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Opportunity in Africa

ARTICLE: In Africa, a New Middle-Income Consumerism, By Stephanie McCrummen, Washington Post, September 1, 2008; Page A01

The rise of consumerism in Africa is a story of how globalization's rising connectivity makes opportunity happen where it hasn't taken root before.

Instead of telling me what we must prevent in this world, I'm telling you what needs to be preserved.

Again, the opposite of war isn't peace. It's creation. So we keep our eye on the ball.

(Thanks: Keir Lauritzen)

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