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Easy, Accurate, and Cost-Effective

06/26/2008 Health clinic workers in Uganda are increasing their efficiency and fishermen in the Philippines are aiding conservation efforts with the help of PDAs -- small, mobile computing devices that are easy to secure and use little energy.

Perspectives Magazine: Best Buys for Global Health

South Africa 'Unprepared' to Host World Cup

06/26/2008 The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa and President Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" towards Zimbabwe are signs that South Africa may not be ready to host the 2010 FIFA World cup, says editor Matthew Hennessey.

Radio lessons for students and teachers in Malawi

06/26/2008 �Tikwere� in Malawi is becoming hugely popular among students and teachers alike who are greatly benefiting from this innovative approach to learning through radio. Broadcast daily for half-an-hour, it has lessons on literacy, English language and life skills.

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Related: [Children] [Education] [ICT]

Zimbabwe: What Now?

06/25/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Zimbabwe's civil society groups and the U.S. government agree that the decision by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from this Friday's run-off election was the right one, but as talk of potential negotiations and military interventions abound, no one can predict with any certainty what will happen next.

Image: Is the Mugabe-Tsvangirai fight reaching its final round? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

A telecentre academy for East Africa

06/25/2008 With a view to help people gather information and communicate with others, the Telecentre.org is setting up an English-language academy in Africa. Its approach will be to create a global community of people and organisations committed to increasing the social and economic impact of grassroots telecenters.

Ghana on course to realise its ICT vision

06/25/2008 Ghana is on track to achieve the target of universal Internet access. The country has made a remarkable progress in last few years in connecting people through fixed phones and mobiles. It has now the telephone density of close to 40% and the Internet subscriptions are also growing at a steady pace.

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�Knowledge is embedded in languages�

06/24/2008 Unless the world learns to master ICTs in different languages, an inclusive information and knowledge society cannot be built, feels Adama Samass�kou President of the World Network for Linguistic Diversity (MAAYA) and African Academy of Languages (ACALAN). According to him, linguistic diversity is needed to promote cross-cultural dialogue.

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Related: [ICT] [Internet] [Knowledge]

New Pressure to Prosecute Brutal Chadian Dictator

06/24/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Two years after the African Union mandated Senegal to conduct the trial of Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who is accused of thousands of political murders during his eight-year reign, the prosecution remains in limbo, six human rights groups complained in a joint statement Monday.

Power vs. Poverty

06/23/2008 Privatization, free trade, and market forces...the rich world insists poor states play by our rules. But they don't work. Time to let countries determine their own destinies, asks Duncan Green.
From: New Statesman

Tsvangirai Quits Zimbabwe Election

06/23/2008 In the wake of escalating violence, concerns of "genocide," and failed mediating attempts, Zimbabwe's main opposition leader declared Sunday that he would no longer participate in the final-round presidential vote scheduled for this week.
From: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)

Image: Mugabe and Tsvangirai have been sparring for years. The result: thousands of political deaths and detainees. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

S. Africa Urged to Grant Zimbabweans Asylum

06/23/2008 South Africa must stop deporting refugees back to Zimbabwe -- in violation of international law -- and grant them temporary asylum from the political repression that has forced so many to flee the country, says a human rights watchdog.
From: Human Rights Watch

Image: A Zimbabwean family with little left. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network

Darfur Action Urged After UN's Strong Words

06/20/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month.

The Blacksmith of Sudan [slideshow]

06/20/2008 A training program in Sudan teaches men such as Marup Deng Deng basic tool-making and business skills, such as blacksmithing, that allow them to open their own businesses and control their own income.

37 Million Refugees in Spotlight This Week

06/19/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 19 (OneWorld) - Over 37 million people were living as refugees from conflict or persecution at the end of 2007, marking the second straight year of increases after a five-year decline, said a concerned UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) this week.

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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Refugees] [Social Exclusion] [Conflict]

Vodocom expands NSN Village Connection in Tanzania

06/19/2008 After successful experiment in India, Vodacom has begun trials of Nokia Siemens Networks Village Connection system in Tanzania. The system so called is a partnership-based business strategy to increase the reach of mobile network further.

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Food Prices Require G-8 Action on Africa

06/18/2008 The G-8 foreign ministers, meeting next week, must deal decisively with the humanitarian toll that rising food prices and reduced foreign aid are taking on Africa, said a panel of leaders focused on African progress.

WiMAX World 2008

06/17/2008 Terrapinn, an international business media company, is organising WiMAX World 2008 from July 14-17, 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa. The event will be a premier meeting place for the wireless, fixed line and mobile industries looking for cost-effective marketing solutions.

Zimbabwe Crisis Mirrors South African Past

06/17/2008 South African civic leader Patrick Bond discusses the parallels between his country's past and Zimbabwe's present crisis, noting how the South African president's "quiet diplomacy" has nurtured Zimbabwe's culture of corruption and cronyism.

Atlas on Africa: Of shrinking glaciers, denuded forests, eroded soil

06/16/2008 Deforestation rate in Africa is twice the world�s average. The continent is losing nearly 10 million acres of forest every year. Chemical and physical damage have degraded about two-thirds of the continent's farmlands. These are some of the startling facts revealed by a new atlas by UN environmental agency.

06/13/2008 The Ethiopian army is responsible for widespread "executions, torture, and rape" of civilians in the country's eastern Somali region, committed as part of Ethiopia's campaign against rebel insurgents, states a new report from an international human rights watchdog.
Human Rights Watch

Country Guide: Ethiopia