Africa

Africa is ready for long-term investment. Here's why

A man walks in the early morning to start his day picking tea leaves at a plantation in Nandi Hills, in Kenya's highlands region west of capital Nairobi, November 5, 2014. Emerald-coloured tea bushes blanketing the rolling hills of Nandi County have long provided a livelihood for small-scale farmers, helping make Kenya one of the world's biggest tea exporters. But ideal weather and bigger harvests, instead of producing bumper earnings, have led to a glut of Kenya's speciality black tea. Picture taken November 5, 2014. To match story KENYA-TEA/ REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT COMMODITIES) - GM1EABG17XM01

Africa has a huge population to drive consumer demand. Image: REUTERS/Noor Khami

Akinwumi A. Adesina
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