Despite its wealth of natural resources and investment potential, South Africa is suffering a severe shortage of human capital, particularly in engineering and electronics-based sectors. Karen E Thuermerreports on what is being done to address this problem
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Rwanda: Open for business
Rwanda's economic growth, efforts to tackle corruption and improving relations with its neighbours are making it a prime draw for investors, its prime minister tells Spencer Anderson
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Australian mining firms extend presence in Africa
Australian mining and resources companies are increasingly looking to Africa as home opportunities dwindle
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/ Middle East & Africa
View from the Middle East and Africa April/May
The Middle East and Africa stands to benefit from improved food security and increased tourist flows, writes Lucia Dore
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/ Middle East & Africa
Instability rocks MENA FDI outlook
Continuing political instability in the Middle East and north Africa has cast a pall over the region's investment potential
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/ Middle East & Africa
/ Egypt
New supervisor for GAFI
Egyptian cabinet to rule over country's investment authority
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/ Gabon
Gabon ready to kick on
Francophone Gabon is not the most high-profile of African countries, but with a new prime minister, the hosting of a major football tournament and investors being drawn to its resource-rich land, could that change?
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/ UAE
Dubai investment falls, but still top MEA destination
Dubai’s investment project numbers fell in 2010, but the city is still the top destination for FDI in the Middle East and Africa region
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/ South Africa
Chinese FDI into Africa set to jump by 70%
Figures show that investment from China into Africa has been growing rapidly in recent years and is set to continue
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Breaking free: Somaliland strives for recognition
The president of Somaliland visited London recently to promote FDI into the unrecognised republic. Spencer Anderson spoke exclusively with the new leader about his dreams of achieving UN recognition, and his five-year plan for economic growth
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