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Africa: Sleeping giants

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 @ 17:32 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

Countries:: Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda
Topics:: Business, Development, Economics, Technology
Languages:: English

Bankelele wonders whether Africa has to reform or develop: “Rwanda is on the fast path to being an ICT powerhouse. They may get there, but we have the beach, undersea cable etc. - all we have to do is wait to benefit from them. Uganda and Sudan have oil – but so what? It will have to pass through here.”

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