECD Secretary-General

Sally Osberg
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How social entrepreneurs tap Africa’s greatest resource

"Social entrepreneurs see possibility where others see problems. They are unapologetically ambitious, setting their sights not just on incremental improvements but on systems-level transformation." writes Sally Osberg, president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation.

Luanda, Angola
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Sub-Saharan sovereigns: who to watch in 2013

High commodity prices could help Mozambique, Angola and Gabon on their way to sovereign rating upgrades by 2014, according to Fitch

Tahrir, Cairo
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Up for debate: How can Egypt build and accelerate an inclusive development model for all of its citizens moving forward?

Influential voices on what it will take to meet the expectations of the revolution.

Nigerians gather during a protest against the scrapping of fuel subsidy
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Legal roundup: December / January

Drawing on the latest legal and regulatory developments, This is Africa presents investment-related intelligence covering business reforms and legal news on the continent

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins Speaks To Blackberry
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Africa: The answer to BlackBerry's woes?

As it prepares to release more moribund figures, RIM is looking to Africa for insulation 

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Quizzing African GDP stats

African GDP statistics tell us less than we would like to think about income, poverty and growth. 

Johnnie Walker
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Strong demand for Scotch in Africa bucks trend

Industry data point to slowing sales of Scotch whisky to emerging regions, but global drinks groups are bullish on Africa

China daily sq
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China Daily launches Africa edition

China's media presence in Africa steps up a gear, with the launch of a state-run newspaper focused on Sino-African relations

Sourcing tomorrows supplies  - SABMiller looks to smallholders

This is Africa speaks to Andy Wales, Senior Vice President at SABMiller, on the company's outreach efforts in Africa. 

Special Report: Agriculture Smallholder value chains

Download the special report: 

AGRICULTURE
Smallholder value chains

Content includes:

PRIVATE SECTOR
Commercialising smallholder production
POLICY
Enabling environment is key to growth
COMMENT
Andris Piebalgs, Michael Hailu,Ram Bhavani and Khalid Bomba

 

Transforming Value Chains

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Access+: A focus on education in Africa

This Is Africa takes an in-depth look at the state of education in Africa

Visit our Access+ page for:

  • Learning Barometer - the first region-wide assessment of the state of education in 28 African countries 
  • Video interviews with key figures discussing with the post-Millennium Development Goals outlook

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