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The renewed interest of major powers to enter into cooperation accords with African countries is a good omen. A few months ago, the Japanese played host to a Japan-Africa summit.  So did the Chinese.  A few years ago, the United States did the same, likewise India.  Occasionally, we hear expressions characterizing Africa as the last frontier, a description capable of various interpretations.  It could mean the realization of a growing market of 1.2 billion people that needs to be explored and exploited.  It may mean the acceptance of the continent as an emerging territory in need of all kinds of …