The economy of South Africa has two speeds: one part is associated with the industrialized countries and the other crying needs of basic infrastructure.  According to the Human Development Index ( HDI ) of the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ),South Africafell 35 places in their rankings between 1990 and 2005 , noting the [...]

Occupying the northeast ofAfrica, the Egyptian is cut in two by the fertile valley of the River Nile . The economy was highly centralized during the term of President Gamal Abdel Nasser , but was opened during the administrations of Presidents Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak  .  The government implemented aggressive reforms between 2004 and [...]

The economy of Nigeria is characterized by a strong north-south divide.  While the south of the country has developed economically relatively well, this is in central and northernNigeriais less the case.  After its independence , the Nigerian government has focused almost exclusively on the development of heavy industry along western lines.  The Bureau of Public [...]

Since independence, Algeriahas launched major economic projects that led to the establishment of a heavy industrial base.  This allowed him to benefit from oil revenues, much of which was reinvested in economic development projects.  In the 1980s, the Algerian economy has experienced significant difficulties.  Indeed, against the oil crisis of 1986 dealt a severe blow [...]

Moroccobelongs to the group of emerging countries, with a mixed economic system.  Since 1993 the government followed a policy of privatization of public enterprises and liberalization of many sectors of the economy .  Although recent years the various governments have pursued a policy of economic diversification, agriculture represents only 14% of GDP employs 43% of [...]

The economy ofAngolais growing.  After four decades of war (Independence and civil) have reduced the country to the state of chaos, the growth started with a bang from the year 2002 the economic growth rate increased by 9% on average between 2002 and 2008, and forecasts for the years 2010-2012 are very optimistic.  Thus, the [...]

The economy ofLibyais mainly dependent on income sector oil , which make up almost all exports and over half of gross domestic product (GDP): the country is the fourth largest oil producer inAfrica.  The industry and the agriculture is limited, especially farming Suffering the nature of the soil of the country, desert to 94%  . [...]

The presence of the White Nile and its many tributaries, and the climate tropical allow extensive agriculture producing cotton , and peanuts , the sorghum , the millet , the grain of corn , of gum arabic , the sugar cane , of cassava ( tapioca ), the mango , and papaya , and bananas [...]

 Despite considerable natural resources, theSudanis among the poorest countries in the world.  Traditionally, the economy ofSudanwas mainly agricultural – with the production of cotton and gum arabic .  Production (and exports) significant oil began in late 1999. Sudan’s economy changes dramatically: 73% of export earnings come from oil.  This oil production has led to significant foreign [...]

The economy of Tunisia is characterized by areas of agriculture , mining, energy, tourism and manufacturing.  Government control of the economy, though still heavy, has gradually been reduced since the last decade with increasing privatization, simplification of the tax , and a careful treatment of the debt.  The real growth rate reached 5% per year [...]