The New Silk Road Part 2: Into Africa
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"Into Africa" shows the impact the Belt and Road Initiative is having on the world’s second most populous continent. With an ongoing population boom, Africa sits at a crossroads between potential prosperity or further scarcity. The second installment of "The New Silk Road" looks at how Kenya is being impacted by the BRI.
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