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Who are Africa's middle class? And will they help to reduce poverty?
Who are Africa's middle class? And will they help to reduce poverty?

Posted in Business / Economy by flow007 748 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)

A report says a third of Africans are now middle class. Their interests coincide with the interests of the poor and should help to bring about change

One in three Africans are middle class. Or are they? A new report from the African Development Bank says: 34%, or 313 million Africans are now middle class (living on $2-$20 a day), after several decades without any change, a jump from 27% in 200