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May 2008

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Children produce their own programmes at the Erive Community Radio station/ Photo credit: UNICEF/Lemoyne
07.05.2008 Erive Community Radio is bringing a change in the lives of young girls in Maganja da Costa. The UNICEF-supported station has led to a rise in enrollment in primary schools through its programmes promoting girls’ education. The station is run in partnership with Mozambique’s Social Communication Institute.
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Related topics/regions: [Mozambique] [Southern Africa]
Image: Children produce their own programmes at the Erive Community Radio station/ Photo credit: UNICEF/Lemoyne
07.05.2008 Zimbabweans are increasingly harnessing new technologies -- notably cell phones and the internet -- to challenge the ever more dictatorial nature of Mugabe's regime.
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From: Global Voices Online
Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Governance] [Activism] [Internet] [ICT] [Freedom of expression] [Communication]
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07.05.2008 Afrikan maiden johtajat kokoontuvat toukokuun lopussa Japanin Yokohamaan keskustelemaan mantereen kehittämisestä ja Afrikan sekä Japanin yhteistyöstä. Japanin odotetaan kertovan kokouksessa uudesta Afrikalle suunnattavasta tukipaketista.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related topics/regions: [Japan] [Finance] [Economy]
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06.05.2008 Botswana suunnittelee Kalaharin autiomaahan turistikohteita, joiden vedenkulutus tulee olemaan merkittävä. Samaan aikaan valtio ei anna san-alkuperäiskansalle lupaa käyttää ainoaa vesilähdettään.
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From: OneWorld Spain
Related topics/regions: [Botswana] [Indigenous rights] [Water/sanitation]
Image: - © Adrian Arbib
06.05.2008 Zimbabween aseita kuljettava laiva on ollut kuun vaihteesta valmiina rantautumaan Luandan satamaan Angolaan. Satamatyöläiset kieltäytyvät purkamasta lastia.
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From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus
Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Conflict] [Labour]
Abdoulaye Wade
06.05.2008 YK:n pyrinnöt ruokakriisin ratkaisemiseksi eivät saa kaikilta kiitosta. Senegalin presidentti Abdoulaye Wade haukkui FAO:n turhaksi ja tehottomaksi järjestöksi.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related topics/regions: [Senegal] [United Nations] [Food]
e-waste
06.05.2008 Tighter government monitoring to prevent the continued dumping of toxic e-waste on the developing world is demanded by the world federation of consumer organisations.
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From: Consumers International
Related topics/regions: [West Africa] [Pollution]
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Event's  logo / Photo Credit: ITU
05.05.2008 Africa today presents the most promising opportunities and perspectives for the ICT industry. International Telecommunication Union is organising Telecom Africa 2008 which will bring together technologies, topics, leaders, speakers and networking opportunities for growth and investment in the continent.
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Related topics/regions: [Knowledge] [ICT]
Image: Event's logo / Photo Credit: ITU
A Kenyan Maasai woman.
02.05.2008 Once one of the few Maasai girls able to attend school and now the chairperson of a leading coalition of indigenous peoples' organizations in Africa, Mary Simat embodies the changing gender norms of the Kenyan Maasai community.
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From: Cultural Survival, Inc.
Related topics/regions: [Kenya] [Ethics & value systems] [Culture] [Gender] [Education]
Image: A Kenyan Maasai woman. © Women Thrive Worldwide
02.05.2008 Mikä Afrikan demokratisoitumista oikein jarruttaa? Se, että ulkopuoliset sekaantuvat Afrikan asioihin tuntematta mantereen historiaa eivätkä salli afrikkalaisten ajatella itsenäisesti ja tehdä omia virheitään, vastaa tansanialainen professori Severine Rugumamu.
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From: global.finland
Related topics/regions: [Democracy] [Development]
Image: © Africa Action
Tryphine (right) and her mother Juliet at their small vegetable stand.
01.05.2008 An outreach and education program for youth that have lost their homes and families helps girls like Tryphine Chikabida, 14 years old, overcome the challenges of life in Zimbabwe.
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From: Mercy Corps
Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Activism] [Youth] [Shelter & housing] [Refugees] [Poverty] [Education] [Children]
Image: Tryphine (right) and her mother Juliet at their small vegetable stand. © Mercy Corps
HIV e dae-o (HIV is real) album cover
01.05.2008 HIV, stigma, animation, music.
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From: Christian Aid
Related topics/regions: [Sierra Leone] [AIDS]
Image: HIV e dae-o (HIV is real) album cover

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