1.0African News Paperhttps://www.africannewspaper.netadminhttps://www.africannewspaper.net/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DFR2aHBi45"><a href="https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/11/29/in-2023-what-can-africa-learn-from-the-1980s-african-business/">In 2023, what can Africa learn from the 1980s? – African Business</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/11/29/in-2023-what-can-africa-learn-from-the-1980s-african-business/embed/#?secret=DFR2aHBi45" width="600" height="338" title="“In 2023, what can Africa learn from the 1980s? – African Business” — African News Paper" data-secret="DFR2aHBi45" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://africannewspaper.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/000_arp3029365.jpg1024608It is unusual to start off a forecast for the year ahead with a reference to nearly 40 years ago, but when it comes to Africa’s economic prospects in 2023, the year 1984 is particularly instructive. On the African continent, 1984 was the year in which famine in Ethiopia reached a major climax – and the Band […]