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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Africa Check: The trouble with statistics about Africa

The Africa growth story is making headlines: Africa's population is rising faster than that of any other region in the world. Its cities are growing. Its middle class is getting bigger. The youth bulge is expanding. China's trade with the African continent is booming and Nigeria – Africa's most populous country, by a factor of two – has overtaken South Africa as the continent's biggest economy. But look a little closer and many things are not quite as they seem. By GEORGINA ALEXANDER and JOHN ENDRES for AFRICA CHECK.



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