Full Coverage: East Africa

29.11.2005 Juce je predstavljen novi zajednicki projekat podgoricke kancelarije Programa za razvoj Ujedinjenih Nacija i cnogorskog Ministarstva zastite zivotne sredine i uredjenja prostora pod nazivom "Samostalna procjena nacionalnih kapaciteta u implementaciji globalnih konvencija u oblasti zivotne sredine u SCG".

28.11.2005 Uganda has become the first country in the world to benefit from a healthcare information system that manages, measures and monitors the distribution of Anti retroviral drugs (ARVs).

28.11.2005 Two-week training for 26 students of the National University of Rwanda on radio journalism ended in Butare on 18 November 2005 with a graduation ceremony in the presence of the Rwandan Minister of Information.

24.11.2005 È stata aggiornata a domani l'udienza dell'Alta Corte di Kampala che deve decidere se concedere la libertà su cauzione a Kiiza Besigye, il leader dell'opposizione che stamani era comparso davanti a una Corte marziale - riferiscono fonti dell'agenzia Misna. Besigye, un ex-colonnello che perse contro l'attuale capo di Stato Yoweri Museveni alle presidenziali del 2001 e che intende sfidarlo al voto di marzo 2006 è accusato di tradimento e di stupro. Human Rights Watch ha chiesto l’immediato rilascio del leader politico, sfidando il Governo ugandese a provare che l’arresto non sia stato motivato politicamente. Il governo, dopo aver vietato manifestazioni pubbliche relative al caso Besigye, ha imposto ai mass-media di sospendere dibattiti o talk-show relativi alla vicenda giudiziaria del leader dell'opposizione. Intanto Medici Senza Frontiere (MSF) denuncia la crescente insicurezza nel nord Uganda dove nelle settimane scorse si sono registrati violenti attacchi contro veicoli civili e umanitari.

24.11.2005 The first university / community radio station in Rwanda was officially inaugurated last week in the Southern town of Butare, where the National University of Rwanda (NUR) is located.

23.11.2005 NAIROBI, Nov 22 (IPS) - Kenyans have decisively rejected a proposed constitution that was put to a referendum on Monday. A dejected President Mwai Kibaki said in a televised address Tuesday, "This is a giant step towards enhancing democracy. My government will respect the verdict of the people."

22.11.2005 Kenya's proposed new constitution has been rejected in a referendum despite its having been supported by President Mwai Kibaki and other key figures in his government, the country's electoral commission announced on Tuesday.

22.11.2005 I’m from Zimbabwe. When I was growing up there were many refugees in my country. We didn’t like them. We thought they were taking our jobs, taking over our country. We wanted them to go home. I never dreamed that one day I would be an asylum seeker. Now I understand how quickly a life can change because of the political situation in a country. I wish I had been more friendly to those refugees.

22.11.2005 My name is Alem, I’m from Eritrea. I’m trying to get a job here in the UK so I can come off benefits and support myself. But I am finding it so hard because I have no experience. In my country I was only ever a soldier.

22.11.2005 Zimbabwe's president commissions ICT's initiatives that would bridge the digital divide between urban centres and rural settings.

22.11.2005 Etelä-Keniassa naiset kaivavat paljain käsin joenpohjaa. Joen pohjalta kaivettu vesi on ruskeaa ja suolapitoista, mutta ainoa vaihtoehto on kuolla janoon. Kenian sisämaassa sijaitseva Mwingin alue kärsii jo kolmatta vuotta kuivuudesta, josta on seurannut myös nälänhätää.

22.11.2005 A Zimbabwean government minister has admitted that farm seizures have led to repeated crop failures and severe food shortages.

18.11.2005 Centinaia di persone, tra cui molti membri e sostenitori della Coalizione per l’unità e la democrazia (Cud), il sindaco di Addis Abeba, il direttore delle politiche di Action Aid, numerosi giornalisti, avvocati e parlamentari, sono state arrestate nel corso e all’indomani delle manifestazioni di protesta convocate all’inizio del mese per protestare contro il risultato delle elezioni del 15 maggio scorso. Durante le manifestazioni, assolutamente pacifiche, la polizia aveva aperto il fuoco uccidendo 30 persone e ferendone 150. Il 5 novembre il primo ministro Meles Zenawi ha dichiarato che 58 persone tra quelle attualmente in arresto potrebbero essere accusate di tradimento e condannate a morte. In questi giorni Amnesty International si è rivolta alla Farnesina, richiedendo un immediato intervento nei confronti del governo etiope affinché siano rilasciati tutti i prigionieri di coscienza. L’organizzazione ha anche chiesto al sindaco di Roma, Valter Veltroni, di sollecitare l’immediata scarcerazione del sindaco di Addis Abeba.

18.11.2005 STOCK exchange market in Kampala is to end issuing of paper certificates to investors in the capital market late this year by introducing electronic accounts.

18.11.2005 Malnutrition rates have reached an almost unbelievable 50% in the southeastern region of Madagascar. Over 14,000 children are affected and 400 are likely to die without immediate intervention in the next few weeks. Flooding, high transportation costs, geographic isolation, and the falling price of vanilla are largely to blame.

17.11.2005 A Ugandan based computer company, Crystal Clear Software Limited, has won the African Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMME) Award.

16.11.2005 The Zambian government has rejected a proposal to guarantee citizens the right to access public information as part of a new constitution being drafted for the country.

14.11.2005 Kenya's new draft constitution--set to be voted on November 21--does not protect indigenous ownership of natural resources or land and neglects the needs of Kenya's ethnic minorities, argue many in the Maasai community.

14.11.2005 The new livelihood skill training programme known as 'EXPRO',which is operating in Adult and Non-formal Education sub-sector, has been playing a significant role in supporting Ethiopia's poverty reduction programme.

11.11.2005 The UN Security Council has been criticised for leaving the impression that it is dangerously out of touch with the human cost of the 19-year war in northern Uganda.