Zanu PF jobs galore claim, silly joke in sea of poverty
“Clearly, finding real criminals is not as easy as throwing spikes on the roads, waylaying drivers at traffic intersections, and extorting random old lady drivers for money.” Zimbabweans were excited to learn this week that President Emmerson Mnangagwa had created 60 000 new jobs since the start of the year just like the US$1 billion […]
Nigeria Becomes World’s Poverty Capital – Report
Nigeria has now taken over as the nation with the highest number of extremely poor people, a report by Brookings Institution has shown. Before now, India used to hold the position with a population of 1.324 billion people as against Nigeria’s 200 million. According to the report, the number of Nigerians in extreme poverty increases […]
Latest Report on Poverty in the Comoros
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The World Bank has just published its assessment report on poverty in the Comoros, based on an analysis of the two latest series of household surveys. The report notes that while there has been a reduction in poverty in both urban and rural areas since 2004, several indicators for well-being point to persistent […]
Can Wealth of 5 Richest Nigerians End Poverty in the Country?
The Federal Government, yesterday, accused Oxfam International of trying to incite some sections of Nigerians with its latest statistics on poverty and inequality in Nigeria. Oxfam, in its latest report entitled, “Inequality in Nigeria, Exploring the Drivers,” in Abuja, had presented an alarming picture of the Nigerian economic situation, stating that 112 million Nigerians are […]
Angola’s Ruling Party Outlines Strategy to Fight Poverty
The strengthening of anti-poverty measures will be one of MPLA’s priorities, starting in August 2017, if it deserves the confidence of the electorate in the general elections, said on Saturday in Luanda, the presidential candidate of the party, João Lourenço. Speaking at a rally in Viana municipality, which is fifth of his pre-campaign programme, he […]
Nigeria’s 2016 Budget to Lift Millions of Nigerians Out of Poverty
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the 2016 budget will lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty and that there is no disagreement whatsoever between the Executive and the Legislature on the 2016 Budget, which has been passed by the National Assembly. ‘ “There is absolutely no rift, no […]
World Bank warns climate change could add 100 million poor by 2030
Ending poverty will be impossible if global warming and its effects on the poor are not accounted for. PHOTO: AFP “Climate change hits the poorest the hardest, and our challenge now is to protect tens of millions of people from falling into extreme poverty because of a changing climate,” World Bank Group President Jim Yong […]
South Africa’s urban myth of the white beggar – Closet millionaires
South Africa has its share of white beggars and urban myth has it that many of them could be closet millionaires. A recent study on the lifestyles of the country’s white beggars came up with some interesting conclusions. Tom Nevin has the details. We’ve all heard the urban myth about the beggar we see on […]
Lack of Climate Deal Could Derail Fight Against Poverty in Rwanda
Initiatives geared at reducing global poverty could be undermined if an agreement is not reached at the forthcoming December climate meeting in Paris, France, a new report indicates. The study, which examined possible impact of climate change on post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was conducted by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) in Uganda, […]
Why Is It so Easy To Turn Young Girls Into Terrorists ?
In East Africa and across the globe, the Internet is increasingly being used to recruit and radicalise young women into extremist groups. In March, three young women two Kenyans and one from Tanzania were arrested en route to Somalia, where they were allegedly headed to join extremist group al-Shabaab. The incident raised concerns about a […]
