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5 March 2020

Shadow of debt over Mombasa port

Kenya’s Mombasa port, the gateway to East and Central Africa, has enabled the Chinese to gain better access to resources in the region and export destinations within Africa through the Belt and Road Initiative. A recent visit offered insights into some of the shortcomings of increasing Chinese investments in the region – and the scope for other countries to step in

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31 January 2014

African Union: accelerating agriculture

At the just-concluded African Union Summit in Ethiopia, speakers discussed the urgent need to focus on agriculture – which remains central to the African economies – by increasing investments and productivity. The summit was a time for reflection on the state of a sector that can transform the continent

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12 November 2011

Notes from Kenya, Day 2: Meeting the Maasai

Magadi, a company town, is the second largest source of soda in the world – Kenya’s prime natural resource. Mark Hannant, a communications consultant, writes to us from Kenya, interviews executives from the Magadi Soda Company and also people from the local Maasai communities.

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9 November 2011

Notes from Kenya, Day 1: Lake Magadi

Magadi, a company town, is the second largest source of soda in the world – Kenya’s prime natural resource. Mark Hannant, a communications consultant, writes to us from Kenya, interviews executives from the Magadi Soda Company and also people from the local Maasai communities.