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  • South Africa’s Agriculture

    • May 9, 2016
    • Posted by: admin
    • Category: Africa, Southern Africa
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    South Africa is in the southernmost part of the African continent, bordering six (6) countries: Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe to the north, Mozambique and Swaziland to the east and surrounding the kingdom of Lesotho. The country’s climatic condition is mainly semiarid; subtropical along east coast and characterized by sunny days and cold nights.[1] The World

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  • Dream and reality about mining opportunities in Africa

    • September 27, 2013
    • Posted by: Rachid MOUCHAOUCHE
    • Category: Africa, Natural Resources & Energy
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    The African continent is often considered as a place of great opportunities for mining resources. But, figures show a different reality: the African continent accounts for 5.5% of the world total production in 2011[1], behind Asia (58.2%), Northern Americas (14.5%), Europe (9.9%) and Southern Americas (7.0%) and close to Australia (4.9%). This apparent contradiction is

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  • What’s new: Top 10 African countries of the future 2013/2014

    • August 14, 2013
    • Posted by: Zakaria DIAKITE
    • Category: Africa
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    According to fDi Magazine (a division of The Financial Times), South Africa has been crowned as the African country of the future for 2013/2014, with Morocco in second position and Mauritius in third. This ranking takes into account 6 key indicators with data gathered from 55 countries: Economic potential, Labour environment, Cost-effectiveness, Infrastructure, Business friendliness

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