Full Coverage: West Africa
January 2008
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01/31/2008
Learning About Living, an innovative program run by OneWorld and local organizations in Nigeria, uses computers and mobile phones to teach teenagers about sexuality and HIV/AIDS prevention.
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01/31/2008
"Terveysministeriö varoittaa, että tupakoijaa uhkaa kuolema nuorella iällä", lukee savukeaskissa Afrikan runsasväkisimmässä valtiossa Nigeriassa. Teksti ei kuitenkaan paljoa auta, jos nuoriso ei sitä osaa lukea.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Nigeria] [Youth] [Health] |
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01/30/2008
More...From: no organisation Related: [Nigeria] [Africa] [Capacity Building] [Social Exclusion] [Youth] [Health] [HIV/AIDS] [Disease/treatment] |
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01/28/2008
An initiative "to secure the economic, social and environmental sustainability of around a million cocoa farmers and their communities in Ghana, India, Indonesia and the Caribbean" was unveiled by chocolate manufacturer Cadbury and the UN Development Programme today.
Read moreFrom Cadbury Schweppes Related: [Indonesia] [India] [Ghana] [Caribbean] |
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01/24/2008
Many of the frustrations that led Guineans to the streets in violent protest a year ago remain unchanged, and threaten to break the hard-won peace in this fragile country, agencies report.
Read moreFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Guinea] |
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01/22/2008
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In a telling OneWorld dialogue, Molly Melching discusses Tostan's uniquely successful approach to development and how it relates to traditions, values, human rights, and human nature. Related: [Senegal] [Children] [Youth] [Gender] [Sexuality] [Culture] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] |
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01/17/2008
ICT experts from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopted new guidelines on combating cyber crime in the sub-region
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01/16/2008
Nigerian hallitus varoitti maassa toimivia öljy-yhtiöitä viime lokakuussa, että niiden on lopetettava maakaasun soihdutus uuden vuoden alkaessa. Nyt aikaraja on jo lykätty vuoden loppuun, eikä moni usko senkään toteutuvan. Soihdutus vaikuttaa tuhoisasti ympäristöön ja ihmisten terveyteen.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Nigeria] [Environment] [Health] Image: Maakaasun soihdutusta Nigeriassa. © Project Underground
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01/09/2008
Kuoppakäymälän huonot puolet kaupunkioloissa paljastuvat viimeistään sadekaudella, kun kuoppa täytyy vedellä. Burkina Fason pääkaupungin toreilla kuopat on nyt korvattu oikeilla vessoilla.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Burkina Faso] [Water/Sanitation] |
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01/09/2008
Tuhkarokko on Nigerissä lasten yleisimpiä kuolinsyitä. Maassa rokotetaan tammikuun suuressa rokotuskampanjassa noin 2,9 miljoonaa lasta tautia vastaan.
Read moreFrom: Ulkoministeriö Related: [Niger] [Children] [Disease/treatment] Image: - © Giacomo Pirozzi / United Nations Children's Fund
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01/07/2008
Kansainvälinen korruption vastainen koalitio arvostelee Nigerian hallitusta korruption vastaisessa taistelussa kunnostautuneen talousrikosyksikön puheenjohtajan erottamisesta epäselvin perustein.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Nigeria] [Corruption & Transparency] Image: -
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01/04/2008
The government of Nigeria has been criticized by a global coalition against corruption after the Nigerian Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, known for his strong anti-corruption stance and track record, was removed from office.
Read moreFrom: This Day (Lagos) Related: [Nigeria] Image: © New Internationalist
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01/04/2008
In the wake Kenya’s political crisis, the country could learn valuable lessons from past Nigerian attempts to solve post-election crises, writes Okello Oguli in Abuja.
Read more+ How Kenya lost its way + OneWorld Guide to Nigeria Related: [Kenya] [Nigeria] Image: Nigerian election
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01/04/2008
Länsiafrikkalaisen Ghanan kaakaosato on viime vuosina kasvanut niin reippaasti, että nyt oman maan asukkaillakin on toiveita päästä maistamaan makeaa herkkua.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Ghana] [Agriculture] Image: Kaakaopuu
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