Guardian Global Development Network (London)

June 12

Africa: Mobile Phone Boom in Developing World Could Boost E-Learning

A study of young people in Ghana, Morocco, Uganda and Maharashtra aims to encourage networks to improve education through mobile technology Read more »
Africa: Is the UK Hunger Summit Anything More Than an Olympic PR Exercise? [analysis]

Let's hope the UK's unexpected lead on tackling world hunger is a genuine effort to address the problem of feeding the planet Read more »

Africa: Sustainable Water, Energy and Land for All?

How do you ensure access to safe water, energy and land in a way that benefits the poorest people on the planet but does not harm the environment? Read more »
Africa: Builders Must Put People First to Curb Road Death Epidemic

Road crashes are one of the most disturbing global health problems of our time. A staggering 3,500 people die on the roads daily. Worldwide road crashes are now the No 1 cause of... Read more »

Africa: New Chief Trims Global Aids, TB, Malaria Fund

It's been only seven weeks since banker Gabriel Jaramillo took over as general manager of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, but it is already clear the... Read more »

Africa: How the Poor Cope With Crisis [analysis]

When the global financial crisis struck in 2008, the World Bank's social development unit and the Institute of Development Studies in the UK set out to examine in "real time" how... Read more »
Africa: Global Sanitation Target Under Threat

Clean toilets have an important role in saving lives and boosting economic growth; that will be the message as 60 finance and development ministers gather in Washington on Friday... Read more »

Kenya: Govt Can Turn the Dadaab Refugee Camps Into an Asset

Over the past few weeks, Kenyan government ministers have made persistent calls for the country's Somali refugees to be "resettled" inside Somalia. These calls echo the sentiments... Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Hard Road to Healthcare for Eastern Region's Poor

Difficult terrain and widescale poverty pose major obstacles to accessing healthcare in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, often with fatal consequences Read more »
Africa: Aid Officials Aim to Use APPs and Twitter As New Tools in Disaster Relief

Smartphone apps, video game technology and Twitter feeds are to be recruited to help survivors of disasters as part of a British government scheme aimed at making increased use of... Read more »
Africa: Chad's Malnourished Children Offer Stark Illustration of Sahel Food Crisis

Rising therapeutic feeding centre admissions highlight growing urgency of situation in one of Sahel's driest, most remote areas Read more »

Africa: UK Finance Fund Invests in African Development

CDC, the UK's development finance arm, has announced a £50m investment in a private equity fund backed by former rock star Bob Geldof that focuses on Africa. Read more »
Africa: Poorer Countries Must Adapt to Meet Health Needs of Elderly, Report Says

As populations age rapidly in the global south, the World Health Organisation says infrastructure must be put in place to address the needs of this older population Read more »
Africa: Value of OECD Aid Drops for First Time in 15 Years

Despite an increase in cash terms, aid from the world's richest countries was worth less in 2011 as inflation reduced the purchasing power of their currencies Read more »
Africa: World Bank Analysis of Development Must Look Beyond Narrow 'Results'

A report evaluating the development strategies of the Bank and the UK's DfID paints a favourable picture, but we mustn't allow targets and 'value for money' to dominate the debate Read more »

West Africa: Kenya to Host Sub-Saharan Africa's Largest Windfarm

The Lake Turkana Wind Power project aims to provide reliable, low-cost wind power to the Kenya national grid, allowing the country to reduce its dependency on hydroelectric power Read more »
Africa: Drastic Action Needed to Prevent More Migrants Dying in Boat Tragedies

European nations have failed to learn the lessons of last year's multiple migrant boat tragedies, experts have warned, heightening the risk of death for thousands of people who... Read more »
Africa: Putting the Brakes On Road Injuries Is One of Development's Greatest Tests

With traffic injuries on an upward curve globally, Rio+20 must make safety the centrepiece of a sustainable transport policy Read more »

Uganda: Fresh Calls for Transparency On Local Oil

Local farmer Doke sits surrounded by his family under the shade of a mango tree, on a small farmstead in Kabaale parish, western Uganda. Read more »
Africa: Boys and Men Must Be Included in the Conversation On Equality

Often branded hazardous or hopeless, boys and men are part of the development equation and can help tackle gender equality Read more »
Africa: No Single Course for Providing Water

Often accused of lacking solutions, anti-privatisation activists are keen to show alternative ways to manage and deliver services Read more »

Africa: New Unicef Guidelines On Children Will Fall Flat Without Backing From Business

Children working in dangerous conditions in Mali's gold mines don't stand a chance if companies shun rights initiative. Read more »
Africa: Negotiators Reach Consensus On Global Land Governance Guidelines

Proposed voluntary directives on access and ownership rights to go to UN committee on world food security for final approval. Read more »
Africa: Can Multilateral Action Still Play a Role in Combating Poverty?

Global problems have made national leaders less willing to find shared solutions, so NGOs need to be more selective about the issues and moments where they can make a difference. Read more »

Egypt: To Politically Empower Women On a Global Scale We Need More Than Quotas [opinion]

If there is one thing the divided and fragmented political forces in Egypt could agree upon when designing the law for the most recent elections, it was to remove the quota for... Read more »

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