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May 29, 2012

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AFRICA INVESTMENT: Africa's emerging middle class drives growth and democracy

By Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - After years of headlines about Africa's poverty, its emerging middle class is now grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and an expanding pool of consumers for market-hungry retailers. Consumer demand is a motor of Africa's economic and investment surge, and analysts see middle class buyers with swelling disposable...

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Africa's emerging middle class drives growth and democracy

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As pope resigns, Africa hopes for rise of its own

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Catholic worshippers and clergy in in Africa, where the church is rapidly growing, greeted the news Monday of Pope Benedict XVI's impending retirement with surprise, respect, and

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As pope resigns, Africa hopes for rise of its own

Catholic worshippers and clergy in Africa, where the church is rapidly growing, greeted the news Monday of Pope Benedict XVI's impending retirement with surprise, respect, and a question: Coul…

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As pope resigns, Africa hopes for rise of its own

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As pope resigns, Africa hopes for rise of its own

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Catholic worshippers and clergy in Africa, where the church is rapidly growing, greeted the news Monday of Pope Benedict XVI's impending retirement with surprise, respect, and a question: Could the next pontiff be from their continent?

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Africa's emerging middle class drives growth and democracy

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - After years of headlines about Africa's poverty, its emerging middle class is now grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and an expanding pool of consumers for market-hungry retailers.

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As pope resigns, Africa hopes for rise of its own

Catholic worshippers and clergy in Africa, where the church is rapidly growing, greeted the news Monday of Pope Benedict XVI's impending retirement with surprise, respect, and a question: Could the next pontiff be from their continent? Some 176 million people in Africa are Catholic — roughly a third of all Christians across the continent — according to a December 2011 study...

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Analysis: Africa's rise pays out dividends for democracy

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa is rising not only on the growth charts of economists.

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VIDEO: Need to Know: Chinese media in Africa

Ahead of the new Chinese president's first visit to Africa on 24 March, BBC Monitoring's Mathias Muindi explores China's growing media presence in the continent.

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