1.3 ARGUMENT

There are unbalanced trade patterns between African countries with other countries outside the continent.

Figure 4 economic analyis by Author The current economic power of countries within the continent is unbalanced, unstable, and varies by a considerable margin. Zimbabwe and South Africa, which are separated by the river, have two different economic power.

The economic power of countries within the continent is unbalanced and varies with a huge margin. -

Figure 5 economic analysis by Author

Figure 6 economic analysis by Author

The markets within the African continent itself are dormant and need to be rejuvenated. The research will analyse the roots of these problems and how they developed into the current situation. Africa has diverse cultures need to be taken into consideration. The architectural design solution has to address all these problems.

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