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Africa’s millionaires are getting younger and younger, which is not surprising for a continent that has the world’s largest youth population. Close to 70...

RANK CITY COUNTRY 1 Accra Ghana 2 Lusaka Zambia 3 Luanda Angola 4 Dar es Salaam Tanzania 5 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 6 Nairobi Kenya 7 Kampala Uganda 8 Johannesburg South Africa 9 Kinshasa Dem. Republic of Congo 10 Durban South Africa * Rankings are based on data for the following variables from 2009-2011 GDP per capita growth ...

EXCHANGE LOCATION KEY INDEXES WEB SITE   Algiers Stock Exchange/Bourse d’Alger  (DZASE, SGBV)   Algiers, Algeria   * General Index   www.sgbv.dz   Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)   Gaborone, Botswana   * Botswana Gaborone Index/ * Botswana Domestic Companies Index   www.bse.co.bw/   Cape Verde Stock Exchange/Bolsa...

Despite relatively low capitalization, Africa’s equity markets are building a notable presence in globally recognized indices used by investors and portfolio managers to measure...

1. MTN – telecoms (South Africa) 2. Shell – oil & gas (The Netherlands) 3. Coca-Cola – soft drinks (U.S.A.) 4. Nike – sportswear (U.S.A.) 5. Toyota –...

The concept of African Agricultural Growth Corridors was first proposed by the Norwegian fertilizer concern Yara International at the 2008 United Nations General Assembly...

  A 2012 report by international consulting and research firm Frost & Sullivan, titled “Trade Corridors: Key Focus Area for Sub-Saharan African Governments,” says that...

   NAME, TITLE, ORGANIZATION COUNTRY INDUSTRY SECTOR   Wendy Ackerman   South Africa   Retail   Folorunsho Alakija, 61 CEO, Famfa Ltd.   Nigeria   Oil, fashion   Wendy Appelbaum Co-founder, Women’s Investment Portfolio Ltd. (Wipold)   South Africa   Insurance, real estate, investments   Hajia Bola Shagaya CEO, Bolmus...

The construction of hotels, malls and mixed-use buildings is consistent with Africa’s rising middle class coupled with the lack of formal retail infrastructure. Africa’s...

  YEAR   VALUE ($ BILLION)   ACQUIRING ENTITY   HOME COUNTRY   ACQUIRED ENTITY   HOST COUNTRY   SECTOR   2011   $1.200   Investor Group*   Kuwait   Orascom Telecom Tunisie S.A.   Tunisia Telephone communications except radiophone   2009   $1.277   Paulson & Co. Inc.   U.S.   AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.   S. Africa   Gold ores   2007   $3.502   Bain Capital...