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Nigeria: Nigerian bloggers receives Change Agent Award

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 12/11/2009

Nigerian blogger Ore writes about the award she received at the Grace Hopper celebration of women in computing: “I was awarded the Change Agent Award along with 2 other African women (1 from Nigeria and 1 from Kenya).”

Development English Gender Nigeria Roundups Sub-Saharan Africa Technology

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Malawi: Fighting poverty with social enterprise

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 10/11/2009

Clement writes about The Big Issue project in Malawi: “This project is affiliated to the Big Issue, London. It has the same objective of working as a social enterprise to fight poverty and homelessness by providing business and creative solutions through selling of The Big Issue magazine.̶ ...

Business Development English Malawi Media Roundups Sub-Saharan Africa

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Angola: The high cost of living in Luanda

Posted by Clara Onofre on 09/11/2009

The high cost of living in the country is paradoxical: Angola's high development indicators are not reflected in the finances of the majority of Angola's citizens and do not translate to quality of life for those less economically well off.

Angola Development Economics Portuguese Sub-Saharan Africa Weblog

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Barbados, Jamaica: Debt Downgrades

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 08/11/2009

“Jamaica's government kicked up a terrific stink with Standard and Poor's (S&P) after the rating agency again downgraded the country's debt”: Living in Barbados wonders how “Barbados' normally more polite and circumspect politicians” will react to more do ...

Americas Barbados Development Economics English Finance International Relations Jamaica Politics Roundups

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Algeria: 50 Top Algerians

Posted by Amira Al Hussaini on 07/11/2009

Looking for the 50 top Algerians? “Jeune Afrique has run an nice special on the 50 people who make Algeria what it is politicians, policemen, generals, business people, cultural luminaries, and others,” writes Alle, at the Maghreb Politics Review.

Algeria Development English Middle East & North Africa Roundups

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