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Tuesday August 31, 2010, 9:43Trade Talk with Rosa Whitaker - Don't Mischaracterize AGOA, It's Working!by Rosa Whitaker, President and CEO of The Whitaker GroupI find it troubling that declaring Agoa's achievements a "disappointment" has gained currency in so many policy circles. It leverages a pernicious line of thinking, one that belittles the significant achievements African countries have made over the last 10 years and perceives polices that support African economic growth as zero-sum. This thinking threatens to undermine what I believe is one of the United States' most successful and cost-effective development assistance programs ever.
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Friday August 27, 2010, 11:18The Power of Filmby Holly Carter, Founder of BYkidsBYkids uses the power of film to raise awareness of critical human issues to promote global understanding and social engagement. BYkids gives video cameras and training to kids around the world to make short documentaries about their lives. Renowned American filmmakers teach these youth the fundamentals of filmmaking so they can tell their stories.
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Thursday August 26, 2010, 12:59Beyond Outrage -- Bringing Sexual Terrorists to Justice by Marisa Tramontano and Michael SoussanOriginally posted on Huffington Post.
The United Nations' recent pledge to combat sexual violence in conflict zones was put to the test once again this month, with the mass rape of at least 154 women in Eastern Congo. And once again the UN is failing that test.
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The United Nations' recent pledge to combat sexual violence in conflict zones was put to the test once again this month, with the mass rape of at least 154 women in Eastern Congo. And once again the UN is failing that test.
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Thursday August 12, 2010, 8:39Mhudi: My Other Familyby Stephen Satterfield, Founder & President, International Society of Africans in Wine (ISAW)Malmsey and Diale Rangaka are causing me to consider seriously topics like reincarnation, fate, and destiny. I find the couple so eerily similar to my own family, I am in awe that life has allowed me to make their acquaintance. Why am I so drawn to this family that grew up in a bush 10,000 miles away and many decades ago?
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Wednesday August 11, 2010, 11:39My Trip to the Two Rwandas by Jason Maloney, co-founder, The Bureau for International Reporting (www.thebir.org ) The Rwanda I experienced last week while on assignment for PBS NewsHour was two different countries at the same time. The first was the Rwanda the government wants you to see (and is reportedly paying a British public relations firm a lot of money to make sure you see!). I saw this Rwanda for the first six days of my trip, traveling to the countryside to film electricity being wired up to village homes; visiting health clinics where citizens have national health plans, priced at only $2 a year. It's this Rwanda where, unlike in many other big African cities, you can safely walk the streets at night; where police are more likely to stop you for not wearing your seat belt than a bribe. One afternoon I walked right up to a series of government ministries, planted my tripod in the parking lot and leisurely filmed without so much as a glance from security. Try that in Kinshasa, Cairo or, for that matter, Washington D.C. It’s for these reasons that Rwanda's president, Paul Kagame, is a favorite of aid donors and luminaries such as Bill Clinton, Rick Warren and Bill Gates. And given what ruins the country was in following its 1994 genocide, the progress is truly impressive
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Monday August 09, 2010, 15:52A Growing Consensus Regarding Invesment Opportunities in Africa by Robert G. Roach, Nile CapitalThe excellent business and investment prospects of Africa are being recognized publicly, finally. I believe there are five compelling reasons why all investors should take a serious look at Africa:
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Wednesday August 04, 2010, 13:58President Barack Obama Meets with 115 Young African Leaders at the White Houseby Jacqueline Adams, Africa.com Director of CommunicationsAIDS activist Tamara Banda of Malawi and businessman Miguil Hasan-Farah of Djibouti were there. Journalist Aminata Kane-Kone, who champions women’s rights in the Ivory Coast, was there, as was Tumie Ramsden of Botswana, host of the radio show, “The Real Enchilada.”
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Wednesday August 04, 2010, 7:37Why Educate A Girl?by CamfedBefore coming to Camfed, I worked as a journalist covering women’s issues. My radar was constantly scanning for stories with dramatic contours. I wrote about women who set themselves on fire, women who were raped by enemy soldiers, women who were forced into domestic labor and prostitution.
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Tuesday August 03, 2010, 7:35Booking a Safariby Ziara SafarisBooking a safari can be a daunting experience as there are so many different types of itineraries out there, so much so that it gives you almost too much choice.
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Monday August 02, 2010, 16:13Supporting the Promise of Education: Observations from AGE Africa's Scholarship Programs in Malawiby AGE AfricaI arrived in Malawi two weeks ago, an American graduate student excited about the opportunity to intern with Advancing Girls’ Education for Africa (AGE Africa) for the summer, and already have countless impressions to share: the striking landscapes, the big smile a simple greeting in Chichewa will elicit, the act of sharing a seat with a chicken on a minibus, the sweet way in which people watch out for each others’ children… my list goes on and on.
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