Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to reach more than 5 per cent on average in 2013-2015 as a result of high commodity prices worldwide and strong consumer spending on the continent, ensuring that the region remains amongst the fastest growing in the world — according to the World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse, a
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Africa Continues to Grow Strongly Despite Global Slowdown
on April 30th, 2013
Africans Remittances Outweigh Western Aid
on April 18th, 2013
Africans living outside the continent send more money home to their families than is sent by traditional Western aid donors in what is called Official Development Assistance (ODA).
Innovation challenge launched to cut childbirth deaths
on March 19th, 2011
Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development was announced in Washington DC, United States, by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada and the World Bank.
Zimbabwe To Improve Statistical Production
on February 3rd, 2011
HARARE-A National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) is being formulated in Zimbabwe to ensure an integrated framework for developing national statistics in a holistic,comprehensive and synergic manner, according to Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency.
G8/G20 Summit Preview: The Flowering of The African Century
Once again, Africa’s development affairs are coming up at the G8 and G20 summits to be held in Canada from June 25 to 27.