Why promoting green ways in Africa might be bad
17 Aug 2015
By MIKE MULLER.- Inadequate infrastructure is widely recognised to be holding back Africa’s development and lowering the quality of life of its citizens.
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Kariba Dam on the Zambezi. |
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