If I wasn’t so tired, I’d look into this story, and hope to find some other sources covering it. But darn, I need toothpicks to hold my eyes open. Would you ping me if you find anything more?
“Center for Global Development (Washington, DC)
Africa: A Green Fund From the IMF, George Soros, and the Government of Mexico
Nancy Birdsall
6 March 2010
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On January 30 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Managing Director of the IMF, announced a possible new initiative – a multi-billion dollar Green Fund (that name is popular – see below) that would help developing countries finance the measures needed to tackle climate change – possibly with partial funding through issuance by the IMF of new Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).”
http://allafrica.com/stories/201003060001.html
“Open Society Foundation for South Africa”
http://www.osf.org.za/home/
Search the “East Africa Initiative”
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/osiea
We’re talking T-Com, ed, business, small business, oil, etc., etc., etc. For example:
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/connect/africa/2007/bgdmaterial/flagship-11.html