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  2. Traditional economy - Wikipedia

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    A traditional economy is a loosely defined term sometimes used for older economic systems in economics and anthropology. It may imply that an economy is not deeply connected to wider regional trade networks; that many or most members engage in subsistence agriculture, possibly being a subsistence economy; that barter is used to a greater frequency than in developed economies; that there is ...

  3. Economic history of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Hopkins, A. G. "Fifty years of African economic history" Economic History of Developing Regions (2019) 34:1, 1-15, DOI: 10.1080/20780389.2019.1575589; Hopkins, A. G. An Economic History of West Africa (Longman, 1990). Inikori, Joseph E. (ed.) Forced Migration: The Impact of the Export Slave Trade on African Societies (London and New York, 1982)

  4. Pre-colonial trade routes in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The arrival of European colonizers in the 15th century marked the beginning of a great transformation and disruption of Africa's traditional trade networks. European powers sought to control African resources and trade routes, leading to the decline of indigenous trade systems and the imposition of new economic structures designed to serve ...

  5. Economy of Africa - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Africa consists of the trade, industry, agriculture, and human resources of the continent. As of 2019, approximately 1.3 billion people [19] were living in 53 countries in Africa. Africa is a resource-rich continent. [20] [21] Recent growth has been due to growth in sales, commodities, services, and manufacturing. [22]

  6. Economic history of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Many saw Nigeria, with 15% of Africa's population, as an emerging economy. [6] However, this potential never materialized. A series of unfortunate political and economic events have stalled Nigerian growth. The country still plays an important economic role in the world, especially as a producer of fossil fuels. [7]

  7. Economic history of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The first evidence of pottery and agriculture in South Africa can be found in the period of 350-150 BCE, while metals date back to the 52-252 CE period. [4] The earliest occurrence of cattle farming was in the 5th century CE and the Iron Age reached modern-day Kwa-Zulu Natal around 700 CE.

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  9. List of African countries by GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia

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    Countries in Africa are sorted according to data from the International Monetary Fund. [1] The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency. [2]