Tag Archives: Africa
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Africa: Lack of infrastructure leaves millions in poverty despite potential
Despite Africa’s huge potential, there is a lack of expertise and investment in infrastructure, leaving millions languishing in poverty
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Solutions to help cure Africa’s ills
Provision of cancer treatment in parts of the developing world ranges from patchy to non-existent, but there are rays of hope providing shining examples for others to follow
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Foreign firms learn lessons of Africa’s growth
Africa rising has attracted many exporters into the continent with a growing middle class, but there are cautionary tales to be told
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Clinton’s dealings with Morocco could come back to haunt her
As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton backed a controversial Moroccan plan for its Western Saharan colony - a decision that could stalk her presidency
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Ivory suppliers challenge global ban
Several Southern African countries want to be exempted from a 35-year old global ban on ivory trading, threatening a hard-won consensus on the trade in products from endangered animals
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Mandela’s party feels the heat from anti-elite voters
Local elections in South Africa have become a vote of no confidence in the African National Congress and its scandal-prone leader, Jacob Zuma
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Africa rising hits its ceiling
The prolonged slump in commodity prices has severely slowed growth in several major African economies, pushing them into debt and revealing that few managed to diversify during the boom years
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UN warns African Aids pandemic is far from over
Stigma and laws making homosexuality illegal are among barriers preventing the spread of treatments which could end this most destructive pandemic