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Kenya "Becoming Economic Heartbeat of Africa"

By Isaiah Esipisu About 60 percent of Kenya’s power is hydroelectric, however, the supply is unsteady. / Isaiah Esipisu/IPS NAIROBI, Apr 25 (IPS) – When Kenya’s newly announced geothermal power...

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Future of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha

Analysis by Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Apr 24 (IPS) – Profound discord between industrialised nations and developing countries is threatening to ruin the UNCTAD meeting being held this week in Doha,...

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India Serves Up Costly Cocktail of Prophylactics

By Ranjit Devraj NEW DELHI, Apr 27 (IPS) – Ignoring widespread concern over the safety, efficacy and cost of pentavalent vaccines, India’s central health ministry has, this month, approved inclusion...

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Laos’ Herculean Effort to Join the WTO

By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Apr 30 (IPS) – After almost a decade of major economic transformation, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is on the brink of World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership. But...

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Vietnam’s Climate Woes Ignite National Strategy

By Vanya Walker-Leigh If climate change affects rice production in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta rice bowl, it will have grave national and global food security implications. /...

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Brazil Forging Strategic Alliance with Africa

By Fabíola Ortiz RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7 (IPS) – The Brazilian government of Dilma Rousseff is taking firm steps towards stronger relations with Africa, such as the creation of a special fund to finance...

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Caribbean Courts Mexico as Ally in the G20

By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 22 (IPS) – The Caribbean Community bloc (Caricom) is lobbying Mexico to use its influence as chair of the G20, which controls 90 percent of world trade, to...

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"Africa – a Place Where You Will Make Money, Not Lose Money"

By Kristin Palitza Professor Thandika Mkandawire says Africa needs to mobilise its domestic resources. / Kristin Palitza/IPS CAPE TOWN, May 22 (IPS) – Africa needs to reduce its dependency on foreign...

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China Keen to Reverse Negative Image in Africa

By Kristin Palitza Chinese construction workers in front of new 90-million dollar five start hotel. / Claire Ngozo/IPS CAPE TOWN, May 24 (IPS) – The reality of Indian and Chinese investment in Africa...

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Colombia and Venezuela – Joining Forces

By Constanza Vieira and Humberto Márquez BOGOTÁ/CARACAS, May 25 (IPS) – When 12 Colombian soldiers were killed by FARC insurgents a stone's throw away from the northern border with Venezuela, the...

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Brazil and China, Oiling the Wheels of Business

Fabiana Frayssinet China’s voracious demand for energy has prompted it to embrace Brazil as a major oil partner, fuelling the dramatic expansion of Chinese companies in this South American country....

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Cilantro Spices Up Coexistence with Drought in Brazil

Mario Osava JEREMOABO, Brazil, Jun 16 2012 (IPS) – Many grow lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, beets and other vegetables. But cilantro is ever-present in the gardens that are helping rural families weather...

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RIO+20: The Two Faces of BRICS Development Aid

Fabiana Frayssinet The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) face a key choice: to opt for “good” development aid, based on sustainable development, or for the “bad” old...

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Newborn Deaths Expose India’s Low Health Budget

Athar Parvaiz A year after the Indian government began paying pregnant women to deliver their babies in state-run facilities, the pressure is showing on the country’s understaffed and poorly equipped...

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Microfinance Gets ‘Divine’ Intervention in India

Keya Acharya In a country with a disastrous record for microfinancing, a religious organisation has done well enough to claim this year’s Ashden award for initiatives in providing loans to poor...

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U.N. Showcases South-South Successes

Lawrence Del Gigante Knowledge-sharing has become a cornerstone of successful cooperation among developing countries, in areas ranging from agriculture to health and renewable energies. Helen Clark and...

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Beating the Weather With Sustainable Crops

Keya Acharya Narrow, cobblestoned lanes separate the rows of mud houses with cool interiors and mud-smoothened patios, some with goats tethered to the wooden posts. This is Tajpura village, deep in...

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Breast Milk Banks, From Brazil to the World

Fabiola Ortiz Cíntia Rose Regis, 23, not only breastfeeds her 16-month-old daughter Zelda but has also been donating 600 ml a week of breast milk to a mothers’ milk bank in Brazil over the last year....

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Caught Between Quarries and Sea Erosion

K.S. Hari Krishnan After more than a century of fighting sea erosion by massively dumping granite boulders along the beaches of southern  Kerala state, environmentalists and administrators are...

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EU Seeks Protection from Emerging Economies

By Julio Godoy The European Union is calling for protectionist measures against strong emerging economies. Credit: Jim Killock/CC-BY-SA-2.0 BERLIN, Sep 28 2012 (IPS) - For many years, the European...

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