Thursday, December 5, 2013

'France's Hollande offers Africa new aid and trade ties' - "Africa's time has come" - (We've been hearing this for decades. For example, in the 1970s it was said that Nigeria, rich in natural resources, was to become the democratic economic dynamo that would lead the entire continent. Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, and South Africa were expected to be transformed into wonderful harmonious multicultural 'rainbow nations,' instead of the ever poorer and more corrupt slaughterhouses they have become. The answer? Who knows, but humane population reduction and a return to agrarian tribalism would probably help.)

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 France's Hollande offers Africa new aid and trade ties

PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande told African leaders on Wednesday France was ready to double its aid and trade to the continent over the next five years.
The target, announced at a conference in Paris ahead of the formal opening on Friday of the annual Africa-France summit, is part of an effort by France to win back African business in the face of growing rivalry from China and others.
"Africa's time has come . . .
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