Lucien-with-subtitleA reality check on Canadian mining in Africa

It seems that every time you read or hear about Canadian mining in Africa, it's negative toward the industry. But Canadian mining operations in Africa are providing jobs to local people and taxes, dividends and royalties to local governments. It seems that every time you read or hear about Canadian mining in Africa, it prompts [...]

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Monthly African Indicators: Economic research by CCAfrica

Investissements BAD thumbnail African Development Bank Investments Thursday August 11th, 2011

Africa's economic growth accelerated after 2000, making it the world's thrid-fastest growing region. The following MAI indicates the total AfDB funding by african country as well as the progress being made in African governance.    


Import-Export 2010 - FR thumbnail Imports and Exports of 2010 Wednesday August 10th, 2011

The Canadian Council on Africa has mapped out Africa's exports and imports to find that a few countries, namely Algeria, Angola and Zambia have benefited from a trade surplus in 2010.    


Latest News On Africa

Mali junta agrees to keep interim leader until elections
Sunday May 20th, 2012

The chief negotiator for Ecowas says Mali’s junta has accepted that the current interim president will stay in office until new elections can be held.

Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies
Sunday May 20th, 2012

The former intelligence officer convicted of bombing a flight over Lockerbie, Scotland – which killed 270 people – has died, says his brother.

Mugabe ‘the glue holding Zim together’, says former minister
Sunday May 20th, 2012

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reportedly told a former government minister that he wants to retire, but fears his party would disintegrate.

MALI: Interim Mali president to lead transition
Sunday May 20th, 2012

Leaders of Mali’s coup said they respected the decision of West African bloc ECOWAS to keep interim President Dioncounda Traoré in power until general elections are held. Mali was thrust into turmoil on March 22 following a military coup.

LIBYA – TERRORISM: Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya, brother says
Sunday May 20th, 2012

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing that killed 270 people over Scotland, died on Sunday, his brother said. Megrahi had been in Libya since his release from prison in 2009 on compassionate grounds owing to ill health.

Diageo Invests in Sustainable Agriculture
Sunday May 20th, 2012

This new investment was announced at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum

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