Africa in fact issue 20
Ethiopia: new workshop of the world?

Ethiopia: new workshop of the world?

A giant Chinese shoe manufacturer is lacing up for the long run. Will others follow in its footsteps?   Treading a new path By Elissa Jobson At 6.45am the first bus halts outside the main gates of the Eastern...

Can the continent make it?

Can the continent make it?

Africa’s industrialisation Why manufacturing is key to creating jobs and building diversified economies Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana produce 53% of the world’s cocoa. But the supermarket shelves in Abidjan and Accra, their...