Only targeted policies focused on rural people will eliminate poverty in developing countries, concludes new report: Economic growth is not enough to save those threatened daily with starvation. Governments need to tailor policies and investments to transform rural areas in developing countries if they want to eliminate poverty, according to a new global study released by the … [Read more...] about Only targeted policies focused on rural people will eliminate poverty in developing countries, concludes new report
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How African countries can break the cycle of debt dependency | The Conversation
How African countries can break the cycle of debt dependency: ShutterstockKey to the implementation of the ambitious 17-point Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the question of how the estimated cost of between U$ 614 billion and $ 638 billion that will be required annually will be financed. The United Nations Conference on Trade and … [Read more...] about How African countries can break the cycle of debt dependency | The Conversation
Two Countries Are Trying – Again – to Legalize Elephant Ivory Sales
Two Countries Are Trying – Again – to Legalize Elephant Ivory Sales: Proposals by Namibia and Zimbabwe to revive a global ivory trade promises a rematch of a battle fought 27 years ago. Today is billed as World Elephant Day, but next month it's “deja vu all over again” for elephants in South Africa-and not necessarily in a good way. Read the full article by … [Read more...] about Two Countries Are Trying – Again – to Legalize Elephant Ivory Sales
African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban | The Conversation
African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban: Elephant numbers across the continent declined by roughly 70,000 between 2006 and 2013 ShutterstockThree countries in southern Africa have banded together to press for the ban on the international trade in ivory to be lifted. South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe have submitted a joint proposal to the … [Read more...] about African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban | The Conversation
SA News: Kenya overtakes South Africa as biggest investor in other African countries
Kenya overtakes South Africa as biggest investor in other African countries: Nairobi – Kenya overtook South Africa to become the biggest investor in other African countries in terms of the number of projects in 2015. Kenya invested in 36 projects last year in other parts of the continent against South Africa’s 33, a new study ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Onesoul: … [Read more...] about SA News: Kenya overtakes South Africa as biggest investor in other African countries
