In its recently published 2011 Africa attractiveness survey, Ernst & Young identified a selection of African countries with good potential for foreign direct investment (FDI) over the next five years.

1. Angola
Angola’s attractiveness for FDI will remain moderate but is expected to improve between 2011 and 2015. Angola’s oil and mineral reserves will continue to be the main attraction for investors over the next five years. Enriched by the oil wealth, the country’s growing middle class will also be attractive to investors looking for new markets. But current levels of income inequality, skills shortages, underdeveloped infrastructure, and bureaucracy are all hindering efforts to attract foreign investment. As a result most FDI in Angola is likely to be focused on the natural resource sectors for the foreseeable future. Although Angola will receive a significant amount of FDI over the next five years, its expected concentration in the oil sector will limit the job creation prospects.

2. Ethiopia
Research from The Economist shows that Ethiopia was among the 10 fastest growing economies in the world over the past decade. Its gold mines, and the potential to exploit recently found natural gas reserves (currently 25b cubic meters) will attract significant amounts of investment over the next few years. But poor levels of human capital, underdeveloped infrastructure and high levels of bureaucracy are all barriers to investment outside of natural resources.

3. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The DRC’s oil and mineral reserves are among the richest in Africa, and the sheer potential will continue to attract foreign investment, particularly as demand in the developed and emerging markets rises and capacity constraints are met by other producers. But poor human capital, primitive infrastructure and an unfriendly business environment will all work against any attempt to attract capital to non-resource sectors of the economy. Above all, the precarious political situation, with the possibility of renewed conflict in the eastern provinces, may limit the attraction of the country to foreign investors.

4. Nigeria
Nigeria’s oil reserves (which stood at over 36b barrels in 2007) will continue to attract funds over the medium term, and we expect a large proportion of FDI to be concentrated here. However, the large domestic market and diversified economy mean other sectors such as communications, real estate and tourism will also attract attention. Holding Nigeria back are its relative shortage of key skills, poor infrastructure and high level of bureaucracy.

5. Egypt
Egypt oil production is expected to fall as reserves mature and run dry, but the fossil fuel sector is still expected to attract investors over the next five years. Bigger attractions for investors are Egypt’s large, relatively well-educated population, sizeable domestic market and proximity to Europe. Slightly offsetting these positives are the high levels of bureaucracy and corruption, but recent government reforms in these areas should improve the institutional environment. Assuming that the political situation is resolved and reforms are continued, Egypt will remain an attractive destination for investors in the next five years.

6. Ghana
Ghana has a sizable resource endowment, including substantial mineral, gas and oil reserves. We expect continued investment in the oil and gas industries, contributing to the majority of FDI flows. Increasing oil revenues should indirectly boost other sectors. This is particularly true of infrastructure, although, if managed correctly, it could help fund improvements in industries such as health care and education. Ghana benefits from a stable political environment, with democracy well established and adhered to. However, Ghana needs to continue to invest in infrastructure, human capital and health care to attract more diversified FDI projects.

7. Kenya
Kenya probably has the most highly developed economy in East Africa. It has a relatively well-educated and rapidly growing labour force, and is most often used as a hub by multinationals looking to develop East African markets. However, its relative lack of natural resources may make it increasingly hard for it to compete with its neighbours, and its still small domestic market, immature infrastructure and high levels of bureaucracy are barriers to investment that need to be addressed.

8. Mauritius
Mauritius has a well-developed infrastructure network, a highly educated workforce, a comparatively high level of income and low levels of bureaucracy, all of which are attractive to investors. Slightly offsetting these positives are labour market rigidities; in particular, the centralised wage-setting mechanism and high levels of inequality. Despite Mauritius’ positive attributes, it is expected to receive only modest amounts of FDI over the next five years. Better opportunities elsewhere, in particular in countries with large natural resource endowments or larger populations, will attract investors. Despite the modest amount of FDI, the economy’s focus on the service sector means a relatively large number of jobs will be created as a result.

9. Zambia
Zambia’s copper mines will continue to attract investors over the forecast period, with global demand expected to keep prices high for the foreseeable future. Outside of the minerals sector, prospects for FDI are less good. Zambia’s reliance on copper (which makes it vulnerable to price movements), coupled with its small domestic market, will limit the flow of capital into the rest of the economy. But the country’s business-friendly environment, sound macroeconomic management and investment in the infrastructure network should attract multinational companies into other parts of the economy.

10. Morocco
Morocco’s oil reserves provide some pull for investors, but its well-educated, relatively cheap labour force is its prominent resource. Coupled with this, the country’s proximity to Europe and recently signed trade agreements with the EU and the US, make it an attractive location for multinational companies looking to service the lucrative market within the EU. These attractions are underpinned by good governance and sound macroeconomic policies. As a result of these positives, Morocco is expected to attract significant amounts of FDI over the next five years, with the expected focus of FDI inflows being in labour-intensive industries, such as tourism and construction. The negatives which may undermine foreign interest are the high levels of bureaucracy and potential for social unrest as a result of the high level of unemployment.

11. Mozambique
Mozambique’s key attraction for investors is the recently established natural gas reserves, which already stand at over 127b cubic meters. Coupled with this, significant improvements are being made to the education system and the country’s infrastructure. According to research by The Economist, Mozambique was one of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world over the past decade, and this growth is likely to be sustained for the foreseeable future. However, the country’s relatively poor population and high levels of bureaucracy (although this too is improving) mean Mozambique will probably remain only moderately attractive to investors over the medium term.

12. Rwanda
Relative to its African counterparts, Rwanda’s resource endowment is poor; the country has no significant natural resource, and its labour force is small and poorly educated. But offsetting these negatives is Rwanda’s institutional environment. The government has actively tackled corruption in recent years, and the business environment is extremely friendly. Significant investment has been made to improve infrastructure.

13. Senegal
Senegal has a sizable resource endowment, and its mineral resources make it an attractive location in which to invest. We expect continued investment in mineral extraction, contributing to the majority of FDI flows. Senegal also benefits from a stable political environment, with democracy well established and adhered to. A range of economic reforms have fostered a stable macroeconomic environment. However, improvements need to be made regarding human development, the business environment and infrastructure, for FDI to grow substantially.

14. South Africa
South Africa’s substantial natural resource endowment will continue to attract investors, and its comparatively well-educated labour force will draw funds into the non-resource sectors of its diverse economy. Coupled with this, the domestic market is among the largest in Africa, the population is the richest on average (although extreme income inequality means that many people remain in poverty) and the institutional environment is relatively conducive to business. Despite these overwhelming positives, inflows to South Africa are not expected to be large relative to GDP (around 2% to 2.5%). The economy’s wealth means it can afford to fund much of its own investment, and the country is expected to be a significant source of funds for other African nations over the forecast period.

15. Tanzania
Driven by the rising price of gold that has increased 75% over the last three years, Tanzania’s gold reserves will continue to attract investor interest over the medium term. The country’s relatively well-educated labour force, coupled with political stability and the government’s sound macroeconomic management of the economy, will add to Tanzania’s attractiveness. But the relatively small domestic market, poor infrastructure network and high levels of bureaucracy are a barrier to further investment in the non-mineral sector of the economy.

16. Tunisia
Although Tunisia’s oil reserves are modest (around 308m barrels), global capacity constraints mean they will continue to be attractive to investors in the near future. A potentially more attractive resource at the country’s disposal is its highly skilled labour, especially when it is coupled with Tunisia’s proximity to the lucrative EU market. And although the domestic market is small, the country’s well-established infrastructure network, good economic governance and business environment make it an attractive location for multinational companies. Potentially offsetting these positives is the political environment, which remains highly uncertain. If the new government can restore order, continue reforms and tackle unemployment, the country will continue to be a significant recipient of investment over the forecast period.

17. Uganda
Uganda’s vast mineral resources and a recent discovery of oil will attract significant amounts of investment over the medium term. The country’s relatively well-educated labour force, low levels of bureaucracy and diversified economy will attract funds into the labour-intensive service sector too (e.g., communications and financial services). Offsetting these positive factors are the infrastructure network and the country’s small domestic market. In addition, following the recent disputed presidential election, political risk factors need to be taken into account.

3. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)The DRC’s oil and mineral reserves are among the richest in Africa, and the sheer potential will continue to attract foreign investment, particularly as demand in the developed and emerging markets rises and capacity constraints are met by other producers. But poor human capital, primitive infrastructure and an unfriendly business environment will all work against any attempt to attract capital to non-resource sectors of the economy. Above all, the precarious political situation, with the possibility of renewed conflict in the eastern provinces, may limit the attraction of the country to foreign investors.


Everthing is so terrible.

Infrastructures, business unfreindly, rubbish bureaucracy, energy, lack of security. shythead leaders etc... Human Resources, leaves as soon as possible., other of all corruption whatelse is there to say?

Hopeless. massive investment in mining and interests in Oil doesn't mean much.

Hopeless.

Most "lists" are nonsense but I would say this one is pretty much correct. I cant think of any country missing from the Top 17.

DRC is sad, Im still waiting for that Katanga governor to be made President.

Once DRC starts booming, Im going to buy a piece of land on the coast! The land/coast ration in DRC is ridiculous.

Most "lists" are nonsense but I would say this one is pretty much correct. I cant think of any country missing from the Top 17.




DRC is sad, Im still waiting for that Katanga governor to be made President.
Even more sad is that the governor isn't going to run for 2nd term for that province.:ohno: and he wont run for President. Unless he surprises people at last minute.

But whoever is going to be elected for that province better be good :lol:

Once DRC starts booming, Im going to buy a piece of land on the coast! The land/coast ration in DRC is ridiculous.

That little coast is the dream of almost every Congolese in diaspora. :laugh: (Every Congolese i have spoken to has told me the samething )

Anyways. The only thing that needs to be done there is simply the Deep sea Port be built and a bit bigger Airport. The the migration will start. I don't want to be late.:lol:

Oil oil oil.. gas.. gold mines...

that is Africa...

Oil oil oil.. gas.. gold mines...

that is Africa...

+1 :ohno:

According to the article,Kenya and Mauritius are the only two where investments are not geared towards natural resources.

+1 :ohno:

According to the article,Kenya and Mauritius are the only two where investments are not geared towards natural resources.

+ Rwanda + Tunisia + Morocco (that has neither oil nor gas)

:lol::lol: you guys make it sounds like it's a sin to have natural resources. I can only smell jealousy in this thread :lol:

:lol::lol: you guys make it sounds like it's a sin to have natural resources. I can only smell jealousy in this thread :lol:

+1


Then when hell prices are shooring up like rockets., "We wish, we had Oil and Gas ". LOL.

They should ask Brazil how it feels like having Oil.

Most "lists" are nonsense but I would say this one is pretty much correct. I cant think of any country missing from the Top 17.

DRC is sad, Im still waiting for that Katanga governor to be made President.

Once DRC starts booming, Im going to buy a piece of land on the coast! The land/coast ration in DRC is ridiculous.

And I'll make sure to charge you an arm and a leg for your little land on the coast.

:lol::lol: you guys make it sounds like it's a sin to have natural resources. I can only smell jealousy in this thread :lol:

I would say it's envy.... but for instance, we can envy the golfe monarchies for their petrol and gas... Countries in Africa are doing nothing enviable with them :lol:

^^ Read the review again, It says Morocco's oil reserves will be one of the greatest factors in attracting investment......LOL

Irony!

wait what ?!
we have oil in Morocco :D! WE ARE RICH !!!!!
*partyhard*

^^ Read the review again, It says Morocco's oil reserves will be one of the greatest factors in attracting investment......LOL

Irony!

Indeed... :rofl:

wait what we got oil? they mean argan oil ? or olive oil ? or some other vegetal oil ? yeah we got a lot of that !

who wrote this BS ?


PS : we might find some oil near rabat or essawira , but its no near auto sufficiency


http://www.lefigaro.fr/assets/graph/050611-arabinv-mega.jpg

we got a doubled FDI this year

^^didn't circle oil find natural gas near the rif area?

terrible list ...minerals ,minerals, minerals theres nothing about banking , infrastructure , telecoms in fact most of it looks like copy/paste

wait what we got oil? they mean argan oil ? or olive oil ? or some other vegetal oil ? yeah we got a lot of that !

who wrote this BS ?


we got a doubled FDI this year

hahahahahahahahahahaha lol

^^didn't circle oil find natural gas near the rif area?

that probably wont even cover 1/3 of our consumption and probably not even for a long time 5-15 years top depending on the well production rate ... its pretty much insignificant .. and its not the rif its the gherb , rif is a sismic region no oil/gas can be found there

terrible list ...minerals ,minerals, minerals theres nothing about banking , infrastructure , telecoms in fact most of it looks like copy/paste

This article just seems to be about natural resources exploitation. Can't tell me that countries like Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Ethiopia are just attracting investors for their natural resources.:no:

terrible list ...minerals ,minerals, minerals theres nothing about banking , infrastructure , telecoms in fact most of it looks like copy/paste

+1

I'm not against oil, gas or natural resources in General. I'm against oil depended economies. I'm more into diverse economies. Also no point having a 80% growth when the money flood in the corrupted gov's pockets. they need to reach those who need it best :)

This list isn't about "investment", it's about mineral explotation. Africa is much more than that you know, and the future doesn't seem so bright for this industry, especially considering the limited capacity for it to make Africa rich. Only countries like Norway, Saudi Arabia and Dubai can get rich from minerals alone, because they have VAST amounts, even by the standards of the bigger countries, and they have very low populations. Africa has a lot of oil (which this list seems to be focused on) but not nearly enough to build another Dubai every 4114 km^2.

I won't go into the other countries, but I have to comment on one remark:




7. Kenya
Kenya probably has the most highly developed economy in East Africa. It has a relatively well-educated and rapidly growing labour force, and is most often used as a hub by multinationals looking to develop East African markets. However, its relative lack of natural resources may make it increasingly hard for it to compete with its neighbours, and its still small domestic market, immature infrastructure and high levels of bureaucracy are barriers to investment that need to be addressed.

I agree completely with this. Kenya has a very nice road network between the major cities ( or at least it will in the near future when all the ongoing projects are complete), but its small roads are lagging far behind international standards. The rail network is also quite bad, but Kenya doesn't rely so much on it as it did in the past (thanks to better roads). Still, there are lots of plans in this area as well, there is ongoing construction and most of the funding is already secured. But it's really in terms of the air network that Kenya excels. The domestic and regional air carriers are the fastest growing ones, even faster than KQ, and the air strips are everywhere you need them (and some places you don't). Now all that is remaining is for the bureaucracy to cool off (think excess taxes). In short, things are looking up in terms of infrastructure, but the politics is still a hinder.

I'm not against oil, gas or natural resources in General. I'm against oil depended economies. I'm more into diverse economies. Also no point having a 80% growth when the money flood in the corrupted gov's pockets. they need to reach those who need it best :)

Good point there.

You have no clues how much i dislike commodity dependent economies. and those in SS Africa (SA Excluded ), are just that, with exception of Kenya.

This article just seems to be about natural resources exploitation. Can't tell me that countries like Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Ethiopia are just attracting investors for their natural resources.:no:

this thing is nigeria's non oil sector is still bigger then the economies of most africa countries and that's where almost ALL the growth is occurring.
it's just that oil is SO abundant that it's hard for oyibo ppl to talk about anything else.

This article just seems to be about natural resources exploitation. Can't tell me that countries like Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Ethiopia are just attracting investors for their natural resources.:no:

Of those SS African countries only Ethiopia , Kenya are non Commodity dominated economies.

With regards to Commodity economies. the Financial crisis showed everything. When Oil and minerals prices rise or fall. We saw how economies shook up.
How commodity economies quadrupled in last decade. Numbers shows are very good on papers, but in reality its other stories.

As long as the Agriculture is still pathetic; pathetic electric production that = No manufacturing (Including importing what's not supposed to be imported) = Chicken/pathetic growth.

When it comes to GDP per capital. whats on paper is not even close to reality on the grounds. Thats the facts about SS African commodity economies.

Ethiopia are just attracting investors for their natural resources.:no:
Not in reality, most investments are industrial or in agriculture.

Of those SS African countries only Ethiopia , Kenya are non Commodity dominated economies.


I don't think Senegal is a commodity dominated economy.
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: 16% industry: 19.4% services: 64.6% (2007 est.)

Not very different than Kenya.
GDP composition by sector :
agriculture (21.4%), industry (16.3%), services (62.3%) (2009 est.)


For Ethiopia.
GDP composition by sector
agriculture (43.8%), industry (13.2%), services (43%) (2009 est.)

Correct me if I'm missing something.

I don't think Senegal is a commodity dominated economy.
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: 16% industry: 19.4% services: 64.6% (2007 est.)

Not very different than Kenya.
GDP composition by sector :
agriculture (21.4%), industry (16.3%), services (62.3%) (2009 est.)


For Ethiopia.
GDP composition by sector
agriculture (43.8%), industry (13.2%), services (43%) (2009 est.)

Correct me if I'm missing something.

you could say the same for Ghana
agriculture: 33.7%
industry: 24.7%
services: 41.6%

I don't think Senegal is a commodity dominated economy.

Correct me if I'm missing something.

Your right, should have added Senegal and Ghana as well.

Not in reality, most investments are industrial or in agriculture.
I think you may have missed the beginning part of that sentence where he says, "Can't tell me that countries like..."

I think you may have missed the beginning part of that sentence where he says, "Can't tell me that countries like..."
I stand corrected. :)

In its recently published 2011 Africa attractiveness survey, Ernst & Young identified a selection of African countries with good potential for foreign direct investment (FDI) over the next five years.

1. Angola
Angola’s attractiveness for FDI will remain moderate but is expected to improve between 2011 and 2015. Angola’s oil and mineral reserves will continue to be the main attraction for investors over the next five years. Enriched by the oil wealth, the country’s growing middle class will also be attractive to investors looking for new markets. But current levels of income inequality, skills shortages, underdeveloped infrastructure, and bureaucracy are all hindering efforts to attract foreign investment. As a result most FDI in Angola is likely to be focused on the natural resource sectors for the foreseeable future. Although Angola will receive a significant amount of FDI over the next five years, its expected concentration in the oil sector will limit the job creation prospects.

2. Ethiopia
Research from The Economist shows that Ethiopia was among the 10 fastest growing economies in the world over the past decade. Its gold mines, and the potential to exploit recently found natural gas reserves (currently 25b cubic meters) will attract significant amounts of investment over the next few years. But poor levels of human capital, underdeveloped infrastructure and high levels of bureaucracy are all barriers to investment outside of natural resources.

3. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The DRC’s oil and mineral reserves are among the richest in Africa, and the sheer potential will continue to attract foreign investment, particularly as demand in the developed and emerging markets rises and capacity constraints are met by other producers. But poor human capital, primitive infrastructure and an unfriendly business environment will all work against any attempt to attract capital to non-resource sectors of the economy. Above all, the precarious political situation, with the possibility of renewed conflict in the eastern provinces, may limit the attraction of the country to foreign investors.

4. Nigeria
Nigeria’s oil reserves (which stood at over 36b barrels in 2007) will continue to attract funds over the medium term, and we expect a large proportion of FDI to be concentrated here. However, the large domestic market and diversified economy mean other sectors such as communications, real estate and tourism will also attract attention. Holding Nigeria back are its relative shortage of key skills, poor infrastructure and high level of bureaucracy.

5. Egypt
Egypt oil production is expected to fall as reserves mature and run dry, but the fossil fuel sector is still expected to attract investors over the next five years. Bigger attractions for investors are Egypt’s large, relatively well-educated population, sizeable domestic market and proximity to Europe. Slightly offsetting these positives are the high levels of bureaucracy and corruption, but recent government reforms in these areas should improve the institutional environment. Assuming that the political situation is resolved and reforms are continued, Egypt will remain an attractive destination for investors in the next five years.

6. Ghana
Ghana has a sizable resource endowment, including substantial mineral, gas and oil reserves. We expect continued investment in the oil and gas industries, contributing to the majority of FDI flows. Increasing oil revenues should indirectly boost other sectors. This is particularly true of infrastructure, although, if managed correctly, it could help fund improvements in industries such as health care and education. Ghana benefits from a stable political environment, with democracy well established and adhered to. However, Ghana needs to continue to invest in infrastructure, human capital and health care to attract more diversified FDI projects.

7. Kenya
Kenya probably has the most highly developed economy in East Africa. It has a relatively well-educated and rapidly growing labour force, and is most often used as a hub by multinationals looking to develop East African markets. However, its relative lack of natural resources may make it increasingly hard for it to compete with its neighbours, and its still small domestic market, immature infrastructure and high levels of bureaucracy are barriers to investment that need to be addressed.

8. Mauritius
Mauritius has a well-developed infrastructure network, a highly educated workforce, a comparatively high level of income and low levels of bureaucracy, all of which are attractive to investors. Slightly offsetting these positives are labour market rigidities; in particular, the centralised wage-setting mechanism and high levels of inequality. Despite Mauritius’ positive attributes, it is expected to receive only modest amounts of FDI over the next five years. Better opportunities elsewhere, in particular in countries with large natural resource endowments or larger populations, will attract investors. Despite the modest amount of FDI, the economy’s focus on the service sector means a relatively large number of jobs will be created as a result.

9. Zambia
Zambia’s copper mines will continue to attract investors over the forecast period, with global demand expected to keep prices high for the foreseeable future. Outside of the minerals sector, prospects for FDI are less good. Zambia’s reliance on copper (which makes it vulnerable to price movements), coupled with its small domestic market, will limit the flow of capital into the rest of the economy. But the country’s business-friendly environment, sound macroeconomic management and investment in the infrastructure network should attract multinational companies into other parts of the economy.

10. Morocco
Morocco’s oil reserves provide some pull for investors, but its well-educated, relatively cheap labour force is its prominent resource. Coupled with this, the country’s proximity to Europe and recently signed trade agreements with the EU and the US, make it an attractive location for multinational companies looking to service the lucrative market within the EU. These attractions are underpinned by good governance and sound macroeconomic policies. As a result of these positives, Morocco is expected to attract significant amounts of FDI over the next five years, with the expected focus of FDI inflows being in labour-intensive industries, such as tourism and construction. The negatives which may undermine foreign interest are the high levels of bureaucracy and potential for social unrest as a result of the high level of unemployment.

11. Mozambique
Mozambique’s key attraction for investors is the recently established natural gas reserves, which already stand at over 127b cubic meters. Coupled with this, significant improvements are being made to the education system and the country’s infrastructure. According to research by The Economist, Mozambique was one of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world over the past decade, and this growth is likely to be sustained for the foreseeable future. However, the country’s relatively poor population and high levels of bureaucracy (although this too is improving) mean Mozambique will probably remain only moderately attractive to investors over the medium term.

12. Rwanda
Relative to its African counterparts, Rwanda’s resource endowment is poor; the country has no significant natural resource, and its labour force is small and poorly educated. But offsetting these negatives is Rwanda’s institutional environment. The government has actively tackled corruption in recent years, and the business environment is extremely friendly. Significant investment has been made to improve infrastructure.

13. Senegal
Senegal has a sizable resource endowment, and its mineral resources make it an attractive location in which to invest. We expect continued investment in mineral extraction, contributing to the majority of FDI flows. Senegal also benefits from a stable political environment, with democracy well established and adhered to. A range of economic reforms have fostered a stable macroeconomic environment. However, improvements need to be made regarding human development, the business environment and infrastructure, for FDI to grow substantially.

14. South Africa
South Africa’s substantial natural resource endowment will continue to attract investors, and its comparatively well-educated labour force will draw funds into the non-resource sectors of its diverse economy. Coupled with this, the domestic market is among the largest in Africa, the population is the richest on average (although extreme income inequality means that many people remain in poverty) and the institutional environment is relatively conducive to business. Despite these overwhelming positives, inflows to South Africa are not expected to be large relative to GDP (around 2% to 2.5%). The economy’s wealth means it can afford to fund much of its own investment, and the country is expected to be a significant source of funds for other African nations over the forecast period.

15. Tanzania
Driven by the rising price of gold that has increased 75% over the last three years, Tanzania’s gold reserves will continue to attract investor interest over the medium term. The country’s relatively well-educated labour force, coupled with political stability and the government’s sound macroeconomic management of the economy, will add to Tanzania’s attractiveness. But the relatively small domestic market, poor infrastructure network and high levels of bureaucracy are a barrier to further investment in the non-mineral sector of the economy.

16. Tunisia
Although Tunisia’s oil reserves are modest (around 308m barrels), global capacity constraints mean they will continue to be attractive to investors in the near future. A potentially more attractive resource at the country’s disposal is its highly skilled labour, especially when it is coupled with Tunisia’s proximity to the lucrative EU market. And although the domestic market is small, the country’s well-established infrastructure network, good economic governance and business environment make it an attractive location for multinational companies. Potentially offsetting these positives is the political environment, which remains highly uncertain. If the new government can restore order, continue reforms and tackle unemployment, the country will continue to be a significant recipient of investment over the forecast period.

17. Uganda
Uganda’s vast mineral resources and a recent discovery of oil will attract significant amounts of investment over the medium term. The country’s relatively well-educated labour force, low levels of bureaucracy and diversified economy will attract funds into the labour-intensive service sector too (e.g., communications and financial services). Offsetting these positive factors are the infrastructure network and the country’s small domestic market. In addition, following the recent disputed presidential election, political risk factors need to be taken into account.



this is pure fabrication............wonderful! :ohno: Tanzania has lot of projects current going on......amount to Billions of dollars--- lot of projects.

power project
US$2 billion plant

http://www.businesstimes.co.tz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=528:brazil-tanzania-team-up-for-historic-rufiji-power-project&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=57

105 road projects
Sh3.7 trillion.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201104050004.html

the only two amount not less than $4BL, there are numerous of power projects worthy from $200M and over, lot of. there are lot of projects, mega projects, such as BRT, Kilimanjaro City. An Oil firm is injecting $8 billion dollars, over $4billion for Nickel, and more Billions of Dollars in Platinum, Uranium,Coal, Gas and the list goes on and on.....Its more than Angola, far from Kenya and Ethiopia, and way beyond Zambia.

Make a research of all projects going on in Tanzania and get the total cost in USD.........and then re-check with other countries.:nuts::nuts::nuts::ohno::ohno:


“Corruption is not opposed by corrupts, but practiced by corrupts”
MARK_S....aka-------------------------------Stephen Mark Kimaro----------------------

this is pure fabrication............wonderful! :ohno: Tanzania has lot of projects current going on......amount to Billions of dollars--- lot of projects.

power project
US$2 billion plant

http://www.businesstimes.co.tz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=528:brazil-tanzania-team-up-for-historic-rufiji-power-project&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=57

105 road projects
Sh3.7 trillion.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201104050004.html

the only two amount not less than $4BL, there are numerous of power projects worthy from $200M and over, lot of. there are lot of projects, mega projects, such as BRT, Kilimanjaro City. An Oil firm is injecting $8 billion dollars, over $4billion for Nickel, and more Billions of Dollars in Platinum, Uranium,Coal, Gas and the list goes on and on.....Its more than Angola, far from Kenya and Ethiopia, and way beyond Zambia.

Make a research of all projects going on in Tanzania and get the total cost in USD.........and then re-check with other countries.:nuts::nuts::nuts::ohno::ohno:


“Corruption is not opposed by corrupts, but practiced by corrupts”
MARK_S....aka-------------------------------Stephen Mark Kimaro----------------------

Its no fabrication. Tanzania has poor infrastucture. Only 15% of people have access to electricity. Theres no point talking about projects, we are talking about NOW.

this is pure fabrication............wonderful! :ohno: Tanzania has lot of projects current going on......amount to Billions of dollars--- lot of projects.

power project
US$2 billion plant

http://www.businesstimes.co.tz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=528:brazil-tanzania-team-up-for-historic-rufiji-power-project&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=57

105 road projects
Sh3.7 trillion.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201104050004.html

the only two amount not less than $4BL, there are numerous of power projects worthy from $200M and over, lot of. there are lot of projects, mega projects, such as BRT, Kilimanjaro City. An Oil firm is injecting $8 billion dollars, over $4billion for Nickel, and more Billions of Dollars in Platinum, Uranium,Coal, Gas and the list goes on and on.....Its more than Angola, far from Kenya and Ethiopia, and way beyond Zambia.

Make a research of all projects going on in Tanzania and get the total cost in USD.........and then re-check with other countries.:nuts::nuts::nuts::ohno::ohno:


“Corruption is not opposed by corrupts, but practiced by corrupts”
MARK_S....aka-------------------------------Stephen Mark Kimaro----------------------


All hail the mighty Tanzania....


:nuts::nuts::nuts:

Its no fabrication. Tanzania has poor infrastucture. Only 15% of people have access to electricity. Theres no point talking about projects, we are talking about NOW.

1. "Tanzania has poor infrastucture" "electricity"------you are talking about infrastructure and mentioning only ""electricity" "a criteria" to assess your point "poor infrastructure" ", however, its an INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR POWER SECTOR IN TANZANIA as well.......


2. ""we are talking about NOW"" you seem to be much looking for a victory............THIS IS WHAT THE HEAD SAYS and not what you say "now".........""attractiveness survey, Ernst & Young identified a selection of African countries with good potential for foreign direct investment (FDI) over the next five years""

So our concern is: (a) "Good potential" (b) "for Foreign Direct Investment" (c) "Over the Next Five Years"


1. Good potentials: "for Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)"

(a) the country had at least at least 53.9 million pounds of uranium oxide, and expects to start mining some of that by 2011, at the cost of not less than $3Bln:ohno::ohno:
(b) * African Eagle Resources Plc (AFE.L) (AEAJ.J) has the Dutwa nickel project, which has a nickel resource of about 845,000 tonnes. not less than $3bln invmt. :ohno::ohno:
(c)* Tanzania has 17 companies exploring for oil and and gas on and offshore.:ohno:
(d)* Tanzania said in September its fourth deep offshore bidding round will be launched in the United States around April next year. The bidding round will include 13 deep offshore blocks located around 1,200 and 3,000 metres below.:ohno:
(e)* Tanzania has made natural gas discoveries in four locations. Two of them -- Songo Songo off its eastern coast and Mnazi Bay in southeast Tanzania -- are in production.:ohno:
(f) Tanzania has Diamond deposits and Canaco Resources Inc. (TSX-V:CAN - News) ("Canaco" or the "Company") has announced assay results from new diamond drill holes at Magambazi and Magambazi Central at the Company's Handeni project in Tanzania.:ohno:
(g) Tanzania to Start Petroleum Exploitation in 2012:ohno:
(h) Tanzania has large reserves of the rare dark blue gem tanzanite.:ohno::ohno:
(i) A Chinese firm and Tanzania GOV are to invest in the Mchuchuma and Liganga mining projects (coal & Iron Ore) in southern Tanzania and are expected to pump in $3bn/- this year.:ohno::ohno:
(j) Tanzania has embark on 2 100MW Stiegler's Gorge, a $2 bln hydro plant with Brazil---to end 2015/6.:ohno:
(k) French nuclear energy giant Areva and Australia Matra resources are also in negotiations with the government to build a nuclear power plant in Tanzania. $USDBln:ohno:
(L) Kikwete approves a $500 million soda ash mining project.
(m) Ports expansion: Dar, Tanga and Mtwara.........$blnsUSD. :ohno:
(n) a British-based oil exploration company is to spend a hefty $8 billion in Tanzania’s offshore of Mtwara Region.......this year.:ohno::ohno:
(o) Tourism Potentials......THE LIST IS TOO LONG:ohno::ohno:
(p) The government has finally picked an Italian firm to implement the much-awaited Dar es Salaam facelift plan slated to take off next year, $3Bln.:ohno::ohno:
(q) Growing Telecommunication/Tourism and Constructions. USD$Blns:ohno::ohno:
(r) POLITICAL and SOCIAL STABILITY, a unique and rare potential in Africa . :ohno::ohno:


In addition to Oil, Gas, Cobalt, Irone Ore, Uranium, gold, diamonds, various gemstones, coal, soda ash, nickel and platinum deposits have all been found, and most of them will begin next year.

these are the main potentials ( for FDI ) "for foreign direct investment" "over the next five years and beyond" :ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:

.....how many of those countries have a single investment of above $2Bln??? ohno:ohno: and check how many are going on and coming in Tanzania within five years and beyond.


4EVER-IN-LOVE


“Corruption is not opposed by corrupts, but practiced by corrupts”:ohno::
MARK_S....aka-------------------------------Stephen Mark Kimaro----------------------

All hail the mighty Tanzania....


:nuts::nuts::nuts:

its not a matter of .............""All hail the mighty Tanzania.... "" its a fact that you cant change, so, you should live with it.:nuts::nuts::ohno:

Damn, thats lots of smillies.

TANZANIA: An Angel of Idealism and the Land of Incessant Revolution. ( AILIR )

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^^ :nuts::nuts:
This Guy suffers from an acute KiSwahili syndrome!!!!

^^ :nuts::nuts:
This Guy suffers from an acute KiSwahili syndrome!!!!


.....have I said any thing wrong?? if not, why saying this??

Because you don't make sense. your extreme nationalism and excessively romaniticised view of Tanzania clouds your ability to assess it in a logical way, thus your posts lead people to believe that you are crazy.

our concern is countries with: "Good potentials for Foreign Direct Investment Over the Next Five Years"


......I have listed some potentials for both local and Foreign Direct Investment.

then......tell me what is the point.............if not "Good potentials for Foreign Direct Investment Over the Next Five Years"

Tell me what is the point and where I went wrong. Dont just say I am crazy while you cant point my craziness.


Neither Kenya, Angola, Ethiopia nor Nigeria are above us. Kenya, Angola, Nigeria places of uncertain and undefined future, the hot-pots of civil mayhem.

Kenyans and Nigerians will find it hard to swallow..........for their own reasons. you need to point-out what the article stands for............and check if I am out of point, unless you are not focused.

mark-S

ease up on the smilies.

:lol::lol::lol:

Who's this guy ?

Neither Kenya, Angola, Ethiopia nor Nigeria are above us. Kenya, Angola, Nigeria places of uncertain and undefined future, the hot-pots of civil mayhem.

Kenyans and Nigerians will find it hard to swallow..........for their own reasons. you need to point-out what the article stands for............and check if I am out of point, unless you are not focused.

Nobody said these countries were above Tanzania, I don't know where you got that from.


Speaking for Kenya, the future is extremely well defined. The goal is to become a middle income country by 2030.

Mark, it's just a list made by someone with his own opinion, no need to be offended.

Speaking for Kenya, the future is extremely well defined. The goal is to become a middle income country by 2030.


1. ""The goal is to become a middle income country by 2030"

......Good News!:cheers: though its a bit late.


2. "the future is extremely well defined"

......a society with a history of tribalism triggered “genocide-attempt”, and where “super ethnic-groups” have “military-wings:nuts:”, this is not the “time to brag”, and turn a “blind eye:ohno:” to an “intense ethnicity” refuting millions of Kenyans “a home” and “a defined future:nuts:????”.

“Nigeria”, “Kenya”……you should look at “Rwanda”, where mega projects of “National Build-up:banana:” are alive.




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TANZANIA: An Angel of Idealism and the Land of Incessant Revolution.

:lol:

Mark, it's just a list made by someone with his own opinion, no need to be offended.



Roger CAPTAIN!!!! not offended. just shaping up, CAPTAIN.



Tanzania deserves a forum.



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TANZANIA: An Angel of Idealism and the Land of Incessant Revolution.

Liganga and Mchuchuma Iron Ore project is now claiming Tsh10 trillion ($6.25 billion)


...along with Tsh2.3 trillion ($1.5 billion) railway line that will link coal and iron ore projects in Mchuchuma and Liganga.


Total: $7.75Billion.

http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Dar+to+build+railway+line+in+mineral+rich+south/-/2558/1189106/-/o9fhc9z/-/index.html


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TANZANIA: An Angel of Idealism and the Land of Incessant Revolution.

Comparé le NIgeria, le Kenya à la Tanzanie , c est se foutre de la charité. la Tanzanie est un pays extrêmement pauvre, avec une population qui explose, un manque de leadership économique, pas d esprit d entreprise. entre ce temps, le Kenya est vue par certains analystes économiques comme un pays émergent, avec une véritable classe moyenne, un secteur des services qui se dévélope, un urbanisation maitrisée, et j en passe. le Nigeria, lui a un secteur financier dynamique, une secteur agricol robuste, un développement du commerce de détail avec des centres commerciaux qui fleurissent un peu partout, Lagos, Enugu, Abuja, Illorin, etc, des hommes d affaires qui font prosperer leur économie tel Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga,etc. Parlant, dans l Angola, c est vrai ce pays doit encore faire des efforts pour diversifier son économie, car il en est trop dépendant, mais sinon en terme d infrastructure, l Angola est bien meilleur et de loin que la Tanzanie, il suffit d aller à Luanda pour l observer. la Tanzanie et le Kenya ont à peu près un même nombre de population, mais comment sa se fait que le kenya vous dépasse en PIB nominal, Pib par habitant? Pouvez vous repondre Mark S???
Tanzanie Pib/habitants:550$
Kenya pib/habitants: 750$
Nigeria Pib/habitant: 1350$
Angola Pib/ habitants: 5300$
Alors qui est plus incertain??

#1!! :banana:

Mark, Kenya has a lot of problems, a LOT of them, and so we work on trying to solve them. I appreciate you pointing them out so blatantly, there is nothing like a critic to help you understand what you need to improve on!

I admire the social structure in Tanzania. The system there works much better than the Kenyan one, so we have a lot to learn from you guys. Your government is far better than the Kenyan one. Ours has ordered numerous massacres of hundreds or thousands of people at a time. The Garissa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garissa_Massacre), wagalla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagalla_massacre), the saba saba uprising and the 2007 crisis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Kenyan_crisis) all killed thousands of people, and you can bet many more have been covered up by the GSU and the CID (both branches of the Kenyan police)... I have never heard of something like this in Tanzania, so it just shows how much better your government is.


The point I'm trying to make here is that Kenyans know that Kenya is messed up. We don't need you to tell us, it screams at us every single time the KPLC cuts the electricity, every time you turn on the tap or flush the toilet and no water comes out, every time the politicians decide to increase their allowances, every time you hit a pothole in the road that has been there for weeks, every time one of your friends is shot dead in the streets by thugs, every time you go to school and find less books than there are students, the list is endless. But it's difficult to notice these things if you have always been living like that. That's why people like yourself are so valuable. We need guys like you to tell us where we need to improve, to make us realize our failures and thus work on correcting them. some people on this forum might try to discourage you because they don't want to face the reality of things, but I would encourage you to keep pointing out the flaws!

you popa1980 i don't know what do you mean by Kenya having the best infrastructure is Isiolo in the North connected to nairobi?

um, Yes (http://mkremer21.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/img_2708.jpg) - it (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vA30GV8ojFQ/TE6seeDFFdI/AAAAAAAAALY/HjOOhzmtyEs/s1600/P1020662.JPG) - is (http://www.guide2kenya.com/uploads/news/large/101110045515--Tarmac.jpg)?

A lot has happened infrastructure wise in Tanzania and in Kenya as well, but this isn't a competition. I'm happy for TZ, the more developed you guys are the better you know!

Comparé le NIgeria, le Kenya à la Tanzanie , c est se foutre de la charité. la Tanzanie est un pays extrêmement pauvre, avec une population qui explose, un manque de leadership économique, pas d esprit d entreprise. entre ce temps, le Kenya est vue par certains analystes économiques comme un pays émergent, avec une véritable classe moyenne, un secteur des services qui se dévélope, un urbanisation maitrisée, et j en passe. le Nigeria, lui a un secteur financier dynamique, une secteur agricol robuste, un développement du commerce de détail avec des centres commerciaux qui fleurissent un peu partout, Lagos, Enugu, Abuja, Illorin, etc, des hommes d affaires qui font prosperer leur économie tel Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga,etc. Parlant, dans l Angola, c est vrai ce pays doit encore faire des efforts pour diversifier son économie, car il en est trop dépendant, mais sinon en terme d infrastructure, l Angola est bien meilleur et de loin que la Tanzanie, il suffit d aller à Luanda pour l observer. la Tanzanie et le Kenya ont à peu près un même nombre de population, mais comment sa se fait que le kenya vous dépasse en PIB nominal, Pib par habitant? Pouvez vous repondre Mark S???
Tanzanie Pib/habitants:550$
Kenya pib/habitants: 750$
Nigeria Pib/habitant: 1350$
Angola Pib/ habitants: 5300$
Alors qui est plus incertain??


La struture de la Tanzanie est bien place parceque il ya peu de pauvre extreme par raport. Toit tu regarde just les PIB/habitants aulieu de regarder la realite sur terrains.

Je t'assure que jemerai bien habite en Tanzanie plusque les autres pays. En plus, arrete de comparer le pays qui une histoire de politique Social-economique different de l'autre.

Tu doit just habite en occident toute t' vie.

(Excuse mes fautes ortographique et grammatique)

Tanzanie Pib/habitants:550$
Kenya pib/habitants: 750$
Nigeria Pib/habitant: 1350$


WTF.
Are these numbers correct ?

WTF.
Are these numbers correct ?
Ils te paraissent trop faibles?

Ils te paraissent trop faibles?

Ca m'étonne qu'ils soient si faible, oui.
Mais c'est surtout que des ressortissants de ces pays sur ce forum font plein de bruit alors que ...

WTF.
Are these numbers correct ?

According to most reliable sources, yes, although the numbers I found were slightly higher.

According to most reliable sources, yes, although the numbers I found were slightly higher.

Okay thanks.
I expected them to be "a lot" higher.

Don't get me started on that.

Don't get me started on that.

What do you mean ?

I'll just say this: It all comes down to the government. Kenya has huge amounts of natural resources contrary to popular belief, but it doesn't mean anything when your government doesn't care to exploit them or even look for more. Put this together with an extremely brutal dictatorship lasting two and a half out of Kenyas' five decade long history, and I think you get the picture.

Ca m'étonne qu'ils soient si faible, oui.
Mais c'est surtout que des ressortissants de ces pays sur ce forum font plein de bruit alors que ...

Ca m'etonne pas, vu que le maroc c'est 2400$ de PIB/hab ... et pourtant t'as peut-etre constaté de visu que le maroc c'est quand même assez developpé par rapport à ces pays ...

Ca m'étonne qu'ils soient si faible, oui.
Mais c'est surtout que des ressortissants de ces pays sur ce forum font plein de bruit alors que ...

Il n'y a pas de quoi s'etonner. Certains vivent dans le déni total sur ce forum.
Mais bon, de toute façon le PIB/hab ne veux rien dire en Afrique vu que la richesse n'est pas redistribuée. Il y a une trop grande disparité entre riches et pauvre qui généralement faussent les résultats.

Thread cleaned.

No more country insults or infractions will be handed, this is a collective warning to all. This juvenile discussion is pathetic, especially since this list doesn't mean anything.

Il n'y a pas de quoi s'etonner. Certains vivent dans le déni total sur ce forum.
Mais bon, de toute façon le PIB/hab ne veux rien dire en Afrique vu que la richesse n'est pas redistribuée. Il y a une trop grande disparité entre riches et pauvre qui généralement faussent les résultats.

Exactly!

GDP per Capita is = Zero in Africa.

Best way to measure African countries, is to be on that ground first hand.

Nominal


137 Nigeria 1,118

152 Kenya 738

162 Tanzania 503


PPP


131 Nigeria 2,203

138 Kenya 1,573

145 Tanzania 1,356


they arent that far of from each other the PPP has more meaning than the nominal

Ca m'etonne pas, vu que le maroc c'est 2400$ de PIB/hab ... et pourtant t'as peut-etre constaté de visu que le maroc c'est quand même assez developpé par rapport à ces pays ...

le maroc est bcp plus que cela .. et on est le plus petit PIB d'afrique du nord !


PPP
103 Morocco 4,494
Nominal
105 Morocco 2,811

^^ :nuts::nuts:
This Guy suffers from an acute KiSwahili syndrome!!!!

...And what do you suffer my broda? Militant Extremism...!!!:cheers:

Nominal



PPP


they arent that far of from each other the PPP has more meaning than the nominal



le maroc est bcp plus que cela .. et on est le plus petit PIB d'afrique du nord !



... La plupart d'entre vous sont des gens ordinaires qui ont des antécédents de l'échec scolaire. réalisant le désordre que vous avez fait à l'école, la plupart d'entre vous utilisent ce forum pour compenser leurs échecs à l'école, en essayant de faire un impact par le biais de conclusions d'autres chercheurs.

Comme une profonde, dotée d'aptitudes et capacités à prédire la nouveauté, nous faisons une "recherche physique" sur le bien-être des masses.




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TANZANIA: An Angel of Idealism and the Land of Incessant Revolution.

... La plupart d'entre vous sont des gens ordinaires qui ont des antécédents de l'échec scolaire. réalisant le désordre que vous avez fait à l'école, la plupart d'entre vous utilisent ce forum pour compenser leurs échecs à l'école, en essayant de faire un impact par le biais de conclusions d'autres chercheurs.

Comme une profonde, dotée d'aptitudes et capacités à prédire la nouveauté, nous faisons une "recherche physique" sur le bien-être des masses.




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TANZANIA: An Angel of Idealism and the Land of Incessant Revolution.

cool story bro !


you have the Internetz, you are pretty happy , arent you ?

...And what do you suffer my broda? Militant Extremism...!!!:cheers:

Bantu........... :nuts::nuts:
:runaway:

I'll just say this: It all comes down to the government. Kenya has huge amounts of natural resources contrary to popular belief, but it doesn't mean anything when your government doesn't care to exploit them or even look for more. Put this together with an extremely brutal dictatorship lasting two and a half out of Kenyas' five decade long history, and I think you get the picture.

Same probs we got in Senegal except for the dictatorship part.
But I never thought Senegal gdp per capita whether nominal or ppp to be higher than Kenya's.

Senegal
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Per capita $1,772[3]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Per capita $1,026


Kenya
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Per capita $1,661
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Per capita $809

Don't worry i'm not into dick measuring, I'm disgusted by Senegal's economic performance even though for a rather small, dry country without a lot of resources it's not ALL bad. But we need massive reforms and a mentality change from the people and the government. Stability, peace, ethnic harmony and screaming "God is great" isn't enough.

Ca m'etonne pas, vu que le maroc c'est 2400$ de PIB/hab ... et pourtant t'as peut-etre constaté de visu que le maroc c'est quand même assez developpé par rapport à ces pays ...
Oui j'ai pu voir par moi-même que le Maroc est plus développé et avancé que ces pays.

Il n'y a pas de quoi s'etonner. Certains vivent dans le déni total sur ce forum.
Mais bon, de toute façon le PIB/hab ne veux rien dire en Afrique vu que la richesse n'est pas redistribuée. Il y a une trop grande disparité entre riches et pauvre qui généralement faussent les résultats.
C'est vrai. Ces chiffres sont toujours à relativiser.

Senegal , one of me favorite African countries.

Same probs we got in Senegal except for the dictatorship part.
But I never thought Senegal gdp per capita whether nominal or ppp to be higher than Kenya's.

Senegal
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Per capita $1,772[3]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Per capita $1,026


Kenya
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Per capita $1,661
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Per capita $809



Senegal is one of those countries in Africa that quietly go around their business without much fanfare.

Senegal is one of those countries in Africa that quietly go around their business without much fanfare.

+100

:hahaha: @ Fanfare.

^^ lol
Very true..... Though I believe it is due to a combination of factors.

Its no fabrication. Tanzania has poor infrastucture. Only 15% of people have access to electricity. Theres no point talking about projects, we are talking about NOW.

What percent is Kenya i bet is not more than that! You should also be willing to mention how is 15% different from 16, 17 or 18%? There is a fool deleting my comments it seems this forum is meant to paint a rose picture on boasting Kenyans here!

Nobody said these countries were above Tanzania, I don't know where you got that from.


Speaking for Kenya, the future is extremely well defined. The goal is to become a middle income country by 2030.

2012 isn't far, lets wait and see i hear your government is now leading in a list of African governments that pay large sum of money to lobbyist to be given an audience with the US!

^^ What will happen by 2012??

^^ What will happen by 2012??

every during election they usually slaughter each other the 2007 was the worst! and the way things go there is a possibility of the anti-Raila faction to cause another mayhem! This faction includes the individuals facing the ICC at the Hague on the atrocities they spearheaded! Why an election violence is possible? they formed an alliance based on tribes i.e. Kikuyu, kalenjin and Kamba (KKK) against the rest of the tribes that seem to support Raila!

+100

:hahaha: @ Fanfare.

Senegal is doing fine...

edit: Not wise to argue on the internet.

edit

^^ lol
Very true..... Though I believe it is due to a combination of factors.

What are these factors bro ?

every during election they usually slaughter each other the 2007 was the worst! and the way things go there is a possibility of the anti-Raila faction to cause another mayhem! This faction includes the individuals facing the ICC at the Hague on the atrocities they spearheaded! Why an election violence is possible? they formed an alliance based on tribes i.e. Kikuyu, kalenjin and Kamba (KKK) against the rest of the tribes that seem to support Raila!


Geza Ulole!! take it easy! disarm.

:|

Little brother syndrome.

2012 isn't far, lets wait and see i hear your government is now leading in a list of African governments that pay large sum of money to lobbyist to be given an audience with the US!

Yet Tanzania is the biggest recipient of donor aid in the region.I dont understand your rage with Kenya,must be those redundant Bolshevik ideologies that you guys hang on till this day.

Yet Tanzania is the biggest recipient of donor aid in the region.I dont understand your rage with Kenya,must be those redundant Bolshevik ideologies that you guys hang on till this day.

Why Kenya opts for K-Street PR to clean up its battered image abroad



Two years ago, the Kenya government raised eyebrows at home when it hired Chlopak Leonard Schechter and Associates (CLS), a top lobbying firm in Washington DC that also represents Google and Intuit.

The controversy was centred on two issues: First, the cost, which at $1.7 million looked pricey for a poor country; and second, why the country was paying to fix its image in Washington DC.

Last week, there were some murmurs when Elkanah Odembo, Kenya’s ambassador to the US, opposed to the renewal of the contract, which some insiders say could be valued at $2 million after factoring in inflation and the weakening shilling. According to Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Information, the contract was awarded after wide consultations within government and the National Security Advisory Committee.

So, as Kenya renews this contract, the key question now is whether by hiring a K Street lobbyist, the country has managed to spruce up its image in the eyes of politicians, policymakers and influential editorial boards in the American media. K Street in Washington DC is the epicentre of lobby groups and think tanks in the US capital, many of them representing foreign governments.

According to the semi-annual disclosures required under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, which requires that agents representing the interests of foreign powers be properly identified to the American public, Kenya was the eighth among the top 10 African spenders on lobbyists in America in the period 2009 and 2010. South Africa was by far the largest with a budget of $18 million during that period, followed by Angola at $7 million, Libya at $4.1 million, Egypt at $3.5 million, Equatorial Guinea at $2.4 million, Nigeria at $1.8 million and Ethiopia at $1.2 million. Uganda and Tanzania spent $503,000 and $225,000 respectively.

Country on the brink

It is noteworthy that these questions appear on the week that Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace published the seventh Failed States Index. This is an influential barometer of how the elite in America’s foreign policy circles and media view the world and in this case Kenya and East Africa.

One year before Kenya hired CLS, it was ranked as the country that was 26th most likely to collapse in 2008 with a score of 93.4. Kenya had just transformed in the eyes of the world from a vibrant emerging democracy into a state heading to a civil war.

This week, FP ranked Kenya at position 16 with a score of 98.7 — which shows progress, but at a slower pace compared with other countries. At this position, Kenya was in the bad company of Somalia (the worst off), Chad, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ivory Coast and Iraq.

In East Africa, Tanzania and Rwanda were in the good company of emerging democracies such as Ghana and South Africa at positions 65 and 34 respectively. Uganda and Burundi at position 17 and 21 respectively were basically, in the same rough neighbourhood.

At the time CLS was hired, Kenya desperately needed an image makeover in the aftermath of the 2008 post-election violence, which was later followed by the global financial crisis. The political violence in Kenya had shaken America’s faith in one of its most important allies in Africa, and the global crisis threatened to close the taps of foreign aid from Kenya’s biggest giver and most vocal critic.

It baffles many African observers just how condescending the relationship between Nairobi and Washington is when they see American presidents lecture Kenyan presidents on how to govern their subjects, but the foreign aid numbers explain how symbiotic this relationship has become, first during George Bush’s presidency and now under Obama.

American largesse

According to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service, Kenya is set to receive $3 billion in foreign aid between 2008 and 2011. Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, and South Africa came closest, getting between $2.3 billion and $2.6 billion. Tanzania and Uganda got $1.8 billion and $1.7 billion respectively. Rwanda got $802 million and Burundi $141 million.

Data from 2008 shows that Kenya was the seventh largest recipient of foreign aid at $600 million in that year, behind Iraq, Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt, Afghanistan, and Israel.
That Kenya in the past four years received such a colossal amount of foreign aid is attributable to the special relationship the country has cultivated with the US in the latter’s Global War on Terror.

This has seen the Americans build one of their biggest embassies anywhere in the world in Nairobi, one that hosts a major CIA station and co-ordinates humanitarian, diplomatic and military activities for South Sudan, Somalia and the Indian Ocean. Locally, this money has not only helped retool Kenya’s military and intelligence, it has also helped Kenya roll back the spread of HIV/Aids, TB and malaria, kept thousands on antiretroviral drugs, bought food aid to millions and helped to secure the country’s notoriously porous borders that facilitate transnational crimes.

On the business side, the US continues to run a favourable trade balance with Kenya primarily due to technology imports and the aircraft orders Kenya Airways places with Boeing. However, in terms of foreign direct investment flows, the major businesses that have set up their regional bases in Nairobi are IBM and General Electric.

Kenya’s economy has benefited mostly from European firms such as Nestle setting up regional base in Nairobi and Indian firms such as Bharti Airtel.

Benefits of a failed state

In a way, Kenya’s poor ranking on the Failed States Index has been a blessing in disguise, particularly in the face of tragic circumstances like the post-election violence, the Nairobi and Dar es Salaam embassy bombings of August 1998 and the terror attacks of 9/11.

After 9/11, president Bush, while outlining his country’s national security strategy, said that America was “threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones.” With Kenya hosting the largest population of Somalis displaced by war and the growing influence of Al Qaeda and Al Shaabab in the region and offshore in the Indian Ocean, it was easy to bunch the country together with the likes of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Iraq on the frontlines of America’s counterinsurgency strategy. Perhaps no one has bolstered this disturbing image more than Kenya’s top terrorist, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, who was killed two weeks ago in Somalia.

The $3 billion that Kenya received from Uncle Sam helped underwrite a significant portion of the social progress that did not automatically come with the economic growth in the first term of Kibaki’s presidency. This money helped ease the disease burden on the population and continues to pay for crucial child and maternal health programmes and interventions in times of famine. This is in addition to increasing the capacity of the spy network to monitor terrorists and other armed civilian groups.

The brief

When CLS was hired, its key mandate was to help restore Kenya’s image as a regional leader following the post-election violence by educating US opinion shapers and decision makers about positive aspects in Kenya such as economic growth, leadership in the East African Community and Vision 2030.

The secondary goal was to support the military and intelligence services in advancing Kenya’s defence and geostrategic interests on issues such as piracy and Somalia. On the first issue, it is debatable whether CLS has managed to change the entrenched view of Kenya as a country that continues to be hobbled by predatory political and business elite that survives on stealing taxpayers’ money and foreign aid. The factional wars in the coalition that continue to be played out in DC and New York also contribute to fuelling the image of a country stalling on reforms. The high point came with the passing of a new Constitution and the recent appointments to the Supreme Court.

On the second issue, Kenya has in the past two years woken up to the risk posed by Al Shabaab and the situation in Somalia. This is especially after the 2009 census, which revealed a swelling tide of undocumented or illegally registered Somali refugees. Kenya has developed an interventionist Somali strategy that has helped train thousands of soldier fighting for the Transitional Federal Government. The Kenyan military offers “advice” to TFG generals and it is widely believed that there are Kenyan Somalis who have been fighting on the ground.

With the help of CLS, Kenya has also helped raise the profile of the Somalia crisis in Congress and at the Senate by calling for increased funding for the African Union Mission in Somalia, Amisom. At the White House, Kenya wanted President Barack Obama’s support in lobbying the United Nations Security Council to upgrade Amisom into a full peacekeeping force of 20,000 soldiers who could fight to keep the peace.

The White House has balked at this, but Obama’s Somalia policy now includes key elements of Kenya’s proposal such as increased funding, engagement with progressive clan leaders and eventually recognising autonomous regions such as Somaliland, Puntland and Jubaland.

There is an active Somali Working Group in DC and a number of senators who have taken interest in this issue. In a February 2011 presentation to permanent secretaries in Nairobi on their achievements so far, CLS said that they had “put the issue of Somalia on the radar of policy makers on [Capitol] Hill” and “organised informal Somalia working groups with key members of the US Congress.”

The firm also reportedly executed an aggressive outreach plan around Kenya’s new Constitution, resulting in positive editorial articles in prominent media including the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and the Washington Post, as well as a lead feature in Global Finance highlighting Kenya as an investment destination.

Dr Ndemo defended the renewal of the contract by saying CLS has made major strides in restoring the country’s image in the US, asserting that countries all over the world hire PR companies to lobby for their interests among key decision makers in strategic world capitals.

“This is common practice around the world. There’s a big difference between diplomacy and PR. The firm is not taking over the embassy’s job, and we are satisfied with CLS’s work so far,” he said, adding, “We have proposed that we should have people working for the government of Kenya in certain strategic capitals — such as India, China and the EU. These people have the contacts and connections — they can advance our interests, and package them in a way their audience will identify with.” CLS’s list of current and former clients includes the governments of Congo (Brazzaville), Brazil, Mexico, Spain and Serbia.

EAC nations spruce up

Last month, the government of Somalia hired PR firm Park Strategies to advance its agenda in the US.

Other East African countries, too, have engaged with global PR firms to help burnish their image. In 2005, the government of Uganda engaged the services of the UK-based Hill & Knowlton for a fee of $700,000 to turn global attention away from the civil war in the country as well as from its tarnished human-rights record. Uganda then took on the services of US firm Whitaker Group in 2009 — whose ranks includes no lesser a luminary than Jendayi Frazer, assistant secretary of state for African Affairs in George Bush’s administration — at a fee of $1 million.

Rwanda has engaged Racepoint UK to help turn around its global reputation as a genocidal state to Africa’s newest success story, pumping out information about its favourable investment climate, low corruption and tourism potential. Goodworks International represents Tanzania.

The new mandate for CLS is to push the image of Kenya, as Tanzania is highest ranked in East Africa, and has consistently been so since 2008. This year, Kenya and Burundi are at the bottom of East Africa’s rankings. The higher the position, the more stable the state is perceived to be.
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I guess you know how to read you probably have a different name for a word aid! Kenya also receives foreign aid from the US and the EU but they call it another name though the money goes to their general budget support, ask yourself if you don't get dvt aid then why the hell should the UK or the EU or the US question the money they gave your government for education and went missing! BTW get a machete for 2012 and if you are a Kikuyu living in Rift Valley Province alias County then relocate before they prey on your bad ass and stop being a jerk

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Investors flock to Isiolo as Vision upgrade looms
Merti-Isiolo road. Investors are taking positions to gain from the projects planned for Isiolo town under the Vision 2030 development blueprint, with the rehabilitation of the airstrip attracting developers for residential and leisure facilities. File
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Merti-Isiolo road. Investors are taking positions to gain from the projects planned for Isiolo town under the Vision 2030 development blueprint, with the rehabilitation of the airstrip attracting developers for residential and leisure facilities. File
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Investors are taking positions to gain from the projects planned for Isiolo town under the Vision 2030 development blueprint, with the rehabilitation of the airstrip attracting developers for residential and leisure facilities.

Vision 2030 board member Peter Gakunu said ample land in Isiolo and Nyambene towns had attracted proposals for establishment of resort centres by private developers.

“As the rehabilitation of the Airport progresses, investors are angling themselves to erect houses and hotels as well as other recreation facilities,” he said.

So intense is the land speculation in the area that within two years a quarter piece of land has jumped from Sh15, 000 to Sh150, 000.

The opening up of the area, which is earmarked to be a resort city in the Las Vegas mould under the Vision 2030, will enhance other sectors such as agriculture, banking, housing and art work. The resort centre will be complete with casinos, international filming facilities and all the trappings of lavish living money can buy. The upgrading work on the airstrip involves expansion of the runway, building of taxiways, aprons, passenger terminus and cargo terminus.

Other amenities include parking areas, a fire station, meteorological centre, hangar, control tower and staff quarters. The airport is expected to be fully operational by March next year. It is being built by Kundan Singh Construction at a cost of Sh610 million.
Vision 2030 has identified Isiolo as a gateway to realising economic fortunes for the arid northern Kenya.

Isiolo is part of the northern tourism circuit and is centrally placed between some major parks, which include Meru National Park, Samburu National Reserve, Shaba Game Reserve, Kora National Park, Mwingi National Reserve and the Bisanadi National reserve.

To the north of Isiolo are the Marsabit National Reserve and Sibiloi National Park.

Currently, the town has very few tourism facilities which include the Sarova Shaba located in the Shaba Game Reserve and Buffalo Springs lodges located in the Samburu National Reserve.

Building of the 501km Isiolo-Moyale highway, which links Kenya to Ethiopia is currently ongoing with 136km from Isiolo to Merelle so far complete. Also in the radar is building of a railway line, pipeline and highway linking Kenya and Juba in Southern Sudan.

Once complete, the airport is expected to link Isiolo town to Mombasa, Nairobi and Kisumu. It is also expected to decongest Wilson airport by moving the miraa (Khat) trade aircraft to Isiolo.

The 1.4 kilometre runway will handle heavy commercial aircraft with a load weight of up to 66 tonnes.

The government is yet to compensate 400 families that were displaced by the Airstrip rehabilitation project despite making a promise of Sh200 million to them.

Some of the land has fallen prey to speculators, who have subdivided it and sold to unsuspecting investors
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This is how Northern Kenya looks like! Yet people here are making noises as if it is a tar roads the whole of that country! Over half of Kenya in the Northern is bare with no tarmac roads i do not know why every Kenyan neglect that fact!

Yet Tanzania is the biggest recipient of donor aid in the region.I dont understand your rage with Kenya,must be those redundant Bolshevik ideologies that you guys hang on till this day.



since the 1960ss Tanzania was self-reliant. and since the 1960ss Kenya was a recipient of donor aid. So in comparing this two country in term of aid, Tanzania is a recipient for 15/6 years now, Kenya not less than 40years. However, from 2015....Tanzania will only be receiving lesser than 10%. So whats up with the mighty Kenya??

Sometimes you just have to go; screw this. This is one of those times.

le Sénegal ne se porte pas bien, ils ont une grave pénurie en électricité, avec des coupures de courant chaque 3Heures, dès quartiers entiers n ont pas de courant des jours entiers.
la croissance économique est tres faible au sénégal, aux environs de 3% pendant 10 ans hors l Afrique en générale a eu une croissance de 5% constant en 10 ans.
ensuite le sénégal a un problème de pauvreté des masses, il suffit de regarder combien d entre eux émigre en prenant des pirogues pour aller en Europe ou dans mon pays au Gabon, vous verrez que c est pas mieux chez eux. arrêtez de penser que parcequ on est stable politiquement qu on n est aussi stable économiquement, sa n a rien à voir.
selon le PNUD 2010:
Sénegal : 159
mon pays Gabon : 93 ( Premier en Afrique subsharien)
Botswana : 98
Afrique du sud : 115

même le Cameroun vit mieux qu au Sénégal, eux ils sont à 153.
Alors Butembo et les autres, le Sénégal c est mieux?????

I can't believe you guys are complaining/bringing up useless shit, Mark S and Geza Ulole. Why don't you worry about your own country, huh? I'm not Kenyan nor am I from any East African country (or African), but I have to say your nitpicking at Kenya isn't making you or your country look any better. Kenya has some serious problems it needs to address such as its slow gdp growth, rising inflation (rose in double digits this month), political issues involving the Ocampo Six, etc. But it isn't like most of what Kenya suffers isn't experienced by any of the countries around it or on the continent.

And seriously, which one received donor aid first? Are you seriously going to talk about crap like that? None of that has anything to do with this thread!

Thread locked. This was a troll magnet from the beginning.