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Africa: Oxfam - 85 Wealthiest People Own As Much As Half the World's Population
VOA, 21 January 2014
The human rights group Oxfam says the wealth of the world's 85 richest people equals that of half the world's population. Read more »
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Africa: 85 Richest People Own the Wealth of Half of the World's Population - Oxfam
Oxfam, 20 January 2014
Wealth of half the world's population now the same as that of tiny elite Read more »
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Ethiopia: Reducing Inequality Will Boost Economic Growth
Addis Standard, 20 January 2014
At first glance, it would seem this year's Davos summit will be off to an auspicious start, with news that the global economy is recovering faster than anticipated. Read more »
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Uganda: The Inequality Nightmare
Independent (Kampala), 18 January 2014
The poor cannot sleep, because they are hungry," the Nigerian economist Sam Aluko famously said in 1999, "and the rich cannot sleep, because the poor are awake and hungry." We are… Read more »
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Africa: Ghana Warned Over Race to Reshape Cities As 'Urban Fantasies'
Ghanaian Chronicle, 14 January 2014
Plans to reshape cities across Africa in the style of Dubai and Singapore threaten to deepen social inequalities and could prove costly to both investors and city authorities,… Read more »
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Tanzania: Proposed Ultra-Modern Cities to Widen Social Inequalities - Don
Daily News, 15 January 2014
PLANS to reshape cities across Africa in the style of Dubai and Singapore threaten to deepen social inequalities and could prove costly to both investors and city authorities, says… Read more »
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Africa: Africa's Poverty Amid Plenty
Independent (Kampala), 2 January 2014
Poverty and inequality still blight much of the developing world, especially Africa, and breed other social ills, including crime and social instability. But considerable progress… Read more »