Nearly 200 new social impact funds launched in the last three years alone. Christine Ribeiro argues big business does well when it backs small-timers
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Aim for the base of the pyramid
Rare metals, rarer chance 
Crucial for hi-tech manufacturing, rare earth metals in Africa may be about to give China a run for its money. But have they got the negotiating skills to get the price right, asks Isaac Masingati
Urban flourish
As developers buy up land on the outskirts of Africa’s biggest growing cities, Sarah Rundell discovers innovative finance, tax and service delivery schemes may well build a better future
Following the thread
Africa’s nascent textile industry has benefited from tax breaks, but it needs to expand production to keep up, says Shanna Jacobsen
