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China 'buying out' Africa: Top 5 destinations of Chinese money
On a quest to secure raw materials and energy resources to support the exponential growth of its economy, China has become the fastest-growing investor in Africa. Here are the top five destinations of Chinese capital, in order of estimated Chinese investment.
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In Pictures: Nelson Mandela Day
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 06/10
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International Women's Day: What's it all about?
Today is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. In 1911, the first year the day was celebrated internationally, women could not vote in most countries. Today, women serve as presidents of nations and corporations.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/21
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Siba's gift to me
The child of a friend shows the author that she's found home.
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Greece seen as most corrupt European nation, survey says
Transparency International ranks Greece, along with other European countries racked by the financial crisis, poorly in its 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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Could China overtake US as global trader?
A special report by the Associated Press examines China's influence with its trading partners over three decades, and how business, politics, and daily life are changing with China's rise as a global player.
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Opinion: How to create jobs in Africa
Despite recent economic success, Africa needs a free-market makeover to create jobs for its high youth population. Zambia embodies the challenge – and opportunity – to create jobs by making it easier for businesses to operate and grow.
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Gauging poverty from Appalachia to Africa
A Monitor correspondent, who grew up in West Virginia, discusses the poverty she's seen firsthand while working as a journalist in Africa.
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Terrorism & Security
Syria: more UN assembly speeches, one less UNESCO siteFierce fighting in Aleppo left a UNESCO World Heritage Site in tatters as world leaders left the UN General Assembly meeting no closer to a resolution for the 19-month conflict.
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International investors hot on ... Zambia?
Investors bombarded Zambia's debut international bond offering, with demand outstripping supply of the debt by 15 times, and leading to an unusually low rate of borrowing for an African sovereign.
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Change Agent
Tasintha sets Zambia's sex workers on a better pathThe nonprofit group Tasintha helps prostitutes reform their lives using a positive, nonjudgmental approach.
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Donald Marron
Has government gotten bigger or smaller? Both.Is the government growing or shrinking? The answer isn't so simple.
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Global News Blog
Why Zimbabwe's President Mugabe was named UN 'tourism envoy'Zimbabwe's President Mugabe, who signed an agreement to co-host a UN tourism conference, now has an honorary position as envoy, despite a long record of human rights abuses.
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Obama to unveil plan for helping African farmers
Ahead of the G-8 summit, President Obama will unveil a new public-private partnership with DuPont, Monsanto, and Cargill, and almost 20 companies from Africa, to help farmers build local markets and fight hunger.
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Change Agent
African farmers grow trees as a natural crop fertilizerIn Africa, planting trees along with corn in soil that is low in nitrogen can substantially increase corn production without expensive fertilizers. In a decade, the number of small farmers using Fertilizer Tree Systems has ballooned from a few hundred to more than 250,000.
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Bishop Tutu urges peace in upcoming Lesotho elections
Political violence has flared ahead of May 26 Lesotho elections, but Archbishop Desmond Tutu urges candidates to keep the peace and respect election results.
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Africa Monitor
No coup here: Malawi successfully transfers powerMalawi avoided a crisis after the death of Mutharika, through the peaceful transition of power to former vice president, and Mutharika critic, Joyce Banda, writes a guest blogger.
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Change Agent
Fast-track breeding could bring a second Green RevolutionGreen revolution: Fast-track breeding is beginning to develop crops that can produce more and healthier food – without controversial genetic engineering.
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Change Agent
International Women’s Day: Innovations lifting women out of povertyInternational Women's Day (March 8) celebrates women's achievements. Innovative ideas and programs, such as the 12 below, are helping women better care for themselves and their families.
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China 'buying out' Africa: Top 5 destinations of Chinese money
On a quest to secure raw materials and energy resources to support the exponential growth of its economy, China has become the fastest-growing investor in Africa. Here are the top five destinations of Chinese capital, in order of estimated Chinese investment.
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Change Agent
Tacugama gives sanctuary to chimpanzees - through war and peaceEven an 11-year civil war couldn't stop Bala Amarasekaran from rescuing and rehabilitating chimps in Sierra Leone.
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Mozambique takes first step against backroom abortions
Mozambique's legislature is expected to pass a bill to legalize abortions in March in an effort to reduce the country's high rate of unsafe backroom abortions.
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Africa Monitor
Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa: once rising, now stumblesDemocratic setbacks in sub-Saharan Africa have outpaced once promising gains, says guest blogger Vukasin Petrovic from Freedom House.
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Sometimes There Is a Void
A messy memoir from an important African voice.
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Africa Monitor
Oh snap! Bungee jumper plunges into Zambezi River at Victoria FallsThe Australian survived, but tourists who assume that extreme venues in Africa are safe may be fooling themselves.
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Change Agent
In Africa, using ants and termites to increase crop yieldsResearchers are confirming what African farmers already know: Termites and ants can be used to increase soil fertility and crop yields.
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Change Agent
In Africa, producing food from wasteFarmers in southern Africa use composted food scraps, human waste, and livestock manure for many purposes, from enriching soil to feeding fish.
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An aspen moment, and prayer that heals the world
A Christian Science perspective.
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