Full Coverage: Africa
March 2008
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10.03.2008
Indigenous rights activists have embarked on a three-month campaign to free enslaved indigenous people in the Democratic Republic of Congo by meeting with and educating -- as opposed to 'shaming and denouncing' -- slave owners.
Story linkFrom: Advocacy Project Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] |
10.03.2008
A group of school teachers are working together to ensure the education and rights of child laborers living in the Kenyan capital's slums.
Story linkFrom: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Related topics/regions: [Kenya] |
10.03.2008
Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus torjuu ulkomaankauppa- ja kehitysministeri Paavo Väyrysen mietteet budjettituen vähentämisestä. Tuen leikkaaminen Tansanian korruptiosotkujen vuoksi olisi Kepan mukaan lyhytnäköistä, vaikka budjettituki ei toimikaan "aina ja joka paikassa", Kepan toiminnanjohtaja Timo Lappalainen sanoo.
Story linkFrom: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related topics/regions: [Finland] [Tanzania] [International cooperation] |
10.03.2008
Kymmenet eurooppalaiset ja afrikkalaiset kehitysjärjestöt katsovat, että Afrikan ja Euroopan unionin väliaikaiset EPA-vapaakauppasopimukset tulee neuvotella uudelleen. Järjestöjen mukaan väliaikaissopimusten ehdot kyseenalaistavat Afrikan maiden omat kehitystavoitteet.
Story linkFrom: Suomen Lähetysseura Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Development] [Trade] |
10.03.2008
Kenialaisten avuntarve ei lakkaa, vaikka maan tilanne poliittisen sovun ansiosta tasaantuisikin, muistuttaa Suomen World Vision. Yli 300 000 pakolaista asuu edelleen pakolaisleireissä eri puolilla maata, ja heidät on asutettava uudelleen.
Story linkFrom: Suomen World Vision Related topics/regions: [Kenya] [Aid] [Refugees] [Politics] |
07.03.2008
Thanks to training in fuel-efficient stove making, basket weaving, and other crafts, Asha, a Darfuri refugee, is managing to move beyond her tragic past and build a new life for her and her children.
Story linkFrom: Mercy Corps Related topics/regions: [Sudan] |
07.03.2008
Zimbabwen vaaleihin on aikaa kolme viikkoa, ja presidentiksi itseään kutsuva itsevaltias Robert Mugabe on ennenkuulumattoman ongelman edessä. Osa Mugaben vanhoista tovereista on nimittäin siirtynyt tukemaan entistä talousministeriä Simba Makonia.
Story linkFrom: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Democracy] |
07.03.2008
Europarlamentin käsittelyyn on piakkoin tulossa päätöslauselmaesitys, jossa vaaditaan asekauppasääntöjen muuntamista sitoviksi lain edessä. Lisäksi parlamentti vaatii ministerineuvostolta selitystä jäsenmaiden asekaupoista Tshadiin. Maa kärsii hallituksen ja kapinallisten välisestä väkivallasta.
Story linkFrom: Ydin-lehti Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Chad] [Trade] [Arms & military] Image: - © Oxfam Great Britain
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06.03.2008
A leading international NGO is marking International Women's Day (8 March) by calling for more effective responses to the links between violence against women and the spread of HIV.
Story link+ Brown's poverty plan must confront discrimination against women Related topics/regions: [South Africa] |
06.03.2008
The Kenyan government has refuted a BBC report alleging the state sanctioned militia violence in certain parts of country during the ongoing post-election crisis.
Story linkFrom: The East African Standard Related topics/regions: [Kenya] |
06.03.2008
Tadin kuumentuneen sisällissodan juuret ovat Darfurissa. Kansainväliseksi laajentuneessa konfliktissa Sudanin ja Tadin hallitukset ovat kumpikin sekaantuneet toistensa sisäisiin levottomuuksiin.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Chad] [War and peace] [Conflict] Image: © Sven Torfinn
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05.03.2008
The world has largely turned its attention away from humanitarian crises in Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma, but the world body shouldn't, said a prominent human rights group this week.
Story linkFrom: Human Rights Watch Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Myanmar] [Somalia] [Sri Lanka] Image: Congolese girl affected by war. © Refugees International
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05.03.2008
Hakukonejätti Google on viime vuodesta lähtien toiminut Etelä-Afrikassa, ja nyt on muun mantereen valloituksen vuoro, yritys ilmoitti viime viikolla. Valtaa lähdetään luomaan kännyköihin suunnatun hakukoneen avulla.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld Africa Related topics/regions: [Internet] Image: -
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05.03.2008
Chad ranks near the bottom of almost every world league table, poor, corrupt and lawless and now under direct attack by rebels operating out of a base in Darfur in an invasion co-ordinated by Sudan, says Gérard Prunier.
Story linkFrom: Le Monde diplomatique Related topics/regions: [Chad] [Sudan] |
05.03.2008
Afrikkalaisten kansalaisjärjestöjen mukaan väliaikaiset EPA-sopimukset ovat klassisia vapaakauppasopimuksia, jotka palvelevat selvästi Euroopan kaupallisia ja taloudellisia etuja. Vain 35 maata 80:stä on suostunut allekirjoittamaan sopimuksen. Kansalaisjärjestöt vaativat sopimusten mitätöintiä.
Story linkFrom: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Economy] [Politics] |
04.03.2008
They were murderers, rapists, torturers, butchers and their victims in Sierra Leones civil war. Now for the moment, since diamond-funded conflict and chaos could return at any time, says Angela Robson they try to fight in less destructive ways and resume the real lives they can barely remember.
Story linkFrom: Le Monde diplomatique Related topics/regions: [Sierra Leone] Image: Aminata, abducted by rebels in Sierra Leone © Save the Children UK
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04.03.2008
Changing an economy through introducing ICT is akin to trying to set up a whole row of spinning plates. Without infrastructure, you cant get media, services and applications. Without media, services and applications, you cant get critical mass. Without critical mass, theres no-one to e-mail or exchange videos with, so why bother? And thats before you get on to all the nice things that might happen if African governments delivered their services better
MoreRelated topics/regions: [Development] |
04.03.2008
The Workplace HIV and AIDS Policy Manual was developed to support resource persons working with companies, Ministries, agencies and organisations in Zambia. It may be freely used, reviewed, quoted, reproduced, translated or distributed, in part or in full, provided the source is acknowledged. The document may not be used for commercial purposes or for profit
MoreRelated topics/regions: [Development] [AIDS] |
04.03.2008
The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) of Zimbabwe is increasingly being cited in issues involving media freedom violations in Zimbabwe. In the latest incident, Dr Sikhanyiso Ndlovu , the Minister of Information and Publicity, has threatened to sue The Financial Gazette in terms of the repressive AIPPA Act.
MoreRelated topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Freedom of expression] |
04.03.2008
Google, the world's most popular search engine, had to tailor its offerings to work better on cellphones if it was to make real headway in Africa, the group said last week. In a continent with a dearth of computers, the cellphone is the only way most people can get online. And as only 22% of cellphone users have computers, even in relatively wealthy SA, Google's local branch is making mobile search technologies its priority.
MoreRelated topics/regions: [Development] |
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