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The Africa rising narrative is not a bare-faced exaggeration of protagonists but largely based on concrete evidence of Africa’s improved economic growth record since the turn of the millennium, which nonetheless appears to have plateaued.
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Onyukwu, O.E., Nnamani, U.A. (2021). Foreign Direct Investments and Africa Rising: A Critical Assessment. In: Omeje, K. (eds) The Governance, Security and Development Nexus. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49348-6_6
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