World Bank: Poverty still high

Good morning. Thank you, John, for that kind introduction. Thank all of you for coming, or watching on the Webcast. And thank you to CSIS for hosting us at your beautiful building. Before I begin, I want to pause to remember the 147 students at Garissa University College in Kenya who were senselessly murdered just a few days ago. Schools are sacred grounds, and all who study there should be safe. Let us reflect for a moment.

Just 15 years into the new millennium, economic development in...

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s economy is agriculture-based and accounts for about 50 per cent of the GDP, which accounts for 80 per cent of the labour force and 80 per cent of the total export.

The slogan “make poverty history” has been used by development pundits and pop star philanthropists for years. Now, in a bid to turn words into deeds, it is being discussed as a universal global target to be met within a generation.

In medicine, knowing the best treatment is not enough to secure the health of a patient. We may have proof of its efficacy and know its relative cost and the best way to administer it. But if we can’t deliver it due to poor service, the healthcare system has failed.

Farming stakeholders have reservations about the government plans to instruct the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) to channel loans to savings and credit cooperative societies (Saccos).

Algeria rise to their highest ever position in Fifa's world rankings after being placed 15th on the global list for October.

The number of people displaced by war, conflict or persecution reached a record high of nearly 60 million around the world in 2014, a UN report says.

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>I recently read an article that explained how dirty money has been driving up property prices in London.