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The United Arab Emirates has become the largest state investor in Africa. It's spending billions of dollars across the continent; building ports, power plants and renewable energy projects.
We look at why Emirati companies are expanding so rapidly, and find out how much this investment is reshaping economies.
If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, our email address is [email protected]
Presented and produced by Sameer Hashmi
(Picture: General view of Berbera Port and Bebera city in Somaliland in the Horn of Africa, on 31st August 2021. Dubai-based port operator DP World and the Government of Somaliland, opened a container terminal at Berbera Port in June 2021. Credit: Getty Images)
By BBC World Service4.4
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The United Arab Emirates has become the largest state investor in Africa. It's spending billions of dollars across the continent; building ports, power plants and renewable energy projects.
We look at why Emirati companies are expanding so rapidly, and find out how much this investment is reshaping economies.
If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, our email address is [email protected]
Presented and produced by Sameer Hashmi
(Picture: General view of Berbera Port and Bebera city in Somaliland in the Horn of Africa, on 31st August 2021. Dubai-based port operator DP World and the Government of Somaliland, opened a container terminal at Berbera Port in June 2021. Credit: Getty Images)

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