Insight: As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

NAIROBI (Reuters) - In a cafe on the terrace of a Nairobi mall, well-heeled Kenyans sip coffee as shoppers in the car park navigate between BMW X5s, Toyota Land Cruisers and Mercedes. A nearby cinema last month advertised an array of Hollywood fare including Brad Pitt's "Moneyball." Sales at this Java House outlet along the Ngong Road were up last year, says Kevin Ashley, a Californian who co ...

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This article was reported in partnership with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute and the Puffin Foundation. Some names of the people profiled in this article have been changed.

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Perhaps Mitt Romney is just not a morning person. In the weekend's first debate -- which, like most debates, was held in the evening -- Romney was his typically untouchable self. He watched, bemused, as Rick Santorum and Ron Paul clawed at each other. He easily parried Newt Gingrich's half-hearted assault. He politely listened while Rick Perry tried to talk. He won. Read full article >>

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