As East Africa economies grows, Southern Africa is left behing
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Africa: As East Africa Grows, Southern Africa Is Being Left Behind
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Why is Southern Africa’s economic growth the worst of all Africa’s regions, while East Africa is number one? With an economic growth rate exceeding its population growth, Africa should be achieving economic development advances – but that is not the case. Poverty remains widespread, and there are huge differences in performance between the continent’s five regions. This is influenced by geographic location, structures of individual economies, commodity dependence, regional political dynamics, and resilience to global shocks.
DAR ES SALAAM: ANALYSTS have joined African leaders to acknowledge the African Union (AU) decision to honour Tanzania’s Founding President, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, by building his statue at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nyerere’s statue was unveiled last Sun - day in honour of his unwavering, selfless commitment to fight for Africa’s liberation and