http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/globlogization/2010/7/29/south-africa-as-the-cores-great-integrator-of-the-continent.html

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South Africa now pushes a Cape Town-to-Cairo free trade zone as part of its ambitious vision. The self-confidence shown is a big deal, because South Africa has the biggest and most liquid financial markets on the continent, so everything has to start there.