South Korea

South Korea
Population:	48418
Debt:	$220.1 billion
Overview:	After its third Korea-Africa summit in November 2009, Seoul is becoming a strong force on the African continent. Represented best by its contractors – recently winning deals to revamp railroads in Cameroon and build thousands of housing units in Ghana – South Korea expects to gain political clout to match its economic prowess.

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Vol 1 No 12
October 2008

Smaller is beautiful

Faced with its own economic crisis, Seoul remains determined to expand its economic and political ties with Africa

Vol 1 No 12
October 2008

Seoul's high-tech axis

IT cooperation centres for Cameroon and an internet backbone for Rwanda

Vol 1 No 12
October 2008

Chin Dong-soo

President, Korea Eximbank (Kexim)

Vol 1 No 11
September 2008

Choi Young-Jin

United Nations Special Representative for Côte d'Ivoire

Vol 1 No 5
March 2008

Lee Won-gul

CEO Korea Electric Power Corporation

Vol 1 No 1
November 2007

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