Full Coverage: East Africa

30.01.2008 Thousands of streetchildren are caught up in Kenya's post-election violence, according to a consortium of British charities who say they are totally overwhelmed by events.
From Consortium for streetchildren

30.01.2008 News at last of Eritrean journalist Seyoum Tsehaye, who is being held in cell 10, block A01 of the secret prison camp, Eiraeiro. And with the sighting comes more details of the prison.
OneWorld Guide to Eritrea

30.01.2008 Mozambique could face a massive food crisis later in the year unless action is taken to support farmers hit by the continuing floods, an international anti-poverty charity said today.

30.01.2008 Statement by women's organisations on the post-election crisis in Kenya.
From Pambazuka news

29.01.2008 After much speculation, the deputy leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army, Vincent Otti, is confirmed dead. Observers maintain that Otti's absence will pose a serious obstacle to peace talks launched Monday between the rebel groups and the Ugandan government.

29.01.2008 With government-opposition talks organised by former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan due to take place in Kenya today, an MP of the Orange Democratic Movement was shot dead and two Kenyan military helicopters opened fired above a crowd threatening members of the Luo tribe sheltering at a police post.
+ Paralysis as roads cut off in fresh violence

29.01.2008 Three staff members of a leading medical charity have been killed in the Somali town of Kismayo.
+ Ban Ki-moon deplores killings

29.01.2008 The Zambian Supreme Court has upheld the 2004 High Court decision not to deport satirical columnist Roy Clarke, a British national permanently resident in Zambia, over a column published in the privately owned Post newspaper on first January 2004, allegedly insulting President Levy Mwanawasa.

29.01.2008 A World Bank report has applauded Uganda for embracing new technologies in her development process. The report 'Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World' examines the state of technology in developing countries and the pace with which it has advanced since the early 1990s.

27.01.2008 Another 23 Kenyans have been killed in Nakuru, bringing the death toll to 35 since violence erupted in the town two days ago.
From The Standard

26.01.2008 Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has criticised "gross and systematic human rights abuses" in Kenya and the urged the government to increase security.
From The Nation

24.01.2008 Charlie Clements, president of a human rights organization, travels to Kenya to assess the political and humanitarian crisis that has engulfed Kenya, and meets the heroes it has produced.

24.01.2008 Globally, 13 percent of maternal deaths result from abortion-related complications, but in Kenya it's as high as 40 percent -- and many women's rights advocates are drawing a direct link between this devastating reality and the effect U.S. reproductive-health policies have in other countries.

22.01.2008 Betty Makoni drew on an unimaginable personal tragedy to build an unparalleled network of empowered young women.

22.01.2008 The lack of meat in refugee rations in East Africa is causing a flourishing illegal trade in wild meat, threatening wildlife populations and creating a food security issue for rural communities, according to a new report.
From TRAFFIC

21.01.2008 On January 11 2008, Zambian President, Dr Levy Mwanawasa announced during the official opening of Parliament that Government had decided to re-introduce the Freedom of Information Bill back into Parliament this year following wide consultation.

21.01.2008 A leading medical charity has set up a free phone hotline for Kenyan patients experiencing difficulty in getting treatment during the post-election political crisis.

20.01.2008 Kenya's Orange Democratic Party has retreated from a promise made only hours before and announced a new round of mass action against the disputed presidential election results, including economic sabotage of companies whose directors are perceived to be close allies of President Kibaki.

17.01.2008 In December many Zimbabweans, having suffered from six years of drought, hoped for rain but instead got massive downpours that caused widespread flooding and destruction.

17.01.2008 After realising that while significant efforts were made by the government of Uganda and the Non government organisations (NGOs) to disseminate information on a range of issues to promote sustainable development for all, a lot still needs to be done. Most of this information particularly relating to women’s’ economic empowerment is not readily accessible