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Journalism in Africa - Ex, Former, Retired or Aspirants?
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... because of the way it versions the truth rather than that of a nation-building, transforming effect; a media that mimics the media habits of the west. At last year's Highway Africa Conference, Danny ...
Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Timbuktu Manuscripts: preserving the past and rewriting history
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... collection of 30 000 manuscripts, with the temperature and humidity controls necessary to provide the correct conditions for preserving them. The new building also houses a conservative laboratory, an ...
Wednesday, 02 June 2010
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Africa: An economic giant that's ready to wake up
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... a 60-year business career by building a massive $90-million shopping mall in Soweto three years ago. "We're growing every day," he said in an interview. "Ever since we put up the mall, property prices ...
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
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DRC: The new platform for growth in Africa
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... establishment of transport companies, upgrading of existing harbours, airports; and building of national and regional roads and railways; and residential and commercial buildings. "The energy sector ...
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
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Pitch Fever: Looking for South Africa's World Cup legacy
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... city. In Johannesburg, this includes the building and upgrading of sports infrastructure, environmental projects and the Rea Vaya BRT system. Back at Lawaaikamp, besides the tangible benefits of a ...
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
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Blood Brothers: the emergence of Brazil & Africa
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... in time, as China becomes more aware of it, it may indeed spark something of a rivalry between the two nations." Pick of the crop Brazil has either built, or is building, a strong presence in a number ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
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Painting a new country
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... generally painted or the paints have faded, you find that the mood is generally low, the people are down, they are angry and they lack inspiration." Durotoye believes that by painting a building, you ...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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The road to prosperity
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... Kenya receiving finance for the building of a second port, a transport corridor and the upgrading of a railroad link. The Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi is currently on a tour of Africa renewing ...
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
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Leadership, the media and Africa
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It is often said that an essential building block of democracy is a free and independent media. "Our liberty depends on freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost," said Thomas ...
Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Building Africa BRIC by BRIC: a new trade era
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The commodities boom of the 2000s was an unprecedented event in history of global economics; driven by the rising demand from emerging markets such as the BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China have since ...
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
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The Good News - why do we do this?
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... perspective. A constant barrage of bad news creates a spiral into despair, reinforces stereotypes, builds conventional wisdom madness, is highly destructive to the building of a community, is anathema ...
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Local engagement key to bringing biotech to Africa
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... about the loss of traditional ways of cultivating and an over-reliance on the seed industry. Building trust In setting biotechnology research and development agendas in Africa, some overarching questions ...
Thursday, 03 September 2009
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Africa - open for business like never before
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... of Databank, an investment group in Accra. The two are ivy-league educated Ghanaians, had top jobs on Wall Street, but left in the early 1990's to return to Ghana and be part of building the nation. ...
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
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Warriors, and warriors in waiting
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Despite constituting the majority of the continent's marginalised and vulnerable masses, African women have shown remarkable resilience in the face of great adversity and an unshakeable commitment to building ...
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
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My vision for Africa 2050
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... and the building of a reputable education system across the continent. Africa is in a unique position in that it has two enormous, largely untapped areas of potential; a predominantly youthful population ...
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
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UN and AU discuss joint efforts to assist countries emerging from war
(News/Conflict)
Tags: [United Nations, African Union, post-conflict countries, peacebuilding, UN Peacebuilding Commission, AU Peace and Security Council, Peter Wittig, Dalo Gbouagbre, Ramtane Lamamra, Judy Cheng Hopkins, ...
Friday, 09 July 2010
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Ethiopia says record budget to boost infrastructure
(News/Infrastructure finance)
Tags: [Meles Zenawi, infrastructure development, road building, budget, Ethiopia] ...
Friday, 02 July 2010
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Despite challenges, Burundi can give lesson in democracy to others - UN envoy
(News/Democracy)
Tags: [United Nations, Charles Petrie, Security Council, election, UN Peacebuilding Commission, Heidi Grau, Burundi] ...
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
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Central African Republic receives new UN peacebuilding funds
(News/Aid)
Tags: [United Nations, Peacebuilding Fund, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFAO, UNESCO, Internally displaced persons, Judy Cheng-Hopkins, Bisrat Aklilu, Sahle-Work Zewde, Central African Republic] ...
Friday, 05 February 2010
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South Korea in $10bn Ghana homes deal
(News/Infrastructure finance)
Tags: [South Korea, homes, building, construction, STX, Robert Abongo, Ghana] ...
Thursday, 10 December 2009
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