Global Week in Review: Investors Eyeing Africa's Growing Middle Class
Plus, Nigerian peacekeeper recovers from Ebola.
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Growing Interest in Africa's Middle Class - Nigeria peacekeeper recovers from Ebola, plus more global news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) As the middle class continues to grow in African countries such as South Africa, Kenya and Ghana, European and Asian investors are taking note, CNBC reports. Experts believe investors will pour money into retail, transportation and the telecommunications sectors as the demand increases with Africans who have disposable income. (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Landov)
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FBI Raids Offices of Puerto Rico's Doral Bank - The FBI raided the offices of Doral Bank in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday, according to AP. There are few details available about the reasons for the raid, but it is possible that it is connected to the death of former executive vice president Maurice Spagnoletti of New Jersey in 2011. His widow had accused the company of conspiring to kill him. (Photo: Ana Martinez/Landov)
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UN Treaty Regulating Global Arms Enacted Tuesday - The UN has put into force a treaty to regulate the arms trade in an effort to stop weapons from being transferred for the purpose of war crimes, acts of genocide and attacks on innocent civilians, the AFP reports. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Bombings Killed Dozens in Nigeria - Witnesses of two separate bombings in Nigeria Monday are saying Islamic extremist group Boko Haram is responsible. In Gombe City, a car bomb led to 20 deaths and 60 injuries, AP reports. Another bombing in the Bauchi state led to the killing of 6 people and 19 wounded. (Photo: Stringer/Landov)
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African Leaders Meet to Discuss South Sudan Peace Process - The leaders of South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda met Monday in Johannesburg to continue an ongoing discussion surrounding bringing peace to South Sudan, the UN reports. The country has been deep in a war that has brought death to tens of thousands of people and displaced 1.9 million from their homes, according to the United Nations. (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko/Landov)
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