ivory coast / http://backend.userland.com/rss 童颜视频 WebTeam Less than half of residents in seven African countries that will be holding elections in coming months say they have confidence in the honesty of their elections. Confidence is lowest in Chad, at 18%. /poll/184121/africans-lack-confidence-election-honesty.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/184121/africans-lack-confidence-election-honesty.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 15 Jul 2015 06:00:00 GMT Access to training and money can help overcome barriers to starting or growing a business, but fewer than one in four Africans say they have access to either. /poll/174314/training-money-barriers-starting-business-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/174314/training-money-barriers-starting-business-africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:00:00 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 The countries with the highest well-being tend to be the most peaceful and those with the lowest well-being are the least likely to be peaceful. The findings are from a new 童颜视频 analysis revealing a strong relationship between 童颜视频's life evaluation measure and two indicators of country stability. /poll/147515/Worldwide-Peace-High-Wellbeing-Generally-Coexist.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/147515/Worldwide-Peace-High-Wellbeing-Generally-Coexist.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 13 May 2011 08:00:00 GMT 童颜视频 surveys in 113 countries in 2009 reveal an estimated 1 billion adults struggled to afford food at times for themselves and their families. More than half of adults in 22 countries, 15 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, reported experiencing such difficulties. /poll/143255/Estimated-Billion-Adults-Struggled-Afford-Food-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/143255/Estimated-Billion-Adults-Struggled-Afford-Food-2009.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:15:00 GMT Majorities in nearly all 18 sub-Saharan African countries surveyed in 2009 say rape is a major problem in their countries, underscoring the extent to which the issue plagues the subcontinent. /poll/142832/Rape-Viewed-Major-Problem-Across-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/142832/Rape-Viewed-Major-Problem-Across-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT More than half of those surveyed across 18 sub-Saharan African countries say they personally believe in witchcraft. Their evaluative well-being is lower than that of those who do not believe. /poll/142640/Witchcraft-Believers-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Rate-Lives-Worse.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/142640/Witchcraft-Believers-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Rate-Lives-Worse.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT Slightly more than one-third of sub-Saharan Africans say they are aware of microfinance institutions in their communities, while more than 4 in 10 say they have heard of these institutions but that they are not available in their communities. Roughly one in five say they have never heard of microfinance institutions. /poll/141629/Few-Sub-Saharan-Africans-Aware-Local-Microfinance-Options.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/141629/Few-Sub-Saharan-Africans-Aware-Local-Microfinance-Options.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT Sub-Saharan Africans are more likely to turn to family members for money to start a business than they are to banks, microfinance institutions, or other sources. More than one-third say they would consider loans from banks and microfinance institutions. /poll/139874/Sub-Saharan-Africans-Bank-Family-Business-Loans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/139874/Sub-Saharan-Africans-Bank-Family-Business-Loans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:00:00 GMT Fewer than one in five sub-Saharan Africans has a personal bank account. Two-thirds say the lack of money is the main reason why they don't have accounts. /poll/127901/Few-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Money-Bank.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/127901/Few-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Money-Bank.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 11 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT