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FRANCE: Top Designers Make Dolls to Fund Darfur Vaccinations By Alecia D. McKenzie PARIS - Designer rag dolls, the concept couldn’t sound more frivolous. But dolls made by top fashion designers such as Armani and Prada are helping to fund a vaccination programme in war-torn Darfur. MORE >>
Q&A: "One Can't Work 18 Hours a Day and Still be Poor" Isolda Agazzi interviews BABACAR NDAO, West African farmer GENEVA - Given the billions of dollars and euros that the U.S. and EU spend on trade-distorting support measures and the intractable lobby groups demanding these subsidies, these rich states’ promises to reduce such amounts will come to nought. It makes no sense for poor African states to allow these goods to flood their markets. MORE >>
ZIMBABWE: Numerous Challenges For Harare Water Supply By Vusumuzi Sifile HARARE - Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital. MORE >>
HEALTH: Uganda’s Counterfeits Bill Threatens Access to Medicine By Wambi Michael KAMPALA - Uganda is considering an anti-counterfeit bill which analysts say will impair the country’s ability to import and export cheap but effective generic medicines. Activists fear that the bill, once enacted, will deny Ugandans access to safe, effective, quality and affordable generic medication which currently forms the bulk of Uganda’s medicine imports. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: Carbon Trading Welcomed, Criticised By Jessie Boylan NIASSA PROVINCE, Mozambique - A visit from Dutch contractors to Niassa Province, in northwestern Mozambique has got communities excited about the prospect of a carbon credit scheme in the area. MORE >>
ECONOMY: Ghana Boosts Apprenticeships for Jobless Young Women By Amy Ascherman* ACCRA - The small shack beside Marjorie Patterson's house encloses evidence of a hard day's work. Bags overflow with the bold prints of traditional African fabrics. MORE >>
UGANDA: Palm Project Accused of Environmental Destruction By Wambi Michael KAMPALA - It is a public-private partnership intended to reduce Uganda's dependence on imported vegetable oil while creating sustainable jobs and income for several thousand people. Its critics say it's destroying forests with no regard for environmental regulations. MORE >>
ZIMBABWE: Watchdog Groups Urge Ban on Diamond Exports By Eli Clifton WASHINGTON - The past week brought new scrutiny of Zimbabwe's human rights record with the deportation of a senior U.N. official sent to investigate torture there, and demands by a coalition of civil society groups that the international community address human rights violations stemming from Zimbabwe's lucrative diamond industry. MORE >>
ZIMBABWE: Far From the City’s Money, Villagers Barter Again By Stanley Kwenda CHITSA, Zimbabwe - In Chitsa, a village with some 2,000 inhabitants located about 250 km from Zimbabwe’s capital of Harare, it has become difficult to conduct everyday transactions involving money. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: Jockeying for Position in Copenhagen By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - The global climate change caravan has arrived in Barcelona for a last round of talks before the Copenhagen summit. What's at stake for Africa? MORE >>
AGRICULTURE-KENYA: Finally, a Windfall for Tea Farmers By Suleiman Mbatiah NAIROBI - Despite the sweltering sun and with a heavy load on her back Mary Muthoni strides to the tea buying centre with joy and pride painted on her face. "This is a different year," she smiles, hurriedly greeting other women farmers at the centre. For them, the story is the same: blessings in times of calamity. MORE >>
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is a regional arm of the UN with 53 African member states. Its primary responsibility is to encourage the growth of the economic and social sectors of the continent.
