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Twenty-seven candidates took part in Mali's presidential election. Here, election workers are checking results from villages at the headquarters of … see more »
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Africa is boosting its role in the world's demographics. The United Nations' updated population predictions have Africa in a unique position with … see more »
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Thousands of supporters of outgoing prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai gathered in Harare on Monday to back his bid to become Zimbabwe's president. see more »
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2.5 billion people worldwide still do not have access to proper toilets, the majority of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. … see more »
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South Sudan is rich in natural resources like minerals and timber. The most important resource is oil, from which 98 percent of the government's … see more »
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The World Health Organization's World Malaria Report for 2012 marks a critical point in the race toward the Millennium Development Goals deadline in … see more »
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UNICEF recently published the Improving Child Nutrition report, an in-depth look at the current state of child malnutrition in the world. The … see more »
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A recent report shows elephant poaching's resurgence in Africa. Over the past five years, elephant population numbers have dwindled to dangerous lows … see more »
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The three primary reasons for newborn deaths are prematurity, birth complications, and severe infections. To measure this statistic globally, Save The … see more »
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Co-published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and WIPO, the 2013 Global Innovation Index (GII) is a ranking of 142 countries according to their … see more »