Full Coverage: Africa
April 2008
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04/28/2008
Despite an arrest warrant issued a year ago by the International Criminal Court, a Sudanese minister accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur is free and is a "fugitive," the body's prosecutor said.
Read moreRelated: [Sudan] [Justice and Crime] |
04/28/2008
Abahlali baseMjondolo, the South African shackdwellers' movement, gives a reminder that the structures of apartheid are still thriving in South Africa.
Read moreRelated: [South Africa] [Shelter & Housing] |
04/26/2008
Kenyan marathon champion Paul Tergat is to take part in a 15km race - "Running Side by Side for Peace" - in Nairobi on Sunday 27 April.
Read moreRelated: [Kenya] [Conflict Resolution] |
04/25/2008
Over 3,000 Nigerian women die each year due to complications resulting from unsafe abortions, says a new study from a sexual and reproductive health institute.
Read moreFrom: Guttmacher Institute Related: [Nigeria] [Disease/treatment] [Civil Rights] [Gender] [Governance] |
04/25/2008
A photoessay reveals the toll 17 years of conflict, political instability, droughts, floods, and an international community struggling to provide aid has taken on Somalia.
Read moreFrom: Refugees International Related: [Somalia] [Aid] [Refugees] [Governance] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] |
04/25/2008
Zimbabwen kirkot alkavat vastaanottaa maan poliittista väkivaltaa paenneita, Zimbabwen kirkkojen kattojärjestö päätti kuluvalla viikolla. Lähes kuukauden takaisten vaalien jälkeen hallitsevan puolueen masinoiman väkivallan kohteeksi ovat joutuneet opposition kannattajat. Kirkkojen kattojärjestön mukaan tilanne muistuttaa sotaa.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Zimbabwe] [Aid] [Refugees] [Conflict] Image: © New Internationalist
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04/25/2008
Freelance journalist Frank Chikowore was on April 21, 2008 finally charged with public violence, appearing in court almost a week after his arrest together with six other accused persons among them the opposition MDC's director of information and publicity, Luke Tamborinyoka.
MoreRelated: [Zimbabwe] [Freedom of Expression] |
04/25/2008
Today, on World Malaria Day, 3,000 children will die of malaria. This year, it will kill more than one million people. When faced with such disastrous statistics, it can be easy for us to feel overwhelmed to see malaria as another problem that is too big and too complex. The reality is different: malaria is 100 per cent preventable. But action must be taken before the mosquito bites.
MoreRelated: [Disease/treatment] [Infant Mortality] [Malaria] |
04/25/2008
If the world is serious about achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by the year 2015, ICT must figure prominently in the effort. Everyone governments, civil society and private sector businesses has a vital stake in fostering digital opportunity and putting ICT at the service of development.
MoreKofi Annan, Former Secretary-General, United Nations Related: [Development] |
04/25/2008
Churches in Zimbabwe are opening their doors to give refuge to people fleeing violence following the elections held almost a month ago.
Read moreFrom: Christian Aid Related: [Zimbabwe] [Politics] |
04/25/2008
A World Food Programme driver has been shot dead while delivering vital food relief to Darfur, the second such killing in two months.
Read moreRelated: [Sudan] [Emergency Relief] [United Nations] |
04/24/2008
The Democratic Republic of Congo and armed groups must enforce a January peace treaty meant to conclude 10 years of conflict, urged 63 local and international non-governmental organizations.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Refugees] [Human Rights] [Civil Society] [Governance] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Arms & Military] [Peace] |
04/24/2008
Kenian vastanimetty valtapuolueiden yhteinen jättihallitus kiinnittää erityishuomiota lapsiin. Lasten ja naisten asioita varten on luotu uusi ministeriö, ja kiireellisenä tavoitteena pidetään lasten saamista pakolaisleireiltä takaisin normaaliin arkeen.
Read moreFrom: Suomen World Vision Related: [Kenya] [Children] [Politics] [Conflict] |
04/24/2008
Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group.
Read moreFrom: Oxfam International Related: [China] [Zimbabwe] [Trade] [Arms & Military] |
04/23/2008
Small farmers from around the world celebrated last week the International Day of Peasant's Struggle and honored the communities and organizations in over 25 countries that are challenging escalating food costs.
Read moreFrom: Grassroots International Related: [Indonesia] [Germany] [Cameroon] [Argentina] [Agriculture] [Fisheries] [Food] [International Cooperation] [Labor] [Trade] [Activism] Image: An Ethiopian farmer. © International Food Policy Research Institute
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04/23/2008
Climate change, the oil industry, and the construction of the world's largest dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo must be prioritized by African and U.S. leaders to support sustainable development on the continent, says a new report released on Earth Day.
Read moreFrom: Africa Action Related: [United States] [Niger] [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Energy] [International Cooperation] [Climate Change] [Renewable Energy] [Human Rights] [Geopolitics] Image: Africans will be disproportionately impacted by climate change, argues the report. © Refugees International
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04/23/2008
It's the usual story: big promises and grandiose plans for Africa - this time for the world's largest hydroelectric project. Then reality sets in: as discussions begin, the host country, Congo, isn't there.
Read moreRelated: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Energy] |
04/23/2008
Central African leaders and the UN have been urged to secure the release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been abducted by Uganda's rebel Lords Resistance Army in recent weeks.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [Central African Republic] [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [Sudan] [Uganda] [Conflict] |
04/23/2008
Up to 300,000 people are estimated to have died in Darfur since early 2003, when rebels began fighting Government forces and allied militiamen, according to John Holmes, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.
Read moreRelated: [Sudan] [Conflict] [United Nations] |
04/22/2008
Mugabe's ZANU-PF party is "using a network of informal detention centers to beat, torture, and intimidate opposition activists and ordinary Zimbabweans," reports a human rights monitor.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [Zimbabwe] [Human Rights] [Corruption & Transparency] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Arms & Military] |
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