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Q&A: Skipping Lunch to Afford a Mobile Phone in Africa

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

On a continent of over one billion people, where half the population have mobile phones, the use of mobile communication and internet technologies is crucial to boost development in Africa.

Mubarak Still Has His Billions

Monday, May 07, 2012

More than a year since president Hosni Mubarak was removed from power, the money he allegedly syphoned from Egypt during his 29-year rule remains beyond the reach of authorities attempting to recover it.

Unions Urge Development Bank To 'walk The Talk' On Labour Rights

Monday, May 07, 2012

The exclusion of certified labour union delegates from the official opening ceremony of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) meeting here on May 4 revealed a wide gap between the Manila-based development bank’s promises and practices on labour rights.

Brazil Forging Strategic Alliance With Africa

Monday, May 07, 2012

The Brazilian government of Dilma Rousseff is taking firm steps towards stronger relations with Africa, such as the creation of a special fund to finance development projects together with multilateral lenders like the World Bank.

Action Plan To End Banishing Of 'witches' In Burkina Faso

Monday, May 07, 2012

It's called 'the bearing of the body' in Burkina Faso: when a death is deemed suspicious and a group of men carry the corpse through the community, believing the deceased will guide them towards the person responsible for the death. The accused - almost always women — are then chased out of their homes.

Guinea-Bissau-Mali: ECOWAS Talking Softer, But Still Holding Big Stick

Saturday, May 05, 2012

Regional leaders meeting in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on May 3 appeared to slightly retreat from their positions against coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau and Mali, but the Economic Community of West African States continues to press for a speedy return to constitutional rule in both countries.

Governments Can’T Do It Alone

Saturday, May 05, 2012

African countries need more support from the private sector in order to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by 2015, which include important development targets like poverty reduction, and improved health and education.

Child Soldiers Used In Mali Conflict

Friday, May 04, 2012

It was tough for Hassan Toure to decide to stay in his small town on the outskirts of Kidal, in northern Mali. The government troops had withdrawn on Mar. 30, and several armed groups, including militias and bandits, were operating in the region.

Disarmament Sparks Violence In South Sudan

Friday, May 04, 2012

Civil society groups are calling on the United Nations peacekeeping mission to withdraw support from a disarmament programme they say could spark further violence in South Sudan’s volatile Jonglei state.

Cashew Producers' Pain Is Intermediaries’ Gain In Senegal

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Cashew nut growers in the southern Senegalese region of Casamance are complaining bitterly that intermediaries are cutting them out of a fair share of the profits.

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