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Africa’s golden age is nigh

By XN Iraki
Africa is popularly viewed as a continent plagued by wars, famines, drought, civil strife and chaos. It is portrayed as a continent frozen in time and prospects. It was even once a dark continent.

That antiquated image of Africa is slowly changing. Today, Africa is seen as the place to be, the next economic frontier. There is evidence that Africa’s golden age is nigh. Here are the reasons.

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