Category Archives: Cote d'Ivoire

Will Polio Ever Be Eradicated?

April 19, 2005 – 12:00 am

The World Health Organization maintains that it will eradicate polio worldwide, but the disease is beginning to re-emerge in African countries that had previously been polio-free. Will anti-polio campaigners ever manage to eradicate polio?

The current outbreak in Africa is directly traceable to a decision by religious extremists in northern Nigeria to suspended polio vaccinations in […]

By Brian Carnell | Also posted in Central African Republic, Chad, Burkina Faso, Sudan, World Health Organization, Polio | Comments (0)

You Mean Genocide and Corruption Aren’t Good for the Economy?

November 23, 2004 – 1:00 am

Speaking at a conference in Ethiopia, United Nations investment analyst stated the obvious — investors don’t want to put their money into Africa when they see genocide in Sudan, civil war in Ivory Coast, and the sort of endemic corruption in countries like Zimbabwe.

According to the BBC, Africa as a whole only sees about $15 […]

By Brian Carnell | Also posted in Ethiopia, United Nations, Zimbabwe | Comments (0)