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'Resource curse is bullsh*t' Friedland tells London Indaba 

Low rainfall and big resources make Africa the continent to look to, Friedland says

William Clarke

"The resource curse is absolutely bullsh*t," Friedland said, arguing that the wealth of the US was built on its mining and agriculture industry.   "The most blessed of all the countries was the US,...

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