Tag: Africa
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Boom time for Mozambique, once the basket case of Africa
The Guardian: Boom time for Mozambique, once the basket case of Africa As African lions outpace Asian tigers, one of the world's poorest states is moving from civil war bust to boom – but who will gain? … A construction boom is under way here, concrete proof of the economic revolution in Mozambique. Growth hit…
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Wish you were mine: Resource nationalism in Africa
Economist: Wish you were mine: Resource nationalism in Africa African governments are seeking higher rents and bigger ownership stakes from foreign miners. THE true extent of Africa's vast wealth of resources is hard to guess. Geologists have picked over most of the rest of the globe in search of minerals, yet huge swathes of Africa…
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Mobile phone: Weapon against global poverty
CNNTech: Mobile phone: Weapon against global poverty … The advent of the mobile society may have brought convenience and a cultural sea change to the U.S. and Europe, but in the poorest regions of the world, affordable mobile phone access has caused a quantum leap in services — like calling for medical help, sending a…
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Who Gives A Crap? Sanitation, Energy and Entrepreneurship in Kenya
Forbes: Who Gives A Crap? Sanitation, Energy and Entrepreneurship in Kenya … The toilet they threw open is Sanergy, a year-old for-profit social enterprise that manufactures high-quality, yet low-cost and compact toilets for urban slums in the developing world and then uses human waste to produce energy and fertilizer. It is an “affordable, accessible and…
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The lion kings?
Economist: The lion kings? Africa is now one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. MUCH has been written about the rise of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the shift in economic power eastward as Asia outruns the rest of the world. But the surprising success story of the past decade lies elsewhere. An…
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Study: Africa can feed itself in a generation
CNN: Study: Africa can feed itself in a generation (CNN) — Africa could be able to feed itself in a generation, says a new study being presented to five African presidents Thursday. Currently a net food importer, Africa has the potential to become a food exporter through a combination of modern technology, improved infrastructure and…
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Abraham’s Ancestors Came Out of Africa
Just Genesis: Abraham's Ancestors Came Out of Africa To construct an accurate picture of the ancient world of Genesis we must examine the assumption that Abraham’s people originated in the Tigris-Euphrates area. The Genesis genealogies presents a different picture: that Abraham’s ancestors migrated east and north from Africa, and the evidence of anthropology, genetics, archaeology and linguistics…