Full Coverage: East Africa

27.04.2007 The Zimbabwe government’s decision to move to cancel all NGO registration certificates is condemned by a leading freedom of expression group.

26.04.2007 East African countries marked Africa Malaria Day by announcing a review of control strategies, ranging from the use of more effective drugs to indoor spraying with DDT.

25.04.2007 Somalia has become the most dangerous place in the world for relief workers to operate, the UN's humanitarian chief has warned, with none of the sides in the fighting in Mogadishu in recent weeks respecting the rules of war or making allowance for aid operations.

25.04.2007 A "vulture" fund seeking more than $55m from Zambia had its wings clipped in the high court in London yesterday by a judge who limited its claim to $15.5m and cut its award of costs because of its "dishonesty".
* In 2005, G8 pledged $50bn for Africa. Now the reality

24.04.2007 Between lobbying efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington, DC, and the next hearing in Zambia "vulture fund" case, April is a busy month in a very important year for debt cancellation. Africa Action explains.

23.04.2007 In Tanzania, both abstinence and condom use have figured prominently in the national conversation on HIV/AIDS. Faithfulness, however, has not -- until now.

20.04.2007 NEW YORK, Apr 20 (OneWorld) - Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall joined corporate executives this week to launch a new line of "chimp-friendly" coffee, designed to open consumers' eyes to environmental degradation in western Tanzania and the steep toll it's taking on chimpanzees and humans alike.

20.04.2007 After a decade of conservation efforts, eastern African mountain gorillas are showing a slow but steady comeback, a global conservation organisation reports.

19.04.2007 Kenya will double its spending on home construction to offer millions of slum dwellers a decent living. About 5.4 million Kenyans live in slums, and the government seeks to halt the spread of unplanned settlements.

18.04.2007 International conferences workshops and exhibitions (ICWE) is organizing eLearning Africa, 2nd International Conference on ICT in Kenya on May 28-30, 2007. It will provide a podium for all stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported learning and training.

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10.04.2007 The future of a country riven by clan rivalries, regional fissures and international ambitions will be decided in its capital city, says Harun Hassan.

10.04.2007 Communities in Madagascar, Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia are struggling to recover from a season of unusually heavy rains, cyclones, severe flooding, and extreme drought.

09.04.2007 A UK-based development organisation Womankind Worldwide has released a report - Tackling Violence against Women: A Worldwide Approach – that shares the stories, struggles, and strategies of people in Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Ghana, Peru, India and the UK who have come together to stand up for the rights of women.

06.04.2007 Eritrea has banned female genital mutilation, saying it puts women at risk of life-threatening health problems. Over 90 percent of Eritreans are believed to participate in the practice, though rural efforts to combat it are thought to be bearing fruit.

04.04.2007 A World Bank-sponsored infrastructure program may soon bring low-cost, high speed connectivity to East and Southern Africa, the only world region not connected to global broadband.

04.04.2007 A ceasefire between Somali clan elders and Ethiopia has stopped recent fighting in Mogadishu, but hundreds are dead and thousands more have fled the city. Those left behind ran out of supplies, and prices have gone up 50 percent.

03.04.2007 Mozambique has said it will lead a green revolution in sub-Saharan Africa by using science and boosting innovation to improve crop varieties and relieve hunger in rural areas.

02.04.2007 Sixty-six children were killed and landmines laid in northeastern Uganda during military operations in February, according to Save the Children. The Ugandan military denied the charge but agreed to investigate.

02.04.2007 Analysts have dismissed a regional summit called to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe as a "non-event" after leaders at the two-day Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit in the Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam, resolved to curb political confrontation in the country ahead of next year's elections.