TORONTO, Aug. 14 — “ABC,” the AIDS-prevention strategy widely promulgated both here and abroad, got a distinctly mixed report card as African countries reported their experiences to delegates at the 16th International AIDS Conference here.
Author: WHES
Government of Cameroon discovers that it pays 45,000 salaries to people that do not exist
The authorities in Cameroon have discovered that they are paying civil service salaries to 45,000 employees who do not actually exist.
Zimbabweans face chaos and confusion as they try to deposit and spend their cash before it becomes worthless
Zimbabweans are facing chaos and confusion as they try to deposit and spend their cash before it becomes worthless on 21 August.
Zimbabwe government seizes millions in cash
Zimbabwean authorities have seized more than $50m worth of old banknotes at roadblocks and border posts in a crackdown on money launderers.
Congo poll count raises concerns
Serious concerns are being raised about the counting of votes in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s first multi-party elections in 40 years.
Aid politics: why Ethiopia and its donors are no longer talking
Aid thinking moves in policy cycles, and the dogma for now, at least for the big European donors, is to give aid directly to governments.
Long wait after landmark Congo poll: results will not be official for several weeks
The first results from Sunday’s landmark elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being published outside some of the 50,000 polling stations around this vast country.
Zimbabwe money loses three zeros as a result of inflation of almost 1,200% per year
Zimbabwe’s central bank has announced that three zeros will be taken off every banknote to help consumers deal with inflation of almost 1,200%.
Largess with clear limits: in Africa and elsewhere, Gates Foundation takes focused approach to giving.
KHAYELITSHA, South Africa — Bill and Melinda Gates came to the cramped tin shack of Nkosebaca Thingathinga one day this month to understand how the 61-year-old man had contracted tuberculosis — a major focus of research for the couple’s foundation — an astounding four times.
Poverty worries beset resurgent Zambia
BBC News has been to Zambia as part of a special series looking at how Africa is faring one year on after the promises of increased aid made at the G8 summit in Gleneagles.
