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Modern African Tale- With a happy Ending

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She gave the world civilization thousands of years ago. Math, philosophy, art, theater, architecture name it, all came from her. Better yet -she is the origin of mankind as we know it.  Well, now she is back in full steam.

Beyond the mainstream media images of poverty and famine lies a vibrant class of Africans who live a typical American life or better.

Wielding network cell phones, brandishing high-speed-enabled laptops even occasionally flashing a cup of foamy-latte-macchiato just to prove a point, this group of young Africans is unstoppable. This is not your daddy’s Africa more

Poverty for sale by Non-Owner.

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 Most Americans and Europeans know very little about  Africa and its people. It is also unfortunate that whatever little they know is from biased movies and cable documentaries. They see one hungry, war-mangled African country not 54 independent states. Movies are meant to entertain so they naturally twist the reality or present only elements that produce the desired shock effect. In the process Africans are portrayed as unintelligent and primitive people waiting for foreign heroes to rescue them. On television, documentaries more

1000 Handout-Free Ways To Help Africa

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Billions of dollars have been poured into Africa for the last 50 years by donor nations, charities and Africans living abroad. This has benefited very few. The results dictate a need for a swift change of strategy to a more sustainable one-private enterprise. One of the major obstacles of African attempt to attract investors and tourists is the unbalanced reporting and gross negative portrayal of Africa by the western media. Negatives images attract donors. This has driven most investors to India ,China and other Asian countries. Most western investors...more

Some Countries Investing In Africa

Author: Audrina Majella

Aside from China, there are also other countries making investments in Africa. The "Sleeping Giant" is being noted in so many business magazines, by many business experts because of what it gained from the black continent. China is the newest talk of the town, not only that it gets juice from the world's second largest continent, also, it brings aid to the region's dying situation. But it is not just China that is helping Africa. Investing in the continent is infamous in the whole globe. From every continent, numerous countries have sighted the potential of Africa, pulling them to invest on different sectors like agriculture, infrastructure (which was dominated by China), telecommunications, education, mining and oil industry etc..

India and UAE are currently on partnership with some African countries, working on the development of the telecommunications industry. India's Essar Group has some eye on the African telecom business. The India based has had talks with UAE's Dhabi Group, an investment firm led by an Abu Dhabi Royal family. The two sides signed a preliminary agreement in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Standard Chartered Bank is acting as financial advisor to the Dhabi Group. Their prospect country is Uganda and the rest of West Africa. Since Africa is considered as one of the least penetrated by telecom markets, a lot of investments are coming because there is a potential growth.

Japan is also doing business with Africa. Just last year, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was held in Yokohama, Japan. The conference tackled the issues of ending poverty in Africa. The outcome of the conference will be fed into the later summit's deliberations - which highlight "development and Africa" as one of the principal themes.

Russia is also reviving its affair with the region. Moscow can no longer miss its love affair with several African countries, way back in 1960's. And so, they start investing again on minerals of the region. According to rough estimates, the investments of four companies alone - Rusal, Nornikel, Alrosa and Renova - in Sub-Saharan Africa constitute about $5bn. Others are also active, including metal group Evraz, oil giant Lukoil and a number of banks. he Russian firms that are particularly active in Africa are those involved in exploration and production of mineral resources - known as "upstream" companies. However, they face tough and constantly-growing competition.

Germany is another European investment in Africa. German companies is actually one of those big providers of jobs for people. Their investment concentrates more on the oil and agriculture industry.

Jordan, Yemen and Lebanon are other three countries that have investments in Africa. They have been working on the development on the water resource of the region, with investments almost counting to $1.5 billion just within three years.

Canada has also closed US$212 million investment fund for Africa. The Fund focuses on making mid-market private equity investments across Africa in transactions ranging from buyouts to expansion and high growth capital opportunities across a range of sectors.

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