USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fwd: Why the residents of Luanda are asking: where did all the oil riches go?

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From: The Conversation <noreply@theconversation.com>
Date: 29 October 2015 at 04:40
Subject: Why the residents of Luanda are asking: where did all the oil riches go?
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Edition: Africa - Today's top story: Why Luanda's residents are asking: where did all the oil riches go? Click here to view this message in your web-browser.   Edition: Africa 29 October 2015   Editor's note The dramatic fall in oil prices has caused a crisis in Angola. The government has had to slash its budget by a quarter this year, foreign reserves are drying up and construction firms are battling to pay their employees. Claudia Gastrow argues that the people of Luanda are asking tough and legitimate questions: what happened to the revenues generated during the oil boom? Andile Makholwa Business and Economy Editor Top story The Angolan government failed to use revenues when the oil price was high to tackle massive social and economic challenges. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko Why Luanda's residents are asking: where did all the oil riches go? Claudia Gastrow, University of the Witwatersrand As the oil price crisis deepens, Angolans are beginning to ask what actually happened to the glut of oil dollars. Very little has come from the oil boom of 2004-14. Science + Technology Here's one way to recover and protect Africa's 'lost science' Robin Crewe, University of Pretoria African research is largely invisible, kept in the shadows by publishing barriers and structural obstacles. A platform built in Brazil and rolled out across the developing world could be the solution. Health + Medicine Steps Africa must take to meet new health goals for mothers and children Zoe Matthews, University of Southampton Africa faces the monumental task of reducing its maternal deaths by three-quarters if it is to meet the Sustainable Development Goals around maternal mortality. Education African academics are being caught in the predatory journal trap Adele Thomas, University of Johannesburg African academics and universities have been caught in the predatory journal web. It's time for the continent's universities to start taking this threat to their integrity seriously. Arts + Culture About supermodel Heidi Klum and that 'old lady' Halloween outfit Deborah Jermyn, University of Roehampton Ageing is taboo in the world of the rich and the famous and it is represented as something terrible. Since when did looking old become something to laugh at?     Contact us here to have your event listed. For sponsorship opportunities, email us here         Follow us on Twitter and join us on Facebook 2.6 million unique visitors a month You're receiving this newsletter from The Conversation. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. We'll miss you.   21st Floor, University Corner, Cnr Bertha and Jorissen Streets, Braamfontein, 2000 South Africa

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