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DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Women Hold the Key to Food Security
Women’s right to land ownership could change the face of Africa and speed up efforts to achieve food and nutrition security.RIGHTS-UGANDA: Deaf People Speak Out Against Marginalisation
People with disabilities in Uganda say they have been marginalised for too long. They are now demanding that their basic rights be restored and recognised.RIGHTS: Sudan Genocide Echoes Rwanda, Experts Say
The United Nations and aid and human rights groups are warning that the international community is about to witness a genocidal massacre on the scale of the Rwanda ethnic slayings that killed up to 800,000 people exactly one decade ago.DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Food Security Depends on Access to Western Markets
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has renewed his appeal to the West to open up its market so as to enable Africa to achieve food security.POLITICS-SUDAN: Coup Plot Threatens Peace Talks
The arrests of army officers for allegedly attempting to overthrow the government of President Omar Hassan al Bashir in Sudan have caused a wave of panic over the future of peace talks underway in neighbouring Kenya.POLITICS-AFRICA: Interfaith Gathering Sets Its Sights on Conflict Resolution
The past few days have seen religious leaders around Africa take the lead in addressing violence on the continent.GLOBALISATION: Should Kenya Be Receiving More Debt Relief?
Since he came to power in December 2002, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has made the sorts of noises that international investors - and multilateral donors - like to hear.TRADE-KENYA: Government Takes Steps to Streamline Investment Procedures
In its latest bid to make Kenya more attractive to foreign capital, government says it will introduce a law that simplifies investment procedures for entrepreneurs who want to open businesses in the country.RIGHTS: Zimbabwe and the World Bank Under Scrutiny at CIVICUS
Human rights activists from Zimbabwe have called on African leaders to condemn what they describe as ongoing human rights violations in their country. This came during the biennial meeting of the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS), which ended Thursday (Mar. 25).RIGHTS: Civic Groups Want a Bigger Voice in SADC
Delegates to the biennial conference of the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) have called on the Southern African Development Community to become more responsive to the concerns of civil society.RIGHTS: Relocation of San an Immediate Talking Point at CIVICUS Conference
The World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) has begun its biennial World Assembly with strong words from Botswana President Festus Mogae about the relocation of members of his country's San community. The assembly is being held in Botswana's capital, Gaborone.HEALTH: Taxi Drivers Becoming Agents of Change in AIDS-Ridden Rwanda
Transporters and taxi drivers from Rwanda are learning how to fight HIV/AIDS from their counterparts in neighbouring Uganda.DEVELOPMENT-EAST AFRICA: A New Treaty on the Nile Said to be Imminent
Water resource ministers and other government representatives from ten African countries within the Nile Basin met in Kenya this week to discuss a new agreement on sharing the Nile waters.POLITICS-KENYA: A Tug-of-War Over the Draft Constitution
Kenya has found itself grappling with a political crisis this week, after the National Constitutional Conference voted to have the country's new constitution strip the president of his powers - and transfer them to a prime minister.ENVIRONMENT-BURUNDI: Preventing a Lake From Doing a Vanishing Act
One of Burundi's ecological jewels, Lake Gacamirinda, is in danger of disappearing. The circumstances of this problem provide a case study in what can happen when human and environmental factors combine to affect a natural resource.DEVELOPMENT-EAST AFRICA: The Fate of the Nile in the Spotlight
The delicate topic of sharing the Nile's water is coming under discussion this week in Kenya, at a meeting to find ways of alleviating poverty in countries that lie within the Nile basin.RIGHTS-UGANDA: An Equal Hearing for Women in Divorce Cases
The ideal of gender equality in Uganda was brought closer to realisation recently with a Constitutional Court ruling on the country's Divorce Act.RIGHTS-KENYA: Constitutional Endorsement of Muslim Courts Provokes Anger
A meeting of church leaders in Kenya has been called to discuss how they can remove a clause in the draft constitution that recognises Muslim courts - also referred to as Kadhi's courts.HEALTH-KENYA: Gender Equality Key to Combating AIDS
The importance of placing gender equality at the heart of efforts to combat AIDS was highlighted in Kenya this week, with the release of a new plan by the gender sub-committee of the National AIDS Control Council.ENVIRONMENT: A Third of Bird Species At Risk
The plight of birdlife in Africa and other parts of the world is being highlighted at a meeting that is currently underway in the South African port city of Durban.RIGHTS-KENYA: The Threat of Demolition Looms in “Africa’s Largest Slum"
When the World Social Forum took place in India during January, Kenyan activists who attended the event pledged to highlight their country's housing crisis. This issue has hit the headlines again now, with the planned demolition of buildings in one of Nairobi's poorest areas.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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