The past week's referendum in Kenya turned out well. There was a strong 'yes' vote for constitutional reform and the leader of the 'no' vote campaign conceded defeat. Many write off sub-Saharan Africa but there are signs that the region is starting to emerge from years of sub-par performance. The group has recorded surprisingly strong growth in recent years, coming through the recent global slowdown much better than many developed countries. It is interesting to me that the rate of fixed investment in sub-Saharan countries is higher than most in Latin America (including Brazil) and indeed many Asians. Of course, China and India are very strong on investment but aside from these two stellar performers, sub-Saharan Africa scores well. The QSL is a friendly letter from the station engineer at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation's medium-wave transmitter at Maralal on 1350 kHz. I heard it in Kent where we had a weekend place. I was using a K9AY antenna and my trusty Drake R-8 receiver. He also sent a full detail QSL and a postcard with a magnificent rhino on it.
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