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Africa:
Nation's population Moves to 390 Million in 2050 As Africa Population Gets to 3.6 Billion
Vanguard, 26 October 2011
Africa's population is expected to rise from the current 1 billion people to 3.6 billion by 2100, a report released on Wednesday by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says. Read more »
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Ghana:
Nation in the World of Seven Billion People
Public Agenda, 31 October 2011
The nation is under great expectation to receive with glee the seventh billion person to join the world at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra today. That birth will be significant… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Adamawa Celebrates Birth of Baby as World's Population Hits 7 Billion
Daily Trust, 1 November 2011
Adamawa State yesterday celebrated the birth of a baby just as the world's population hit 7 billion. In Yola, officials of the state's Planning Commission, UNFPA, as well as that… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Managing the Country's Population is a Big Challenge'
Daily Trust, 1 November 2011
Managing Nigeria's 167 million people is a very big challenge and the country has to rise to the challenge, the Chairman Senate Committee on National Population Commission (NPC)… Read more »
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Ghana:
Ghana Receives Seventh Billion Global Child At 37 Hospital
Public Agenda, 31 October 2011
This was disclosed during the launch of the State of the World Report 2011, under the theme, "People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion". The Report looks at the trends and… Read more »
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Africa:
UN Urges Action to Meet Key Challenges in World of 7 Billion
UNEP, 31 October 2011
Top United Nations officials marked the global population reaching 7 billion with a call to action to world leaders to meet the challenges that a growing population poses, from… Read more »
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Kenya:
Birth Control Takes Centre Stage As World Population Hits 7 Billion
Nation, 31 October 2011
A few minutes after midnight Monday, little Bravo Mwangi Mugo was delivered into a crowded world whose population has just surpassed the seven billion mark. Read more »
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Kenya:
Crowded World Awaits 7 Billionth Person to Be Born On Monday
Nation, 25 October 2011
On Monday night, a woman will give birth to a most significant child to the country and maybe even to the whole world. Read more »
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Uganda:
Nation's Population to Hit 100 million in 2050
Monitor, 27 October 2011
Uganda, with its high fertility ratio of about seven children per family, is likely to see its population rise to 103.2 million by 2050, latest projections indicate. Read more »
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South Africa:
Country Must Focus on Sizeable Youth Population - Minister
BuaNews, 26 October 2011
With the world population estimated to reach seven billion this Monday, the Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini today said it was important to invest in education and… Read more »
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Kenya:
Life Expectancy for Kenyans Now 58 Years, Says Report
Nation, 26 October 2011
Babies born today have more years to live than many of their parents if current demographic indicators remain constant. Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
UNFPA Update On World At Seven Billion
Concord, 24 October 2011
The world's population will hit an astonishing seven billion mark on October 31 this year. In Sierra Leone, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has planned several… Read more »
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Nigeria:
The Population Time Bomb
This Day, 26 October 2011
There is an urgent need to address the nation's population growth which continues to bulge exponentially. At the current annual growth rate of 3 per cent, the United Nations… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Country's Population to Pass 200m by 2020
Daily Trust, 27 October 2011
Nigeria's population will hit over 200 million people by the year 2020, outgoing Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC) Mr. Samu'ila Danko Makama said yesterday at a… Read more »
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Gambia:
UN Day Commemorates the World Population Reaching Seven Billion
Foroyaa, 23 October 2011
This year, the commemoration of the founding of the United Nations, popularly known as UN Day and marked on 24th October, coincides with the month when the world population will… Read more »