Monthly African Indicators: Economic research by CCAfrica
African Development Bank Investments
Thursday August 11th, 2011Africa'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.
Imports and Exports of 2010
Wednesday August 10th, 2011The 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 electionsSunday 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 diesSunday 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 ministerSunday 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 transitionSunday 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 saysSunday 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 AgricultureSunday 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
