Rice fills stomachs, but empty in other ways, rice field outside Antananarivo.
Climate, Economic Crises Hurt MDG Progress
The global economic crisis and climate change threaten to curtail already slow progress on meeting the social development targets of the Millennium Development Goals, says a new report by the Africa Progress Panel.
Instead of using notebooks and pens, teachers and students in Karamoja turn to chalk boards.
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Africa: Continent Needs Credible Institutions to Thrive - Annan
Business Day, 26 May 2010
KOFI Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), has identified the lack of credible institutions as one of the main stumbling blocks to Africa's attaining progress… Read more »
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Africa: Climate Change, Financial Crisis Hurt Progress Towards Millennium Development Goals
allAfrica, 25 May 2010
The global economic crisis and climate change threaten to curtail already slow progress on meeting the social development targets of the Millennium Development Goals, says a new… Read more »
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Africa: Aid Campaigners Call for New Plans for Development Goals
allAfrica, 25 May 2010
Industrialized countries have delivered an historic increase in development aid to Africa in the past five years, but they have gone only three-fifths of the way towards meeting… Read more »
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Africa: Advocacy Group ONE Assesses G7 Nations on Aid
allAfrica, 25 May 2010
Nearly five years after the G7 countries promised at their meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, to increase development aid to Africa, the global anti-poverty advocacy group, ONE,… Read more »
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Africa: Annan Slams Leaders for 'Personal Enrichment', 'Authoritarian Behaviour'
allAfrica, 25 May 2010
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report issued on Tuesday that while a number of African leaders stand out as "champions of development," they are still… Read more »
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25 May 2010
Africa Progress Panel
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- Africa Progress Panel
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- Africa Progress Panel
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The Africa Progress Report launched today by the Africa Progress Panel (APP) states that African leaders need to boost “political determination ... see more »
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25 May 2010
Africa Progress Report 2010
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- Africa Progress Panel
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- Africa Progress Panel
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Kofi Annan, Chair of the Panel and fellow Panel members Linah Mohohlo, Peter Eigen and Olusegun Obasanjo presented the Africa Progress Report on ... see more »
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14 May 2010
8 Goals for Africa Campaign Song
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- United Nations
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- United Nations
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Eight African artists (one for each MDG) from across the continent recorded the ‘8 GOALS FOR AFRICA’ song. The song was produced by ... see more »
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25 May 2010
The Data Report - Monitoring the G8 Promise to Africa
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- ONE
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This year, ONE’s DATA Report concentrates on two tasks: Firstly, it offers a final verdict on whether the G8 have delivered on the historic ... see more »
