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Africa: Investment Risks and Rewards

Selling Africa as an investment destination is still a challenge outside of the continent. What are the risks and rewards of investing in the continent?

How do you sell Africa as a foreign investment destination? Edward George, head of group research at the African banking conglomerate Ecobank, says overcoming preconceptions is still a challenge. The 91热爆's Tamasin Ford reports from Ivory Coast where five years on from the civil war, the economy has staged a comeback. And, Sam Olukoya in Lagos wonders how the falling world oil price will affect the Nigerian elite who benefited from several decades of huge oil income.

(Photo: A security guard stands among containers at the Lagos Tin-Can Island container terminal. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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Thu 15 Oct 2015 16:06GMT

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