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africa – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Sat, 30 Aug 2014 13:28:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg africa – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 Making Government Work Can Transform Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/making-government-work-transform-africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/making-government-work-transform-africa#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:01:07 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4610 The truth is that ultimately Africa's future prosperity lies with the decisions of Africa's leaders. We need leadership that is democratic, accountable and transparent.

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]]> New scientific finding on mosquitoes is not good news on the malaria front http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/new-scientific-finding-on-mosquitoes-is-not-good-news-on-the-malaria-front Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:11:35 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1916 The research team of researchers from the University Of Notre Dame, the J.C. Venter Institute, Washington University and the Broad Institute are reporting that two strains of mosquitoes responsible for malaria in Africa are evolving at an unexpected rate into genetically distinct species. This is not good news as it will further complicate the tedious …

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]]> Belief in Withcraft and Your Attitude to Life http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/belief-in-withcraft-and-how-you-evaluate-your-life http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/belief-in-withcraft-and-how-you-evaluate-your-life#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:27:08 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1895 If you believe in witchcraft, you probably think life is worse than your neighbour does, Gallup study in sub-Sahara African concludes

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/belief-in-withcraft-and-how-you-evaluate-your-life/feed 1 Some field evidence on what Ghanaians think of the 4th Republican Constitution http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/field-evidence-on-what-ghanaians-think-4th-republican-constitution-professor-s-kwaku-asare http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/field-evidence-on-what-ghanaians-think-4th-republican-constitution-professor-s-kwaku-asare#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:30:17 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1433 I present the results of a survey that was conducted from February 22, 2010 to March 21, 2010. The purpose of the survey was to collate the views of Ghanaians everywhere on the 4th Republican Constitution. Survey respondents participated voluntarily by accessing a link that was placed on www. Ghanaweb.com and other chat rooms known …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/field-evidence-on-what-ghanaians-think-4th-republican-constitution-professor-s-kwaku-asare/feed 5 Where Ghana Went Right: How one African country emerged intact from its post-colonial struggles, John Schram http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/where-ghana-went-right-how-one-african-country-emerged-intact-from-its-post-colonial-struggles http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/where-ghana-went-right-how-one-african-country-emerged-intact-from-its-post-colonial-struggles#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:24:33 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1159 John Schram, Senior fellow with the Queen’s Centre for International Relations, Former Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Liberia from 1994 to 1998. Early one December morning in 1965, a few months after my arrival in Ghana, I was jolted out of a tropical sleep by a pile of Daily Graphic newspapers whumping …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/where-ghana-went-right-how-one-african-country-emerged-intact-from-its-post-colonial-struggles/feed 3 We have your number – Ugandan nespaper presents ‘gay list’ http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/we-have-your-number-ugandan-nespaper-presents-gay-list http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/we-have-your-number-ugandan-nespaper-presents-gay-list#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:53:44 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1370 An Uganda Newspaper has published the list of top “homosexuals” or Ugandan gays on the front page with a bright yellow banner across it that read: “Hang Them”. Names, photographs and addresses of the Ugandan gays were also made public . The paper’s editor, Giles Muhame, defended the list and said he published it to …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/we-have-your-number-ugandan-nespaper-presents-gay-list/feed 3 Belief in Male Circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/belief-circumcision-africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/belief-circumcision-africa#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:22:13 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1257 New Gallup Numbers, Uganda 66%, Burundi 64%: Too close to call

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/belief-circumcision-africa/feed 2 Comedy Versus Malaria http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/comedy-versus-malaria http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/comedy-versus-malaria#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:02:01 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1275 A not-for-profit group uses humor to push back against malaria, the disease that takes a child's life every 30 seconds

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/comedy-versus-malaria/feed 1 We’re in to Fight it, Congolese Women tell Rapists in Protest http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/were-in-to-fight-it-congolese-women-tell-rapists-in-protest http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/were-in-to-fight-it-congolese-women-tell-rapists-in-protest#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:43:44 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1068 The  first lady of the the Democratic Republic of Congo’s has led thousands of women on a march against sexual violence. Many of them carried banners with slogans such as “No to sexual terrorism”, according to the AFP news agency. It is reported that some of the victims left the hospitals where they are recovering from …

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