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General Electric to invest in Kenya
06/02/2012 - International report

General Electric to invest in Kenya

Kenya has welcomed an announcement by the United States' sixth largest company, General Electric, to make wide-ranging investments in the country.

Getting multinationals to pay their taxes
01/01/2012 - African news explained

Getting multinationals to pay their taxes

Throughout the continent of Africa, countries continue to lose revenue to multinational companies who use loopholes to dodge paying taxes.

How information technology is improving Rwanda's health
25/11/2011 - African news explained

How information technology is improving Rwanda's health

One of the key aims of the UN's Millenium Development Goals is improving maternal and child healthcare.

Don't forget world's poor, Gates urges G20 leaders
05/11/2011 - World news explained

Don't forget world's poor, Gates urges G20 leaders

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has callied on the world's top economies not to ignore the globe's poorest countries as they tackle Europe's financial crisis.

Burkina Faso's cotton goes organic
19/10/2011 - International report

Burkina Faso's cotton goes organic

Burkina Faso is the third African country, after Egypt and South Africa, to commercialise genetically modified cotton in 2008. But that has not kept prices from dropping.

Africa celebrates mobile phone anniversary
08/10/2011 - African Media

Africa celebrates mobile phone anniversary

It's now 25 years since the first mobile phone arrived in Africa.

Sierra Leone discovers the web
30/09/2011 - International report

Sierra Leone discovers the web

Sierra Leone awaits the arrival of its first high-speed fibre optic internet cable.

Is aid to Africa worthless?
20/09/2011 - African news explained

Is aid to Africa worthless?

Is aid to Africa working or not? Does it really help poor people? Can scientific methods take the guesswork out of development aid?

Corporations pocket development aid, report claims
07/09/2011 - World news explained

Corporations pocket development aid, report claims

A new report by the Brussels-based European Network on Debt and Development says billions of euros-worth of aid is being diverted to companies in rich countries.

The Roots Project
02/09/2011 - African news explained

The Roots Project

Now for today's instalment of our series "Voices" from the new nation of South Sudan.

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