Worldfocus » middle class http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Twenty-first century Africa: China, tech and upward mobility http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/10/16/twenty-first-century-africa-china-tech-and-upward-mobility/1906/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/10/16/twenty-first-century-africa-china-tech-and-upward-mobility/1906/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:24:35 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=1906 Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal and producer Yuval Lion report from Kenya and Tanzania on China’s influence on the continent, Africa’s technological advances and Kenya’s middle-class.

Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal and producer Yuval Lion report from Kenya and Tanzania on China’s influence on the continent, Africa’s technological advances and Kenya’s middle-class. /files/2008/10/th_africa_entertech.jpg /files/2008/10/th_africa_entertech.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/10/16/twenty-first-century-africa-china-tech-and-upward-mobility/1906/feed/ Middle class sprawls in Nairobi, Kenya http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/10/14/middle-class-sprawls-in-nairobi-kenya/1854/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/10/14/middle-class-sprawls-in-nairobi-kenya/1854/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:23:11 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=1854 Downtown Nairobi is in stark contrast to the images of famine and war that often represent coverage of Africa.

Kenya’s middle class has grown to 10 percent of the urban population — or 1.5 million people — making Kenya home to one of the largest middle class populations in sub-Saharan Africa.

Government deregulation and stimulated economic growth turned “Nairobbery” — a former nickname for the city — into a booming economic center. Nairobi reflects this trend with multinational businesses, towering office buildings and a growing middle class.

Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal and producer Yuval Lion report from Nairobi on middle class Kenyans, who are educated, optimistic and upwardly mobile.

The scene in downtown Nairobi reflects Kenya’s growing middle class, with towering buildings and multinational businesses. /files/2008/10/th_africa_kenyamiddle.jpg /files/2008/10/th_africa_kenyamiddle.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/10/14/middle-class-sprawls-in-nairobi-kenya/1854/feed/