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"Land Rush" Across Africa By International Investors
Business  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', africa, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', interesting, investments, crime, ethics, corporate, abuse, business, economy, government, investments, society, politics, farming, farms )

Tinkie
- 27 days ago - ipsnews.net
Like preditors the International Investors are buying African lands for farming, while throwing the local farmers out, leaving them landless and homeless.
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Big Ag's Big Lie About Organic Food
Business  (tags: agri-business, produce, farms, world, asia, africa, organic, monsanto, GM, crops, seeds, patents, chemicals, money, greed, cover-up, dishonesty, corruption, government, money, politics, environment, Sustainabililty, health, ecosystems )

Tom
- 150 days ago - alternet.org
There's a lot of pressure right now to pass a new bill that would "help" the world's 1 billion hungry people by promoting chemical agriculture. We are devastating our own environment with these techniques, and doing so with little benefit to our farmers.
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Who Pays the Price of Platinum
Business  (tags: africa, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', abuse, dishonesty, corporate, ethics, world )

Ruud
- 605 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
There are concerns that people are being forced off their land as the world's third largest mining operation seeks huge profits from the increasing world demand for platinum.
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Gates, Howard Buffett Foundations Fund Public-Private Partnership for African Farmers
Business  (tags: business, consumers, GoodNews, africa, SustainableDevelopment )

Dana
- 609 days ago - foundationcenter.org
The Uganda-based African Agricultural Technology Foundation has announced a public-private partnership that will work to develop drought-tolerant maize varieties for Africa.
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Photo Journal: Liberian Fighters' Future
Business  (tags: violence, world, war, humans, government, conflict, freedoms, ethics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, children, money, marketing, usa, SustainableDevelopment )

Michael
- 613 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
14 Years of civil war. Many were "drafted" to fight at age 10. Now they are 24-26. No trade, no education, no job, no hope? Right now all they know how to do is kill;but many as this photo essay shows just want to learn a trade, live a life- 2nd chance?
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Cameroon: Crisis Continues as Inflation Surges
Business  (tags: world, politics, government, africa, violence, society, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', economy, inflation )

Michael
- 624 days ago - en.afrik.com
The crisis in Cameroon might have generated few headlines abroad, but the violence shows how soaring oil and food prices on global markets are threatening the patronage systems propping up some of Africa's longest-serving leaders.
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OIL AND DIAMOND-RICH COUNTRY SLOW TO REBUILD
Business  (tags: government, world, violence, conflict, africa, business, economy, ethics, oil, money, sustainabledevelopment, investments )

Michael
- 638 days ago - alertnet.org
Angola has been the scene of violent conflict for more than 40 years, beginning with its war for independence from Portugal, which ended in 1975. A 27-year civil war followed, killing at least 1.5 million people and uprooting more than 4 million.
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Each Migrating Nurse Costs Malawi Up to US$26 Million
Business  (tags: government, ethics, africa, news, world, economy, ethics, humans, culture, health, medicine, healthcare )

Michael
- 654 days ago - nyasatimes.com
The researchers calculated the amount by taking into account the expense to the government of training a nurse or a midwife, at interest rates ranging from 7 percent to 25 percent, over a period of 30 years - the time the migrating worker is expected to
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KENYA: It's the Economy, Stupid (Not Just "Tribalism")
Business  (tags: africa, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', government, violence, business, ethics )

Michael
- 672 days ago - irinnews.org
"Kenya practises a brutal, inhuman brand of capitalism that encourages a fierce competition for survival, wealth and power. Those who can't compete successfully are allowed to live like animals in slums."
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Corporate Kenya Finally Faces Reality of Tribalism
Business  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', government, africa, violence, war, Refugees&Relief, economy, freedoms, news, technology, Govtfearmongering )

Michael
- 676 days ago - allafrica.com
Tribal hatred and regional loyalty are slowly eating away at the unity and integrity of the country. Tribalism pervades every aspect of Kenya's life. Even the church itself is rife with tribalism.Indeed, the main tribal fissures of the country's
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Charity Is Fine, But the Real Issue Is Trade
Business  (tags: WTO, tarrifs, subsidies, Africa, EU, poverty, famine, economy )

Marc
- 692 days ago - stwr.net
As we give money to help the world's poor onto their feet, the WTO is kicking them back to the ground.
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Supermarket Scrooges Deny Poor Countries £170m This Christmas
Business  (tags: economy, accountability, government, wto, world, africa, children )

Michael
- 696 days ago - alertnet.org
170 million pounds is less than one per cent of supermarkets' sales during the Christmas period. This sum could provide clean water for over 11 million people or allow 1.5 million people in Africa to buy a year's worth of drugs to control HIV infection. £
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