Full Coverage: East Africa
July 2005
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29.07.2005
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Italian government on Thursday signed an agreement in Maputo, that establishes mechanisms of multilateral financing for a project to develop Mozambican human resources in the sphere of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
more...Related topics/regions: [Mozambique] [Capacity building] [ICT] |
29.07.2005
Over the past five years, Zimbabwe's economy has collapsed--causing the death of nearly 4,000 children per year. While President Mugabe blames the economic problems on external forces and drought, the Center for Global Development reports that government misrule has caused the county's woes.
more...From: Center for Global Development Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Economy] Image: Zimbabwe’s Government is Largely to Blame for It’s Economic Crisis, Reports CGD © Guardian Unlimited
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28.07.2005
Twenty-four hours after UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s special envoy on human settlements called for an immediate end to demolitions and evictions in Zimbabwe, thousands of people on a settlement 20 kilometres from the capital watched helplessly as bulldozers destroyed their homes for the second time in a month.
more...From: United Nations Children's Fund Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Shelter & housing] [United Nations] |
27.07.2005
In seguito al Rapporto Onu sull’Operazione di demolizioni e sgomberi in corso in Zimbabwe, che "si stima abbia già lasciato 700 mila senza dimora e mezzi di sostentamento” e toccato in varia misura altre 2 milioni e 400 mila persone, i governi di alcuni Paesi occidentali, con in testa la Gran Bretagna, stanno proponendo al Consiglio di sicurezza di ascoltare Anna Tibaijuka, inviata speciale del Segretario Generale Kofi Annan ad Harare e autrice del rapporto sulle demolizioni. Nei giorni scorsi Annan ha accettato un invito del presidente Mugabe a recarsi ad Harare, ma la visita "non è imminente". Nel frattempo, il presidente Robert Gabriel Mugabe si trova a Pechino dove starebbe concludendo una serie di accordi commerciali e finanziari “di cui molto poco viene reso noto” – riporta l’agenzia Misna. L’Unicef denuncia che, in seguito agli sgomberi, più di 220mila bambini sono già rimasti tetto mentre l’accesso al cibo, all’acqua e alle cure mediche è reso quasi impossibile.
more...From: MISNA , Vita Non Profit Magazine Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Cities] [Economy] [Civil rights] [Civil society] Image: Sgomberi a Harare © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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27.07.2005
Campaigners and police in Kenya have started advertising ‘rape red spots’ on the city’s billboards to warn and protect women. Winnie Onyimbo reports for InterWorld Radio on whether it’s doing any good. (realPlayer required)
more...From: OneWorld Radio Related topics/regions: [Kenya] [Gender] [Security] |
25.07.2005
"Murambatsvina - Spazza via l'immondizia". Non è una nuova campagna ecologica, ma lo slogan con cui il governo dello Zimbabwe ha avviato nelle scorse settimane, in pieno inverno, una delle più massicce operazioni di sgombero e demolizione di case e baracche che la storia, non solo africana, abbia conosciuto. Uno degli aspetti più preoccupanti della vicenda riguarda la crescente influenza cinese nello Zimbabwe. Il colosso asiatico in questi mesi ha infittito i rapporti diplomatici e commerciali con il Paese africano, incrementando fortemente gli investimenti. "In realtà - afferma Cesare Ottolini, coordinatore della International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI) - quello dello Zimbabwe non è un grandissimo mercato, ma è fondamentale la sua posizione strategica". A conferma cita i continui viaggi di Mugabe in Cina e la crescente presenza di imprenditori cinesi in Zimbabwe. Nel Paese ci sono già comunità cinesi e imprenditori pronti a realizzare, sulle aree rese libere dallo sgombero, industrie nelle quali organizzare il lavoro secondo standard e condizioni di lavoro cinesi".
more...di Alberto Conci From: Unimondo Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Cities] [Business] [Civil rights] [Activism] Image: Abitante di Harare recupera oggetti dalla sua casa demolita dai bulldozer © Institute for War and Peace Reporting
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25.07.2005
HP Invent and NEPAD e-Africa Commission have launched the first NEPAD e-school at Bugulumbya Secondary School in Kamuli district.
more...Related topics/regions: [Uganda] [Africa] [Education] [ICT] |
25.07.2005
Connectivity through mobile phones in Africa is growing at a very fast pace. 97% of all Tanzanians have access to mobile phones and this has led to the creation of a new sector within the economy.
more...Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Tanzania] [ICT] |
25.07.2005
A stinging U.N. report released Friday condemns President Mugabe's urban clean-up operation, saying it was carried out "with indifference to human suffering," and was a breach of both national and international human rights law. The report calls for an immediate halt of the demolitions, urging the government to pay reparations to the affected and punish those who carried out the forced evictions.
more...From: United Nations Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Human rights] [Politics] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [United Nations] |
22.07.2005
In an attempt to tackle the problem of poverty and increase their technical knowledge base, the Rwandan government will focus on developing its Information and communications technologies (ICTs) capacity.
more...Related topics/regions: [Rwanda] [Capacity building] [ICT] |
22.07.2005
Some 65,000 HIV-positive Ugandans are now on anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, achieving the government's 2005 target six months ahead of schedule. The government attributed the success to international support and promised that if more resources continued to come into the country, Uganda could triple the number of people accessing ARVs by the end of 2006.
more...From: allAfrica.com Related topics/regions: [Uganda] [Aid] [AIDS] [Disease] [Geopolitics] Image: Ugandan AIDS Orphans: ARV Treatment Could Keep Parents Healthy to Raise Their Children © United Nations Children's Fund
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21.07.2005
More...From: Save The Children UK Related topics/regions: [Peru] [Ethiopia] [India] [Thailand] [Poverty] Image: Photographer Tim Hetherington
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21.07.2005
If they want to build a "modern and credible continent," African leaders must speak out against Robert Mugabe's highly controversial housing demolition program, said former U.S. president Bill Clinton Wednesday. Thus far the continent's leaders have been reluctant to criticize Mugabe, saying the removals, which have left thousands homeless including many who supported Mugabe's political rivals, are an internal matter.
more...From: allAfrica.com Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Human rights] [Corruption & transparency] [Geopolitics] [Governance] Image: Former U.S. president, Bill Clinton © / Amnesty International
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21.07.2005
Wracked by years of conflict, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate atrocities committed in the region. ICC action could advance long-term stability and provide the international community with a new strategy for building global peace and security, reports Citizens for Global Solutions.
more...From: Citizens for Global Solutions Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Uganda] [Human rights] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Conflict resolution] Image: Ugandan Orphans © Millennium Campaign
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21.07.2005
Si è conclusa ieri in Vaticano, la marcia Ginevra - Roma di 1.200 km, inziata lo scorso 15 giugno da Samuel e Tekle Ghebreghiorghis, due fratelli eritrei di 45 e 48 anni residenti in Germania, per richiamare l’attenzione internazionale sulla violazione dei diritti umani in Eritrea. Durante la marcia è stata effettuata una raccolta di firme per l'istituzione di una Commissione di ispezione nelle carceri eritree affinché vi vengano rispettati i Diritti umani universali. La marcia è stata seguita dall'organizzazione Asper (Associazione Salviamo il Popolo Eritreo). Proprio mentre Samuel e Tekle erano in dirittura d'arrivo, dall’Eritrea giungevano notizie preoccupanti circa una vasta campagna di imprigionamento di genitori di giovani presunti “scappati” in diverse città e distretti del paese.
more...Related topics/regions: [Eritrea] [Civil rights] [Activism] [Democracy] [Conflict resolution] Image: Tekle e Samuel in marcia verso Roma
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20.07.2005
The Sebeta School of the Blind in Ethiopia has introduced computerised braille technology.
more...Related topics/regions: [Ethiopia] [Education] [ICT] |
20.07.2005
Continua la campagna W Nairobi W! che dopo aver ottenuto la sospensione dello sgombero di 300.000 persone delle baraccopoli kenyane ha poi rilanciato per incidere sui nodi strutturali che riducono la gente nelle baraccopoli: la regolarizzazione e la redistribuzione della terra, in parallelo a piani di miglioramento abitativo e urbanistico. Per ottenere questo risultato si punta verso la conversione del debito estero del Kenya: un'azione di giustizia vincolata da un controllo plurale e partecipato dei soldi che si libererebbero. Per questo viene notificato al governo italiano, all'ambasciatore italiano in Kenya, al governo kenyano e a UN Habitat la posizione definita su cui tutti i firmatari della campagna continueranno a fare pressione. Una lettera ufficiale del coordinamento della campagna è stata inviata a ciascuno di questi soggetti.
more...Related topics/regions: [Kenya] [Shelter & housing] [Debt] [Activism] [Civil society] Image: Campagna !Viva Nairobi Viva
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20.07.2005
After voicing concerns over Ethiopia's post-election violence, the Christian Relief and Development Association (CRDA)--representing over 250 charities in Ethiopia--has been accused of political bias and "illegal and destructive activities." Semira Alhadi, CRDA's deputy director, believes the threat illustrates the stifling of free speech in the country.
more...From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related topics/regions: [Ethiopia] [Civil rights] [Politics] [Civil society] |
20.07.2005
South Africa is taking a tough stance on Zimbabwe, announcing on Tuesday that it will impose stringent political and economic conditions on a loan request from its cash-strapped neighbor. Zimbabwe is facing expulsion from the IMF for failing to make debt payments, and strong condemnation from the U.N. for its notorious urban clean-up campaign, Operation Restore Order.
more...From: allAfrica.com Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [South Africa] [Economy] [Debt] [Human rights] [Geopolitics] |
20.07.2005
Zimbabwean artist Owen Maseko says public toilets are "the only democratic place left where members of the public can say exactly what they want to say without fear of retribution." His installation of toilet walls adorned graffitti-style with political sentiments drew much attention at the Khululeka Exhibition in Bulawayo.
more...From: The Kubatana Trust of Zimbabwe Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Human rights] [Culture] [Freedom of expression] [Corruption & transparency] [Governance] Image: Pro-Zanu PF Toilet Grafitti: ''White People Do Not Queue for Sugar - Why?'' © The Kubatana Trust of Zimbabwe
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