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Investing in Africa
African Profits
Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Mogadishu, Mumbai, Mangalore…all trading cities along the fabled rim of the Indian Ocean. These eastern African cities thrived between the 12th and 18th centuries, with ships sailing in and out on monsoon winds. They will thrive again on the tailwind of a long-term bull market in commodities.
“From here in Africa, we sailed with ivory, mangrove, coconuts, tortoise and cowrie shells,†says an old sailor named Bwama Shafi in a dusty, old issue of National Geographic. “From Arabia, we brought dates, whale oil, carpets and incense. From India, pots, glassware and cloth. Trade…
29Aug2008 | The Penny Sleuth | Comments Off | Continued
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