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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 310: LINKS AND RESOURCES
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CONTENTS: 1. Highlights from this issue, 2. African Union Monitor, 3.
Podcasts, 4. Women and Gender, 5. Conflict and emergencies, 6. Human
Rights, 7. Social movements, 8. Refugees and forced migration, 9.
Elections and Governance, 10. Africa and China, 11. Corruption, 12.
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1 Highlights from this issue
FEATURED THIS WEEK IN LINKS AND RESOURCES
AU MONITOR: with Pambazuka News staff in Accra, there is plenty to
report from the African Union
PODCAST: Interview with Madaraka Nyerere on the relaunch of the
Arusha Declaration
WOMEN AND GENDER: Mauritian budget to target women
CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES: Can the Ouagadougou agreement bring peace?
HUMAN RIGHTS: Human trafficking on the rise in East Africa
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: Zimbabwe government lifts ban on rallies
REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION: Damning report on Uganda war crimes
ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE: Disorder mars Congo's elections
AFRICA AND CHINA: AU to help Africa benefit from trade with China
CORRUPTION: Liberian graft watchdog threatened
DEVELOPMENT: Initiation to bring jobs to Sierra Leone's rural youth
HEALTH AND HIV/Aids: Taking stock of the AIDS response
EDUCATION: Africa moves to achieve Education For All
ENVIRONMENT: A difficult trade-off to save Rwanda's Lake Kivu
LAND & LAND RIGHTS: Mozambique's first land confiscations
MEDIA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Lesotho journalist charged with treason
NEWS FROM THE DIASPORA: The UK's child slaves
INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY: World Information Society 2007 report
PLUS: e-newsletters and mailings lists; courses, seminars and
workshops and jobs
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2 African Union Monitor
AFRICA: AFRICANS WANT UNITED AFRICA BUT MANY SAY 'TOO SOON'
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN756537.html
From Cape Town to Algiers, many Africans welcome Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi's plan for a United States of Africa with a strong
voice on the global stage, but most say it simply comes too soon for
a divided continent. Gaddafi, long regarded as a pariah in the West
for his anti-colonial rhetoric, is touring West Africa to promote the
long-standing plan for a pan-African government which will be put to
a summit of the African Union on 1 July in Ghana.
AFRICA: GADAFFI CALLS FOR AFRICAN ARMY OF TWO MILLION SOLDIERS
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=312536
Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi said on Wednesday his plan for a United
States of Africa should include creating a two million-strong army to
staunch recurrent conflicts that have ravaged many of the continent's
nations.
AFRICA: GHANAIANS EMBRACE DISCOURSE ON UNIFIED AFRICA
Lavinia Mahlangu
http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=07062611451001&coll=buanew07
As African Union ambassadors on Tuesday conclude the first of three
high level meetings on Africa's proposed integration, ordinary
Ghanaians are actively involved in discussions on the matter. Over 60
years ago, late Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah rallied his fellow
African leaders, then members of the Organisation of African Unity
(OAU), to dissolve the artificial and in some cases, arbitrary
borders demarcated by European colonial powers in 1884.
LAUNCH OF AN AFRICAN CITIZENS PASSPORT
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
launch_of_an_african_citizens_passport/
Today, several civil society organisations issued an African citizens
passport to the Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Nana Akuffo
Addo in a pre-summit Continental Conference organised by the AU
Ghanaian Civil Society Coalition. The passport is a response to a
growing demand by African citizens for an easing of restrictions on
travel within Africa by African governments as a pre-condition for
African citizenship.
'IN THE INTEREST OF OUR DESTINY'
Interview with Professor Atukwei Okai
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
in_the_interest_of_our_destiny/
Interview with Professor Atukwei Okai conducted June 23, 2007 in
Accra, Ghana following an address by the Professor to the
'Continental Conference on Accelerating Africa's Integration and
Development in the 21st century' organised by the Ghanaian Civil
Society AU Coalition.
Professor Atukwei Okai is a widely published author and acclaimed
poet. He is Secretary-General of the Pan African Writer's Association
(PAWA). This interview was conducted by Selome Araya for the AU-Monitor.
BEYOND THE PRESIDENTIAL PROJECT TO A PUBLIC MANDATE
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
beyond_the_presidential_project_to_a_public_mandate/
Interview with Andiwo Obondoh, Christian Children's Fund.
Andiwo Obondoh is the Regional Adviser for Christian Children's Fund
(CCF) Africa, based in South Africa. In March, Emily Mghanga
interviewed him on the upcoming Grand Debate on the Continental
Government during the next African Union Summit, June – July 2007.
This interview is one of several interviews with African citizens and
CSO leaders on the AU proposal for Continental Government. Emily
Mghanga of th Pan Africa Programme Oxfam edited this interview.
SOAWR: POLICY BRIEF ON THE GRAND DEBATE
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
soawr_policy_brief_on_the_grand_debate/
The 9th Assembly of the African Union Heads of States and Governments
will convene from 1-3 July 2007 in Accra, Ghana under the theme, 'The
Grand Debate on the Union Government.' It is significant that the
debate takes place nearly two years since the ratification of the
African Union Protocol to the Charter of African Women's Rights, and
three years since the adoption of the Solemn Declaration on Gender
Equality in Africa, which reaffirms the commitment of African states
to advance the agenda of gender equality. Both instruments provide a
critical framework to address the rights of women and girls in
Africa. To date, 21 countries have ratified the protocol on Women's
Rights, leaving 32 yet to ratify. The delay in ratification of the
protocol by member states of the union undermines the universal
achievement of continental standards on women's rights.
CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNIQUÉ TO THE ASSEMBLY OF THE HEADS OF STATES
Today, June 23, civil society organisations from across Africa met
during the Continental Conference organised by the AU Ghanaian Civil
Society Coalition. A communique entitled 'From a "grand debate" to
grand actions for a united Africa' was adopted and will be presented
to the Assembly of Heads of States. The communique states: 'There is
a clear consensus among us in favour of rapidly accelerating
continental integration in order to respond to current and future
economic, political and social challenges. Accordingly, we support
the proposal for the establishment of a Union Government. We believe
that the Union Government must be a People's Union and must be built
on values of participation and democracy in its construction and
implementation at continental, regional and national level. The
communique full text is available at http://www.aumonitor.org
CONTINENTAL CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
continental_civil_society_conference/
The continental civil society conference on the proposed African
Union Government, organised by the Ghanaian Civil Society AU
Coalition, was held in Accra Ghana, June 22-22, 2007. 100 civil
society organisations from 50 countries across Africa participated in
this conference entitled 'Accelerating Africa's Integration and
Development in the 21st Century: Prospects and Challenges of Union
Government'. The intent of this conference was for civil society
organisations (CSOs) to convene and develop a harmonised approach to
ensuring that the citizens of Africa are included in the formation of
a unified African government.
OPEN LETTER FROM CSOS TO AU HEADS OF STATE ON DARFUR
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
open_letter_darfur/
We, the representatives of the undersigned civil society
organisations from Darfur, are honoured to address your august
assembly on the occasion of its 9th Ordinary Session. This session
comes at a historic moment when Africa celebrates the golden jubilee
of Ghana's independence as the first nation in sub-Saharan Africa to
break its colonial shackles. However, despite Africa's remarkable
achievement in defeating colonialism, the continent still faces
serious challenges that need to be addressed with the same resolve
and vigour. An example in point is the catastrophic human rights and
humanitarian situation in Darfur (Sudan). Africa is commendable for
its ongoing efforts to end this unacceptable situation by African
means and through the deployment of a joint AU and UN hybrid
peacekeeping force in the region. In this regard we wish to pay
homage to all African soldiers that have sacrificed their lives in an
attempt to protect their brothers and sisters especially the most
vulnerable women and children in Darfur.
SOLIDARITY CONCERT FOR DARFUR
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
solidarity_concert_on_darfur/
Wednesday June 27, join Hugh Masekela - world acclaimed South African
music legend in a Solidarity Concert on Darfur at the National
Theatre, Accra. The event starts at 7pm.
This is an African civil society programme in connection with the
African Union summit being hosted in Ghana.
UNITED STATES OF AFRICA PAPERS LAUNCH
The Direct Conflict Prevention Programme (DCP) of the Institute for
Security Studies (ISS)-Addis Ababa office would like to cordially
invite you to the launch of seven research papers relating to the
debate on the United States of Africa. The launch and buffet lunch
will take place at the Alisa Hotel, in North Ridge, Accra, Ghana, on
the 27 June 2007 at 12h00.
These papers – five in English and two in French - address issues
pertaining to the forthcoming 'Grand Debate on the Union Government'.
They provide a critical analysis of the opportunities and challenges
of a 'United Africa'. In the journey towards African unity it is
necessary to ask at least three questions: 1) 'Where did the journey
start?'; 2) 'Where are we now?' 3) 'Where do we go from here?'. Each
of the papers will address these issues from different political,
economic, and social perspectives.
For queries please contact: Dr Tim Murithi on (+233) 024 98 58 252
CIVIL SOCIETY WANTS ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT SUSPENDED
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
civil_society_wants_epa_agreement_suspended/
The African Union -Civil Society Organisations Pre-Summit in Accra
has ended with a call on member countries to resist pressure from
European Union towards the signing of the Economic Partnership
Agreement (EPA) in December.
Participants called on African leaders to extend the deadline for
conclusion of the negotiation on the EPA by at least year years. That
they said would enable African governments to conduct independent
impact assessment on the EPA policies.
PAN AFRICAN MOVEMENT JOINS UNION GOVERNMENT DEBATE
http://www.pambazuka.org/aumonitor/index.php/AUMONITOR/comments/
pan_african_movement_joins_union_government_debate/
In response to the African Union's invitation to the public to
contribute to the 'Grand Debate' on the formation of a union
government for the continent, the Pan African People's Assembly
intends to hold a conference on June 22 at the National Theatre,
Accra, where participants will deliberate on the subject matter.
Over 1,400 Pan Africanists across the continent, civil society groups
in Ghana and the general public are expected to partake in the grand
debate.
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3 Podcasts
INTERVIEW WITH MADARAKA NYERERE
Heidi Bachram & Adam Ma'anit
http://www.ourmedia.org/node/324101
Madaraka Nyerere, son of former President of Tanzania Julius Nyerere
talks to Adam Ma'anit from the New Internationalist magazine for
Pambazuka News. In London to relaunch the Arusha Declaration with the
Global Women's Strike, the document is the foundation of socialist
principles practiced by Nyerere's government. In this interview
Madaraka explores the reasons why Nyerere's policies have been
demolished by capitalism and the relevance of the his father's work
for modern Africa and the women's rights movement. See Global Women's
Strike (http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/) for more on the
publication of the Arusha Declaration. Music in this podcast is
brought to you by Busi Ncube from Zimbabwe and kindly provided by
Thulani Promotions (http://www.thulani.net).
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4 Women and Gender
MAURITIUS: BUDGET TO TARGET WOMEN
http://www.afrol.com/articles/25889
Gender activists congratulate the Finance Minister of Mauritius, Rama
Sithanen, for making moves in the right direction with the 2007/2008
budget. The budget makes provision to close the gender gap and
challenge gender stereotypes. While Mauritius has reformed its
legislation and awareness, the budgets to back them up have so far
been lacking.
UGANDA: ADULTERY LAW CURBS EFFECTS OF POLYGAMY
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/3215/context/cover/
Uganda's Constitutional Court recently nullified a law that made
adultery criminal for women, but not men. The case also strengthened
women's rights on divorce and inheritance. In April, the Kampala-
based group, Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda, brought a separate
case before the Ugandan Constitutional Court, arguing that the 1995
national constitution ensures equal protection under the law.
HORN OF AFRICA: SOMALILAND NOW CENTRE FOR ILLEGAL FEMALE CUTTING
http://www.afrol.com/articles/25884
Hargeisa, the peaceful capital of the self-proclaimed state of
Somaliland, has become a new centre for the Somali Diaspora wanting
to perform female genital mutilation (FGM) on their daughters. Most
live in countries where FGM is strictly forbidden, including when
this is done abroad.
NORTH AFRICA: EGYPT BANS ALL FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=312584
Egypt on Thursday finally banned all female circumcision, the widely
practised removal of the clitoris that just days ago cost the life of
a 12-year-old girl. Officially the practice - which affects both
Muslim and Christian women in Egypt and goes back to the time of the
pharaohs - was banned in 1997, but doctors were allowed to operate
"in exceptional cases".
SUDAN: JUSTICE DENIED FOR SUDANESE RAPE VICTIMS
http://www.afrol.com/articles/25928
Sudan's laws governing rape expose rape victims to further abuse,
shield perpetrators from prosecution, limit the ability for survivors
to receive medical services and generally deny any access to justice,
according to a new analysis. The Washington-based organisation
Refugees International today has released a report - "Laws Without
Justice: An assessment of Sudanese laws affecting survivors of rape"
- looking into the Sudanese legislation.
KENYA: PROTESTS CLOUD ABORTION DEBATE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6246688.stm
Four Kenyan women, who were set to share their personal stories about
undergoing abortion, had to pullout of a discussion forum at the last
minute following threats and intimidation from anti-abortion
activists.The forum, organised to initiate discussion on unsafe
abortions, was disrupted by activists claiming to represent the
rights of unborn children.
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5 Conflict and emergencies
CÔTE D'IVOIRE: CAN THE OUAGADOUGOU AGREEMENT BRING PEACE?
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4916&l=1
The peace agreement signed in Ouagadougou by Laurent Gbagbo and
Guillaume Soro on 4 March 2007 is a major turning point in resolving
Côte d'Ivoire's armed conflict but is only a first step in the right
direction. It is now essential that all Ivorians who want long-term
peace work together to ensure the transitional government effectively
delivers identity documents to all citizens, collects all weapons
still held by militias, embarks on comprehensive security sector
reform and provides a credible election process, says a new report by
the International Crisis Group.
SUDAN: UN CONCERNED AS VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN DARFUR
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN750432.html
Murder, rape and abductions are on the rise in West Darfur state, the
United Nations said on Wednesday, noting with concern that increased
violence in the lawless Sudanese region had driven more people into
camps. U.N. spokeswoman Radhia Achouri detailed reports of tribal
killings, and militia and aerial attacks on villages.
CAR: ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE?
http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/nota.asp?idnews=38327
The lives and well-being of hundreds of thousands of civilians are
threatened by a rising tide of violence and lawlessness in Central
African Republic (CAR), according to Amnesty International, which
called Tuesday for the immediate deployment of U.N. peacekeeping
force there.
EAST AFRICA: WHO'S SAWING OFF THE HORN OF AFRICA?
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=6138
Upon concluding an extensive tour of the Horn of Africa, the UN's
Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe,
recently told a press conference in Addis Ababa that, "What many long
time observers are telling me is that this is the best opportunity
for peace that Somalia has had in the past 16 years." At the same
time Ethiopia's President, Meles Zenawi, is calling on the United
Nations to step up its support for AMISOM, the AU peacekeeping force,
and to consider the deployment of UN peacekeepers in Somalia.
CAR: REBEL DEFECTIONS MAY BOOST AID WORK IN NORTHWEST
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72946
Two months after the government of the Central African Republic (CAR)
concluded a peace agreement with a rebel group in the northeast, some
fighters belonging to another insurgent group in the northwest have
abandoned rebellion, sources said. The move, observers said, could
boost ongoing efforts to resume humanitarian work in the volatile
region where the killing of a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) worker
on 11 June prompted agencies to suspend operations.
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6 Human Rights
EAST AFRICA: HUMAN TRAFFICKING 'ON THE RISE'
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72856
Human trafficking is on the rise in eastern Africa and officials
attending a meeting aimed at raising awareness of the problem called
for concerted efforts by governments to curb it. "In the east African
region, the statistical information is being gathered, but the crime
is on the increase," Jeffrey Avina, director for operations at the
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), told the first
regional anti-human trafficking conference in eastern Africa, under
way in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, until 22 June.
ZIMBABWE: FOOD A POLITICAL TOOL?
http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/nota.asp?idnews=38300
Zimbabwe's escalating food crisis comes amid resurgent accusations
that food aid is being abused as a political tool. The Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP)
have said that more than 2,1 million Zimbabweans in both rural and
urban areas will be in dire need of food aid in the third quarter of
this year.
GLOBAL: PROTECT RIGHTS OF MINORITIES TO AVOID CONFLICT, NGO URGES
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72951
The violation of minority rights is often a first sign of an
approaching conflict, which could be prevented by protecting minority
communities at an early stage, Minority Rights Group International
(MRG) has stated in a new report. "There is no 'one-size-fits-all'
model for conflict prevention but consideration of minority rights
can help offer solutions," MRG said in Minority Rights: The Key to
Conflict Prevention, issued on 26 June.
LIBERIA: FAIR TRIAL A MUST, EVEN FOR TAYLOR
Abdul Lamin
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=312279
Three weeks ago, when the trial of former Liberian president Charles
Taylor opened in The Hague, the accused made headlines for failing to
appear in court. In his former capacity as the president of Liberia,
Taylor is accused of having presided over a criminal network of armed
combatants, whose crimes in Sierra Leone between 1996 and 2002
amounted to violations of international humanitarian and human rights
law.
UGANDA: VICTIM 'LEFT FOR DEAD'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6240734.stm
Twenty years since the UN convention against the use of torture came
into force, a Ugandan victim of torture, who wishes to remain
anonymous, tells the BBC how he was picked up in the capital,
Kampala, by government security forces after being accused of
robbery. He said he was tortured in a so-called "safe house" for
about eight days before he passed out and woke up in a military
hospital. He remained in custody for 11 months until the case against
him collapsed about three years ago.
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7 Social movements
ZIMBABWE: GOVERNMENT LIFTS BAN ON HARARE RALLIES AND PROTESTS
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN945327.html
Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on political rallies and protests in Harare
which the opposition had likened to a state of emergency, but police
permits are still required for such gatherings. President Robert
Mugabe's government imposed a three-month ban on rallies and
demonstrations in February over fears of an opposition uprising in
the face of a growing economic crisis, and had renewed the
restrictions in the past two months.
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8 Refugees and forced migration
UGANDA: DAMNING REPORT ON UGANDA WAR CRIMES
http://www.hrcberkeley.org/download/NUgandaReport2007.pdf
A report released recently by the University of California, Berkeley,
and Tulane University provides hard data on forced conscription into
the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group accused of kidnapping tens
of thousands of women and children to serve as soldiers, servants or
sex slaves in northern Uganda.
SOMALIA: THOUSANDS FLEE MOGADISHU AMID RENEWED VIOLENCE
http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/4682938a4.html
More than 3,500 people have fled the Somali capital Mogadishu this
month amid an escalation of violence in the coastal city over the
past few weeks. Meanwhile, only 123,000 of the estimated 401,000
civilians who fled the heavy fighting that raged in Mogadishu between
February and May have returned to the capital, according to figures
compiled by UNHCR and a network of partners.
WEST AFRICA: LIBERIAN REFUGEES RETURN HOME IN FIRST AIRLIFT FROM
BURKINA FASO
http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/46828b624.html
An eclectic group of 53 refugees, including students, tailors,
professional soccer players, musicians, artists and restaurant
owners, returned home this week on the first UNHCR-organised
voluntary repatriation of Liberians by air from Burkina Faso.
SUDAN: ISRAELI GOVERNMENT REVERTS TO DETENTION POLICY FOR SUDANESE
REFUGEES
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72957
After a lull of several weeks, the Israeli military have once again
begun to arrest Sudanese refugees illegally crossing the Egyptian
border into Israel. In the past month the refugees were released onto
the streets of Israel's southern towns and cities, where volunteers
from charity organisations tried to help, directing them to the UN
Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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9 Elections and Governance
CONGO: 'TOTAL DISORDER' IN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=312259
The first round of Congo's legislative elections was marked by chaos
on Sunday, with long delays, protesters crying foul and about 40
smaller opposition parties boycotting the ballot. In neighbourhoods
of the capital, Brazzaville, and the economic capital, Pointe-Noire,
several polling stations had still not opened by noon, five hours
after they were supposed to, officials and local reporters said.
NIGERIA: OPPOSITION AGREES TO JOIN GOVERNMENT
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN750355.html
Nigeria's largest opposition party will join the new government after
the two sides agreed to work together on electoral reform and
reviewing last-minute privatisations by the previous administration.
The rival parties announced the deal on Wednesday after two days of
talks called by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: AIDS LEAVES ITS MARK AT THE BALLOT BOX
http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72382
Every year for the last 10 years, the Zambian government's reports to
the World Bank have shrunk in both length and quality. From 100 pages
they are down to 25 and vital statistics are missing. Why? Some
experts suggest the reason is the untimely loss of experienced civil
servants as a result of AIDS.
ZIMBABWE: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION LEAVE CIVIL SOCIETY OUT OF TALKS
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72865
Zimbabwe's civic society organisations say they are being sidelined
from negotiations in Pretoria, South Africa, between the divided
opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), and the
ZANU-PF government.
COMOROS: POLITICAL CRISIS OVERSHADOWS SMOOTH ELECTIONS
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72917
The successful second round of presidential elections on two of the
three islands in the Union of Comoros has been overshadowed by the
continuing political crisis on the third island, Anjouan. The
elections on Sunday 24 June on the islands of Grand Comore and Moheli
went "very, very smoothly", the UN Resident Coordinator in the
Comoros, Opia Mensah Kumah, told IRIN.
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10 Africa and China
AFRICA: AU TO HELP AFRICA BENEFIT FROM TRADE WITH CHINA
http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/Business/
Business2506071.htm
The African Union will help its member states to develop a strategy
for engaging China and other emerging economic powers from the South
as a bloc, a senior AU official has said. Tarana Loumabeka, co-
ordination and liaison manager in the AU's Department of Trade and
Industry, said the continental organisation has been directed by its
Summit to play a bigger role in the relations between Africa and
China, India, Brazil and Turkey.
AFRICA: THE CHINESE AID SYSTEM
http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/13953/
China has become a major source of foreign aid in Asia, Latin America
and especially in Africa. CGD's Carol Lancaster explores whether
Chinese aid will discourage needed economic and political reforms in
African countries.
NIGER: SAHARA URANIUM
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L27794519.htm
Nomadic rebels who launched a string of attacks in northern Niger's
Sahara desert have said they wanted greater control over uranium and
oil reserves being sold off to Chinese and other foreign firms.
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11 Corruption
LIBERIA: GRAFT WATCHDOG SAYS OFFICIAL THREATENED HIM
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL27133218.html
Liberia's auditor general accused a senior economic adviser to
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of striking and threatening him in
parliament after he denounced a phantom department in the presidency.
Auditor General John Morlu said presidential adviser for economic
affairs Morris Saytumah hit him after he told Liberian legislators he
had discovered two departments in the national budget with identical
roles.
AFRICA: DON'T IGNORE THE ROLE OF THE RICH COUNTRIES IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRY CORRUPTION
http://www.cgdev.org/content/general/detail/13938
Developing countries themselves must lead the fight against
developing country corruption, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former
finance minister and minister of foreign affairs of Nigeria. But rich
countries, too, must consider how they sometimes "aid and abet"
corruption that hurts poor people and costs developing countries
billions of dollars.
GABON: PRESIDENT " GUILTY OF CORRUPTION"
http://www.afrol.com/articles/25875
A court in the French city of Bordeaux ordered the President of
Gabon, Omar Bongo Ondiba, to compensate the son of a French citizen,
René Cardona, who was jailed in Gabon in 1996. The court found Mr
Bongo guilty of official corruption. The court portrayed Mr Cardona
as an "accomplice of President Bongo and his family in arms and
fishing equipment firm" when a judicial inquiry that led to his
jailing in Libreville was launched.
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12 Development
SIERRA LEONE: INITIATIVE TO BRING JOBS TO RURAL YOUTH
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=23050
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD) has announced a new $10.9 million programme to bring small
loans and jobs to the young people of rural Sierra Leone, benefiting
34,000 households in the West African country that saw the end of
civil strife and the installation of an elected Government in 2002.
GLOBAL: UNFPA'S STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 2007
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/sowp2007_eng.pdf
In 2008, the world reaches an invisible but momentous milestone: For
the first time in history, more than half its human population, 3.3
billion people, will be living in urban areas. According to UNFPA's
State of World Population 2007 report, by 2030, this number is
expected to swell to almost 5 billion. Many of the new urbanites will
be poor. Their future, the future of cities in developing countries,
the future of humanity itself, all depend very much on decisions made
now in preparation for this growth.
WEST AFRICA: NEW PLANS FOR NIGER BASIN
http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/nota.asp?idnews=38318
New plans are being developed for the 4,100 km Niger River that
passes through several West African countries. Regional leaders, with
support from the World Bank and member states of the European Union,
are now seeking to turn the Niger River's sprawling, churning expanse
into a regional advantage, building up the region's economy and
linking nations together in a shared vision of environmental
preservation along the way.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: SKY-HIGH PROFITS IN OIL SECTOR NOW OVER
http://www.afrol.com/articles/25906
While one US company this week announced a new oil discovery offshore
Equatorial Guinea this week, other oil companies announced an
internal dispute that will delay the exploitation of at least two
offshore wells. With last year's new Equatoguinean Hydrocarbons Law,
the "crazy years" of sky-high revenues have come to an end.
COTE D'IVOIRE: LIVELIHOODS AFFECTED BY ABSENCE OF BANKS, CIVIL SERVANTS
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72982
Residents of northwest Cote d'Ivoire have enjoyed cheap motorbikes
and TVs from neighbouring countries thanks to the absence of customs
controls since rebels chased out the government in 2002. On balance,
however, the unrest has dealt a heavy blow to the region's economy.
Unprecedented violent crime, shuttered banks and the absence of state
workers and their purchasing power mean residents are eager to see
the government return.
AFRICA: AFRICAN BANK TO HELP AFRICAN REGIONAL ENERGY PROJECTS
http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=07062910451002&coll=buanew07
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) is to help in the development of
regional energy projects aimed at averting the southern African
region's looming power shortage by 2008. AfDB Infrastructure
Consortium Africa (ICA) Co-ordinator Alex Rugamba said the bank would
work with other international financial institutions to support the
development of regional energy projects in the southern Africa region.
AFRICA: INTEGRATION CAN BE USED TO SPEED UP MDGS
http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=07062815451002&coll=buanew07
Integrating the continent can be used as a means of speeding up
Africa's achievement of the United Nations Millenium Development
Goals (MDGs), a top UN official says. Speaking at the opening
ceremony of the 11th session of the AU Executive Council in Accra
Thursday, Abdoulie Janneh, UN under-secretary general highlighted
economic integration as vital for Africa's successful unification.
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13 Health and HIV/AIDS
AFRICA: TAKING STOCK OF THE AIDS RESPONSE
http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72939
When some of the world's largest donors to the global AIDS response
organise a conference for "implementers", there is none of the chaos
and rush of larger AIDS gatherings, or any of the free goods and
gimmicks hawked by large pharmaceutical companies: no conference
bags; no protests; no glittering opening ceremonies - it was all
business last week when conference delegates met in Kigali, Rwanda,
at the 2007 HIV Implementers' Meeting.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: AIDS AND CHILDHOOD IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72958
The term 'AIDS orphan' is misleading. It suggests the child itself is
HIV-positive, which invariably is not the case, and perpetuates the
stigma and discrimination experienced by AIDS-affected children. The
term 'orphans and vulnerable children' is now more commonly used to
better express the devastating impact of the pandemic on households,
even before parents die
SOUTHERN AFRICA: AIDS-HIT MOZAMBIQUE LOOKS TO RECRUIT MORE DOCTORS
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=312331
Mozambique hopes to recruit 8 000 doctors from other African nations
to improve a healthcare system battered by one of the continent's
worst Aids pandemics, the country's health minister said on Monday.
There are about 650 doctors serving Mozambique's estimated 20-million
people. That figure is about three times fewer doctors than
recommended by international health authorities.
UGANDA: NEED FOR FRESH PREVENTION STRATEGY TO TACKLE 'EVOLVING' EPIDEMIC
http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72890
As Uganda's AIDS epidemic matures, bringing altered behaviour
patterns, prevention messages must be adjusted to reflect the new
dynamics of the pandemic, senior health officials have said. "The
landscape has changed; it's important to understand what is driving
the epidemic," Dr David Apuuli Kihumuro, director-general of the
Uganda AIDS Commission, told IRIN/PlusNews.
MOZAMBIQUE: INJECTING DRUG USE - A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR HIV PREVALENCE
http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72938
In Maputo, Mozambique's capital, the neighbourhoods of Serrano and
Mafalala are the most popular places for buying drugs. Users visit
small, ordinary-looking houses there to buy and shoot up heroin,
cocaine and amphetamines. "Addicts always leave syringes that others
pick up and use," said Ezequiel, a former heroin and cocaine user,
who did not wish to give his full name. "Buying a syringe costs
money; addicts prefer to use their cash to buy more drugs."
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14 Education
AFRICA: AFRICA MOVES TO ACHIEVE EDUCATION FOR ALL
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=82078
Without universal access to Grade I or Primary 1 within the next two
years, the goal of Education for All (EFA) by 2015 will not be
achieved as school fees and sundry charges stand between school and
no fewer than 100 million children worldwide, 77 million of them in
sub-Saharan Africa.
SOUTH AFRICA: SCHOOLS RUN OUT OF MONEY
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=311895
The South African government's "no fee" policy has set alarm bells
ringing at the country's poorest schools, with some of them finding
that they are now even poorer. Since the start of the school year in
January, their mounting financial difficulties have affected the
supply of textbooks and stationery, the repair of school property and
security services.
GLOBAL: UNICEF CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON SCHOOLCHILDREN IN CONFLICT AREAS
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=23082
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned continuing
attacks on schoolchildren and educational facilities in conflict
zones around the world, citing recent incidents in Asia, the Middle
East and Africa. "Attacks on schoolchildren are unacceptable," said
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman. "Schools must be safe
environments for children to learn and thrive."
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15 Environment
RWANDA: A DIFFICULT TRADE-OFF TO PROTECT LAKE KIVU
http://www.africa-interactive.net/index.php?PageID=5023
Sylvestre Munyalibanje has been accustomed to farming in the Rwandan
district of Rutsiro, on the shores of Lake Kivu. But now, he's facing
the end of an era. The 40-year-old father of six has had almost all
his land expropriated as part of a government initiative to clear the
surrounds of the lake to protect it from pollution. In all, 364
families comprising some 1,800 people who had previously been living
or farming on the banks of Kivu left the area earlier this month.
SUDAN: CLIMATE CHANGE - ONLY ONE CAUSE AMONG MANY FOR DARFUR CONFLICT
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72985
Climate change may be one of the causes of the Darfur crisis, but to
consider it the single root cause would obscure other important
factors and could hamper the search for solutions, climate and
conflict analysts say. A number of commentators, journalists and
analysts have recently focused on competition for natural resources,
increasingly scarce due to global warming, as the trigger of the
conflict in western Sudan.
SAHEL: FLOOD SEASON STARTS BUT NOT WHERE IT SHOULD
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72869
As seasonal rains start to fall across the Sahel, climatologists warn
that the region is entering a cycle of unpredictable heavy rains that
could destroy crops and leave thousands of people homeless. "It's
raining more now in the Sahel than it was in the 30 years before,"
said Sylwia Trzaska, a climatologist at Colombia University's
International Research Institute for Climate and Society in New York.
SENEGAL: AMBITIOUS SOLAR POWER PROJECT THREATENED BY MISMANAGEMENT
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=72963
Poor planning, maintenance and technical support are amongst the
factors threatening to undermine an ambitious effort to electrify
Senegal's remote Sine Saloum Delta using solar energy. Another major
problem is people's lack of willingness or ability to pay the fees
for the photovoltaic systems.
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16 Land and land rights
MOZAMBIQUE: FIRST LAND CONFISCATIONS
http://www.afrol.com/articles/25909
In Mozambique, land policies are now put higher up on the agenda as
provincial authorities in Maputo have started implementing national
land tenure legislation. Maputo authorities have now followed up on a
longstanding threat to cancel the land tenure rights of investors who
fail to use the land allocated to them.
SOUTH AFRICA: CHURCHES, NGOS CRITICISE LAND REFORM HOLD-UPS
http://www.businessday.co.za/Articles/TarkArticle.aspx?ID=2861975
Faith- and community-based organisations say they are disappointed
with the lack of progress in land reform as mapped out at the
government's National Land Summit two years ago and have urged the
government to halt the evictions of people living on farms.
SOUTH AFRICA: USE STATE LAND TO HELP REFORM - OPPOSITION
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=312702
One solution to South Africa's land-reform problem is to make
available some of the "huge tracts" of state-owned land around the
country, says Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille. "This land
is currently unproductive, under-utilised and under-resourced," she
said in her weekly newsletter, published on the DA's SA Today website
on Friday.
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17 Media and freedom of expression
LESOTHO: JOURNALIST CHARGED WITH TREASON
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=312430
A regional chairperson of the Media Institute of Southern Africa
(Misa), Thabo Thakalekola, was on Monday night released from jail in
Maseru on R1 000 bail, following his arrest last Friday by the
Lesotho mounted police on charges of treason.
ZAMBIA: MINISTER THREATENS RADIO STATION
http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/150750/1/
Zambia's Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Mike Mlongoti
threatened to revoke an operating license for Petauke Explorers, a
local commercial radio station in Petauke district in the eastern
province of Zambia for featuring the president of one of the leading
political parties in an on-air paid for interview.
GLOBAL: RADIO FOR PEACEBUILDING, AFRICA PROJECTS
http://www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?
lang=en&context_id=1&context=about
Search for Common Ground's Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa project
aims: to help sub-Saharan African radio broadcasters' develop their
potential to have a constructive impact on conflicts of all kinds, to
build on other successes to share lessons learnt with other radio
professionals across the continent.In order to measure properly the
impact of the project, we are conducting a baseline, attitudinal
survey among sub-Saharan African broadcasters. Throughout the project
(2004-2006), we will monitor its impact on the radio professionals -
specifically on how it changes what they produce and broadcast, and
how they produce it.
SWAZILAND: JOURNALISTS BARRED FROM HOSPITALS
http://www.afrol.com/articles/25910
Swaziland's Health Minister has barred journalists from hospital and
banned hospital staff from talking to media, after Swazi media had
exposed negligence in state health institutions. The Swazi press
already suffers from heavy regulation and self-censorship.
ERITREA: WOMAN JOURNALIST EMPLOYED BY STATE TV HELD IN MILITARY CAMP
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/84446/
Fathia Khaled, a presenter on state-owned Eri-TV's Arabic-language
service, was arrested earlier in June 2007 and taken to one of the
country's detention centres, Reporters Without Borders has learned
from several Eritrean sources. One of the sources said she may have
been taken to the Sawa military camp in the northwest after being in
touch with one or more persons who had fled across the border into
Sudan on foot.
MAURITANIA: ARTICLE 19 PUBLISHES REPORT ON THE STATE OF FREEDOM OF
EXPRESSION
http://tinyurl.com/2h78sc
In June 2006 and March 2007 ARTICLE 19 jointly organised two
workshops with its partner AMDH. The aim of the workshops was to
inform Mauritanian civil society groups on the African and
international mechanisms in place for the protection on freedom of
expression. These workshops were also an opportunity to research and
assess the state of freedom of expression in the country.
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18 News from the Diaspora
GLOBAL: IRELAND ELECTS FIRST BLACK MAYOR
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6251094.stm
A Nigerian man who arrived in Ireland as an asylum seeker seven years
ago has become the country's first black mayor. Rotimi Adebari has
been elected as first citizen of Portlaoise in County Laois. The 43-
year-old fled from Nigeria in 2000 because of religious persecution.
After a few weeks, he and his family settled in the County Laois town.
GLOBAL: THE UK'S CHILD SLAVES
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=312293
Betty was nine when her mother told her she would have to leave
Nigeria and live with a family friend in the United Kingdom. The girl
was sad to leave her five sisters and two brothers, but the family
was poor, living in one room, taking turns to sleep on the only bed.
In Britain, it seemed, Betty's life would at least be easier.
USA: TOWN HALL MEETING - "WHY MEDIA DIVERSITY MATTERS"
http://www.civilrights.org/issues/communication/telecom-webcast.html
Join author, commentator, and talk show host Tavis Smiley, Denver
Mayor John Hickenlooper, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, LCCR
President and CEO Wade Henderson, and other distinguished speakers
for a one-of-a-kind event on the importance of media diversity to be
held on June 29, 2007 at the Jack Morton Auditorium, George
Washington University, 805 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC.
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19 Internet and technology
AFRICA: TELKOM SA BUYS AFRICA ONLINE
Telkom SA has bought Africa Online (AFOL), an Internet service
provider for 125 million rands from the African Lakes Corporation.
AFOL which offers dial-up, lease lines, VSAT and broadband services
to both retail and corporate entities operates in eight African
countries namely Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Namibia,
Swaziland and Cote D'Ivoire. The company however has active
affiliates in South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritania, Nigeria, Malawi,
Senegal, Angola and Cameroon.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/internet/42302
GLOBAL: WORLD INFORMATION SOCIETY REPORT 2007
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/worldinformationsociety/2007/
report.html
The second edition of the World Information Society Report was
released recently, and includes some interesting findings. The Report
finds, for instance, that the digital divide is shrinking in most
technologies, especially mobile telephony, but that limitations in
the availability and affordability of broadband remain a cause for
concern.
SEYCHELLES: A PROMISE KEPT?
The government of Seychelles shows its commitment to the use of ICTs
in education despite simmering opposition to its tendering
procedures. The first consignment of subsidized laptops promised to
Seychellois teachers earlier this year was delivered this week. The
1500 Inspiron 1501 and 6400 Dell laptop computers are selling at only
25% of the local market price in order to popularise the use of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/internet/42300
UGANDA: EIGHTY SCHOOLS TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET
http://www.africa-interactive.net/index.php?PageID=5010
Uganda's Communications Commission (UCC) is to spend a total of one
million dollars (USD$1 million) to connect eighty secondary schools
to the Internet. "We have worked with the ministry of education and
sports and have selected eighty schools that would be connected in
the next financial year," said the commission?s executive director
Eng. Patrick Masambu.
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20 Fundraising and useful resources
GLOBAL: GENERAL CALL FOR IFS RESEARCH GRANTS
http://www.ifs.se/Programme/granting_programme.asp
Applications for IFS Research Grants are welcome from young
scientists in developing countries to do research on the sustainable
management, use or conservation of biological or water resources.
This broad statement covers natural science and social science
research on agriculture, soils, animal production, food science,
forestry, agroforestry, aquatic resources, natural products, water
resources, etc. Applications are accepted all year and are to be made
on an IFS Application Form.
GLOBAL: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CDTR
http://www.humanityinaction.org/index.php?
option=content&task=view&id=535
The Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR)
at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia
University invites applications for a two-year appointment of a
Postdoctoral Scholar to participate in the research and activities of
the Center.
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21 Jobs
ANGOLA: PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR AND CBO TRAINER - MALTESER INTERNATIONAL
http://tinyurl.com/2ltynu
Malteser International, a Maltese relief agency, is looking for a
Project Administrator and CBO Trainer to be based in Menongue,
Angola. Profession: Administrator, Accountant, or any other
profession with background in economics, accountancy, administration
within NGOs. Malteser International has been active in Angola since
2002, especially in the area of emergency assistance and
strengthening health care facilities in neglected regions of the post
war country. Deadline for applications is 1 July 2007.
ETHIOPIA: PEACEBUILDING ADVISOR, ZOA REFUGEE CARE
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-74JKD6?
OpenDocument&rc=1
ZOA Refugee Care is an international NGO operating in more than 10
countries worldwide. The Peace Building Advisor advises and supports
the Head of Programmes of ZOA Ethiopia on all aspects of its Peace
Building programme. He may also provide general advisory support to
ZOA Ethiopia as requested by the Country Director. Deadline for
applications is 1 August 2007.
GLOBAL: PROGRAM MANAGER, AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON DIVERSITY
http://tinyurl.com/yr2p6d
The American Conference on diversity mission is to work with leaders
to create and enhance a society that embraces social justice for us
all. The Program Manager is responsible for the development,
implementation, and coordination of the American Conference on
Diversity educational training programs and events through the
organization's Youth Leadership Institute, ShopRite Center for
Workplace Diversity and Community and Government Initiatives. This is
a professional position requiring multiple skill sets including
presentation skills, program development, marketing, events planning,
and organization. Last day to apply: August 1, 2007.
GLOBAL: RESEARCHER ON DRC - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
http://web.amnesty.org/jobs/index/12062007-AFR0709
You will be required to conduct and co-ordinate research activities,
take a lead in developing, implementing and communicating a research
programme of human rights work including thematic areas. You will
have proven research skills and knowledge of Central Africa, and in
particular the Democratic Republic of Congo. You will be a dynamic
and team oriented person with first hand experience of the region
with awareness and understanding of its cultures.
GLOBAL: SENIOR POLICY ANALYST - INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY
http://www.ieep.eu/aboutieep/job_vac_19_06_07.php
The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is looking for
a an experienced researcher to join our five person Agriculture and
Rural Development policy team, managing and contributing to a variety
of projects and advisory work in this field. Currently the team is
working on the issues surrounding the transition to a more
sustainable agricultural policy model running up to the expected
reform of the CAP before 2013. Deadline for applications is July 6,
2007.
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