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Development Drums podcast: Famine & Foreigners
Peter Gill talks on the latest Development Drums podcast about his new book, Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia…
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Fifty years since the death of Sylvia Pankhurst, Ethiopians pay tribute
There was a memorial service this morning for Sylvia Pankhurst at the Holy Trinity cathedral (or…
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Is agriculture the key to development?
On World Food Day let us remember Sen’s insight that hunger is not a problem of…
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Why don’t we tackle diseases of the poor?
Walking home today after having lunch in a nearby cafe, I was asked for money by…
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Tackling neglected diseases
Pharmaceutical companies do not have many fans among development workers. This is a shame, because the…
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Social impact bonds – could they work in development?
The British Government is testing the idea of Social Impact Bonds. Social Finance, the organisation which…
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What is the value of exports?
I’ve now seen the same annoying elementary (but quite common) mistake twice in two days, and…
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UN summit roundup: three development narratives
Last week’s UN meetings in New York prompted a flurry of papers, speeches, documents, announcements and…
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Geeky stuff for the weekend
Social media I can think of a couple of organisations which have embraced social media exactly…
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Family planning in Ethiopia and the new UN strategy
This week I attended the inauguration a new Marie Stopes family planning clinic in Woldia in…
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