burundi / http://backend.userland.com/rss Â鶹´«Ã½AV WebTeam Burundi's challenges extend beyond the impending June presidential election, as rising ethnic tensions and worsening economic conditions threaten an already vulnerable population. /poll/183047/burundi-faces-challenges-beyond-elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/183047/burundi-faces-challenges-beyond-elections.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 08 May 2015 17:45:00 GMT New Â鶹´«Ã½AV global income data estimate the median household income across 131 countries at $9,733, and median per-capita income at $2,920. Incomes in the 10 wealthiest countries are more than 50 times those in the 10 poorest. /poll/166211/worldwide-median-household-income-000.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166211/worldwide-median-household-income-000.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 16 Dec 2013 07:00:00 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 Â鶹´«Ã½AV 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 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 Â鶹´«Ã½AV analysis revealing a strong relationship between Â鶹´«Ã½AV'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 Â鶹´«Ã½AV's research reveals a U-shaped relationship between countries' GDPs and residents' likelihood to see their communities as good places for racial and ethnic minorities. Among poorer countries, residents are less likely to feel this way as GDP rises. Among richer countries, the relationship is reversed. /poll/147092/Globally-Minority-Acceptance-Falls-Rises-GDP.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/147092/Globally-Minority-Acceptance-Falls-Rises-GDP.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:00:00 GMT Belief that all men should be circumcised and that male circumcision reduces the risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS is relatively high in several sub-Saharan African countries with low reported circumcision rates. Such awareness increases with education. /poll/143768/Belief-Male-Circumcision-Varies-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/143768/Belief-Male-Circumcision-Varies-Sub-Saharan-Africa.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:00:00 GMT Â鶹´«Ã½AV 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 The East African Community's next goal -- creating a common currency by 2012 -- gets mixed support in the economic union's five partner states. Most Ugandans, Burundians, and Rwandans think a single currency is a good idea, but Tanzanians are divided, and a majority of Kenyans think it is a bad idea. /poll/142994/EAC-Countries-Divided-Creating-Common-Currency.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/142994/EAC-Countries-Divided-Creating-Common-Currency.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:45:00 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