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Of Human Waste and Water: Cleaning up Lagos City
In 2007, for the first time in human history, 50 percent of the global population lived in urban areas. The United Nations predicts that this figure will rise to 69 percent by 2050. A significant part...
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Your thoughts on Brazil-Africa partnerships
On June 5, the World Bank will host an event focused on the ongoing relationship between Brazil and countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The event will be web streamed. Panelists will discuss Brazil’s...
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Too little water, too many droughts
It was gratifying this morning to sit in a room filled with disaster risk reduction and management experts from around the world to open the 2012 Understanding Risk Forum. The Forum focuses on how...
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Re-thinking irrigation to fight hunger
Food prices are spiking globally and in Africa one way to ensure food security is to rethink the role of irrigation in agriculture and food production.Achieving food security in Africa is a critical...
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Welcome to Africa, Welcome to Naija
Backpackers looking for an intense experience are constantly looking for new regions to explore. While Asia is nowadays swamped by mass tourism, and Western destinations lack originality, Africa...
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Brazil and Africa: Bridging the Atlantic
Linked in the distant past through colonial-era trade enterprises, Brazil and Africa are becoming close partners again. More than two centuries after establishing a slave trade route across the...
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Tanzania: Building bridges through education and small businesses
Stevan Lee, Senior World Bank Economist, is co-author of this post.Attracted by the prospects of large unexploited natural gas reserves in the south of Tanzania, big players are in town. The British...
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A New Mechanism for South-South Knowledge
In my previous blog entry, I mentioned the expected growing engagement between Brazil and Sub-Saharan African countries in 2012, to exchange knowledge and further economic and social development.During...
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The Costs of Being Landlocked: A Road Trip in Africa
The Ouagadougou-Accra-Tema corridor, a road stretching from Ouagadougou in West Africa’s Burkina Faso through Ghana’s bustling capital city Accra and onto the country’s port city Tema, is one of...
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Mind the Gap: Gender Equality and Trade in Africa (Trailer) According to the World Bank report, "Women and Trade in Africa: Realizing the Potential", eliminating gender-specific barriers can help...
View ArticleDevelopment: Made in Africa
From Slums to Cocktail Parties - African Jewelry is Trending Sub-Saharan Africa is home to the world’s highest female entrepreneurial activity, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Women’s...
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