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Promising Anti-Corruption Convention To Be Put into Action?
While the United Nations’ Convention Against Corruption is an important achievement in the global fight against corruption, the real test of the Convention is in its implementation, which will be monitored.0 0 7 084
Investing in Culture to Support Growth and Development
The European Commission supports a variety of cultural projects as it believes that investment in the arts, whether cinema, theatre, visual art, music or dance, can contribute positively to achieving economic and social development objectives.0 0 8 325
Lack of Education and Audiences Hobble African Arts Scene
Investment in education and the building of appreciative audiences for African art in Africa are fundamental to the construction of a thriving and vibrant artistic landscape on the continent, according to video artist Theo Eshetu.0 0 7 572
Looking for Ways of Facing the AIDS Orphans Challenge
While the world is making progress in preventing and treating AIDS, the needs of 90% of AIDS orphans are not being met. For charities and international organisations it is time to make these children a priority in the fight against HIV and AIDS.0 0 9 283
Taking International Women's Day Seriously in Burkina Faso
Each year the small West African nation of Burkina Faso marks International Women’s Day with a public holiday and an information campaign to highlight a particular priority issue.0 0 13 085
A Celebration of African Art in an Urban Setting
Street sellers took a break from selling their wares, shoppers paused in the cool shade and kids lunched beneath dramatic photographs – all part of a special exhibition that created an unusual calm space in an African capital.0 0 8 251