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Awesome Africa

Awesome Africa. Awesome Africa. Peter METCALFE. THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA (FDA) (NPC) Reg No: 2003/010507/08 ( South Africa )

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Awesome Africa

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  1. Awesome Africa

  2. Awesome Africa Peter METCALFE

  3. THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA (FDA) (NPC) Reg No: 2003/010507/08 (South Africa) The Foundation for the Development of Africa (FDA) (NPC) is a non-membership, private, (NPC) Not-for-profit Company actively involved with identifying; initiating and facilitating entrepreneurship and other processes conducive to sustainable development in Africa - with the emphasis on sustainability! Your Corporate Social Responsibility/Investment Partner in Africa Serving Africa since 1999. NOTHING IS AS POWERFUL AS THE HUMAN NETWORK!

  4. PETER METCALFE As Project Quality Assurance Engineer, during the construction of a number of coal-driven power stations in South Africa, I was exposed to most trades and professions while developing quality procedures used in the construction process. I was an active participant to the Advisory Board for the OECD-NEPAD - Africa Investment Initiative for Growth and Development, where I endeavored to contribute on behalf of the People of Africa. In 2003 I received an award from the then Minister of Social Development in South Africa, Dr. Zola SKWEYIYA, for my contribution towards Corporate Social Investment.

  5. Awesome Africa Sustainable Development is the action and/or act of bringing people and/or processes into position for the effective use in the support and/or delivery of efforts, conducts and the cause! Peter METCALFE May 2002

  6. Awesome Africa

  7. Understanding Awesome Africa • Her Recurring Themes • Her People • Her Politics & Leadership • Her Resources • Her Economy & Competitiveness • Her Accessibility and Infrastructure • Social Media • viii. Corporate Social Investment • ix Considerations • X Comments, Concerns & Conclusions

  8. Africa: Her Recurring Themes

  9. The Darkest Africa

  10. One Country One Country? Not quite!

  11. Lagos Nigeria The Wild

  12. Poverty Prosperity

  13. The Economist in 2001 and then in 2011

  14. Africa: Her People

  15. Her People Africa Today Population: 1,032,532,974 (1,03 Billion - 2011)

  16. Her People Population Spread 2011 150 Million Egypt: 84 Million Ethiopia: 79 Million Nigeria: Democratic Rep. Of the Congo: 68 Million South Africa: 51 Million Tanzania: 45 Million Morocco: 33 Million

  17. Her People Africa Today Population: 1,032,532,974 (1,03 Billion - 2011) Population Growth: 2,3%

  18. Her People HIV/AIDS Impact – Current Adult Infection Swaziland: 38% Botswana: 37% Lesotho: 28% Zimbabwe: 24% South Africa: 21% Namibia: 21%

  19. Her People Africa Today Population: 1,032,532,974 (1,03 Billion - 2011) Population Growth: 2,3% Average Age 19,7 years

  20. Her People Africa Tomorrow Forecast 2 Billion by 2050 Overtake China by 2030 One in Five People globally will be African By 2040 working age Population - 1.1 Billion By 2030 50% Urbanisation

  21. Her People Literacy Rates Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Seychelles, South Africa, Lesotho, Mauritius, Tunisia and Gabon have literacy rates exceed 85%.

  22. Her People

  23. Africa: Her Politics and Leadership

  24. Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya

  25. Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique São Tomé and Príncipe Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

  26. Africa: Her Resources

  27. Her Resources Africa Today People 1,032,532,974 Land Size: 30,221,532 Km2 Minerals and Metals > Platinum > Gold, Diamonds, etc > Iron ore

  28. Her Resources Africa Today People 1,032,532,974 Land Size: 30,221,532 Km2 Minerals and Metals > Platinum > Gold, Diamonds, etc > Iron ore • Energy • Gas and Oil Reserves • Coal and Hydro

  29. Her Resources Africa Today People 1,032,532,974 Land Size: 30,221,532 Km2 Minerals and Metals > Platinum > Gold, Diamonds, etc > Iron ore • Energy • Gas and Oil Reserves • Coal and Hydro Tourism

  30. Her Resources Africa Tomorrow 1.1b People of Working Age by 2040 1.2b People urbanised Rapidly growing middle class Agricultural Breadbasket of the World Beneficiation Energy Independent Green Economy Tourism An untapped Resource

  31. Africa: Her Economy

  32. Her Economy Africa Today GDP

  33. Her Economy Gross Domestic Product (GDP) According to the IMF, only four countries have a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) GDP of in excess of $200 billion with South Africa by far the largest at $555 billion (25th largest in the world) followed by Egypt $518 billion (26th); Nigeria $413 billion (30th) and Algeria $263 billion (47th). Some 31 countries have GDP of less than $20 billion, of that 7 of less than $2 billion

  34. Her Economy

  35. Her Economy Africa Today Her GDP Her Competiveness

  36. Her Competitiveness Africa The Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013 rankings

  37. WEF Global Competitive Ranking 2012/2013 – (2011/2012) 52 (50) Botswana: 79 (80) South Africa 122 (119) 70 (73) Cape Verde Morocco 54 (54) 137 (136) Mauritius Lesotho 63 (70) 102 (113) Rwanda Zambia 117 (111) 136 (134) Senegal Swaziland 92 (83) 115 (127) Namibia: Nigeria Germany – 6; UK – 8; USA – 7; Taiwan & China – 13: Portugal - 49

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