- Africa: According to the annual UNCTAD report (see EI of 20 and 21 September), foreign direct investment in Africa fell last year, now standing at less than 1% of the already weak share of the continent in total world investments. This movement of withdrawal ($9.1 billion in 2000 against 10.5 billion in 1999), which follows a rise of $2 billion in 1999, marks the first serious decline since the mid nineties. Essentially it results from the slowdown recorded in several countries including...