cameroon / http://backend.userland.com/rss 澳门六合彩官方网址 WebTeam About 50% of all households in 26 sub-Saharan African countries mainly get their light from power lines, underscoring how difficult Barack Obama's new initiative to double access to electric power in Africa will likely be to implement. /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/163739/powering-africa-challenge-charge-wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:15:00 GMT 澳门六合彩官方网址 surveys in 17 sub-Saharan countries reveal that those who report having enough clean drinking water are far more likely to report having enough food to eat in the past year. A median of 66% say water is getting harder to find. /poll/153191/Clean-Drinking-Water-Linked-Food-Security-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153191/Clean-Drinking-Water-Linked-Food-Security-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:00:00 GMT Workers in sub-Saharan Africa whose places of employment are on the power grid report on average about three days of blackouts. But power cuts range from one day or less in South Africa, Kenya, and Botswana to about five days in the Central African Republic and Nigeria. /poll/151973/Africa-Power-Reliability-Similar-Business-Sectors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151973/Africa-Power-Reliability-Similar-Business-Sectors.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:00:00 GMT In 17 sub-Saharan African countries, a median of 69% of workers say they had no electricity at work in the last seven days, ranging from 92% in Mali and Niger to 12% in South Africa. Self-employed workers and farmers are the most likely to say they work off the electric grid. /poll/151889/Sub-Saharan-Africa-Workers-Without-Electricity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151889/Sub-Saharan-Africa-Workers-Without-Electricity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT While the vast majority of residents across 19 sub-Saharan African countries know how to prevent HIV/AIDS, their reported use of condoms is much lower, including in countries with high HIV rates. /poll/151016/Africans-Know-Prevent-HIV-AIDS.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/151016/Africans-Know-Prevent-HIV-AIDS.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT A median of 41% across 19 sub-Saharan African countries 澳门六合彩官方网址 surveyed in 2011 express confidence in the honesty of elections in their countries. Trust in the electoral system varies greatly across countries, with Ghanaians the most confident year after year among those surveyed. /poll/150842/Africans-Lack-Confidence-Honesty-Elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/150842/Africans-Lack-Confidence-Honesty-Elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT Fourteen percent of residents in 17 sub-Saharan African countries report both owning a mobile phone and accessing the Internet, with income being an important factor for connectivity. More than one in five adults in Botswana and Uganda report this level of connectivity compared to just 1% in Niger. /poll/150290/Sub-Saharan-Africa-Income-Key-Super-Connected.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/150290/Sub-Saharan-Africa-Income-Key-Super-Connected.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT 澳门六合彩官方网址 surveys in sub-Saharan Africa underscore the growing health threat of counterfeit drugs. A median of 70% of adults across 17 countries say they are aware of the presence of fake medicine in their countries, while a median of 20% say they have been victims of these drugs. /poll/149942/Fake-Medicine-Common-Sub-Saharan-African-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/149942/Fake-Medicine-Common-Sub-Saharan-African-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:30:00 GMT 澳门六合彩官方网址 surveys in 17 sub-Saharan African countries indicate the potential for tremendous growth in the mobile phone industry. Fifty-seven percent of adults have mobile phones, with access ranging from a high of 84% in South Africa to a low of 16% in Central African Republic. /poll/149519/Mobile-Phone-Access-Varies-Widely-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/149519/Mobile-Phone-Access-Varies-Widely-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:30:00 GMT Power lines are the main source of lighting for a median of 23% of residents across 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, far fewer than the median of 39% who say it is fuel lamps. Those who report being on an electrical grid rate their present and future lives higher than those rely on other sources of light. /poll/149276/Electricity-Charges-Sub-Saharan-Africans-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/149276/Electricity-Charges-Sub-Saharan-Africans-Wellbeing.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:15:00 GMT