Fight Poverty – Mauritius Requires Extensive Partnership
The private sector, civil society, well-off individuals and all those willing to help can be valuable partners in the fight against poverty and make of Mauritius a model. This was the gist of the message of the Minister of Technology, Communication and Innovation, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, at the ceremony of handing over of keys […]
Poverty in Oil-Rich Angola Feeds World’s Worst Child Death Rate
Disinfectant and crying wafted across the Angolan hospital ward where 2-year-old Fernanda Afonso slept in the lap of her mother near an empty intravenous bag that had been used to fight her malnutrition. It’s the same affliction that killed all five of her siblings as toddlers and scars Africa’s second-biggest crude oil producer with the […]
700 people dead after a boat packed with migrants capsized off the Libyan coast
As many as 700 people were feared dead after a fishing boat packed with migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight in what officials said may be the Mediterranean’s worst disaster as thousands flee poverty and war to Europe. Top officials in Europe, whose recently-downsized border protection program has been criticized by international aid groups, […]
