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Strategies & Market Trends : Africa and its Issues- Why Have We Ignored Africa? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: epicure who wrote (152)	7/8/2003 9:54:57 AM
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BUSH IN AFRICA When and where President Bush is going in Africa: Today: Senegal ECONOMY: Senegal's economy is dominated by agriculture, particularly peanut production. PEOPLE: Population is 10.5 million. French is the official language. POLITICS: President Abdoulaye Wade, a longtime opposition leader, came to power in 2000 presidential elections, vowing to improve living standards and spark development. Wednesday: South Africa ECONOMY: South Africa is the largest economy in Africa, with one-third of the continent's GDP. It is the world's largest producer of platinum, gold and chromium. PEOPLE: Population is 44 million. There are 11 official languages, including English and Afrikaans, and nine local languages, including Zulu. POLITICS: Thabo Mbeki won presidential elections in 1999. Unemployment is high. Thursday: Botswana ECONOMY: The economy is dominated by diamond mining. PEOPLE: Population is 1.5 million. English is the official language. POLITICS: President Festus Mogae won democratic elections in 1998. Friday: Uganda ECONOMY: Coffee is Uganda's biggest money-earner. PEOPLE: Population is 24 million. English is the official language, but KiSwahili is widely spoken. POLITICS: Yoweri Museveni won presidential elections in 1996 and 2001, although political parties were banned and all candidates had to run as individuals without the backing of a party. Saturday: Nigeria ECONOMY: Nigeria is Africa's top exporter of oil and the fifth-biggest source of U.S. oil imports. PEOPLE: With a population of 126 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. English is the official language. POLITICS: Olusegun Obasanjo won presidential elections in 1999 and April 2003. He has pledged to fight corruption and mismanagement, and faces an uphill fight to rebuild the petroleum-based economy. AP