Ideally My Africa

Eat a pizza, feed a hungry child Mimmos Italian family restaurant plans to feed more than 3,000 hungry children in 2010 Eat a pizza, feed a hungry child. That's the idea behind the Mimmos and 94.7's Rude Awakening pizza campaign that, last year saw just over 1,800 children fed for a year. In 2010, the goal is to break all previous records by feeding an estimated 3,000 underprivileged children with the aid of Food4Africa - a charity organisation that aims to provide balanced meals to hungry children across Africa.

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The success behind Malawi’s economic growth Malawi's economy which is based mainly on agriculture has changed drastically in the past 5 years. It has grown by more than 7% which has given it the highest growth since the 60s. Its growth has been thrice the normal population growth in Malawi per annum. This has all happened under the current President, Mr Bingu wa Mutharika who chose to use different economic growth strategies in taking Malawi out of poverty into a self-sufficient nation.

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Health care via SMS in the developing world Cell phones may have changed the way people communicate in the developed world, but in developing countries they're going far beyond simple communication to bring new opportunities to areas that sorely need them. Case in point: FrontlineSMS:Medic, a new initiative to improve health care in poor, rural villages.

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First African Youth Orchestra in Euro. Classic Festival The MIAGI Youth Orchestra and Big Band will be performing in Berlin on 14 August 2009 MIAGI (Music is a Great Investment) is extremely honoured to be given this opportunity to perform at the Young.Euro.Classic Festival which sees the best youth orchestras from around the world performing annually to capacity audiences over a three week period.

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Microfinancing & mentoring via mobile phones Like Kiva and C4-World, next up is Mobile Movement, a Canadian initiative we just learned about that works via mobile phone.

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Oil in Africa

The scramble for Africa's oil

Within a decade, the US will be heavily dependent on African oil. Little wonder the Pentagon is preparing a strategy for the region.

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Cope in RSA

The people's hope for a new democracy

Lekota’s ability to form unlikely alliances may force South Africa’s ruling party to begin venturing once again beyond its comfort zone.

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Chango Islands

Cable wades into Chagos injustice row

Vince Cable has thrown his weight behind a new cross party group that aims to persuade David Miliband to right a very old British injustice

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