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African Development Bank provides budgetary aid to Mozambique

African Development Bank provides budgetary aid to Mozambique : The resident director of the ADB, Joseph Ribeiro, said that the aim of the funding was to continue supporting Mozambique's efforts to carry out its reforms with a view to stimulating a widened base for growth and reducing poverty by creating new ...

Occupy Wall Street: Lessons from South African Civil Society

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Occupy Wall Street: Lessons from South African Civil Society : At the same time, economic inequality has persisted, with more than 50% of the continent's population living under the poverty line. The resilience of economic inequality in sub-Saharan Africa has caused significant social disaffection with African ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Ghana: Civil Society Demands Development At the End of Aid Agenda

Ghana: Civil Society Demands Development At the End of Aid Agenda : Ghana has an enabling environment in that there is pro-poor policy research and advocacy potentials civil society has not yet employed. "The Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) is implemented within a decentralised framework that recognises ...

Kenya: Peace Ritual in Embu May Influence Politics

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Kenya: Peace Ritual in Embu May Influence Politics : At least 60 per cent of Mbeere people now live below the poverty line, yet they border Embu, Meru and Kirinyaga districts which, surprisingly, have some of the best living standards in Kenya , according to the Ministry of Planning. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Rwanda: Fundamental Changes Needed to Achieve Sustainable Agriculture

Rwanda: Fundamental Changes Needed to Achieve Sustainable Agriculture : ... in Rwanda , noted the importance of linking research knowledge to the needs of farmers on the ground in order to find relevant and adequate solutions for them and taking a more systemic approach to ensure food security and eradicate poverty . ...

Rwanda: Ministers to Appear Before Parliament

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Rwanda: Ministers to Appear Before Parliament : VUP is an integrated social protection programme to accelerate poverty reduction countrywide and, according to Musoni, it is one of the three flagships of the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS). ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Local Citizens Initiate Global Awakening Movement to Make a Difference in the ...

Local Citizens Initiate Global Awakening Movement to Make a Difference in the ... : Pembroke Pines, FL, November 01, 2011 --(PR.com)-- A group of local citizens are bringing hope to the children of Ghana who are living in poverty . UNICEF estimates that there are 1000000 orphans in Ghana , and the people of Glorious Being Center have a ...

Youth protest

Youth protest : Last week Julius Malema led thousands of members of his ANC Youth League and an assortment of other South African youth dissidents in what by all accounts may be seen as a successful march against poverty and unemployment a la the Arab Spring and ...

S.Africa's jobless rate eases but still very high

S.Africa's jobless rate eases but still very high : PRETORIA Nov 1 (Reuters) - South Africa's official jobless rate eased to 25.0 percent of the labour force in the third quarter as the trade and finance sectors created jobs, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. The government has pushed joblessness ...

Anti-poverty measures no substitute for jobs – Zuma

Anti-poverty measures no substitute for jobs – Zuma : He described inequality, unemployment and poverty as a triple scourge impeding economic growth in the country. Zuma warned that another looming global recession does not bode well for South Africa . However, he said his administration adopted a range of ...

Zimbabwe: We May Not Meet MDGs, Says Khupe

Zimbabwe: We May Not Meet MDGs, Says Khupe : The eight MDGs - which range from halving extreme poverty , gender equity, improving maternal health to halting the spread of HIV and Aids and providing universal primary education, all by 2015 - form a blueprint agreed to by all nations and all the ...

Zimbabwe: 2012 Should Shape Our Destiny

Zimbabwe: 2012 Should Shape Our Destiny : The CDF was introduced by the Government in 2009/2010 national budget for use by MPs and other political leaders in their constituencies, not only to eradicate pockets of poverty , but also to develop the community and so end any slavish dependence on ...

Main Line volunteer of the week

Main Line volunteer of the week : They knew of Kafue, a community plagued by poverty and AIDS, through their former soccer coach, David Chalikulima, who is from Zambia and whose brother was a community leader there. The project evolved and became a nonprofit in 2005 named the African ...

'Agenda for Change' Leaves Middle-Income Countries Out in the Cold

'Agenda for Change' Leaves Middle-Income Countries Out in the Cold : "We agree growth is a necessary condition (for poverty reduction) but it's not the only one," she said. " Nigeria , for instance, has had growth rates Europe can only dream of. At the same time, Nigeria has one of the highest poverty rates in the world ...

A needy investment in education

A needy investment in education : A little boy in the second grade of a Senegal school that goes only to the second ... alleviates extreme poverty , delays early marriage and increases girls' ...

The Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty during the AIDS ...

The Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty during the AIDS ... : Northern Uganda (2010), a study by Miller et al. (2011) which examines the role of asset inheritance in the IGT of poverty in rural Kenya and a study of maternal ...

Unemployment, a security issue —Mimiko

Unemployment, a security issue —Mimiko : “The greatest enemy in Nigeria is mass poverty . Unemployment has become a security issue. Tackling unemployment is, therefore, the greatest challenge of our generation,” the governor said, while promising that the rate of unemployment in Ondo State ...

When visitors abuse our hospitality

When visitors abuse our hospitality : One of the reports by an American Actress who recently visited Sierra Leone under the auspices of an international NGO doing some charity work in Sierra Leone openly announces that she intends to “spread the word” that Sierra Leone is a country where ...

From Humanitarian Assistance to Poverty Reduction in Angola ...

From Humanitarian Assistance to Poverty Reduction in Angola ... : It begins by discussing poverty and income inequality in Angola . It then discusses the need for firm priorities to direct resources to their best uses in poverty ...

World leaders need to find the cash to back climate-change promises

World leaders need to find the cash to back climate-change promises As world leaders set off for the G20 Summit in Cannes, France, they should have one eye on the UN climate change conference to be hosted in Durban, South Africa , before the end of the year. On the critical issue of long-term finance to help developing ...

High unemployment lures the youth to crime

High unemployment lures the youth to crime Some other two accused who, just like Bwire, are Kenyans trashed the perception that Al-Shabaab is the confine of Somalis. The main factor luring Kenyan youth to such a dangerous adventure is largely poverty and the massive unemployment in Kenya . ...

Lack of market information huts economy

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Lack of market information huts economy : The lack of accurate, timely and accessible domestic and international market information is a key constraint to realising Tanzania's growth potential, senior economist at the World Bank has said. “Export-led sustainable economic growth that provides ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |

Forcing Parents to Top Up Teachers' Salaries Cannot Continue

Forcing Parents to Top Up Teachers' Salaries Cannot Continue : By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO - As concerns deepen about the quality of education in Zimbabwe , parents can expect an indefinite extension of subsidising teacher salaries as the cash- strapped government struggles to meet the bloated ...

Population growth in Nigeria strains attempts to fight poverty

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Population growth in Nigeria strains attempts to fight poverty : The rising population could put pressure on scarce resources like arable land, food and water supply and even increase the potential for conflicts. In Nigeria , Africa's most populous country, authorities are struggling to keep the population at a ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | English |