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A world organisation for an equitable green economy

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The proposed UN World Environment Organisation is badly needed to give poor countries a strong voice in green policy, says Zakri Abdul Hamid. Countries need help to meet environmental challenges Flickr/CIAT by Neil Palmer The United Nations will be convening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next June to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Earth Summit, [...]

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South Africa: MEC welcomes healthcare interns

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Pretoria – KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo has appealed to community healthcare interns, who are to be deployed in the province, to give their patients the respect and dignity they deserve. “We are appealing to you to work with us to give our people the respect and dignity they deserve. Always remember that [...]

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Cameroon: Farmers Turn Dung Into Power

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Bafut — Starved of electricity but with plentiful methane-rich manure, rural livestock farmers in this heavily agricultural nation have become unlikely heroes and beneficiaries of Africa’s fight to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Take 46-year-old Juliana Mengue, who was widowed five years ago and has to care by herself for 40 cows on her a one-and-half [...]

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Niger’s President Issoufou Meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi

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Niger’s President Issoufou Meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi BEIJING, China, January 6, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On January 4, 2012, Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Niamey. President Issoufou said that Foreign Minister Yang’s visit to Niger at the beginning of [...]

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South Africa: Matric pass rate improves to 70.2%

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Pretoria – Around 70.2% of the matriculants who sat for the 2011 National Senior Certificate examinations last year passed their exams. “I am pleased to announce that the national pass rate for the Class of 2011 is 70.2%,” Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Wednesday evening. The pass rate represents an increase of 2.4% [...]

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Botswana awaits approval of new science policy

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[GABORONE] Botswana hopes its research system will be better coordinated and funded through the establishment of two science and technology bodies to provide oversight of the country’s research and development (R&D). Research frequently remains in the lab Flickr/Mike Blyth The Botswana National Research, Development and Innovation Coordinating Council (BNRDCC), which will be chaired by

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Zimbabwe: WFP buy local scheme helps farmers

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HARARE, 27 December 2011 (IRIN) – Veteran small-scale farmer Trynos Mamombe has returned to maize farming after two years, thanks to a multi-partner initiative which is helping him to market his crop and get paid for it promptly. Mamombe, 60, has been growing maize for 30 years in the Karoi District of Mashonaland West Province, [...]

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Why Chinese Companies Are Successful in Africa

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Chinese companies now dominate the African construction sector, with a market share larger than those of France, Italy and US combined. This strength of Chinese firms in Africa’s construction sector has continued to grow over the past few years despite the global construction market taking a downturn in the aftermath of the credit crunch. Revenues [...]