Innovative Approaches For Poverty Reduction

Global Voices a month ago Region: France

Written by Julie Owono Global Voices bloggers have been commissioned [1] to liveblog the OECD Global Forum on Development [2] in Paris on April 4-5, 2013. Leading up to the meeting, our team is submitting posts about de... more

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Angola Shocked Over Video Showing Brutal Beating

Global Voices 3 months ago Region: Angola

By Vania Negrao [All links lead to Portuguese language pages.] On February 7, 2013, Angola awoke to the sounds of screams of pain and the sound of two women customers of a store being whipped. In just three days the 13... more

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Ghana: Parliamentary Candidate Agnes Chigabatia.

Global Voices 6 months ago Region: Ghana

By Kofi Yeboah There have been considerable efforts by women to have chance in Ghanaian politics. Ghana Decides [1], a non-partisan project which aims to foster a better-informed electorate for free, fair and safe 2012 ... more

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African Viewpoints on the US 2012 Election

Global Voices 7 months ago Region: Cameroon

By Rakotomalala The United States (US) presidential election will be held on November 6, 2012, and as the campaign enters the home stretch, it's clear that the outcome of the race is likely to have big and lasting ... more

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Kenyans Unite to Support Destitute Former Female Champion Boxer

Global Voices 8 months ago Region: Kenya

By  Richard Wanjohi On 3 September 2012, Kenyan television station Kiss TV broadcast a moving interview with former female professional boxer Conjestina Achieng, who made a name for Kenyan boxing across the contine... more

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Guinea-Bissau: Women's Groups and Citizenship

Global Voices 8 months ago Region: Guinea-Bissau

 By Sara Moreira   In a country which has experienced constant political instability, how can civil society mobilise itself to prevent further coups d'état and to build a participative democracy based ... more

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Seven Cameroon Olympic Athletes Missing

Global Voices 9 months ago Region: Cameroon

By Richard Wanjohi After treating us to some flamboyant national costumes during the opening ceremony, seven Cameroon athletes decided to shock the world by disappearing [2] from the London 2012 Olympic village. Says Ka... more

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Long-Distance Runner Dibaba Excels in Ethiopia/Kenya Athletics Rivalry

Ground Report 9 months ago Region: Ethiopia

By Richard Wanjohi The Olympic Games has many rivalries and one of the most famous is that between the Ethiopian and Kenyan competitors. Ethiopian long-distance runner Tirunesh Dibaba has ensured that the Lon... more

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Mining Workers Protest in Mauritania

Global Voices 9 months ago Region: Mauritania

By Thalia Rahme The northern Mauritanian cities of Zouerat [1] and Nouadhibou [2] are witnessing protests by workers who are not registered. More than 2,300 workers are protesting in the mining city of Zouerat... more

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Kenya: Javelin Throwing Olympian Hones Skills Using YouTube

Global Voices 9 months ago Region: Kenya

 By Richard Wanjohi This is part of our Special Coverage London 2012 Olympics [1]. Julius Yego, the African and Kenyan national javelin champion, broke the national record over the weekend in a field athletics meet... more

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