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Somali diaspora’s remittances cast a lifeline
11 Apr 2013During two decades of conflict, famines and floods, money sent back home by Somali expatriates — known as remittances — has been instrumental in keeping Somalia afloat. The UN Development Programme...
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Ensuring safe drinking water is a top priority for Africa, since about 340 million people across...
Bid to end subsidy stirs protest in Nigeria
With consumer prices already high, many Nigerians protested when the government abruptly announced...
Malian women create beauty — and profit
After the bazin fabrics are dyed, they are hung out to dry.Photograph: Redux / Contrasto /...
With money to invest, Kenyans say no thanks to banks
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Least developed countries at a ‘turning point,’ says the UN’s Cheick Sidi Diarra
Under-Secretary-General Cheick Sidi Diarra: Despite advances, LDCs still need “structural...
Africa’s economy rebounds strongly, but jobs remain elusive
The doom predicted by some analysts for Africa in the wake of the global financial and economic...
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