[wanabidii] In case you think African jets are flying coffins, these numbers will prove you wrong (M&G Africa)

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11 Mar 2015

In case you think African jets are flying coffins, these numbers will prove you wrong   Carriers in the region have generally taken home a poor safety report card. Don't write them off yet: there is real hope for the $70 billion industry.

Ethiopia's crackdown on journalists, opposition ahead of May polls leads to funds cut   Aid in the past 5 years helped Ethiopia reduce child mortality by nearly 70% and introduce social welfare for 8 million of its poorest people.

'Africa's Hillary Clinton' or just a ruthless killer? Defiant to the last, former Ivorian First Lady gets 20 years   Fervently Christian but pitiless by reputation, Simone Gbagbo divides opinion like no other.

Poor Nigeria, trumped by 'small' countries: ranking Africa's most powerful militaries   Nigeria's GDP is 32 times that of Chad, and 63 times that of Niger, but the battle isn't always for the strong.

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