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New Banknotes Elicit Hopes and Fears in DRC
- Inter Press Service
KIKWIT, DR Congo, Jul 05 (IPS) - "The macroeconomic climate is looking good, with a growth rate varying between five and seven percent," said Jean-Claude Masangu, governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Central Bank as he justified the release of new denominations of the Congolese franc.
China Battles Desertification
- Inter Press Service
CHIFENG, Inner Mongolia, China, Jul 05 (IPS) - As scientists increasingly label desertification as one of the most burning challenges facing the world today, a small village in China’s semi-arid Northeastern region of Inner Mongolia is fighting back.
Libya Prepares an Advance of the Young
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Jul 05 (IPS) - On the eve of Libya’s historic elections for a General National Congress on Saturday, Jul. 7, the seaside capital’s bustling streets are lined with hundreds of campaign posters advertising electoral candidates - including those of women and youth - jockeying for a stake in their country’s future.
Liberia’s Baby Blues — No Policy for Pregnant School Girls
- Inter Press Service
Patricia Kollie should be at school today but instead she is at home in Gbarnga, Liberia, pounding a pile of cassava leaves in a wooden mortar. Her entire body is slightly swollen. Her dress fits a little too snug at the stomach.
New Banknotes Elicit Hopes and Fears in DRC
- Inter Press Service
'The macroeconomic climate is looking good, with a growth rate varying between five and seven percent,' said Jean-Claude Masangu, governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Central Bank as he justified the release of new denominations of the Congolese franc.
Analysts Say Nuclear Talks Should Continue Despite Sabre-Rattling
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 05 (IPS) - The one agreement that talks between Iran and the P5+1 - the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany - produced after a "technical meeting" in Istanbul was a decision to schedule more talks.
Baby steps for SADC trade
- Inter Press Service
Waste Not, Want Not – Providing for South Africa’s Food Security
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, Jul 04 (IPS) - As South Africa grapples with reducing its sanitation backlog, scientists seem to have found a way to reduce the build up while simultaneously combatting the country’s food insecurity. The solution? Safely using human waste as fertiliser.
The Battle for Federalism in Libya's East
- Inter Press Service
BENGHAZI, Libya, Jul 04 (IPS) - With Libya's first election in more than four decades looming, a vocal group of people in the east of the country is far less enthusiastic about this democratic milestone than those in the west.
New World Bank Chief Backs Defunding Bangladesh Bridge Project
- Inter Press Service
, Jul 04 (IPS) - WASHINGTON, Jul 3 2012 (IPS) - On Monday, his first day in office, new World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said he sees the institution’s recent decision to pull out of a massive bridge project in Bangladesh as “appropriate”.
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