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Rwanda: 60 Women Acquire Entrepreneurial Skills : "Kanimba stressed the government's commitment in developing Small and Medium Enterprises as the key to create jobs, increase exports, and reduce poverty . "Such initiatives that unleash the potential people, women in particular, are a significant boost ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Rwanda: AVEGA to Provide Legal Support to Genocide Survivors : ""Most of them are suffering from poor health, poverty , trauma and stigma, resulting into resignation of victims from pursuing their property and inheritance rights. That is why we have come in to help them sort out their legal issues," Kabasinga said. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Africa: Day of the African Child - Remembering the Soweto Massacre : " Nigeria has been part and parcel of the commemoration of the International Day of the African Child over the past 20 years with a lot still to be done to better the lives of Nigerian children. Poverty , hunger, child labour, child trafficking, ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

'Nationalisation a deterrent to investment' : " “The combined impacts on the South African economy are likely to result in slower economic growth and an inability for business to contribute effectively to the national goals of job creation and poverty alleviation.” At its four-day central committee ... Independent Online "

'It cannot be business as usual" : "The Southern Times correspondent, Phillip T Shingirayi, caught up with Namibia's Prime Minister Nahas Angula to get his views on where the region is losing it and what needs to be done. The Namibian Premier gives his views on poverty in his country and ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Africa: Day of the African Child - Remembering the Soweto Massacre : "On June 16, 1976, over 10, 000 black school children took to the streets of Soweto township in South Africa , to protest the inferior quality of education that they were receiving from the apartheid regime as well as demand their rights to be taught in ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Nigeria: FOI Law As Dividend of Democracy : "Despite knowing how effective this Bill/Law could be, one still wonders how long it would take in a nation such as ours where poverty has eroded the will and confidence of our people. The masses really are taken for granted when they cannot hold their ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

African dictators are the death of Africa by Thobeka Nkabinde The Ivory Coast does not prohibit human trafficking; Swaziland has the highest HIV in the world and Zimbabwe once the breadbasket of Africa now the bread egger. What do these countries have in common? DICTATORS Africa's identity is poverty , ...

Kenya's national leader commends Adventist development : " ... a community hospital for the Adventist Church's South Kenya Conference, headquartered in Kisii, Adventist Church officials said. The new church infrastructure will create jobs and help alleviate poverty , Kibaki said, according to the KBC report. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

African Tax Group Stepping Up Efforts To Control Tax Avoidance : "By DEVON MAYLIE JOHANNESBURG --Senior tax officials from Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa are working to establish a cross-border agreement that would enable revenue authorities to share information about specific taxpayers, the first inroads into an ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

African Tax Group Stepping Up Efforts To Control Tax Avoidance : "By DEVON MAYLIE JOHANNESBURG --Senior tax officials from Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa are working to establish a cross-border agreement that would enable revenue authorities to share information about specific taxpayers, the first inroads into an ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

How not to wedge the minimum wage : "In fact, it was vehemently argued that for each year that Congress did not increase the minimum wage, workers lost purchasing power and sinks deeper into poverty . In Nigeria the last time workers benefited from minimum wage increase was in 2000 during ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Saraki and the Class of 2003 : " ... poverty and unemployment and ensuring food security. Dr. Bukola Saraki consequently invited the displaced Zimbabwean farmers to Kwara State to establish Shonga Farms and today Kwara is leading the revolution in the agricultural sector in Nigeria . ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Belleair woman who volunteered in Tanzania will receive town's humanitarian award By Katie Park, Times Staff Writer Ali Halverson wants to put a face on the issues of hunger and poverty in Africa. So she talks about 5-year-old Sablina, who wants to become president. And Asia, 6, who is a tomboy and plays like "one of the guys. ...

War Veterans in Zimbabwe's Revolution. : "After demobilisation, ex-combatants faced a situation in which their parents had died or were living in abject poverty . These families in fact looked to the returning ex-combatant for help. “They were not rehabilitated and there were no programmes to ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Guinea Bissau promises military pensions by Sept Guinea Bissau will start paying pensions to retired soldiers in September after securing funding from donors, the defence minister said a move that could help deter military coups and uprisings. Aristides Ocante da Silva said his government would ...

The Perfect vs. the Good: Tackling Maternal Mortality in Mozambique NPR's Melissa Block traveled to Mozambique , where poverty and a shortage of both healthcare providers and facilities contribute to a high maternal mortality ...

Poverty transitions among older households in Brazil and South Africa : "Zunia is a portal for knowledge exchange among development professionals worldwide. News, events, best practices and publications on a wide range of ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

UN Says 'Pressing Need' to Restore Ivory Coast Law and Order After Crisis The UN mission in Ivory Coast will set up eight new military camps in the west of the country before the end of July, Choi told reporters in Abidjan , the commercial capital, today. They will also help the Ivorian government, now led by President ...

When kids are prey in child's play : " A recent report states that only 35 percent of South African children grow up with their fathers. They take on the music and film versions of masculinity, which are often characterised by violence.” Thora Mansfield of the Open Door Crisis Centre in ... Independent Online "

Uganda Government News: Government devoted to development : "Museveni says every Ugandan has got a role in the development process of the republic of Uganda . The president says the National Resistance Movement government is out to address water scarcity, food insecurity, insecurity and poverty in the country. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

the Namibian: Chasing the dots ...Poverty A Crime, Corruption Is Fine Assuming the accuracy of the press reports, Nankudhu, whatever one's political standpoint, was a hero of Namibia but left to rot. ...

Leadership Devastation, Bane Of Poverty & Economic Backwardness In Africa : "by Lateef Lawal Poverty and economic backwardness in Nigeria and most of the countries in the continent of Africa has been attributed to leadership devastation. This attribution was made by the former governor of Lagos State and the national leader of ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Independent South Sudan prepares to party : "Although many claim that the externally funded celebrations will obscure South Sudan's extreme poverty and economic vulnerability, Juba's residents are not complaining. According to South African expatriate Laurie Meiring, Juba "was the messiest place ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Why Africa is plagued with bad leaders, by Tinubu : "But leadership that is define for the people is driven by care and compassion, ability to chart a new course that will be for the common man and the down-trodden and lift millions out of poverty . “ If you look at Brazil, we were on the same development ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |