The Economist: how East Africa’s development compares with the rest of the continent, with Jonathan Rosenthal, Afri...

In this episode I speak with Jonathan Rosenthal, the Africa Editor of The Economist.Our paths crossed when I was back in London for a few weeks, and so we took the opportunity to meet, and speak about some of the continent wide trends which he's seeing, from the vantage point of running the Africa desk for the magazine.Most episodes you'll have listened to on the show will delve into a particular aspect of running a companyin East Africa. Teasing out the specifics of why a certain business decision has been made or not, or trends that are present within a particular industry niche.This episode is slightly different.Jonathan and I take a much broader look at Africa's development through the lens of, say, government debt ratios and currency reserves.Whilst this might seem a bit lofty, I'd encourage you to stick with it.Show notes at: http://www.samfloy.com/podcast/the-economist-how-east-africas-development-compares-with-the-rest-of-the-continent-with-jonathan-rosenthal-africa-editor-of-the-economist