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Africa at crossroads after independence claims both progress and lag
The piece surveys Africa a decade after independence, noting modern skylines and new airports alongside pervasive poverty and illiteracy. It cites Abidjan Accra and Dar es Salaam as signs of change, but warns that growth remains fragile without higher saving, investment, and job creation.
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Aridjan
Ivory Coast
Rankfurter Zietung
le “Igaro
Nairobi
Playboy
la Vie Parisienne
Kinshasa
Dar Es Salaam
Accra
Abidjan
Black Africa
Africa
Miami
Kwame Nkrumah
All Africa
Nkrumaha
Volta River
Organization of African Unity
State Construction Corporation
Nkrumah
Ghana
J. H. Mensah