[New post] Africa is on the move

Africa is on the move

amarcnn | July 12, 2011 at 10:30 am | Tags: CNN's Fareed Zakaria | Categories: Africa, Economy, Law, Sudan | URL: http://wp.me/p1bJgh-26p

Put your thinking caps on for a moment. Which continent has six of the world's 10 largest growing economies? Which continent has projected to have the world's third largest city by population in just a few years? Which continent has the world's newest nation? If you said Asia, that's wrong.

One more question might help you get the answer. Which continent has seven of the top 10 failed states in the world? The continent is, of course, Africa and that's what I talked to two terrific guests about on Sunday: Nicholas Kristof, columnist of The New York Times and best-selling author, and Peter Godwin, African-born author and reporter.

Both were just back from Africa. Peter has a new book out, which is called The Fear, about Zimbabwe. Here's an edited transcript of my discussion with them, where they talk about Africa's growth, the birth of South Sudan, and the fate of Zimbabwe.

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