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poverty – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:20:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg poverty – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 Africa: Let us not Forget Reparations http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-us-not-forget-reparations Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:16:03 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8559 It is pertinent to draw the world’s attention to the issue of reparations for Africa once again. This much vilified issue of reparations for Africa seems to have receded to the background particularly since the death of one of its most avid supporters the late Nigerian Business Mogul MKO Abiola. The question being asked by …

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]]> Self-Made Man of God Inserts Fingers into 5 Women Private Parts http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/pastor-man-of-god-inserts-fingers-into-5-women-private-parts Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:53:34 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7057 A 29-year-old self-styled Man of God has been nabbed by the Adenta District Police Command for allegedly inserting his fingers into the private parts of five women under the pretext of praying for them. Prophet Richard Addo, who claims to be a member of Word Miracle Church at Nungua, a suburb of Accra, was arrested …

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]]> In Africa, a Man Without Job Has no Status http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/millenium-development-goals-unemployment-africa Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:28:44 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=6830 Michael Fleshman For 17 years Peter worked as a machine operator in a South African textile plant. It was not high-paying work, but it paid the bills and kept his family above the poverty line. When he lost his job because foreign imports were cheaper, he told University of KwaZulu-Natal researcher Claire Ichou, he was …

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]]> From Negro History Week to Black History Month http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/negro-history-week-to-black-history-month http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/negro-history-week-to-black-history-month#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:07:45 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=6451 by Louise Fenner Carter G. Woodson, the son of former slaves in Virginia, realized that the struggles and achievements of Americans of African descent were being ignored or misrepresented. He founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), which supports historical research, publishes a scholarly journal and sets the theme for …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/negro-history-week-to-black-history-month/feed 1 Sex Workers in Umunde Delta State Beat Three Customers Into Coma http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/commercialsex-worker-prostitutes-nigeri-beat-customers-into-coma Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:29:01 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=6094 But that was not what they negotiated for. While this may appear as entertainment, of course it does entertain, it reveals a major problem that African governments and leaders need to address if we as a people are going to meet the challenges of the millenium development goals. Food for thought.

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]]> What Americans percieve as Africa’s serious problems, Gallup poll http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/americans-percieve-as-africas-problems-gallup-poll Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:02:18 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=5014 A recent Gallup survey finds that roughly 6 in 10 Americans say malaria is a very serious problem in Africa right now, but they are much more likely to view HIV or AIDS and poor nutrition as very serious problems for that continent.

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]]> “Sleeping beauty’ and societal implications http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/sleeping-beauty-and-societal-implications http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/sleeping-beauty-and-societal-implications#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:58:08 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4651 The key to looking attractive and healthy is simpler than you will imagine: it’s all in a ‘good sleep’, a new scientific research suggests. The idea of ‘beauty sleep’ was an ancient myth but now experts say they have uncovered the first scientific backing for the concept. The team of researchers from the Karolinska Institute …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/sleeping-beauty-and-societal-implications/feed 2 Africa lagging behind in getting five-a-day http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa-lagging-in-fruits-vegetables Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:48:28 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4221 Africans are not eating enough fruit and vegetables, a critical problem on a continent where obesity, diabetes and heart disease are becoming as concerning as under-nutrition, scientists said Monday. In the majority of African countries, half the population could be classified as overweight, Jacky Ganry from French agricultural research centre CIRAD told a conference in …

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]]> Hope for millions with a new meningitis vaccine http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/hope-for-millions-with-a-meningitis-vaccine Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:32:17 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=4207 For over a century, epidemics of bacterial meningitis have swept across Africa, arriving with the dry harmattan winds to kill with terrifying speed. But on Monday, a drive will start to inoculate tens of millions of West Africans with a new vaccine in what scientists hope will be the beginning of the end of ravaging meningitis epidemics.

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]]> Will the G20 Deliver for the World’s Poor? http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/will-the-g20-deliver-for-the-world%e2%80%99s-poor-ben-phillips Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:48:37 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=1944 South Korea has gone from having a GDP per capita lower than much of sub-Saharan Africa to being one of the world's largest economies by not following the "guidance" of the international financial institutions. What should African countries learn from that?

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