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Africa in Numbers

Geoff Riley

10th September 2015

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For students taking the EdExcel Unit 4 Global Economy course this data rich article from the Guardian comes highly recommended. They take seven indicators to help emphasise the structural differences between countries on the African continent. A really useful starting point when discussing similarities and variations between countries within Africa.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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