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MALI: Still a long way to go t...

MALI: Still a long way to go to meet adult literacy targets

africa » mali » bamako
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Friday, April 18, 2008
In 2000 the Maliangovernment signed up to UN Education for All goals to help 50 percent moreadults become literate by 2015, but eight years on still...
adult literacy, education, communication, poverty, strategy, budget

Man hits over D60,000 Jackpot

africa » gambia » banjul
Thursday, April 17, 2008
One Mustapha Jammeh, a resident of  Latri-Kunda, was last Friday presented with a checque for the amount of D60,424 (Sixty thousand, four hundred and...
gnl, winner, d60, 424, jackpot, youths, socio–economic, poverty, game
Urgent changes needed in globa...

Urgent changes needed in global farming practices to avoid environmental destruction

africa » south africa » johannesburg
Greenpeace http://www.greenpeace.org
Thursday, April 17, 2008
World’s leading scientists condemn industrial farming methods and see norole for GE as a solution to soaring food prices and hunger crisis...
crisis, crops, agriculture, reports, livelihood, natural resources, poverty, farmers
NAMs discusses Draft NDM Bill ...

NAMs discusses Draft NDM Bill 2008

africa » gambia » kololi
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The National Disaster Management Committee under the Office of the Vice Presid_ent yesterday convened a one day sensitisation workshop for National...
prsp, undp, project, poverty, government, disasters, nams

RICE SHORTAGE

africa » gambia
Monday, April 14, 2008
There is animpending rice crisis in the making world wide and the peoplesof Haiti, Bangladesh, Philippineshave already began feeling the pinch of...
consumption, process, poverty, foodstuff, government
SENEGAL: Dakar on less than $5...

SENEGAL: Dakar on less than $5 a day

africa » senegal » dakar
Saturday, April 12, 2008
While driving a rusty old yellow taxi through Dakar’s potholed streets looking for customers, Abdou Ndoye told IRIN how he and his family of nine...
taxi, driver, poverty, money, income
AFRICA: Climate change linked ...

AFRICA: Climate change linked to spread of disease

africa » gambia
IRIN http://www.irinnews.org
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Climate change is emerging as a major threat to health and adding pressure on public health systems, especially in Africa, a senior UN official has...
climate change, poverty, diseases, risk, disasters, global warming, flood

Grasp This Great Opportunity

africa » gambia
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
In his recently issued press release Tsidi M.Tsikata,Mission Chief for The Gambia with the International Monetary Fund, haslaid out very clearly the...
evils, poverty, crimes, diligent, development
Regional forum on the role of ...

Regional forum on the role of parliment in achieving MDGs underway

africa » gambia » kololi
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
A five day regional forum on the role of Parliment in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) opened yesterday at the Paradise Suites...
mdgs, acbf, waifem, macro-economi, management, programmes, government, poverty

AMRC generates D280M for Gov’t

africa » gambia » wuli west
Monday, April 07, 2008
Mousa Gibril Bala Gaye, secretary of state for Finance and Economic Affairs has said that the Assets Management and Recovery Corporation (AMRC) has...
amrc, nam, government, d280 million, ibas, development, poverty, gamco, project
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