Although southern Africa has been consistently inhabited for tens of thousands of years, South Africa’s modern history traces back most directly to the aboriginal Khoisan. The majority of modern South Africa’s black population is descended from a mix of ethnic groups, including the Bantu, who migrated from elsewhere in Africa over the past 2500...
One of West Africa’s most politically stable countries, with equally strong macroeconomic fundamentals, Ghana has a relatively high per capita GDP due in part to its sizeable gold and cocoa production, which will increase in the coming years as the country begins to pump its modest oil reserves. The economy quadrupled in size during the 2000s and a...
Regional events are forcing Jordan to look past its traditional sources of energy, both in terms of feedstock and physical location. Disruptions in the supply of natural gas to the kingdom coupled with rising costs, mean it may look elsewhere for feedstock, while also pushing forward with its own nuclear energy programme.
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