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Baidu has partnered French telco Orange to launch an Android browser for Africa and the Middle East
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Baidu targets Africa with Orange tie-up

Baidu, the Chinese search engine, is building its international mobile footprint through a partnership with Orange in the Middle East and Africa

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

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 

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

Wind turbine
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Renewable energy: The answer to Africa's power deficit?

There are hopes that renewable energy might help address the continent's power shortages, but scale remains an issue.

Koidu, capital of the diamond-rich Kono district, eastern Sierra Leone,
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Interview: Nena Stoiljkovic

The IFC’s vice president of business advisory services speaks to This is Africa on investing in post-conflict states

Kenyans talk on their cellular phones in downtown Nairobi
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Counterfeits: Brand protection in Africa

The counterfeit industry has grown, turning brand protection into a big business

Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the LSE
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Nigerian companies lured by London Stock Exchange

Firms from the continent’s second biggest economy are being tempted by the liquidity, investor base, and profile of the LSE

Ratings
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Moody’s: New ratings for Africa

Outlooks for Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia are stable, rating agency says

Housing
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Democratising Ghana’s housing market

While the prospects for the sector in Ghana are strong, many remain excluded from home ownership.

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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

Access+

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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