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Carl Manlan

Nairobi
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Carl Manlan is the Chief Operating Officer of The Ecobank Foundation. He is an economist with over ten years of experience in health, finance and project implementation. He has worked with communities across Africa and developed systems to improve public health financing, mainly at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Carl worked with the Economic Commission for Africa as a Mo Ibrahim Fellow and with the African Union and New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) on a p…

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Essay | Afrophobia holds a mirror to Africa – and the rainbow can’t hide it

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By Carl Manlan
| News24 Verified
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article There is a paradox of being African yet considered a foreigner in South Africa – and what that means for the “Rainbow Nation” ideal, Carl Manlan writes. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment.
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Essay | Afrophobia holds a mirror to Africa – and the rainbow can’t hide it

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By Carl Manlan
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You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Enter recipient email address Subscribers can listen to this article There is a paradox of being African yet considered a foreigner in South Africa – and what that means for the “Rainbow Nation” ideal, Carl Manlan writes. Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial.
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Farmed Wrong or Framed Wrong? Africa’s $20 Billion Food Import Crisis

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By Carl Manlan
| African Business Verified
Let us begin with a market fact that is hiding in plain sight. Africa, the continent with extensive arable land, rich diversity of indigenous crops, and a farming tradition older than recorded history, spends more than $100 billion every year importing food from other people’s farms. That figure is not a development statistic; it is a market signal. It tells you where value is leaking out of the continent and who is currently capturing it.
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