April 20, 2012
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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 »
April 18, 2012
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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 »
April 10, 2012
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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 »
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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 »
April 08, 2012
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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 »
April 04, 2012
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
March 28, 2012
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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 »
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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 »
March 26, 2012
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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 »
March 22, 2012
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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 »
March 21, 2012
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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 »
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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 »
March 14, 2012
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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 »
March 12, 2012
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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 »
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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 »
March 08, 2012
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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 »
March 07, 2012
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Africa: Top Aid Donors Score Badly in Responding to Crises
Aid donors have failed to address long-standing systematic problems in how they respond to disasters and emergencies, despite numerous commitments to reform the international... Read more »
March 06, 2012
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Africa: World Bank Must Re-evaluate its Strategies to Cut Maternal Mortality
Every minute of every day, one woman dies somewhere in the world due to preventable complications in pregnancy or childbirth. That's a total of 1,000 women dying each day, or... Read more »
March 05, 2012
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Africa: How Governments Allow Farmers to Be Pushed Off Their Land [analysis]
There is rarely anything illegal about African governments selling off large chunks of land to local or international investors. Frankly, investors wouldn't get involved if... Read more »
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Somalia: Somaliland - Open for Business
Amid the war-ravaged landscape of Somalia, the self-declared independent state of Somaliland has carved out a reputation for relative calm. Read more »
February 28, 2012
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Africa: Make Children the Cornerstone of Urban Decision-Making, Urges Unicef
Unicef has urged governments to put children at the heart of urban planning - and to improve services for all - since the majority of the world's children will grow up in towns or... Read more »
February 17, 2012
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Africa: Poor Diet Kills 2.6 Million Infants a Year - Survey
Malnutrition is the root cause of the deaths of 2.6 million children each year, and the bodies and brains of 450 million more will fail to develop properly due to inadequate diet... Read more »
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