In Case You Missed It: 2/29/16 — 3/06/16

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. In this week’s news, old guns pro­vide a new eco­nom­ic prospect, and Africa’s mil­lion­aires are on the rise. Ango­la Recy­cles Old Guns To Cre­ate Steel Mill Four­teen years after the end of Ango­la’s decades-long civ­il war, the coun­try has…

In Case You Missed It 10/26/15 — 11/1/15

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week brings news of a beer merg­er which impacts con­sumers in Africa, a change in AGOA trade ben­e­fits, and ter­ror in Soma­lia.   Beer Merg­er Hints at Eco­nom­ic Change Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to pay $100…

Global financial crisis may slow growth in poor nations

U.S. Pres­i­dent Barack Oba­ma has called it “the worst finan­cial cri­sis in our life time.” You can call any­thing you like; the cri­sis of a gen­er­a­tion, the trick­­le-down effects of the sub-prime mort­gage lend­ing mess, or what­ev­er, but the glob­al finan­cial cri­sis is hit­ting not only the Unit­ed States but all coun­tries around the world. It may…