Ethiopia
The hot underground rocks in East Africa’s Rift Valley are thought to be a promising solution for energy production. The first results were recorded in Kenya, under the auspices of the United Nations and the expertise of the Icelanders.
In Africa, high-temperature geothermal resources – used to generate electricity – are usually found in areas of tectonic and volcanic activity...
Coming to the aid of African countries that are victims of "vulture funds" or that are legally poorly equipped to defend themselves against foreign investors is the objective of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) established by the African Development Bank (AfDB)." Vulture Funds" are hedge funds buying up the bad debt of poorer countries at low prices, seeking to sell...
In recent years, the progress recorded in developing countries in terms of health makes gloomy reading. There is progress here and there, but the overall results are rather worrying. In this global overview the ACP countries are generally to be found in the low-to-average range, if one is to believe the UN report prepared before the September 2010 summit on the Millennium Development Goals*.
In...
Over a period of twenty years, Jean Ping held various ministerial posts in his own country, Gabon, before being elected Chairperson of the AU Commission in 1980. He was latterly Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and French-speaking countries. Widely revered for his outstanding diplomacy, Ping strengthened the image of both Gabon and of its President, Omar Bongo. Acting as Bongo...
A European Commission-funded project studying the dynamics of migration and town planning, implemented by UN-HABITAT, is underway in about thirty ACP countries. It is examining the planning characteristics of cities in which shanty towns have developed and is setting up action plans for improvements in their inhabitants’ living conditions. One of the first conclusions to be drawn is...
Jean Pierre Onvehoun Ezin is the African Union’s (AU) Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, one of 10 Commissioners representing the 53 AU member states. A mathematics professor, he told us about his wish list in the policy areas for which he’s responsible under the second action plan (2011-2013) of the EU’s Africa Strategy, which has eight sector...
'South Wind' and 'Light for the World' fight aid cutbacks
Südwind is an Austrian NGO which is well established in the region of Tyrol. The organisation works tirelessly on the street, in public markets, universities and schools of all levels and lobbies political institutions to make its voice heard and increase awareness of the problems of poor countries in today...
Africa’s baby boom
Of all developing countries, it is those in Africa that are set to see the most dramatic demographic growth over the next 40 years. But how can this increase be managed to ensure it does not translate into even greater poverty? Avenues were explored at a meeting in Brussels on 27 January organised by the European Commission, the ACP Secretariat, the Technical Centre...
The poorest and most vulnerable developing countries came to Copenhagen knowing they had the least to offer and the most at stake. They came away with little.
“We fought for everything we came out with and as you can see we didn’t come out with much”, Dessima Williams, representing Grenada and the Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS), told 192 nations in the early...
Providing aid for the poor is a top priority for Irish development NGOs. These organisations, as well as Catholic missions, of which there are many in the land of Saint Patrick, have unanimous political backing. This explains the level of financial support they receive, with almost 20 per cent of public aid going to development, which, according to the OECD, is the highest contribution of...
The hot underground rocks in East Africa’s Rift Valley are thought to be a promising solution for energy production. The first results were recorded in Kenya, under the auspices of the United Nations and the expertise of the Icelanders.
In Africa, high-temperature geothermal resources – used to generate electricity – are usually found in areas of tectonic and volcanic activity...
Coming to the aid of African countries that are victims of "vulture funds" or that are legally poorly equipped to defend themselves against foreign investors is the objective of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) established by the African Development Bank (AfDB)." Vulture Funds" are hedge funds buying up the bad debt of poorer countries at low prices, seeking to sell...
In recent years, the progress recorded in developing countries in terms of health makes gloomy reading. There is progress here and there, but the overall results are rather worrying. In this global overview the ACP countries are generally to be found in the low-to-average range, if one is to believe the UN report prepared before the September 2010 summit on the Millennium Development Goals*.
In...
Over a period of twenty years, Jean Ping held various ministerial posts in his own country, Gabon, before being elected Chairperson of the AU Commission in 1980. He was latterly Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and French-speaking countries. Widely revered for his outstanding diplomacy, Ping strengthened the image of both Gabon and of its President, Omar Bongo. Acting as Bongo...
A European Commission-funded project studying the dynamics of migration and town planning, implemented by UN-HABITAT, is underway in about thirty ACP countries. It is examining the planning characteristics of cities in which shanty towns have developed and is setting up action plans for improvements in their inhabitants’ living conditions. One of the first conclusions to be drawn is...
Jean Pierre Onvehoun Ezin is the African Union’s (AU) Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, one of 10 Commissioners representing the 53 AU member states. A mathematics professor, he told us about his wish list in the policy areas for which he’s responsible under the second action plan (2011-2013) of the EU’s Africa Strategy, which has eight sector...
'South Wind' and 'Light for the World' fight aid cutbacks
Südwind is an Austrian NGO which is well established in the region of Tyrol. The organisation works tirelessly on the street, in public markets, universities and schools of all levels and lobbies political institutions to make its voice heard and increase awareness of the problems of poor countries in today...
Africa’s baby boom
Of all developing countries, it is those in Africa that are set to see the most dramatic demographic growth over the next 40 years. But how can this increase be managed to ensure it does not translate into even greater poverty? Avenues were explored at a meeting in Brussels on 27 January organised by the European Commission, the ACP Secretariat, the Technical Centre...
The poorest and most vulnerable developing countries came to Copenhagen knowing they had the least to offer and the most at stake. They came away with little.
“We fought for everything we came out with and as you can see we didn’t come out with much”, Dessima Williams, representing Grenada and the Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS), told 192 nations in the early...
Providing aid for the poor is a top priority for Irish development NGOs. These organisations, as well as Catholic missions, of which there are many in the land of Saint Patrick, have unanimous political backing. This explains the level of financial support they receive, with almost 20 per cent of public aid going to development, which, according to the OECD, is the highest contribution of...
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