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In this week's roundup of trade, investment and development news, a Delhi firm wins $100 mn Ethiopian sugar factory contract, China funds US$1.2 billion project for revival of agriculture in Angola by 2012, and South Africa's wool exports to China are set to hit a new record.

Africa's growing middle class and the rising availability of generic drugs and low-cost insurance could offer big profits for private hospital groups from emerging markets such as South Africa and India (View article).

India continues its sugar quest in Africa, with Delhi-based Uttam Sucrotech winning the $100 million contract for expansion of the Wonji-Shoa sugar factory in central Ethiopia (View article).

The Chinese Embassy donated about 600 textbooks to the faculty of Arts and the Balme Library of University of Ghana to assist in the teaching of Chinese (View Article).

Angola is to invest US$1.2 billion over the next four years in the "revival" of agriculture and in boosting food security, thanks to funding from a credit line from the China Development Bank (View article).

South Africa, the world's second-largest exporter of apparel wool, posted record wool exports to China during the 2008/09 season (View Article).

Paper manufacturer Anmol Products Ethiopia, promoted by India’s Anmol group of companies, Sunday inaugurated its unit at Ginchi, about 80 km south of the city (View article).

The total bi- lateral volume of trade between Nigeria and China is over $7 billion, making Nigeria China's fourth largest trade partner (View Article).

The Kano State Government in Nigeria has reached out to a Chinese firm to manage the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) based on the decision by the Federal Government's concessioning agenda (View Article).