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Africa
Economy - Development

"Africa suffers from quiet corruption"

afrol News - The World Bank introduces a new term to describe the ills hindering development in Africa; "quiet corruption". This, the bank says, is "the failure of public servants to deliver goods or services paid for by governments," causing poverty to deepen.

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Africa
Economy - Development | Society

Africa to crack down on illicit diamond trade

afrol News - A new project in 16 sub-Saharan African countries producing and dealing in diamonds, gold, and precious minerals is to strengthen their defences against money laundering, smuggling, and terrorist financing.

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South African soccer fans
Africa
Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development

Africa travel industry awaiting good years

afrol News - As the global travel industry is set to rebound in 2010, perspectives for sub-Saharan Africa are especially good. The region is living a long-term trend of growing market shares in the important tourism industry.

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Tanzania | Africa
Society

Tanzania sees largest Lutheran church expansion

afrol News - Lutheran churches continue to see their highest growth rates in Africa. In Tanzania, 670,000 new members to the church were registered in 2009, making the Tanzanian Lutheran Church the second largest world-wide.

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Africa
Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development

Call for common African food market

afrol News - At the African agriculture summit in Abuja, the proposal of creating a common Africa market of strategic food and agricultural commodities achieved much attention. A scheme that could boost African agriculture was presented.

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Africa
Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development

"Subsidise infrastructure, not fertilisers," report

afrol News - A new report urges African governments to stop the new tendency of direct intervention in agriculture, with subsidising fertilisers as an example. Government should rather help markets by providing infrastructure than thwarting markets, it says.

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Africa
Gender - Women | Human rights

Women's worst world-wide

afrol News - A ranking released today, on Women's Day, reveals that among the top-ten worst countries for women, seven are African. Female genital mutilation, sexual and violence, lack of education, HIV risks and traditional discrimination are women's worst enemies in Africa.

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Africa
Economy - Development

"Africa is back," IMF chief

afrol News - IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on a visit to Kenya, said he expected African growth rates to be positive already in 2010. Thanks to good policies in Africa, the crisis would soon be overcome.

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Africa
Politics | Economy - Development

Great potentials in intra-African trade

afrol News - Africa's products are transported to national ports and shipped overseas, while the same trade routes ship Asian and European products into each country's interior. Why can Africa not realise its economy-boosting potential of intra-continental trade, AU researchers ask.

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Moringa oleifera
Africa
Agriculture - Nutrition | Health | Science - Education

Drumstick tree can provide Africa with clean water

afrol News - Moringa oleifera, also known as the drumstick tree, could be the almost cost free solution to provide millions of Africans with clean water. A simple technique can make its seeds into an effective water purification remedy.

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