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Liberia: High Hope for Huge Gold

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Liberia: High Hope for Huge Gold : ... poverty reduction, HUMMINGBIRD Resources has given employment to two hundred local and community people as workers supporting its operations in Grand Gedeh and Sinoe, including its own professional and experienced Liberian who is currently drilling ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

South Africa Police Clash With Ruling Party's Youth League

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South Africa Police Clash With Ruling Party's Youth League : South Africa has always been a third world country as China Brazil and many others Folks such as you would like to see the majority blacks wallow in poverty ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Kenya puts its faith in fish farming

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Kenya puts its faith in fish farming : The area around Kisumu, which has a population of 3 million, suffers from a high poverty rate. About 70% of the population live on less than $1 day, partly because HIV and Aids hit so many families. Small-scale fish farming is seen by the Kenyan ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Envoy wants Nigeria to address trade imbalance with China

Envoy wants Nigeria to address trade imbalance with China Wali observed that China had been able to remove 300 million of its citizens from living below the poverty level in the last 30 years, adding that Nigeria could adapt the Asian country's model. NAN reports that China still has about 150 million of its ...

Can South Africa build a developmental state?

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Can South Africa build a developmental state? : He identifies the South African government's lack of control over the banking sector as a serious weakness, as is the lack of support for R&D, but thinks both could be corrected. Finally, he warns against employing too many economists – the Japanese and Korean miracles ... This blog is written and maintained by Duncan Green, Head of Research for Oxfam GB and author of 'From Poverty to Power'. More information on Duncan and the book is available on the From Poverty to Power ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Trade, job creation central to Norway visit

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Trade, job creation central to Norway visit : Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has used his state visit to Norway to raise South Africa's trade and job creation profile. "We look forward to increasing trade between our two countries as part of efforts to boost job creation as envisaged in the ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

The MDC continues to betray the people of Zimbabwe

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The MDC continues to betray the people of Zimbabwe : It cannot settle down especially when the people are living in such a sea of poverty . However, the development has shown beyond reasonable doubt that the MDCs are stuck in an omnibus syndrome to governance. The mimicry politics have taken over the ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Finally in camp

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Finally in camp : By JAMES WAINDI Harambee Stars skipper Dennis Oliech finally reported to camp Wednesday and immediately announced his desire to steer the team to a comfortable victory over Guinea Bissau in their do or die Africa Cup of Nations Group J qualifier at the ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

SA strengthens ties with Guinea-Bissau

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SA strengthens ties with Guinea-Bissau : Johannesburg – SA Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is satisfied that his diplomatic visit to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau has strengthened ties between the two countries, the presidency said on Thursday. "The delegations expressed their intention to ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

'Agriculture vital for economic growth'

'Agriculture vital for economic growth' By Times Reporter AGRICULTURE is vital for the development of goals of promoting growth and reducing poverty world over, Bank of Zambia (BOZ) deputy governor in charger of operations Austin Kabwe has said. Dr Kabwe said agriculture supported the ...

Angola: People Mobility Contributes to Spread of HIV/Aids

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Angola: People Mobility Contributes to Spread of HIV/Aids : Benguela — The higher mobility of the population and the large number of people in poverty are factors that contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region and makes the Lobito corridor vulnerable to the epidemic. This was said Wednesday in central ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Guinea-Bissau president leaves for treatment

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Guinea-Bissau president leaves for treatment : ASSIMO BALDE, AP, RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — The president of Guinea-Bissau left the country for what the government said Wednesday was a medical checkup, heightening speculation about the leader's health. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Upcoming Fun Fair for Kenya helps children attend school

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Upcoming Fun Fair for Kenya helps children attend school : Fairley says education in Kenya is not free. “Government schools, where classrooms often have 150 students and no books, do their best. But parents, who often live in extreme poverty , must contribute many of the costs — registration fees, uniforms, ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

From Grafton to Kenya, with Open Hearts and Minds

From Grafton to Kenya, with Open Hearts and Minds There is poverty , there is AIDS. Their economy relied on fishing, but the water hyacinth has taken over the lake." Education is key to getting out of poverty in Kenya , but there's a catch. While there is technically free primary education in the ...

Indigenisation can reverse brain drain

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Indigenisation can reverse brain drain : When he eventually showed up in Zimbabwe , all he had was a hat, a stylish walking stick, a large over coat (ijazi) and lots of stories. While this was the genesis of the wealth of people like the Openheimers, for the thousands of Zimbabweans like him ... New Zimbabwe.com

How Nigeria gained leadership of ECOWAS parliament

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How Nigeria gained leadership of ECOWAS parliament : We must collectively face the issues of human rights, justice, poverty , health, education, peace building, deepening the roots of democracy and catalysing economic development, through industrialisation and increased volume of intra-regional trade ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Consciousness-raising the ruling class

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Consciousness-raising the ruling class : Food disparity between the rich and the poor shows in this image of a young girl selling corn in Nairobi, Kenya slum. Image: Chrissy Olson During five days of May 2011, Baroness Anne Jenkin set up a soup kitchen in Britain's House of Lords, ... Women News Network

Davies Says South Africa Is Not a Developed Country

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Davies Says South Africa Is Not a Developed Country : ... fact that South Africa might have some institutions that are comparable to those of the developed world, does not say it is a developed country. "The challenges that we faced with are definitely of development. We have huge inequalities, poverty , ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Merrimac church goes pink to help raise funds for well in Ugandan village

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Merrimac church goes pink to help raise funds for well in Ugandan village : ... who lives in a village in Kalongo, Uganda . The church's former pastor, Anita Genrich, had picked up a packet of information from World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization whose goal is to combat poverty around the world, and she thought ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

African bank to help Nigeria meet infrastructure needs

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African bank to help Nigeria meet infrastructure needs : With the current Nigeria strategy paper (2001-2011) set to expire, the ADB boss said discussions have commenced on a new paper covering 2012 and 2012, which defines priorities in the context of the country's poverty reduction strategy, apart from its ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Nigeria: Banking Association, Insurance Trust Fund, Others Hail ECA Act

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Nigeria: Banking Association, Insurance Trust Fund, Others Hail ECA Act : He however called on the federal government to ensure the scheme would guarantee poverty alleviation, create wealth as well as help Nigeria in attaining the United Nation's millennium development goals for developing nations. العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

For expat Africans, patriotism may pay

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For expat Africans, patriotism may pay : "Tapping into this money with so-called diaspora bonds could help provide Africa with the equipment and services it needs for long-term growth and poverty reduction," World Bank policymakers Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Dilip Ratha wrote in an op-ed in the ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Poverty Eradication: Short term programmes not the answer

Poverty Eradication: Short term programmes not the answer While supporting government initiatives, Dr Pelotshweu Moepeng, of the Botswana Institute of Development and Policy Analysis (BIDPA), noted that there is need to have stringent and viable measures to eradicate poverty . “Despite government's efforts to ...

South Africa: King Goodwill Zwelithini Commits Himself to Development

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South Africa: King Goodwill Zwelithini Commits Himself to Development : King Goodwill Zwelithini has been an ardent campaigner for the well-being of his subjects through various programs including the fight against poverty , HIV and AIDS, the promotion of education and the revival of age old customs that have seen the Zulu ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Storm over fracking in the Karoo

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Storm over fracking in the Karoo : In South Africa , the debate about shale gas exploration appears more confrontational than in other countries, says the writer who suspects this is due to lack of technical expertise and innovation and we behave mostly in a tit-for-tat mode. ... Independent Online