Full Coverage: West Africa
April 2007
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04/29/2007
Nigeria's elections — rife with vote-rigging, violence and intimidation — are only the latest example of the corruption and decay that characterised Obasanjo's rule, say Christopher Albin-Lackey and Ben Rawlence.
Read moreFrom Prospect magazine Related: [Nigeria] |
04/27/2007
A Senegalese scientist has disputed test results used by President Yayha Jammeh to support claims that the Gambian leader had found a cure for AIDS: "There is no known cure for AIDS. Under no circumstance may results conducted in my laboratory be proof of an alleged cure for HIV."
Read moreFrom: SciDev.Net Related: [Gambia] |
04/25/2007
In Nigeria c’è stata “una volontà politica perché il voto non fosse trasparente”, secondo Vittorio Agnoletto, tra gli osservatori europei a Lagos. Ritardi nell'apertura dei seggi, schede elettorali mancanti, brogli, pressioni politiche e isolati casi di violenza hanno caratterizzato le elezioni del 21 aprile. In base agli scrutini il vincitore sarebbe il candidato del partito di maggioranza, sostenuto da Obasanjo. Osservatori e candidati dell’opposizione hanno già chiesto le ripetizione del voto, ma difficilmente il governo permetterà il ritorno alle urne. "Se il governo nigeriano dovesse decidere di accettare le critiche degli osservatori e decidesse di ripetere le elezioni sarebbe un fatto straordinario e importantissimo perché con la diffusione, la consapevolezza e l’ampiezza della partecipazione della società civile che abbiamo visto in questo giorni, in Nigeria è possibile fare delle elezioni democratiche e trasparenti". E' proprio questo il segnale più positivo: la società civile nigeriana si è dimostrata, infatti, un soggetto forte e attivo.
Read moredi Sara Milanese From: Nigrizia Related: [Nigeria] [Civil Society] [Democracy] [Conflict] Image: Elezioni in Nigeria - da Nigrizia.it
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04/24/2007
UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (OneWorld) - As the United Nations prepares itself to take further action on a proposal to adopt an arms control treaty, civil society groups are stepping up pressure on governments to take a firm stand.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Liberia] [Human Rights] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Arms & Military] [Security] [United Nations] Image: Liberia's president is calling on world leaders to support a vigorous arms trade treaty. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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04/20/2007
In Nigeria's Niger Delta region, MSF is running a 70-bed hospital providing emergency medical care to victims of trauma. In March, 72 gunshot victims were admitted, an indicator of the rising tensions as Nigeria's election season unfolds.
Read more+ OneWorld's Nigeria Guide From: Médecins sans frontières Related: [Nigeria] |
04/15/2007
A regionwide mechanism can set the 15 countries from Senegal to Nigeria on the path to a brighter political and economic future, says Seth Kaplan.
Read moreFrom: Policy Innovations |
04/13/2007
Thousands of women and girls marched against sexual violence through the main streets of Freetown last week as part of a new initiative to end violence against women.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Sierra Leone] Image: © Ansu Konneh/IRIN
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04/11/2007
Scientists have developed a simple method of converting blood from various blood groups into group O, which can be given to anyone. But the process may not be useable for another 3-4 years in the United States and Europe, and longer in developing countries.
Read moreFrom: SciDev.Net Related: [Nigeria] |
04/09/2007
A UK-based development organisation Womankind Worldwide has released a report - Tackling Violence against Women: A Worldwide Approach – that shares the stories, struggles, and strategies of people in Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Ghana, Peru, India and the UK who have come together to stand up for the rights of women.
Read moreRelated: [Afghanistan] [Ghana] [India] [Peru] [Zimbabwe] [Human Rights] [Gender] [Freedom of Expression] [Democracy] [Law] Image: Stop the violence against women
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04/05/2007
A 33-year old woman who was held against her will and forced to work in the United States since the age of 10 now faces deportation by U.S. immigration authorities.
Read moreFrom: Advocacy Project Related: [Nigeria] [United States] Image: Celestina Ifeacho Joseph as a little girl. © Africans in America, Inc.
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