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Thirty-six African countries were among the 142 covered in the 2013 Global Innovation Index (GII 2013). The theme for this year's index was  "The...

 RANKCITYMILLIONAIRES 2012MILLIONAIRES 2020GROWTH1Johannesburg, South Africa23,40030,6003.4%2Cairo, Egypt12,30015,0002.4%3Lagos, Nigeria9,80015,8006.2%4Cape Town, South Africa9,00011,7003.3%5Nairobi, Kenya5,0008,1006.3%6Durban, South Africa2,7003,6003.7%7Casablanca, Morocco2,7003,8004.5%8Pretoria, South Africa2,5003,4003.5%9Luanda, Angola (pictured above)2,4003,8006.0%10Algiers, Algeria2,3003,5005.0%* Number of individuals with...

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...

 CITYGLOBAL RANK/120AFRICA RANKSCORE/100CHANGE FROM 2012Johannesburg,South Africa 66 1 50.5 +3.5Cape Town, S.A.77247.4+ 4.8Durban, S.A.95342.9+2.9Cairo, Egypt106438.5+3.5Nairobi, Kenya112536.9+1.0Alexandria, Egypt117634.6+4.6Lagos, Nigeria119729.0+0.1Source: Economist Intelligence Unit  

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

  AIRPORT COUNTRY PASSENGERS/YR 2011 % CHANGE FROM 2010 OR Tambo International South Africa 18,922,346 + 2.9% Cairo International Egypt 13,037,541 -19.3% Cape Town International South Africa 8,436,562 +4.1% Mohammed V International Morocco 7,290,314 +0.6% Murtala Muhammed International Nigeria 6,748,290 +7.6% Hurghada International Egypt 5,875,423 -25.9% Jomo Kenyatta International Kenya 5,803,635 +5.8% Sharm el-Sheikh International Egypt 5,476,388 -27% Bole International Ethiopia 5,054,213 +25% King Shaka...

  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...

  NAME, TITLE, ORGANIZATION   COUNTRY INDUSTRY SECTOR   Mike Adenuga Jnr., Chairman, Conoil & Globacom   Nigeria   Oil, telecommunications, banking     Abdeslam Ahizoune, Chairman/CEO, Maroc Telecom   Morocco Telecommunications   Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi CEO, Derba; Svenska Petroleum Exploration   Ethiopia/Saudi Arabia   Oil, gold mines   Mrs....

Diamonds. Almost 65 percent of the world diamonds come from Africa, with the main diamond producing countries being  Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Sierra Leone.Gold....

According to the World Nuclear Association, an umbrella group for individuals and organizations in the nuclear profession, the use of nuclear power to generate...