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POLITICS-SUDAN: The Census Saga Continues By Blake Evans-Pritchard KHARTOUM - Sudan's crucial national census has been delayed by a week over concerns that displaced persons living in the north have still not been repatriated to the south, something which could seriously affect the results of the count. MORE >>
MIDEAST: Africans Lost in 'The Promised Land' By Zack Baddorf TEL AVIV - The young man who agreed to be called Hamed has come a long way to do nothing. The Ivoirian would prefer to work but, after sneaking into Israel from Egypt about a month ago, he's got nothing better to do than sit in a park everyday in central Tel Aviv, wait, and hope for a government decision on his refugee application. MORE >>
UGANDA: "God Should Be So Kind That I Can Have Contraceptives" By Kwamboka Oyaro NAIROBI - For many of Africa's women, getting access to family planning services is difficult at the best of times. When war intervenes they can find themselves without any services at all, even as they become more vulnerable to sexual violence -- the situation in northern Uganda being a case in point. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT-UGANDA: Smaller Families, Manlier Men By Kwamboka Oyaro NAIROBI - For Ugandan men, the equation is often a simple one: an abundance of children equals virility and security. This deeply rooted belief has frightening implications, however. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the population of the East African country -- now 31 million -- will exceed 36 million by 2015, and is projected to reach 54 million in 2025. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT: Towards a New and Improved Green Revolution By Stephen Leahy JOHANNESBURG - As food prices soar and hundreds of millions go hungry, experts from around the world will this week present a new approach for ensuring food security, at the intergovernmental plenary for the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD). The Apr. 7-12 conference is taking place in South Africa's commercial hub, Johannesburg, and will be attended by representatives of an estimated 60 governments. MORE >>
EUROPE: 'Supporting a Dictator in Chad' By David Cronin BRUSSELS - The European Union has been accused of "supporting a dictator" by deploying a military mission to Chad that is largely comprised of troops from France, the country's former colonial master. MORE >>
RIGHTS-ANGOLA: Free Rein for Human Traffickers By Mario de Queiroz LISBON - There is little awareness on the problem of trafficking in persons, mainly women and children, in Angola, and no laws for cracking down on the growing phenomenon. MORE >>
POLITICS-KENYA: An Intractable Land Dispute Grinds On By Najum Mushtaq NAIROBI - More than a week after the launch of an army operation to flush out the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) in Mount Elgon, a district along the border with Uganda, the fugitive chief of the outlawed militia has reportedly urged an end to the campaign, but remained defiant towards government. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT-EAST AFRICA: Promise and Peril in Going - and Staying By Sarah McGregor DAR ES SALAAM - Justina Bkole (38) was just a toddler when her parents fled to western Tanzania in 1972, to escape ethnic clashes in neighbouring Burundi. Like thousands of other refugees who made the same journey, she stayed in the East African country: a place to which she now has strong ties, even if her roots are in Burundi. MORE >>
HEALTH-AFRICA: Training Anaesthesiologists to Do, And To Train By Miriam Mannak CAPE TOWN - The need for a global effort to address the shortage of anaesthesiologists in Africa was highlighted over the past week during the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists -- which took place in Cape Town, South Africa. MORE >>
HEALTH-AFRICA: Anaesthesiology on Life Support By Miriam Mannak CAPE TOWN - A discussion about anaesthesiology and anaesthesiologists is something that could bring on drowsiness, even sleep…Until, that is, the talk turns to shortages of anaesthesiologists in Africa and how this can increase surgical mortality. Statistics on this matter are frightening enough to keep anyone awake. MORE >>
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