Full Coverage: East Africa
September 2007
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09/29/2007
Fleeing violence, drought, and unemployment, a growing number of Somali and Ethiopian immigrants are attempting to escape across dangerous waters, often encountering death at the hands of smugglers, the sea, or Yemeni forces, reports the UN.
Read moreFrom: United Nations Related: [Yemen] [Somalia] [Ethiopia] Image: Somalis leaving in record numbers © Zoe Daniels / Mercy Corps
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09/27/2007
WASHINGTON, Sep 27 (OneWorld) - Civil society activists from Zimbabwe recently traveled to the United States to lobby for a more just international economic structure and to raise awareness about their country's devastating economic crisis.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Zimbabwe] [United States] [International Cooperation] [Economy] [Finance] [Civil Society] [Geopolitics] |
09/26/2007
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 (OneWorld) - International donors' apathy towards African flood victims is worrying numerous UN agencies involved in humanitarian relief operations.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Ethiopia] [Niger] [Sudan] [Uganda] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] |
09/26/2007
Mauritius on kärkisijalla Mo Ibrahim -säätiön uudessa hyvä hallinto -indeksissä. Perässä luokituksessa tulevat Seychellit, Botswana, Kap Verde ja Etelä-Afrikka. Huonoimman luokituksen sai Somalia.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld UK Related: [Africa] [Mauritius] [Somalia] [Governance] |
09/21/2007
Zimbabwean children as young as seven are walking alone through hostile territory to cross the South African border in a bid to escape crushing poverty at home, according to research by a leading children's charity.
Read moreFrom: Save the Children UK Related: [Zimbabwe] |
09/21/2007
In the first case of its kind, a Harare magistrate has tried and convicted a man who was found in possession of a printed email message containing information that was said to denigrate President Robert Mugabe and Vice President Joice Mujuru.
MoreRelated: [Africa] [Zimbabwe] |
09/18/2007
Six months before scheduled elections, Zimbabwe is closer than ever to complete collapse, according to the International Crisis Group.
Read moreFrom: International Crisis Group Related: [Zimbabwe] |
09/17/2007
Zimbabwen ammatillinen keskusjärjestö on ilmoittanut järjestävänsä toisen valtakunnallisen työnseisauksen syyskuun 19.-20. päivinä. Edellinen työnseisaus pidettiin huhtikuussa, minkä jälkeen inflaatio on kivunnut lähes 8000 prosenttiin. Hallitus on ilmoittanut, ettei se aio "vain istua ja katsoa, kun ammattiliitto rampauttaa Zimbabwen lakkoilullaan".
Read moreFrom: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related: [Zimbabwe] [Labor] [Civil Society] Image: Zimbabwen ay-johtaja Lovemore Matombo
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09/14/2007
After 21 years of war and tens of thousands of deaths, Uganda takes steps towards peace while the International Criminal Court attempts to uphold justice. Gareth McKibben considers whether the two can find common ground.
Read moreRelated: [Uganda] Image: Christine Acora, who was set on fire by the rebels, believes LRA leaders should account for crimes committed in northern Uganda. © Tugela Ridley / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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09/14/2007
Three companies have been awarded tenders to construct the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) terrestrial. Two companies are Chinese (Huawei and ZTE) and another French (Sagem). The companues are currently doing a survey to determine the route which the cable will follow and also determine how long it will take to link the respective towns they are supposed to cover. It is not yet clear how the network will be run.
MoreRelated: [Africa] [Kenya] |
09/13/2007
Yli 80 000 somalialaislasta kärsii aliravitsemuksesta, kertoo YK:n lastenjärjestö Unicef. Arviolta 13 000 lapsen vakava aliravitsemus voi johtaa kuolemaan.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld South Asia Related: [Somalia] [Children] [Food] [Poverty] |
09/13/2007
An estimated 83,000 children in central and southern Somalia suffer from malnutrition, 13,500 of whom are severely malnourished and at risk of dying, warns the UN Children's Agency.
Read moreFrom: United Nations Children's Fund Related: [Somalia] |
09/12/2007
Rich Stazinski argues that, in endemic and high conflict regions like Darfur, “lasting peace demands [justice], and victims deserve nothing less.”
Read moreFrom: Citizens for Global Solutions Related: [Uganda] [Sudan] [Democratic Republic of the Congo] Image: To compliment peacekeeping efforts in Darfur, war criminals should be brought to stand trial in the International Criminal Court. © Derk Segaar / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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09/12/2007
Kansainvälinen toimittajien turvallisuusjärjestö koulutti taannoin somalialaisia toimittajia pitämään huolta työturvallisuudestaan. Suomalaisten tuella toimittajille opetettiin esimerkiksi, miltä luodit ja kranaatit kuulostavat.
Read moreFrom: Maailman Sivu ry Related: [Somalia] [International Cooperation] [Media] Image: -
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09/12/2007
Fysioterapeutti Kari-Pekka Murtonen toimii johtavana neuvonantajana EU-rahoitteisessa hankkeessa, joka auttaa yli tuhatta vammaisten lasten perhettä.
Read moreFrom: Ulkoministeriö Related: [Tanzania ] [International Cooperation] [Disability] |
09/11/2007
The Mozambican chapter of the regional press freedom body MISA (Media Institute of Southern Africa) has denounced a physical assault by a leading sports figure against a photo-journalist
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