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Social Media Saved Africa’s Oldest Community Station By Davison Mudzingwa* CAPE TOWN, South Africa - When a financial crisis threatened the existence of Africa’s oldest community station, Bush Radio, an outpouring of sympathy and appeals went viral on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. In the end, it was this outspoken support that showed financial backers that the station was worth saving. MORE >>
Malawi’s Consumers Have a Right to Fuel and Forex Black Market By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE - The black market for foreign exchange and fuel is booming in the midst of an acute scarcity in Malawi. The shortage is so severe that even the Consumer Association of Malawi, an influential consumer rights body, has come out in support of the black market. MORE >>
WEST AFRICA Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife By Brahima Ouédraogo OUAGADOUGOU - The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike. MORE >>
Kenyan Chief Tweets His Way to Reducing Crime By Daniel Sitole NAKURU, Kenya - Using 140 characters or less, Chief Francis Kariuki in Kenya, has tweeted his way to reducing crime in his and surrounding villages. MORE >>
POLITICS-SENEGAL Violence After Validation of Wade Candidacy By Koffigan E. Adigbli DAKAR - It was stones against tear gas in the Senegalese capital this morning as students protested the killing of one of their own on Tuesday evening. At least four people have died since Jan. 27, in wider demonstrations against the controversial validation of President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy for re-election for a third term. MORE >>
Radio Static for Ghana’s Community Stations By Sandra Ferrari* ACCRA - There is a tension resonating through Ghana’s airwaves, an electric current fueled by rivaling interests between community radio advocates and Ghana’s National Communications Authority. MORE >>
UGANDA Using Community Radio to Heal After Kony’s War By Andrew Green* GULU, Uganda - Radio Mega FM’s transmission tower rises from the centre of Gulu town, transmitting talk shows and the latest Ugandan radio hits to listeners across the district. But it also serves as something of an informal memorial to community radio-driven peace efforts during the Lord’s Resistance Army’s destruction of northern Uganda. MORE >>
SIERRA LEONE Government Online Mining Database to Increase Transparency By Mustapha Dumbuya and Damon Van der Linde FREETOWN - The launch of Sierra Leone’s first online mining database in West Africa comes with a promise to increase transparency and accountability in the country’s rich natural resource sector. MORE >>
ZAMBIA Chinese Underage Sex Scandal Sparks Emotive Debate By Lewis Mwanangombe LUSAKA - Zhang Daliu, 46, a carpenter from China never imagined himself in the dreadful confines of a stinking and overcrowded Zambian jail where conditions are so terrible that they lead to gastronomic disorders and skin diseases within days of confinement. MORE >>
UGANDA Rural Women’s Banks Ease Tough Times By Wambi Michael WAKISO, Uganda - For most Ugandan women, obtaining a commercial loan to start a business has been very difficult. Many do not have the required collateral of land title deeds and many cannot afford the interest rates charged by commercial banks. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT Uniting Against Extreme Poverty By A.D.McKenzie PARIS - When Louisamène Joseph Alionat unexpectedly began singing in a packed hall at the United Nations cultural agency here this week, it was an attempt to give encouragement to her peers engaged in the uphill battle of trying to end extreme poverty. MORE >>
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SADC - The official website for the Southern African Development Community
African Economic Research Consortium
Third World Network
African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD)
SARPN is a facility for promoting debate on poverty in Southern Africa
The Development Gateway is an interactive portal for information on sustainable development and poverty reduction, providing a space where communities can share their experiences on development.
