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...however, there has been a new and serious attempt by many of Africa's leaders to start fixing some of those problems. Countries such as Ghana and Mozambique, once riven by civil war and coups, have enjoyed tiger-like economic growth thanks to better leadership and foreign investment. Nigeria, whose name has become synonymous with fraud and scam artists, has started tackling corruption. And former advocates of "African socialism" such as Tanzania have embraced the free market and begun to grow. On balance, say Africa's boosters, much of the continent would now benefit from a "big bang" injection...
...moment of real opportunity." On his swing through Africa last week, Wolfowitz set out to charm the people he is employed to help. He picked up kids, sought out ordinary workers and farmers, and even slipped into halting but serviceable French when he needed to. In Nigeria's dusty north, Wolfowitz visited a primary school renovated with Bank money. While gun-toting security guards watched anxiously, Wolfowitz enthusiastically plunged into a crowd of wide-eyed kids, most in tattered clothes, some with begging bowls. Inside, he toured a freshly painted classroom where boys in white shirts and trousers occupied...
...peace." I agree with Sharon's dismissal of efforts of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to rein in the militants. There shouldn't be any compromising of the safety of Israeli citizens. Sharon is dealing with not just the Palestinian Authority but also radical terrorist organizations. Ahunwa L. Kelechi Jos, Nigeria...
...year-old sons. The women got so little warning that their four other children were left behind, as immigration officers escorted the women to Dublin Airport before the older ones walked home from school. As the mothers scrounged to bribe police officers and pay hospital bills back in Nigeria - their 5-year-olds had never received vaccinations against African diseases - the older children went into hiding. "We expected that they would have been more civil about it," says Kemi, a friend of the women who refused to give her last name, out of fear that doing so might affect...
Reached in Nigeria last Friday, Murphy said that there was a danger that Harvard would lose the grant if it did not draw down soon. Murphy said Friday that the University had yet to accept the funding...