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Tag Archives: Africa
Traditional Aid Structures Obsolete as More African Countries are Moving Towards Middle-Income Status
( December 12, 2012 ) Tags: Africa, aidAre the current models for development still viable? Will existing institutions remain fit for purpose given the rapid growth of African economies? And what alterations will there be in the ways the west sees Africa and Africa sees itself?
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Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Criticized for Lacking…Transparency
( February 7, 2012 ) Tags: Africa, Nigeria, transparencyPublish What You Pay Nigeria, a non-governmental organization, NGO, has charged the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, to institute greater transparency and accountability for revenues and payments from the extractive sector.
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Algeria’s New Media Law to Improve Freedom of Expression, a Makeup Job?
( February 6, 2012 ) Tags: Africa, Algeria, Government, lawThe Algerian government has touted the media law, which went into effect on January 12, as a major step in the advancement of press freedom in the country, but local journalists and civil society activists believe it is still restrictive and are calling for its revision, news reports said.
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Economic Growth Has Made the Developing World Less Dependent on Aid – Poverty Matters Blog
( January 2, 2012 ) Tags: Africa, aid, developmentA new generation of leaders, business friendly policies, technology, the spread of peace, and strong demand for natural resources have helped Africa to withstand the global downturn.
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Charity President Says Aid Groups are Misleading the Public on Somalia
( September 13, 2011 ) Tags: Africa, aid, SomaliaThe head of an international medical charity has called on aid agencies to stop presenting a misleading picture of the famine in Somalia and admit that helping the worst-affected people is almost impossible.
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RT @pernillan: Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank http://t.co/RRBuNdRdIG
Happy #AfricaDay! As the African Union celebrates in Ethiopia, see how the host nation is building a brighter future: http://t.co/qdOQApc4C2
So tragic: Best friends reportedly die holding each other in tornado 
Lois Lerner takes “the Fifth” before House Oversight Committee 
Costs & Benefits of Labour Mobility between the #EU & the Eastern Partnership Countries- Today final seminar http://t.co/CErk0inV6L
RT @jpstijns: Great news for #Africa: #EU rushes out corporate #tax transparency law http://t.co/7g7wvTWKDF @FT Recommendation of AEO 2010!
IRS Veteran to Replace Lois Lerner in IRS Nonprofit Division 
RT @wspa: China reports rise in humans encountering wild Siberian tigers http://t.co/8TrwJ0kIM6 #AnimalWelfare
After 50 years of brutal military rule, Myanmar’s democratic opening has been swift and startling http://t.co/beFRojtk6o via @TheEconomist
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
@luvhornsnhorses Thanks for the RT!
Mass school closures in US disproportionately hurt black & low-income students.
How much? Check out this infographic http://t.co/LkVDVx9A9t
Top #charity news: SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning (this + lots more) http://t.co/2BvA9K3E36
Foreign Assistance Dashboard now includes data from Treasury and Defense http://t.co/MnSlBy4RwJ via @SJStaats @willmckitterick
RT @siwhitehouse: RT @pernillan Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank...
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