Full Coverage: East Africa
September 2003
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30.09.2003
Lira è una delle regioni a nord in Uganda dove l'instabilità politica e il rapimento dei bambini persistono a causa del conflitto tra il governo e i ribelli della Lords Resistance Army. Si stimano circa 20.000 bambini rapiti dall'inizio del conflitto nel 1986. Dopo essere state rapite, le bambine più piccole sono assegnate ai comandanti come schiave, le altre vengono obbligate a sposarsi con i capi più importanti.
Story linkFrom: Human Rights Watch, LearningChannel, Inter Press Service Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Uganda] [Education] [Youth] [Human rights] Image: Schoolchildren in Uganda © Oxfam International/Jenny Matthews
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30.09.2003
Zambian law prohibits the publication, whether oral, in writing or otherwise, any statement, rumour or report which is likely to cause fear and alarm to the public or to disturb the public peace. The offence carries a maximum jail term of three years.
Story linkNewspaper editor Masautso Phiri, was recently charged under this law. From: Zambia Independent Media Association Related topics/regions: [Zambia] [Information & media] [Freedom of expression] |
30.09.2003
The Zambian constitution guarantees freedom expression, which the political leaders have claimed also, guarantees by implication, the freedom of the press. Zambia's media, especially the broadcasting sector, has been the least privatised. The government still controls two national newspapers, a TV station and three radio channels.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Zambia] [Information & media] [Freedom of expression] [Media] [Law] Image: Pesident Mwanawasa, claiming to promote press freedom © Zamnet
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29.09.2003
Kulttuurikeskus Caisassa Helsingissä on esillä Tiina Salmion valokuvia Somaliasta. Suomi-Somalia-seuran ja Suomen YK-liiton valokuvanäyttely avaa näköalan nykypäivän Somaliaan, maahan jossa sotaa on käyty vuodesta 1991 lähtien. Näyttely on avoinna 24.9.-30.10.
Story linkFrom: Suomen YK-liitto Related topics/regions: [Somalia] [War and peace] |
29.09.2003
The Pastoral Women's Council in Tanzania is a collection of 16 Maasai women who have come together to improve their own lives and get their girls into primary education.
Story linkFrom: African Initiatives Related topics/regions: [Tanzania] [Africa] [Development] [Children] [Education] [Population] [Poverty] [Human rights] [Gender] Image: Maasai woman © African Initiatives
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29.09.2003
Human rights organisation, Human Rights Watch has launched a campaign to seek
Story linkrelease of abducted children in northern Uganda. People have been urged to write to the Ugandan president to take steps to protect children from abduction. From: Human Rights Watch Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Uganda] [Children] [Education] [Poverty] [Human rights] [Media] [Conflict] Image: Schoolchildren in Uganda © Oxfam International/Jenny Matthews
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27.09.2003
May 6, 2003 - African political leaders are meeting in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, this week to seek a solution to the rapidly escalating political, economic, and social crises described in this OneWorld U.S. special report on the events that brought the once-thriving country to the "breaking point."
Story linkFrom: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Economy] [Human rights] [Politics] [Democracy] [Governance] Image: © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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26.09.2003
After making tremendous progress in the first decade, Zimbabwe, once considered the Southern African region's bread basket, is now a basket case. The country has been on the brink of collapse over the past three to four years.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Africa] [Southern Africa] [Zimbabwe] [Development] [Economy] Image: © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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26.09.2003
After making tremendous progress in the first decade, Zimbabwe, once considered the Southern African region's bread basket, is now a basket case. The country has been on the brink of collapse over the past three to four years.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Africa] [Southern Africa] [Zimbabwe] [Development] [Economy] Image: Which Way Forward? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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26.09.2003
Slowly, but effectively, the Internet is empowering women in Africa to follow events as they have never witnessed before. The latest case in point is the women in Somalia who have been following their country's peace talks in neighbouring Kenya via the Internet.
MoreFrom: Inter Press Service Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Somalia] [South Africa] [Capacity building] [Gender] [ICT] [Internet] [Knowledge] |
26.09.2003
Burundi's state regulatory body, the National Communication Council, has lifted the seven-day ban the minister of communications imposed on the private broadcaster, Radio Isanganiro, on 13 September. This allowed the Isanganiro to resume broadcasting last Thursday, Radio Bonesha reported. Radio Bonesha and another private broadcaster, Radio publique africaine (RPA), have since ended their boycott on reporting all state functions.
MoreFrom: Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice Related topics/regions: [Burundi] [Communication] [ICT] [Knowledge] [Media] |
25.09.2003
From 31 percent in the early 1990s, Uganda has lowered its AIDS rate to 6.3 percent through a policy of openness and education. Discover Uganda's heartening story and how it relates to the rest of the continent's.
Story linkFrom: International Development and Environment Article Service Related topics/regions: [Uganda] [AIDS] |
25.09.2003
UK-based development organisation, CAMFED’s activists took the stage at the Zimbabwean International Book Fair to stress upon the importance of educating rural girls.
Story linkFrom: CamFed Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Education] [Population] [Poverty] [Human rights] [Gender] [Conflict] |
24.09.2003
The coconut tree is a tree that is vastly grown in the coast region of Kenya and in areas of temperate climate. If your area is a coconut tree growing area, these are some of the benefits you can get from the tree.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Kenya] [Development] [Agriculture] [Food] [Tourism] |
24.09.2003
"We are tired of being objects of pity. We want to be able to stand on our feet and do our development like other communities. We want a lasting solution." These were the sentiments of one lady, Mrs Regina, whose house was demolished by the floods.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Kenya] [Emergency relief] [Water/sanitation] [Environment] [Rivers] |
24.09.2003
Action Aid has listed global resources on education, which include, Attaining Gender Equality in Basic Education by 2005, development education resources and Education for All and Kenyan education.
Story linkFrom: ActionAid UK Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Kenya] [Children] [Education] [Population] [Poverty] [Debt] |
24.09.2003
Growing dissatisfaction and lack of funding due to the economic crisis in Zimbabwe, are posing a threat to tertiary education in the southern African nation, once ranked among the best in the continent.
Story linkFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Zimbabwe] [Education] [Poverty] [Debt] Image: Crisis in Zimbabwe © Guardian Unlimited
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23.09.2003
Tra scetticismi e assenze procedono a Mbaghati, sobborgo della capitale keniana Nairobi, i lavori della Conferenza Nazionale per la Riconciliazione per la Somalia. Il Presidente del governo nazionale di transizione, Abdiquassim Salad Hassam, ha dichiarato i giorni scorsi inaccettabile lo "statuto federale di transizione" frutto dell'accordo dei mediatori alla conferenza. I membri del comitato a loro volta non riconoscono l'autorità del presidente.
Story linkFrom: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network, Associazione Nazionale Comunità Italo/Somala, Peacelink Related topics/regions: [Somalia] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] [United Nations] Image: Unicef - Donna in Somalia
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22.09.2003
Kaksi kertaa vuodessa, kevät- ja syyspäivän tasauksen aikaan, hyvinvointia yritetään jakaa useammalle. Lähetysseura on kampanjoinut tasauksen puolesta kymmenen vuotta. Tänä syksynä kampanjan tuotto ohjataan yhteen maailman köyhimmistä maista, Tansaniaan, ja sillä tuetaan terveydenhoitotyötä.
Story linkFrom: Suomen Lähetysseura Related topics/regions: [Tanzania] [Development] |
19.09.2003
Zimbabwe's high court ruled Thursday that the country's largest independent daily newspaper, the Daily News, can re-open and resume publishing pending the approval of its registration with the government. The paper contends that requiring registration restricts press freedom and is unconstitutional.
Story linkFrom: Committee to Protect Journalists Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Media] [Politics] [Governance] |
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