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sub-saharan africa – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:52:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg sub-saharan africa – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 African Poorest Farmers Hit by Climate Change http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-poorest-farmers-hit-by-climate-change Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:26:49 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10327 HARARE, Zimbabwe — As she surveys her small, bare plot in Zimbabwe’s capital, farmer Janet Vambe knows something serious is happening, even if she has never heard of climate change. “Long ago, I could set my calendar with the date the rains started,” the 72-year-old said. Nowadays, “we have to gamble with the rains. If …

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]]> Mobile Phone Access Varies Widely in Sub-Saharan Africa; South Africa Leads http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/mobile-phone-access-varies-widely-in-sub-saharan-africa-south-africa-leads Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:38:19 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9834 This is the first of two articles that examine access to information and communications technology in sub-Saharan Africa. WASHINGTON, D.C.– Fifty-seven percent of the adult population — or more than an estimated 151 million people — have mobile phones across the 17 countries Gallup surveyed in sub-Saharan Africa in 2010. The percentage of adults with …

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]]> Africa’s Group of 33 http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/africa%e2%80%99s-group-of-33 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:50:23 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9614 Since 1971 when the least developed countries (LDCs) category was created by the UN, sub-Saharan African countries have dominated the list. Four decades later, with 33 members (only 14 of the region’s 47 countries are not LDCs), sub-Saharan Africa still maintains the biggest regional presence in the group. All parts of the sub-continent are represented. …

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]]> African Economies up to The Global Challenge? http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:44:13 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9610 What if much of sub Sahara Africa was to become the world’s next business destination? The question might sound odd, yet it is in line with the tone of a UN Conference held in Istanbul last May. For UN Africa Renewal, André-Michel Essoungou reports.

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/african-economies-up-to-the-global-challenge/feed 1 Clinton Chastises China on Internet, African ‘New Colonialism’ http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/clinton-chastises-china-on-internet-african-new-colonialism Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:30:28 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9105 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sharpening her criticism of China, said the world’s second-biggest economy was doing everything to “stifle the Internet” and displaying traits of “new colonialism” in Africa. Asked today during the recording of a television program in Lusaka, Zambia about whether China was a role model for governance, Clinton answered: “In …

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]]> U.S. Seeks Greater Economic Role in Africa http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/u-s-seeks-greater-economic-role-in-africa Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:42:09 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9076 By PETER WONACOTT LUSAKA, Zambia—U.S. officials and business leaders have gathered here for a bout of soul-searching on how to lift trade and investment in Africa, underlining a broad recognition that American companies are trailing those from China and India in tapping the continent’s economic opportunities. The meeting in Zambia has drawn one of the …

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]]> In Africa, Clinton will See a Continent Starved for Aid, Change http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/in-africa-clinton-will-see-a-continent-starved-for-aid-change Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:38:33 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9073 (CNN) — Hillary Clinton’s weeklong trip to sub-Saharan Africa takes her to a continent hungry for economic growth and political accountability but still shackled by poverty and government corruption. The U.S. secretary of state will see the effects of that poverty close-up: — In Tanzania, she’ll meet with women who are victims of gender-based violence. …

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]]> Breakthrough in the Fight Against HIV http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/breakthrough-in-the-fight-hiv Sat, 14 May 2011 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=8765 [youtube]ZkVqn169kKU&feature=player_embedded#at=11[/youtube]

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]]> Practical Steps to Reduce The Risk and Vulnerability of The African Woman to HIV http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/hiv-risk-reduce-african-woman-vulnerability http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/hiv-risk-reduce-african-woman-vulnerability#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:18:49 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7938 K. Amponsah-Manager Among the estimated 22.5 million people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls continue to be disproportionately represented. In South Africa, for instance, it is estimated that one-in-three women aged 25-29 are living with HIV (Human Sciences Research Council (2009). Another estimate puts the proportion of maternal orphans – those who …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/hiv-risk-reduce-african-woman-vulnerability/feed 3 Empower African Women to Realize the African Dream http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/empower-african-women-to-realize-the-african-dream Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:33:33 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=7669 It is hard not to be inspired by the widely-recognized economic growth story of Africa: more than a decade of robust growth for a region that has become a credible destination for investment and has

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