Call for applications for the St Andrews Economic Forum 2010: PURPOSE The forum’s intention is to create dialogue between leading experts, academics, and the public on the economic and political challenges and opportunities facing Africa, in particular sub- Saharan Africa. Most importantly the topics will be addressed in light of globalization and the financial crisis. WHO CAN APPLY? The conference is [...]
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The WSC-SD is the official student partner for the upcoming 5th Humboldt | African Climate Change Conference to take place in Cape Town in January 2009. Registration is now open for this exciting event (http://www.humboldt5.uct.ac.za/), and the website also has further information on the conference.
Continue reading...Saturday, August 9, 2008
The WSC-SD is the official student partner for the upcoming 5th Humboldt | African Climate Change Conference to take place in Cape Town in January 2009. Registration is now open for this exciting event (http://www.humboldt5.uct.ac.za/), and the website also has further information on the conference. “Iphakade” is isiXhosa (a South African indigenous language) for “observe the [...]
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by Medard Djatou (English translation follows) De tout temps, la recherche du bien être physique et social est une préoccupation permanente de lâ€TMHomme. Au fil du temps, le monde a connu des disparités au point où certaines régions du globe se sont retrouvées plus technologiquement avancées que dâ€TMautres. Pour réduire le fossé existant entre les pays « [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 12, 2004
by Medard Djatou Forty years after independence, African countries continue to show signs of breathlessness on socio-economic development, despite aid from Western countries, international NGOs, and international lending bodies. Faced with their countries’ underdevelopment, characterized by extreme poverty, the failure of the fight against certain diseases like malaria, poliomyelitis, and AIDS, African decision-makers had turned themselves [...]
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