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Are you tired of all of doom and gloom stories about Africa? Check out these African success stories compiled by Shanta Devarajan, World Bank Chief Economist for Africa. This was written in August 2009 but I think it's still useful. GI
See also:
• Good News from Ghana
• Africa the Good News
• Africa Rising
• New news out of Africa: uncovering Africa's Renaissance
• I am an African
• Amid Global Gloom, Good News from Africa
by Shanta Devarajan
In recent years, a broad swath of African countries has begun to show a remarkable dynamism. From Mozambique’s impressive growth rate (averaging 8% p.a. for more than a decade) to Kenya’s emergence as a major global supplier of cut flowers, from M-pesa’s mobile phone-based cash transfers to KickStart’s low-cost irrigation technology for small-holder farmers, and from Rwanda’s gorilla tourism to Lagos City’s Bus Rapid Transit system, Africa is seeing a dramatic transformation. This favorable trend is spurred by, among other things, stronger leadership, better governance, an improving business climate, innovation, market-based solutions, a more involved citizenry, and an increasing reliance on home-grown solutions. More and more, Africans are driving African development. The global economic crisis of 2008-09 threatens to undermine the optimism that Africa can harness this dynamism for long-lasting development. In light of this, it might be useful to re-visit recent achievements. The African Successes study aims to do just that.
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