Africa Rising’? ‘Africa Reeling’ May Be More Fitting Now

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
OCTOBER 17, 2016
NAIROBI, Kenya — For decades Africa was eager for a new narrative, and in recent years it got a snappy one.
The Economist published a cover story titled “Africa Rising.” A Texas business school professor published a book called “Africa Rising.” And in 2011, The Wall Street Journal ran a series of articles about economic growth on the continent, and guess what that series was called? See More