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Blogs - Adam Curtis - PARADIABOLICAL. Africa Portal. Africa Business News & Events - Vigorous Debates on African Politics and Business. African economies rising – but are they taking the people with them? – By Richard Dowden. How long before Africa's demographic dividend becomes a disaster - scaring away investors for another generation?

African economies rising – but are they taking the people with them? – By Richard Dowden

After 26 years of the most horrific war, Liberia seems to have settled down despite noisy disenchantment with the rule of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, now in her second term. I recently attended a conference on Liberia for some 300 investors and potential investors. During this, I heard very many positive statements from companies that have already invested in the country and praise for the remarkable recovery it has made since the war finally ended in 2003.

Africa's Growth Prospects in a European Mirror: A Historical Perspective.

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