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Brain gain: Skilled diaspora return to Africa
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... opt to, or are forced to emigrate. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African brain drain is particularly noticeable in the health sector. For example, in the 1980's, Kenya ...
Thursday, 09 September 2010
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Journalism in Africa - Ex, Former, Retired or Aspirants?
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... Do Africa's and the global media put out Africa's good news? Is Africa beginning to rebrand itself?" Shortly after this Eric Chinje, Manager of Global Media Development from the World Bank asked why ...
Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Africa's first World Cup: After the final whistle
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... took to the world stage and showed them a side of Africa that had until then been disbelieved and under-reported: infrastructure, development, growth and racial integration. The tournament also showcased ...
Thursday, 15 July 2010
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Could aid squeeze help Africa?
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... development assistance. The ONE Campaign led by Irish rockers-turned-lobbyists Bob Geldof and Bono said last month the G7 would miss that target, but was on track to provide $13.7 billion of the $22.6 ...
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Timbuktu Manuscripts: preserving the past and rewriting history
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... for Africa's Development (Nepad) as its first cultural project, ensuring the involvement of the wider African community. This provided intervention measures to slow down the degradation of the manuscripts ...
Wednesday, 02 June 2010
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Africa's booming tech space will define the continent's future
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... sector that affects the social and economic development of the whole continent in one way or another. What can I say about Africa that isn't already in the public realm? Where does one start the conversation ...
Thursday, 27 May 2010
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Africa: An economic giant that's ready to wake up
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... By Geoffrey York This article was first published in the Globe and Mail. The article forms part of a collection of pieces that showcase African growth and development. To read more please click here. ...
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
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Africa's influence: The 2010 Time 100 list
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... Development Programme (UNDP), focusing on Africa. He is currently working with the UNDP on a worldwide advocacy campaign to support free and fair elections, and to encourage citizens to vote. He also supports ...
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
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The middle is holding
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... development, democracy and ingenuity South Africa was the perfect host for the continent's first FIFA World Cup. The country celebrated the successful bid, with commentators saying that this was finally ...
Thursday, 15 April 2010
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Why Africa needs science, and science needs women
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... lack of development that is obstructing the achievement of lasting peace on the continent. Linda Krige ...
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
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DRC: The new platform for growth in Africa
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... sector development at the Provincial Government of the Western Cape acknowledged the potential for growth and investment in the DRC. "90% of the Western Cape economy is SMME based with rapid growth recorded ...
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
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Blood Brothers: the emergence of Brazil & Africa
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... Brazil's participation in the African Development Bank. Brazilian exports to Africa jumped from $90.4 million in 1972 to $1.96 billion in 1981, while imports rose from $152.9 million to $1.98 billion. ...
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
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Aid from the needy: Africa's support of Haiti
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... change. Developmental aid is fast becoming the norm and investment in fast growing economies is replacing the one way stream of old aid models. This system, pioneered by China in Africa, has ensured that ...
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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Painting a new country
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... by. These values include living a life of integrity, being a role model, building a legacy and making a positive impact. Durotoye's organisation is also working on a national development strategy in ...
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Planting the seeds for sustainable livelihood
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... we are to sustain the development of Africa's economies. Away from the emotion and the need to be the ruler, our leaders must accept that certain border-lines as demarcated today will only serve to hinder ...
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
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How to write about Africa
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... visa office, refusing to give work permits to qualified Westerners who really care about Africa. He is an enemy of development, always using his government job to make it difficult for pragmatic and good-hearted ...
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
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The road to prosperity
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... are, they must be viewed in the wider ambit of what the continent is set to achieve throughout 2010. This year there are a number of landmark events, and ongoing developments, which will alter the course ...
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
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2009: a good year
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... However the nay-sayers were silenced when the recession merely slowed and did not halt African growth. The African Development Bank stuck to their guns stating that African economies were well balanced ...
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
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No excuses accepted
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... is exempt from this strong sense of communal growth and development: just this week I drove past an ama-newspaper stand that had a large black board in front of it stating "The National (a daily Accra ...
Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Building Africa BRIC by BRIC: a new trade era
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... firmly laid claim to their portion of the global economy. As the astronomical rise of these economies seems unstoppable, this unique development story has fascinated financial and media institutions ...
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
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