Guardian Global Development Network (London)

November 27

Africa: Does the Future of Farming in Africa Lie in the Private Sector?

African smallholder farmers are some of the most impoverished people in the world (43% are women) and they account for 80% of food production in sub-Saharan Africa . Some people... Read more »
Africa: Should We Label Genetically Modified Food?

On the sidelines of the US presidential election, battle lines were drawn on a Californian ballot that has potential implications for broader debates about the challenges of global... Read more »
Ethiopia: Mock Military Operation in Ethiopia Simulates All Too Real African Conflict

Standing in a tranquil spot in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, nestling under the lush, green shadow of Mount Entoto, it is almost impossible to imagine yourself in war-torn... Read more »

Africa: From Senegal to Sudan, Does Building Resilience Work?

Resilience has well and truly entered the development mainstream as policymakers contend with drought in the Sahel, tropical storms in Haiti and famine - underpinned by conflict -... Read more »
Africa: Desmond Tutu - Africa's Hope Lies in Its Youth

"Young people really are dreamers. They dream of a better kind of world," archbishop Desmond Tutu said this weekend as he was presented with a one-off special award from the Mo... Read more »

Zimbabwe: Why Zimbabwe's Tobacco Industry Is Unhappy With WHO

The World Health Organisation says its guidelines aim to alert governments to declining demand for tobacco. But producers say they put farmers' livelihoods at risk. Read more »
Nigeria: Maker Faire Africa Gives Platform to Nigeria's Innovators

In a bustling African megacity known for its residents' resourcefulness, an international fair has turned the spotlight on innovators tackling everyday problems with limited... Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Diversify to Save Itself From Resource Curse, Says Thinktank

Report highlights Nigeria and Angola's reliance on oil and gas exports, warning extractive industries drive away other business Read more »
Mali: Conflict Threatens to Bring Back Slavery

Anti-slavery activists are fighting to stop former masters using the crisis to recapture Malians whom they see as their property Read more »
Ghana: Female Entrepreneurs Break the Chains of Poor Education

A training and funding scheme in Ghana is helping young women overcome poor schooling to build their own businesses Read more »
Africa: IMF Gold Windfall Helps Poor Countries Now but Won't Break Cycle of Debt

By subsidising cheaper loans to low-income countries, the IMF will keep them trapped by debt repayments for years Read more »
Africa: France Looks to EU Transparency Law to Help Lift the 'Resource Curse'

French development minister says transparent accounting by extractive industries will see more wealth staying in global south Read more »

Africa: Economic Development Has Not Been Accelerated By Urbanisation [analysis]

The mood surrounding African economic development has improved greatly in the past few years. This is good news. It seems to indicate that the "lost decades" for sub-Saharan... Read more »
Africa: Continent's Mineral Wealth Hardly Denting Poverty Levels, Says World Bank

Strong economic growth in the past decade among African countries rich in oil and minerals has failed to make a significant dent on their poverty levels, according to a World Bank... Read more »

Tanzania: Witchcraft Prompts Violence Against Women

Nyamizi, a 73-year-old widow from Sukumaland, Tanzania, was returning home from work one night when she was attacked by a man with a machete. Read more »
Somalia: Fishermen Struggle to Make a Living From Pirate-Infested Seas

It's just after 11am and a group of young men, some bare-chested, others wearing tattered T-shirts, rush in carrying fresh fish of all kinds: some carry their catch on their head;... Read more »
Sierra Leone: Nation's Women Are a Political Force That Can No Longer Be Ignored

Two years ago, Sierra Leone's government invited the women's movement to draw up a bill to usher in the quota system they had been demanding for the past 10 years. The women set... Read more »

Malawi: Focus Shifts to Nutrition, New Crops to Tackle Food Crisis

A nutrition act and new crops are at the centre of the Malawi government's latest attempts to overcome the effects of annual food shortages that affect more than 10% of the... Read more »
Africa: Report Finds Funding for Maternal and Child Health Has Stalled

Spending on maternal and child health has stalled, according to an expert analysis, raising concerns that efforts to cut deaths in poor countries to meet the millennium development... Read more »
Africa: EU Legislators Aim For Tougher Law On Oil, Gas and Mining Payments

Anti-poverty campaigners have hailed a vote on Tuesday by a European parliamentary committee requiring EU oil, gas, mining and timber companies to publish their payments to foreign... Read more »

Zambia: Nation's Healthcare System in Need of an MOT As Road Accidents Increase

On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, 16-year-old Vasco Mzanda limped into a district health centre in Zambia's southern province, accompanied by his father, Listen. Three weeks earlier,... Read more »
Malawi: Country Must Improve Survival Rates Among Newborn Children

Malawi's progress on child survival - as highlighted by the United Nations children's fund, Unicef - obscures a failure to cut deaths among newborns, according to Queen Dube, one... Read more »
Africa: Development Must Be Less About Growth, More About Wellbeing

People and their wellbeing need to be at the centre of development, with less emphasis on economic growth, according to a new report, but this requires philanthropic and... Read more »

Chad: Flourishing Community Radio Stations Feel the Pinch

Refugee camp radio stations set up by a development charity are loved by their audiences, but face major funding challenges Read more »
Mauritania: Slavery Still Shackles Nation, 31 Years After Its Abolition

Rigid caste system and ruling elite have enabled a centuries-old practice to continue into the 21st century Read more »

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