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DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA

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Harare, Zimbabwe
Produced by the Knowledge and Learning Department
The African Capacity Building Foundation
First printing September 2017

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Africa can win the fight against poverty if it can keep its resources onshore

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Posted By Leonce Ndikumana [1]

The growth surge observed in Africa before the global financial crisis (about 6 percent real GDP growth rate during 2001-2008) and its resilience during the crisis (2.8 percent growth) continue to nurture optimism with regard to the continent’s future economic prospects. These developments feed hopes that ‘Yes, Africa can’ [2][1] [3] win the war against poverty, hunger, and deprivation.

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11.09.09 IPS: ECONOMY: "Africa Is Paying Most for a Crisis Not of its Making"

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Stanley Kwenda

KINSHASA, Sep 11 (IPS) – The global economic crisis has hit the African continent especially hard despite not being involved in its making, civil society organisations gathered in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo heard at the fifth people’s summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Blue Ribbon Capital Corp. announces details of qualifying transaction with Kilo Goldmines Inc.

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TORONTO, Aug. 27 /CNW Telbec/ – Further to its preliminary news release
of September 27, 2007 and a subsequent press release issued on May 12, 2008,
BLUE RIBBON CAPITAL CORP. (TSX-V: BRQ.P – "Blue Ribbon"), a capital pool
company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an arm's length
binding letter agreement (the "Agreement") with Kilo Goldmines Inc. ("Kilo"),
originally dated September 27, 2007, as amended on April 12, 2008, pursuant to
which it has agreed to acquire, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Kilo Goldmines Inc. (the "Kilo Shares"). The acquisition
of Kilo will be Blue Ribbon's qualifying transaction (the "Qualifying
Transaction") pursuant to the rules and policies of the TSX Venture Exchange
(the "Exchange") and will result in the listing of Blue Ribbon as a Tier 2
Resource Issuer.

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