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A MicroEnsure agent talks to microfinance clients about microinsurance at a group meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.??Alamy/David Dorey

Microfinance: Good for the poor?

To lift the poor from poverty, create jobs, not loans, critics say
By John Njiraini
Angolan elite enjoy the import of expensive cars as a boy looks on while waiting to fill his container with fuel.??Alamy/Zute Lightfoot

Is Africa the new face of rising wealth and opulence?

Big money and lavish lifestyles mark newly-minted millionaires
By John Njiraini
The Shining Century Textile company in Maseru, Lesotho. Photo: World Bank/John Hogg

AGOA: The US–Africa trade dilemma

Has the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act run its course?
By John Njiraini