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posted by: TeachAManToFish
10.05.2012
African schools won five out of the eight prizes on offer for the 2011 School Enterprise Challenge, a global competition for schools. This announcement coincides with the launch of the 2012 challenge, which opened for registration today.
posted by: Eduardo Nguenha
23.02.2012
After several years of centralized State, Mozambique has from the late 1980s initiated profound reforms that led to the democratization of the State and the decentralization of government and markets. The decentralization process thus initiated aimed primarily at boosting the economy and promoting public sector efficiency and effectiveness.
posted by: wadiehobson
07.10.2011
I am helping an Ethiopian friend set up a wedding dress hire business in Addis Ababa by importing dresses from China, and I have to say I have been really impressed by the small Chinese firms we are dealing with.
posted by: wadiehobson
27.09.2011
This is a question that always comes up in the design phase of an LED intervention to be run by local governments in Africa. The answer is still unclear to me and that is why I would love to hear your views on this issue?
posted by: wadiehobson
19.09.2011When I was recently informed by a Municipal official that the Municipality was engaging in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) for LED, I did not expect the type of project he was referring to. The Municipality was starting up economic production enterprises to be run jointly with the private sector.
posted by: Serge-Zelezeck
20.07.2011
Dear members and users,
Big thanks to the many of you who provided feedbacks for the improvements of our current site. We are now happy to announce that we're nearing completion of these improvements which have been ongoing for some months now on.
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posted by: wadiehobson
11.07.2011At the recent conference of African finance ministers, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, said that Africa needs a new development plan in which the state replaces the private sector as the main engine of growth.
posted by: wadiehobson
28.06.2011Before making a decision to invest in LED, surely we need information proving that it works. From the perspective of a Mayor, Governor or indeed any institution investing financial resources into LED, one would need to know that:
posted by: wadiehobson
13.06.2011While I of course believe that LED has a lot to offer developing countries in general and African countries in particular. I don't, however, share the enthusiasm of some practitioners and donors that LED could be implemented pretty much everywhere.
posted by: lexlindeman
21.02.2011It's time the world listened to new stories out of Africa. Good news are there for all to see! The Economist revealed last month that six of the 10 most rapidly expanding economies over the past decade were in sub-Saharan Africa.
