You can end poverty, says UN boss

It’s an open secret; poverty is a big time problem in Tanzania. This is despite the recent statistics showing that only a third of the population still languishes in abject poverty.

>On Monday, Vice President Mohammed Gharib Bilal attributed the abysmal performance in Tanzania’s poverty fight to the sluggish growth in the agricultural sector.

L-R:  Former president of Ghana John Kufuor; President of Cote D’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara, Co-Chair of the Africa Energy Leaders Group (AELG); Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Co-Chair of the AELG; Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo during the inaugural meeting of the AELG held in Abidjan yesterday to discuss regional solutions to the electricity deficit in Africa.

L-R:  Former presidents of Nigeria and Ghana Olusegun Obasanjo; John Kufuor; President of Cote D’Ivoire...

Ending poverty is one of 17 goals outlined by the UN to replace the Millennium Development Goals which expire this year, as Naomi Grimley explains.

Diplomat Patrick Chokala yesterday collected his nomination forms for the presidency at the CCM headquarters here. He has become the 38th party cadre to pick up the forms ahead of the October General Election.

>A report by the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network released over the weekend provides a disturbing scenario: 20 million people in East Africa are chronically poor!

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L-R: Former president of Ghana John Kufuor; President of Cote D'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara, Co-Chair of the Africa Energy Leaders Group (AELG); Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Co-Chair of the AELG; Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo during the inaugural meeting of the AELG held in Abidjan yesterday to discuss regional solutions to the electricity deficit in Africa. L-R: Former presidents of Nigeria and Ghana...

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PREDICTION by Bill Gates, the world's richest man, about the end of global poverty in 20 years time has been backed by academicians and politicians in the country, who suggested measures to shorten the time frame to the convenience of the population.