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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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA HIV-Related Deaths Slow Economy By Kristin Palitza CAPE TOWN - If there was no HIV/AIDS, South Africa would have 4.4 million more people than today, the size of a major city. This significant slow-down in population growth is causing a slow down in economic growth and resulting in social ills, researchers warn. MORE >>
MIDEAST Censorship Changes Colours By Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau CAIRO - Attempts by regimes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to suppress the flow of information during the region's pro-democracy uprisings has led a higher number of journalists killed, attacked or arrested. MORE >>
CAMEROON Anglophones Feel Like a Subjugated People By Ngala Killian Chimtom YAOUNDE - When Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced that the 50th anniversary of the reunification of French and British Cameroon will take place later this year, it resurrected bitter feelings among Anglophone Cameroonians who say they do not feel like equal partners with their Francophone counterparts. MORE >>
MALAWI Street Vendors Lose Customers after Stripping Women Naked By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE - A campaign to stop people buying merchandise from street vendors is gaining momentum in Malawi’s main cities of Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu after the small-scale traders went on a rampage undressing women and girls wearing trousers, leggings, shorts and mini-skirts. MORE >>
EGYPT Arab Spring Gives Way to Military Chill By Cam McGrath CAIRO - When Egypt’s dictator was ousted during a popular uprising last February, the military leaders who assumed control of the country pledged to "protect the revolution" and ensure a swift transition to civilian rule within six months. One year later, the ruling generals appear to have hijacked the transition to preserve the military institution’s economic autonomy and secure their own political future. MORE >>
U.S. Condemns Boko Haram Attacks By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department Tuesday "strongly" condemned recent lethal attacks carried out by the Islamist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, but also warned against an excessive reaction by the government's security forces. MORE >>
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