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Aid budget will be better focused, say ministers

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Aid budget will be better focused, say ministers : "Five countries will have their budgets increased substantially: Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan. By 2014, 30% of UK aid is expected to go to war-torn and unstable countries. ...

Chad text images music video | Glogster

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Chad text images music video | Glogster : "Tagsaljazeera africa independence africa Chad independence colonialism France colonial oil chad Chinese Chad poverty Chad Francois Tombalbaye Idriss Deby ...

Development issues key in 2011 polls – EFZ

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Development issues key in 2011 polls – EFZ : "By Masuzyo Chakwe THIS year's general elections will not be won on the basis of incumbency but on key development iss-ues, according to the Evangelical Fellow-ship of Zambia . EFZ executive director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza yesterday said church leaders ...

The BIG Confusion

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The BIG Confusion : " The article is based on the book which documented the poverty levels and inequalities in Angola, Malawi Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The heading is misleading and out of context because none of these countries is implementing BIG. ... Namibian "

Getting along: South Africa's real miracle

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Getting along: South Africa's real miracle : "These realities were, and still are, poverty , unemployment, crime, greed, corruption and the unchecked self-interest of the political elite. The Mbeki era took the manufactured positivism generated by the Mandela period, gave it an African spin and had ...

Family matters

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Family matters : " Ethiopia is an impoverished nation where the per capita income is less than $2000 (US) per year. The couple saw examples of that poverty right away in the country's capital of Addis Ababa. “Our agency (Children's Home Society in St. Paul) told us you ...

Nigeria: PDP Misled Nigeria for 12 Years, Says Akande

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Nigeria: PDP Misled Nigeria for 12 Years, Says Akande : " ... vowed to sweep away the ruling PDP led government in the country at all levels, saying 12years of PDP government in Nigeria is a bundle of disaster that has only brought pains, disappointment and poverty to the nation by misleading the people. ...

Ivory Coast violence escalates as mediation efforts stall

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Ivory Coast violence escalates as mediation efforts stall : " Women pray as they face off against soldiers in an unauthorized protest calling for Laurent Gbagbo to step down, in the Treichville neighborhood of Abidjan , Ivory Coast, Monday, Feb. 28. By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / February 28, 2011 An African ... Christian Science Monitor "

The African youth should fulfil their mission

The African youth should fulfil their mission : " ... deepening poverty , shockingly high levels of unemployment and economic ... held in Banjul, The Gambia , in 2006 adopted the “African Youth Charter” (AYC) ... "

Zambia: The Budget 2011 Expectation & Economic development

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Zambia: The Budget 2011 Expectation & Economic development : " The poverty level in Zambia has riched the highest level such that only the rich can have bread and butter and afford the three meals per day. Unemployment level is very high and alarming. We are like a nation on autopilot. Fraud and corruption are ... Lusaka Times "

UGANDA: Water shortage threatens residents

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UGANDA: Water shortage threatens residents : " According to Auma, whereas rationing and technical failures take the largest share in urban areas, equity and functionality are causes of water shortage in rural areas, where 31 percent of the population living below the poverty line. ... AfricaNews "

Protest picket for Zimbabwean Human Rights

In Zimbabwe people continue to suffer, people continue to go hungry and life expectancy has halved since 1999. More than 80% of Zimbabweans live under the poverty line. It now appears that South Africa has budgeted to spend half a billion rand to ... From: http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D37664:protest-picket-for-zimbabwean-human-rights%26catid%3D31:weekday-top-stories%26Itemid%3D30&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgAIAAoATAAOABA6pOv6wRIAlAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=_kUL3rP9pXE&usg=AFQjCNFeybiWSKt80t92mTU3z0LRndz0lg

Cameroon: Microfinance Sector Collects Deposits Worth Over FCFA 258 Billion

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Cameroon: Microfinance Sector Collects Deposits Worth Over FCFA 258 Billion : " ... Foundation by the Club of Microfinance Institutions, MFIs, managers in collaboration with the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Cameroon , ANEMCAM, under the theme, "Do MFIs contribute to poverty reduction and the development of Cameroon ? ...

UN chief: Belarus sent helicopters to Ivory Coast | The Daily ...

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UN chief: Belarus sent helicopters to Ivory Coast | The Daily ... : " ABIDJAN , Ivory Coast The move by incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo comes after a week of intensified street fighting in the main city of Abidjan that left dozens .

Ouattara Concerned over Political Violence in Abidjan

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Ouattara Concerned over Political Violence in Abidjan : " “President Ouattara has always been concerned about violence in general and violence in Abidjan in particular. Since the 28 th of November (2010), when he won the election, followers of Gbagbo put forward violence hoping that it will finally bring him ... Voice of America "

Two worlds apart within one planet

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Two worlds apart within one planet : "A high ranking economic think tank in the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development Ben Botolo however, said Malawi was winning the war against poverty . “As a government we have made quite tremendous achievements in the fight against poverty to ...

The Smiling Faces of Young Africans | AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

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The Smiling Faces of Young Africans | AFRICA IS A COUNTRY : "When I was working with young American travelers in South Africa , I found something positive in their discovery that South Africa (which was always Africa in their lexicon) was not a place defined by hopelessness based on poverty . ...

Aid budget 'to be better focused'

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Aid budget 'to be better focused' : "But some nations, such as Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan will get more money, which the coalition says will be "better focused" on the poorest people. Labour says too much of the UK's aid budget is being mis-spent. International Development Secretary ...

Protect The Basic Income Grant Concept

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Protect The Basic Income Grant Concept : " The Basic Income Grant may not be the solution to Namibia's challenge of income disparities, which in itself exacerbates poverty and in turn feeds into the ... Namibian "

Many Swazis own cellphones

Many Swazis own cellphones : "The Swaziland Household Income and Expenditure Survey (SHIES) report also shows that ... The report continues to say that poverty is not static as some ... "

Paradox of Tanzanians: Hard working people wallowing in poverty

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Paradox of Tanzanians: Hard working people wallowing in poverty : "By Gerald Kitabu This week Finnish photojournalist Juho Paavola granted an exclusive interview to Correspondent Gerald Kitabu on his country's development aid to Tanzania . Excerpts: QUESTION: What is the aim of your visit to Tanzania ? ...

War inflicts long-term damage on children

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War inflicts long-term damage on children : "Here in eastern Congo fear of rape and sexual assault compounds the poverty that keeps girls from school. Last year there were 11000 reported rapes but it is widely believed that the actual figure is much higher. Fear and stigma discourage many from ...

Britain to increase its aid budget to five countries including Ethiopia

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Britain to increase its aid budget to five countries including Ethiopia : " Some, such as Vietnam and Bosnia, are seen to have "graduated" out of poverty and others are judged to be adequately served by United Nations agencies. According to the report five countries will have their budgets increased substantially - Ethiopia , ... Walta Information Center (blog) "

Polio Workers Fight Poverty, Misinformation

In 2010, photographer Mary F. Calvert set off with Washington Times staff writer Betsy Pisik to document polio in Nigeria. The series was honored as Best Professional Series in the BD Hope For a Healthy World Photo Competition. ... From: http://ping.fm/P607X

Sexual stimulants openly sold in Zambia

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Sexual stimulants openly sold in Zambia : "Nevertheless, Lubinda Tafira, a marriage counsellor blamed the new trend on poverty and the loss of family values in Africa. She said most people are trying to take advantage on the lucrative sex industry to make money in the name of modernisation. ...