Tag: Africa
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Alleviating World Poverty: A Progress Report
New Geography: Alleviating World Poverty: A Progress Report There has been a substantial reduction in both the extreme poverty rate and the number of people living in extreme poverty since the early 1980s, according to information from the World Bank poverty database. The World Bank maintains data on developing world nations, which include both low…
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Africa For Norway: Viral Video Pokes Fun At Stereotypes In Aid Efforts
NPR: Africa For Norway: Viral Video Pokes Fun At Stereotypes In Aid Efforts A group of South African students and an aid agency in Norway are challenging the stereotypical image of Africa as a continent riddled with conflict, disease, corruption, poverty, and brutal dictatorships needing rescue from developed nations. … … The video is humorous,…
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Saturday Links
Here are this week's odds and ends that didn't make it to the blog. Enjoy the leftovers! 1. MIT Technology Review says Geoengineering Could Be Essential to Reducing the Risk of Climate Change. "Using technology to cool the planet may be the only way to deal with the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, argues…
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Bono, Capitalism, and Foreign Aid
Forbes had an interesting article about Bono, Bono's 'Humbling' Realizations About Aid, Capitalism And Nerds last week. Bono has learned much about music over more than three decades with U2. But alongside that has been a lifelong lesson in campaigning — the activist for poverty reduction in Africa spoke frankly on Friday about how his views…
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Easing restrictions and barriers could improve African food trade
Christian Science Monitor: Easing restrictions and barriers could improve African food trade A report by the World Bank found that easing fees, rules, and border restrictions could help Africa's food crisis, and could also lead to economic growth. Africa could avoid food shortages if it reduces the tangled web of rules, fees and high costs…
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New Rice for Africa: Shades of Both a Green Revolution and Food Sovereignty
Worldwatch: New Rice for Africa: Shades of Both a Green Revolution and Food Sovereignty The New Rice for Africa variety has become part of the debate over whether a Green Revolution is the best approach to ensure food security in Africa. … JAMBUR, The Gambia—The dissemination of the high-yielding New Rice for Africa (NERICA) seeds…
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The future of education in Africa is mobile
BBC: The future of education in Africa is mobile Over the coming months, A Matter of Life and Tech will feature a range of voices from people building Africa’s tech future. This week, United Nation’s mobile learning specialist Steve Vosloo argues phones could be the future of education on the continent. … If mobile learning…
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The Perception Gap About Africa
All Africa: Africa: Continent – the Next Frontier for Investors Washington — Economists say Africa will grow by 5.5 percent in 2012, with seven African countries expected to rank among the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world during the next five years, projections that are making the continent an increasingly popular destination for foreign investors.…