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1.EDITORIAL
SEPTEMBER 11 – AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR AFRICA
ROTIMI SANKORE
The tragic events of September 11 2001 represent different things to
different
people. The victims, the terrorists, western, Arab and Muslim governments,
Europeans, Africans, Asians, Muslims and non Muslims, people of different
political persuasions and leanings, the media, all perceive September 11
differently and all have no homogenous positions on the events of that day
and
its fall outs. It will therefore be incredulous to pretend that any single
individual or group of individuals can speak for Africa or all Africans in
relation to September 11.
The one thing that we can be sure of, is that the events of 9-11 as it is
now
fashionably described, have altered the trajectory of and interaction
between
international politics, foreign policy, international economic relations,
religion, ideology, democracy, human rights and international law. To go a
step
further, many more people than previously now see how these issues are
connected and interact to shape the perception and future of different
societies and the world as a whole. In Africa, where slavery, colonialism
the
cold war, dictatorships and the inequitable nature of north - south economic
relations have deepened the problems of poverty, lack of democracy and human
rights, it is even more important to reflect on September 11 and its
implications for Africa.
No one in his or her right mind will deny that the key problems facing
Africa
today are those of economic underdevelopment, poverty, lack of democracy and
human rights. The proportions are different in all countries but the
problems
are the same. Without democracy and human rights, the problems of economic
underdevelopment and poverty in Africa will never be fully addressed. The
question therefore, is how has September 11 impacted on the development of
democracy and human rights in Africa.
To a large extent, the reactions to and fallouts of September 11 have been
driven by policies of the United States Bush administration and its allies.
This is perfectly understandable for reasons that are self-evident. It is
important however that in formulating and implementing policy, all
governments
have a moral obligation to consider its implication for others especially
where
such policy could negatively impact on democracy and human rights around the
world. The available evidence suggests that this is not the case.
Prior to September 11, the rhetoric from a significant number of African
governments suggested that even if not fully committed to good governance,
human rights and democracy, many of them at least recognised the need to be
seen to walking in that direction. After September 11, such rhetoric did not
necessarily diminish but became qualified with “recognising the need to
fight
terrorism”. Many governments which for years have resisted the pressure from
civil society to enact legislation, or adopt good practice upholding freedom
of
expression, assembly, association and other key rights, have suddenly began
rushing through “anti-terrorism legislation” curtailing those same rights.
In
many of cases, the provisions of the laws are so broad that even peaceful
and
legitimate democratic opposition can be targeted as “terrorists”.
In Uganda for instance the Suppression of Terrorism Bill 2001 imposes a
mandatory death sentence for “Terrorists and any person who aids, abets,
finances or supports terrorism”. In addition Zimbabwe, South Africa,
Mauritius
and Egypt have adopted or are at advanced stages of adopting similar
legislation that restricts freedom of expression, association and assembly,
could define certain peaceful activity as abetting terrorism, erodes the
right
to a fair and open trial, legitimises arbitrary and prolonged detention, and
increases powers of surveillance. Many more African countries are openly
considering similar legislation. This in itself is a problem, but the
problem
is further compounded by the fact that major countries around the world have
adopted similar legislation. Several Amnesty International reports document
similar laws adopted by the United States, and key countries of the European
Union. This in turn has created the international cover for less democratic
countries. In many cases, some of these laws adopted in Africa could have
been
borrowed almost directly from US or UK laws.
The direct implication of this is an “unholy and unlikely” alliance of a
variety of governments against civil liberties in the name of fighting
terrorism. This creates a fundamental contradiction for instance within the
United Nations system where the hitherto champions of civil liberties are
now
championing the restriction of these same liberties. The US government has
also
under the USA Patriot Act enabled the Secretary of State to declare as
inadmissible into the US persons that may have undertaken activities
including
advocacy that undermines the Bush administrations approach to the war on
terrorism. Considering that the United Nations is situated in New York, and
that thousands of human rights activists visit the US in order to invoke
United
Nations documents in their struggle to uphold human rights, the Bush
Administration could end up undermining the UN system in relation to human
rights without necessarily meaning to do so.
Add to this the contradiction of key EU governments and the US
administration
turning a blind eye to “allied” undemocratic governments while condemning
others. In the UK Guardian of August 22 2002, US Assistant Secretary of
State
Walter Kainstener outlined the Bush administrations plans for regime change
in
Zimbabwe on the basis that the government is undemocratic. The day before,
the
Pakistani military government headed by General Musharaff a US government
ally
amended his country’s constitution to give him powers to dissolve future
elected parliaments and extend his rule for another five years. The Guardian
and other papers also reported this with virtually no complaint from the
allies
in the war against terrorism. To date the US has not called for the removal
of
Musharaff [it is worth noting that the alienation of Pakistani civil society
can in turn only help Al Queda hide in Pakistan]. Significantly, Pakistan’s
earlier suspension from the Commonwealth for Musharaff's coup against an
elected government has been conveniently forgotten.
It is an absurdity for major powers to create monsters or facilitate
circumstances that create them and then embark on policy u-turns that can
only
worsen the situation. Without going into the complications of the legitimacy
of
the land problem in Zimbabwe while condemning Mugabe's methods, such
contradictions can only strengthen the likes of Mugabe and undermine
democracy
in Africa. The International Federation of Journalists in its publication
on “Journalism and the War on Terrorism” by Aidan White quotes a Mugabe
Spokesperson “As for the correspondents, we would like them to know that we
agree with US President Bush that anyone who finances, harbours or defends
terrorists is himself a terrorist. We too will not make any difference
between
terrorists and their friends and supporters ” If Mugabe were to suddenly
find
himself in the unique position of facilitating a US attack on a neighbouring
country harbouring terrorists it is easy to see how such rhetoric would
suddenly endear him to the Bush Administration.
If we are to take only one example of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the
world can see how cold war politics, the assassination of the country’s
democratically elected leader Patrice Lumumba and support for the
dictatorship
of Mobutu Seseseko by Western governments plunged the country into a crisis
from which it is yet to recover after several decades. There is something
deeply unsettling about sacrificing the future of millions of people for the
convenience of foreign policy. African countries do not need any more of
this.
The war on terrorism should not and cannot be fought outside an ethical
framework. Any policies that sacrifice human rights for this war will only
succeed in fuelling the conditions in which terrorists thrive. The fact that
Islam is used as an ideological tool to recruit so called warriors should
not
obscure the fact that the Middle East is country for country one of the most
undemocratic regions in the world. Elections have never been held in Saudi
Arabia and will not be held for the foreseeable future. That the majority of
the 9-11 hijackers are of Saudi origin cannot be a coincidence. If the same
conditions are created in Africa, terrorism, which is by nature a
clandestine
activity, may well be provided with a popular base that will in turn appear
to
justify the suppression of democracy in the name of fighting terrorism.
African civil society needs to make it clear in policy and advocacy that
they
are one hundred percent opposed to terrorism, but also one hundred percent
committed to democracy. There is no contradiction in this. There is nothing
anti-American about upholding democratic rights. There should be absolutely
no
doubt that any laws that curtail freedom of expression, association,
assembly,
and so forth in Africa will be used against democratic opposition and human
rights activists. One year after September 11, and, dozens of
anti-democratic
laws later, no one knows where Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar, and at least
five
thousand to ten thousand “graduates” of the Al Queda training camps are. It
is
therefore important to begin now to call for the immediate repeal of all
provisions of anti-terrorism legislation that promotes the suppression of
human
rights and for a halt to such legislation in Africa. Not to do so may plunge
Africa into strife and conflict from which it may never emerge.
Participants at the 10th International Freedom of Exchange (IFEX) general
meeting in Dakar have led the way by adopting a declaration on September 11
2002 by condemning “acts of terror and crimes against humanity such as the
attacks on the United States one year ago” but also criticising “anti
terrorism
laws passed in many countries in the aftermath of September 11 attacks”
that “include provisions that undermine civil liberties and in some cases
severely restrict the right to freedom of expression and freedom of
information”. It is important that all national, regional and international
human rights and freedom of expression organisations around the world follow
this lead.
Sankore is Coordinator of CREDO for Freedom of Expression and Associated
Rights.
WSSD LINKS
* See the Corruption, Women and Gender, Environment and Development sections
of
Pambazuka News for more news on the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
* Visit http://www.worldsummit.org.za/ for Commission reports from the
Global
People's Forum and the final statement from Civil Society.
* See http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/09/09052002/reu_48345.asp for a
list of Summit winners and losers.
* The International Institute for Sustainable Development has released a 17
000
report on the WSSD. Find it at http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/2002/wssd/
* Find the two documents that make up the Johannesburg Declaration on
Sustainable Development at
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/2002/wssd/0409_l6rev2_pol_decl.pdf and
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/2002/wssd/0409_l6_rev2_corr1.pdf
WSSD: IN JOBURG, STREET LEVEL ACTION TRUMPS BOARDROOM BLUSTER
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
The Bill Gates of Johannesburg in the gold rush of the 1880’s was reputed to
be
a Frenchman by the name of Jacques Lebaudy whose level of excess astonished
even the stinking rich of the time. Lebaudy was said to have driven a
carriage
with a harness made out of solid gold, once filled his swimming pool with
champagne, entertained his guests with troops of exotic dancers imported
from
Baghdad and made sure that a new city fountain gushed with wine. English
journalist Flora Shaw coined the term “classless excess” when writing about
the
materialism of the post gold rush era represented by Lebaudy and - more than
100 years later - Johannesburg still thrives on its reputation as a center
of
smash-and-grab greed.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9984
WSSD: MASS STRUGGLE IS THE ONLY WAY!
Statement By The Social Movements Indaba On The WSSD
The Social Movements Indaba, together with many social movements from all
over
the world, declare that: The World Summit on Sustainable Development, held
in
the super-rich suburb of Sandton, Johannesburg, has failed. The world’s
poor,
and the earth’s deteriorating environment have benefited nothing from the
Summit. Instead of a lift out of poverty and a healthier environment, the
world
can look forward to a deepening of poverty on a global scale, and to a
further
deterioration of the environment.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9985
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2.CONFLICT, EMERGENCIES, AND CRISES
BURUNDI: REBEL GROUPS CALL FOR INCLUSION IN CEASEFIRE TALKS
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29791
Four Burundian rebel movements have said they must be included in all
ceasefire
negotiations with the government.
CONGO: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HIT BY FAMINE IN SOUTHERN CONGO
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209090275.html
Thousands of people are currently hit by famine in Congo Brazzaville.
Official
and humanitarian sources confirmed here late last month that as much as 32
percent of the country's entire population are starving.
DRC: UN CONCERNED OVER MILITARY ADVANCES
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29727
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
has
expressed concern over recent advances made by rebel troops and the Rwandan
Patriotic Army (RPA) into territory recently vacated by the Ugandan army.
HIV AND CONFLICT: A DOUBLE EMERGENCY
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/hiv/pdfs/conflict.pdf
In war, HIV/AIDS spreads rapidly as a result of sexual bartering, sexual
violence, low awareness about HIV, and the breakdown of vital services in
health and education. In conflict situations, young people are most at risk.
These are some of the reflections of a report detailing the experiences of
the
International Save the Children Alliance on HIV/AIDS and its effects on
young
people in conflict situations around the world.
HORN OF AFRICA: SECURITY COUNCIL VOTES TO EXTEND UN MISSION IN ETHIOPIA,
ERITREA
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/020907/w090716.html
The UN Security Council has decided to keep UN peacekeepers in Ethiopia and
Eritrea six more months to give the countries time to mark their border. The
Horn of Africa neighbours fought a 2½-year war over the 1,000-kilometre
border,
a conflict that cost 80,000 lives. The fighting ended in December 2000, when
they agreed to establish an international commission to draw the border.
NIGERIA: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPLOYS TROOPS TO BAKASSI
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209070021.html
There are indications that following the protracted dispute over who owns
the
Bakassi peninsular, Nigeria may have deployed troops to the disputed area,
to
protect Nigerian nationals around the border from possible attack from
Cameroun's gendermes.
SUDAN: SUDAN BRACES FOR MORE FIGHTING
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2233350.stm
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, has launched a major military offensive in
southern Sudan, ordering his army to act without restraint. Peace talks in
the
Kenyan town of Machakos collapsed on Monday after the rebels seized a key
garrison town.
UGANDA/DRC: UGANDA AND DR CONGO MAKE PEACE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2242273.stm
The presidents of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a
peace accord aimed at ending three years of hostility. The signing took
place
last Friday in Angola, whose president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has taken on
the
role of peace broker in the Congo conflict.
UGANDA: NORTHERN UGANDA "STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT"
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29778
Unrelenting attacks by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have created
a "horrendous" humanitarian situation and stretched local resources in
northern
Uganda beyond their limits, according to a UN report.
ZIMBABWE: HUNGER TAKES ITS TOLL
http://zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=5110
When WFP head James Morris arrived in Nhwali to inspect the distribution of
mielies, an unprecedented seven government trucks filled with bags of
mielies
for sale rolled up, the first time since July that even one truck has
arrived
to feed the 9 000 people in the area, deep in opposition territory.
ZIMBABWE: ORGANISED VIOLENCE CONTINUES
http://zwnews.com/Augustviolence.doc
Organised violence has reportedly continued to prevail in all parts of the
country. The Public Press and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum have received
a
large number of reports on human rights and political violations allegedly
perpetrated by the uniformed officials, with the greatest prevalence being
reported in Manicaland. This is according to the latest report on political
violence from the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum.
ZIMBABWE: SHOTS FIRED AS ZIMBABWE
http://www.news24.com/News24/Zimbabwe/0,1113,2-259_1255121,00.html
Gunfire was exchanged as about 70 pro-government militants raided a
white-owned
farm and barricaded the family inside their home in northern Zimbabwe, says
the
Justice for Agriculture organisation.
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3.RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
DJIBOUTI: MULTIPARTY POLITICS APPROVED
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29722
Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh has announced the introduction of
multiparty politics to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the country's
constitution on 4 September.
KENYA: MOI WANTS PARTY CRITICS OUT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2246406.stm
The Kenyan president has sacked a junior minister and told those Kanu party
members who oppose his choice of successor to quit the party. On Monday, the
official presidential press service announced that deputy Foreign Minister
Peter Odoyo had been relieved of his duties with immediate effect.
NIGERIA: MAN FACES SHARIA STONING DEATH
Human Rights Watch has condemned the imposition of a death by stoning
sentence
on a man in the northern state of Jigawa in Nigeria. Earlier this month, an
appellate Sharia court in northern Nigeria upheld a stoning sentence against
a
30-year old woman for having sex outside marriage.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9867
NIGERIA: IMPEACHEMENT CRISIS CONTINUES
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29764
Persistent wrangling between the executive and legislative arms of
government
in Nigeria took a critical turn when the House of Representatives last month
gave President Olusegun Obasanjo a fortnight to resign or face impeachment.
The
two weeks have since passed, with Obasanjo defying the motion of the lower
chamber of parliament, ridiculing it as "a joke taken too far".
NIGERIA: SPATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, SAYS NEW REPORT
http://www.omct.org/displaydocument.asp?DocType=Publication&Language=&Index=
2274
The last two and half years of elected civilian government in Nigeria have
witnessed an alarming spate of violence and gross human rights violations.
In
over 50 separate and documented incidents, over 10 000 Nigerians have
reportedly been victims of extra-judicial executions, says a new report from
the World Organisation Against Torture.
RWANDA: A SETBACK FOR JUSTICE IN RWANDA
The recent decision issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
(ICTR) that there is “insufficient evidence” to proceed with the prosecution
of
Col. Léonidas Rusatira at this stage, demands further explanation, says the
organisation African Rights. Col. Rusatira was indicted by the ICTR on five
counts of genocide and crimes against humanity and arrested in Belgium on 15
May 2002.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9908
SOMALIA: HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS IN SOMALIA REQUIRE SERIOUS ATTENTION
The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Dr.
Ghanim
Alnajjar, has called on local leaders, civil society organizations, and the
international community to work together to address serious human rights
problems throughout Somalia, and advocated for the establishment of national
and regional Independent Human Rights Commissions.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9891
ZIMBABWE: CONCERN OVER DISREGARD FOR RULE OF LAW
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29685
Human rights bodies have condemned the alleged "silencing of dissent"
and "disregard for the rule of law" in Zimbabwe. Amnesty International said
the
Zimbabwean authorities were "intensifying harassment of human rights
organisations, the independent media and the judiciary", ahead of local
council
elections later this month.
ZIMBABWE: MDC CALLS FOR SHOWDOWN AGAINST MUGABE
http://iafrica.com/news/worldnews/156077.htm
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai warned on Monday of a
gathering "people's storm" that would battle what he called President Robert
Mugabe's "civil-military junta".
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4.CORRUPTION
ANGOLA: US IGNORES GRAFT CLAIMS IN QUEST FOR ANGOLAN OIL
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020903/ap_wo_en_po/fea_angola_tainted_oil_1
If not for its oil, Angola would scarcely warrant a second look from most
potential investors. Riven by Africa's longest postcolonial war, the country
has distinguished itself mainly for poverty, corruption and, most recently,
the
threat of famine. But the blessings of geography and plentiful crude
reserves
have earned Angola increasing attention from the United States as Washington
seeks to diversify sources of U.S. oil imports away from the volatile Middle
East.
KENYA: GOVERNMENT TO SPEND 1.8M DOLLARS IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION
http://www.transparency.org/cgi-bin/dcn-read.pl?citID=45088
The government is to spend 150m shillings [1.8m dollars] to train public
officials to fight corruption. Some 970 officers from government
departments,
parastatals and local authorities will be trained to help combat corruption
at
their places of work.
KENYA: REPORTS NOTE PERSISTENT CORRUPTION
High levels of corruption continue to persist in Kenya despite various
efforts
made to fight the phenomenon, according to two newly released reports.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9888
KENYA: TRAFFIC POLICE MOST CORRUPT, REPORT REVEALS
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209030556.html
Traffic police are the most corrupt, a new report on corruption reveals.
Traffic officers were found to have developed numerous creative ways of
soliciting for bribes, giving the entire police force a bad name.
MALAWI: STARVING MALAWI LOSES $40M IN CORRUPT MAIZE SALES
http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.jsp?a=37&o=8728
Malawi has lost $40-million in the corrupt sale of maize, a staple food in a
country where more than three million face starvation, a top government
official says. The figure, supplied by an official from the country's
national
audit office who asked not to be named, follows last month's revelation that
160 000 tons of the country's strategic grain reserves had been mismanaged.
MOZAMBIQUE: CARDOSO MURDER: SUSPECT ESCAPES FROM TOP SECURITY JAIL
Joseph Hanlon
One of the six men accused of murdering Mozambique's best known journalist,
Carlos Cardoso, has escaped from Maputo's top security jail. A police
spokesman
confirmed on Monday to Cardoso's widow, Nina Berg, that the suspect, Anibal
Antonio dos Santos Junior (better known by his underworld nickname of
Anibalzinho), had escaped from the prison at about 23.00 on Sunday night. No
further details of the escape are yet available.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9923
NAMIBIA: TRAINING TARGETS OFFICIAL GRAFT
http://www.namibian.com.na/2002/august/marketplace/027FE89C3B.html
About 300 state accountants will be trained under a scheme to prevent fraud
and
mismanagement launched by the Ministry of Finance and the Finnish Embassy.
The
training is part of a project to strengthen financial controls in Namibia.
It
has been sponsored by the Finnish government to the tune of 488 000 euros,
about N$5,2 million, between 1998 and 2002.
NIGERIA: MARUBENI CAUGHT IN KICKBACKS TO NIGERIA
http://www.transparency.org/cgi-bin/dcn-read.pl?citID=45251
The trading house Marubeni Corp. has paid 400 million yen in penalty taxes
for
concealing about 1 billion yen in income over a three-year period, sources
said. Of the hidden funds, hundreds of millions of yen went in kickbacks to
Nigeria. Kickbacks were paid after Marubeni won a contract to sell printing
machines to Nigeria.
SWAZILAND: BLOOD MONEY USED FOR LUXURY JET
The People's United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) of Swaziland has condemned
the
decision to spend $45m on a luxury jet for the mountain kingdom's monarch.
"We
are outraged by the government's decision to secretly and lavishly spend
taxpayers' money and aid funds in this manner whilst tens of thousands of
Swazis are severely affected by the current drought," the organisation said
in
a statement.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9862
WSSD: GLOBAL GOVERANCE PERPETUATES CORRUPTION
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
Naomi Ngwira cannot understand why the whole of Africa can’t survive without
Coca-Cola. Speaking at a meeting to discuss global governance and corruption
at
the Global People’s Forum, a parallel event held at the same time as the
World
Summit on Sustainable Development, Ngwira asked why more concerted action
wasn’t taken against the United States, International Monetary Fund and
World
Bank over their harmful policies. “Is it really the case that we can’t do
anything about the US, IMF and World Bank?” she asked, “Can’t we begin to
impose sanctions on the United States?”
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9928
ZAMBIA: CHILUBA CAN FACE CORRUPTION CHARGES
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/2225419.stm
Former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba can be stripped of his immunity
and
face prosecution on corruption charges, a High Court has ruled.
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5.HEALTH
AFRICA/GLOBAL: HEALTH: A GLOBAL PUBLIC GOOD?
http://www.iphn.org/bulletin10.htm
This paper is based on a report by the Commission on Macroeconomics and
Health.
The main argument being put forward being that investment in the health of
the
poor would contribute to a wide range of global public goods such as equity,
security, peace and a healthy environment.
AFRICA/GLOBAL: HIV/AIDS NGO/CBO SUPPORT TOOLKIT
Produced By: International HIV/AIDS Alliance
http://www.aidsalliance.org/ngosupport/
The HIV/AIDS NGO/CBO Support Toolkit is an electronic library of resources
about NGO/CBO support that have been collated by the Alliance from a wide
range
of organisations, based on the understanding that there are many viable
approaches to NGO/CBO support provision. These resources are accessible on
CD-
ROM as well as on the website.
AFRICA: SACHS URGES AFRICAN NATIONS TO ADDRESS HIV/AIDS BEFORE FOREIGN DEBTS
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=13213
Calling HIV/AIDS a "silent holocaust," Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia
University's Earth Institute and a special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General
Kofi Annan, said last Saturday that African nations should devote their
resources to fighting HIV/AIDS before servicing foreign debts.
ETHIOPIA: REPRESENTATIVES OF 14 CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICAN NATIONS ATTEND
HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE IN ETHIOPIA
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=13247
Nearly 100 representatives from 14 Central and East African nations have met
at
the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa headquarters in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia,
to discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on the region and to develop a plan of
action.
LIBERIA: CHOLERA CASES REPORTED IN MONROVIA
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29788
At least four out of over 600 diarrhoea patients reported in the Liberian
capital, Monrovia, since July were suffering from cholera, according to
government health officers.
MOZAMBIQUE: HEALING PEOPLE -- AND A COUNTRY
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209060625.html
In some parts of Africa, traditional healers are the first available person
a
sick person turns to when facing a health emergency. These healers are often
a
central component of the primary health care system. In Swaziland, for
example,
85 percent of people with HIV/AIDS consult a traditional healer at some time
during their sickness. One response to the HIV/AIDS induced African health
crisis is that traditional healers are increasingly asserting their role in
society and demanding recognition and incorporation into primary health care
networks being established on the continent.
NIGERIA: CHOLERA EPIDEMIC HITS GOMBE STATE
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29663
An outbreak of cholera in Gombe State, northern Nigeria, has killed dozens
of
people, local officials said on Sunday. Worst hit in the epidemic is the
town
of Jero Musa in Akko local council area, where 11 people, including three
members of one family, died in one day, they said.
RWANDA: 2 MILLION PEOPLE STILL AT RISK OF MENINGITIS IN RWANDA
http://www.newafrica.com/news/articlepg1.asp?ID=51129&countryid=40
The outbreak of meningitis in Rwanda continues to threaten the lives of some
2
million people, and fears are the disease may spread close to the capital
Kigali, endangering another one million people, UNICEF said in a press
release
Tuesday.
SOUTH AFRICA: HANDS OFF MRC, SAYS PROF
http://www.health-e.org.za/view.php3?id=20020901
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is under great political pressure to toe
the
party line and become "the trusted scientific voice that justifies
unscientific
findings or pseudo-science", according to MRC president Dr Malegapuru
Makgoba.
SOUTH AFRICA: VIRTUAL PROJECT COMBATS HIV IN SOUTH AFRICA
http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2002/september/cells.htm
A new South African project is set to revolutionise how AIDS patients manage
their anti-retroviral treatment regimes, which often involve taking as many
as
20 pills a day. The Cell Life project — a collaboration between the
University
of Cape Town and the Cape Technikon — hopes to solve the management problem
of
HIV/AIDS by using a mix of information communications technology, health and
engineering expertise.
ZIMBABWE: GOVERNMENT 'URGES' CITIZENS TO BE TESTED FOR HIV
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=13353
The government of Zimbabwe has "urged" country residents to undergo
voluntary
HIV testing, Xinhua News Agency reports. Minister of Health and Child
Welfare
David Parirenyatwa said that knowing one's HIV status is "very important" to
plan for the future.
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6.EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE
LIBERIA: FOCUS ON SC-UK FAMILY TRACING ACTIVITIES
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29710
Miatta Sheriff and Maima Kromah are six-year old Liberian children. They
have
lived for several months in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs)
and
have no idea where their parents are. Sheriff and Kromah are among thousands
of
Liberian children separated from their parents by fighting between
government
troops and rebels of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
(LURD) since 1998.
AFRICA/GLOBAL: A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL
http://www.campaignforeducation.org/_html/2002-docs/05-quality_en/frameset.s
html
Recent studies show that many children in developing countries are leaving
school without learning to read, write or do basic sums. The Global Campaign
for Education argues that this is an injustice and a waste of human
potential
that must be challenged. Improving the quality of public education is also
one
of the fundamental actions - along with expanding access and abolishing fees
and charges - needed to achieve the 2015 goal of universal completion of
primary school.
AFRICA/GLOBAL: ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASES KILL MILLIONS OF CHILDREN
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209020022.html
Environment-related diseases and illnesses kill the equivalent of a jumbo
jet
full of children every 45 minutes, World Health Organisation
director-general
Dr Gro Brundtland says.
AFRICA/GLOBAL: EVERY CHILD IN SCHOOL: ARE THE G8 SERIOUS?
http://www.oxfam.org/what_does/advocacy/papers/Every_Child_in_SchoolG8.doc
A credible strategy now exists to get every child into school. But the
strategy
will be worthless unless it is backed by major additional resources from G8
countries. New figures show that aid for basic education remains dismally
low.
The Global Campaign for Education argues in a new paper that it is time for
the
G8 to move beyond public relations gimmicks and produce a real breakthrough
for
the world's poor.
AFRICA: AIDS, PUBLIC POLICY, AND CHILD WELL-BEING
Research Report
http://www.unicef-icdc.org/research/ESP/aids/aids_index.html
The study, published by UNICEF's Innocenti Research Centre, draws on nine
country case studies from Africa and Asia to examine the damage caused by
HIV/AIDS to the well-being of children and families and to the smooth
functioning of the societies in which they live.
AFRICA: FACING UP TO THE AIDS ORPHANS CRISIS
http://www.id21.org/society/s5bml1g1.html
Of the 21 million deaths from AIDS to date, three quarters were people
living
in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS in Africa is fuelled by poverty, and it is
causing
a humanitarian and economic crisis in which children orphaned by the disease
are growing up without parents, schooling or adequate food. What should
African
governments and the international community be doing to tackle this growing
catastrophe?
MALAWI: LIFE-SAVING INITIATIVE FOR NEWBORN BABIES
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29630
Struggling with one of the highest child-mortality rates in the world,
Malawi
has launched an unconventional care programme aimed at saving the lives of
newborn babies. Malawi has a childhood mortality rate of 104 deaths for
every
1,000 live births. The Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) programme intends to halve
that rate.
MALAWI: POVERTY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALARMING SCHOOL DROPOUTS
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209090278.html
With pupils limping to school on empty stomachs and dressed in tatters,
Malawi
may not realise her ambition to increase the number of citizens who are able
to
read and write. Experts have always pointed at poverty as the main reason
for
the escalating rate of school drop outs. Many of the children are absorbed
in
the child labour market to help their poor families earn additional incomes
to
finance basic requirements.
SOUTH AFRICA: GOVERNMENTS URGED TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH BASIC NEEDS
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209040338.html
Delegates at the Global People's Forum called for governments to make sure
that
children have access to health, education and clean water. But for the
world's
100 million street children a 2015 implementation date might just be out of
reach.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: SIX MILLION CHILDREN AT RISK FROM FAMINE
The lives of more than six million children are at immediate risk in Malawi,
Zambia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique due to a crippling combination of
drought, hunger, illness and HIV/AIDS. UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive
Director, Carol Bellamy, toured drought-stricken Southern Africa before
attending the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9905
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7.WOMEN AND GENDER
AFRICA/GLOBAL: GENDER AND CONFLICT EARLY WARNING: A FRAMEWORK
http://www.international-alert.org/women/Ewgender.pdf
This paper presents an initial framework on how to integrate a gender
perspective into all levels of conflict early warning and preventative
response
systems. The author examines the links that can be made between gender and
early warning and identifies areas where the integration of a gender
perspective can improve existing models.
AFRICA/GLOBAL: WAR - WHAT PRICE ARE WOMEN PAYING?
http://www.wfsnews.org/
At the 8th International Women's World Conference in Uganda recently,
delegates
gathered to address the issues of violence against women in war and armed
conflict. The Conference identified the need to raise the volume of women's
voices in the peace movement, and build a critical mass of women to
implement
various UN resolutions at global, regional and national levels.
AFRICA/GLOBAL: WOMEN SCORE LAST-MINUTE VICTORY AT SUMMIT
http://www.planetwire.org/details/3240
In a big win for women's right to reproductive health, the final World
Summit
declaration included language linking women's health services to human
rights,
rather than "cultural and religious values."
AFRICA: A PAIN OF LABOUR THAT NEVER ENDS
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/239/science/A_pain_of_labor_that_never_end
sP.s
html
Fistula affects an estimated 2 million women worldwide, with 50,000 to
100,000
new cases each year. The overwhelming majority are in Africa. Nigeria alone
has
an estimated one million victims. Another 200,000 are in Ethiopia. In Niger,
the condition is so common, it is the leading cause of divorce nationwide.
KENYA: PLEA FOR FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209010049.html
More than 10,000 girls drop out of school annually due to unwanted
pregnancies,
with those in day and mixed schools being the most affected. Some girls are
said to opt for abortion to remain in school, risking their lives in the
process.
SOUTH AFRICA: WOMEN SCIENTISTS ‘HAVE KEY ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT’
http://www.scidev.net/frame3.asp?id=2708200211055822
South Africa is to set up an advisory group to ensure that women’s interests
are adequately addressed in all spheres of science and technology policy,
according to Bridgett Mabandla, deputy minister in the country’s Department
of
Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST).
SWAZILAND: SWAZI WOMEN TURN TO PROSTITUTION AS HUNGER BITES
Bhekie Matsebula
http://www.swazis.org.uk/~features/prostitution.html
As the food crisis gets worse in most parts of Swaziland, many people,
particularly women, have resorted to prostitution and crime as the only
means
of survival in the face of the ravaging famine hitting Swaziland. A majority
of
families along the Lavumisa-Manzini highway are now giving away their female
children, some as young as 12 years, to truck drivers who pay at least R50
for
a round of sexual intercourse.
WSSD: WOMEN IN FRONTLINE BATTLE AGAINST AIDS
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
Mukarwego Athanasie knows what it is like to be used as a weapon of war. “I
am
a victim of rape that was used as a weapon during the war in Rwanda,” she
says.
As part of their campaign of terror, HIV infected soldiers would rape whole
villages of women to spread the virus amongst the civilian population.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9929
WSSD: WOMEN’S TENT DEMANDS ACTION
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
A special gathering of women held as part of the World Summit on Sustainable
Development has called for a United Nations Convention on Corporate
Accountability to monitor, address and sanction violations by corporations.
The
final declaration of the Women’s Action Tent, held between 26 and 30 August,
demanded that UN conference outcomes should not be compromised in the
process
of building greater coherence with international finance and trade
institutions.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9977
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8.REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION
ANGOLA: MSF SAYS HUNGRY IDPS ON THE MOVE IN SOUTHEAST
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29635
Thousands of hungry people in southeastern Angola are heading for the town
of
Mavinga in the hope of finding food, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned
in a
statement.
DRC-RWANDA: UNHCR CONCERNED AT "FORCED REPATRIATION" OF REFUGEES
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29729
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, has expressed "grave
concern" over the apparent forced repatriation, since 31 August, of some
1,500
Congolese refugees from Rwanda to North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of
the Congo.
GUINEA: EFFORTS UNDER WAY TO REGISTER LIBERIAN REFUGEES
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29666
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has
undertaken a major registration exercise for all Liberian refugees in three
camps in southeastern Guinea, UNHCR Media Relations Officer Delphine Marie
said
on Friday.
KENYA: 3,000 DISPLACED BY INTER-ETHNIC CLASHES
Some 3,000 people displaced by recent inter-ethnic conflict in Isiolo,
central
Kenya, are refusing to return to their homes for fear of further violence,
according to local sources in Isiolo.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9978
RWANDA: RWANDA REPATRIATES 1,300 DR CONGO REFUGEES
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209060544.html
Rwandan authorities have repatriated at least 1,300 refugees to Nord-Kivu
Province in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. In coming weeks,
an
Organising Committee for the Repatriation of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda
plans
to help 31,500 people return to their homes, the committee announced.
SIERRA LEONE: FIRST BATCH OF RETURNEES ARRIVE FROM NIGERIA
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209050554.html
The first batch of 69 people, who sought refuge in Nigeria as a result of
the
war in Sierra Leone, have been voluntarily repatriated.
UGANDA: DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY TO RESETTLE SUDANESE REFUGEES
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29819
The Ugandan authorities and the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, have said they are
finalising plans to resettle some 24,000 Sudanese refugees who were
displaced
from their camp in northern Uganda in early August, following an attack by
the
rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
WSSD: ‘MISERABLE’ REFUGEE CONDITIONS BLOCK SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
The refugee crisis in Africa was a major obstacle to sustainable development
and needed to be urgently addressed in order for gains to be made in poverty
alleviation on the continent.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9930
ZAMBIA: GOVT ALLOWS GM FOOD AID FOR REFUGEES
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209090178.html
The Zambian government has allowed the World Food Programme to start
distributing genetically modified (GM) food aid to refugees.
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9.RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA
SOUTH AFRICA: 'RACISM' TAG HARMS CAPE
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209040361.html
Perceptions of widespread racism, and lingering concerns about safety and
security, are among the key challenges the Western Cape must tackle to make
more of its tourist appeal.
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10.ENVIRONMENT
AFRICA/GLOBAL: BIODIVERSITY AND FISH DEALS AT THE EARTH SUMMIT
http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/09/09052002/reu_48346.asp
A U.N. plan to cut poverty while saving the earth's resources agreed on last
Wednesday includes measures to replenish fish stocks and slow the rate at
which
rare species of plants and animals are being wiped out. Many leading
scientists
and the United Nations itself have painted a gloomy picture of the planet's
future. Some experts say up to 50 percent of the world's species could be
wiped
out by human activity in this century.
AFRICA: FUTURE GRIM FOR WORLD'S GREAT APES
http://ens-news.com/ens/sep2002/2002-09-03-01.asp
Less than 10 percent of the habitat now inhabited by the great apes of
Africa
will be left undisturbed by 2030 if road building, mining camps and other
infrastructure developments continue at current levels says a new report to
the
World Summit on Sustainable Development.
AFRICA: GROWING USE OF HERBAL MEDICINE THREATENS PLANT LIFE
http://allafrica.com/stories/200209090289.html
It is now officially recognised by the World Health Organisation, that 80
percent of the people in poor economies rely on traditional medicine for
their
primary health care. In many countries, the ratio of orthodox medicine
practitioners to the population is still very high. A recent research
finding
shows that resurgent enthusiasm for traditional medicine is leading to over-
harvesting of plants from the wild for medicinal use.
AFRICA: TENSIONS ESCALATE OVER GM FOOD AID
http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.jsp?a=37&o=8733
Environmental groups and biotech companies are accusing each other of
exploiting starvation in much of southern Africa for political gain as
countries in the region try to determine whether it is safe to use
genetically
engineered crops to relieve famine.
BURUNDI: HUNDREDS OF HECTARES OF FOREST UP IN SMOKE
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29577
A week-long fire, which has razed 700 ha of the Kibira forest, in
northwestern
Burundi, was started by rebels who have been using the area as a stronghold
for
its attacks on government troops, news sources who have just visited the
area
said.
GABON: GABON PRESERVES 10 PERCENT OF LAND FOR PARKS
http://ens-news.com/ens/sep2002/2002-09-05-06.asp
A full 10 percent of the land mass of the African country of Gabon will be
set
aside for a system of national parks, the nation's government announced last
Wednesday. Gabon, which had no national park system until this week,
contains
some of the most pristine tropical rainforests on earth, home to gorillas,
chimpanzees, forest elephants and a host of other wildlife.
IVORY COAST: URGENT FOCUS ON ENDANGERED WESTERN AFRICAN CHIMPS
http://ens-news.com/ens/sep2002/2002-09-06-19.asp#anchor1
Africa's endangered western chimpanzee is the object of an urgent action
plan
to be announced September 13 by an international group of scientists and
government officials meeting in Abidjan.
NIGERIA: VILLAGERS REPORT FRESH OIL SPILL FROM SHELL PIPELINE
http://irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=29639
A rupture in a pipeline belonging to oil giant Royal Dutch/ Shell has
resulted
in a major oil slick in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta, local residents
reported last Friday. Residents of Rumuekpe community, near the Nigeria’s
oil
industry capital, Port Harcourt, said oil from a broken pipe, 20 inches
diameter, was spreading through creeks and streams in the area, seeping into
farmland and destroying plants and trees.
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11.MEDIA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: JOURNALISTS TRAINED AS HIV/AIDS EDUCATORS
Fifty radio and television reporters are receiving training on HIV/AIDS and
the
techniques of educating the population in the Central African Republic
(CAR).
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9899
MALAWI: JOURNALIST ASSAULTED
On 21 August 2002, Bright Sonani, a senior reporter for the "Malawi News",
was
assaulted by three unidentified men who accused him of writing stories that
were critical of the government.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9870
MAURITANIA: IPI CONDEMNS SEIZURE OF WEEKLY NEWSPAPER'S 22 AUGUST 2002 ISSUE
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors,
media
executives and leading journalists, has strongly condemned the seizure of
issue
number 219 of El Qalem, an Arabic-language weekly newspaper.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9940
NIGER: CPJ DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT ARRESTS OF JOURNALISTS
The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed deep concern about the
climate for independent journalism in Niger, following the recent arrests of
two journalists and a presidential decree restricting the media.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9872
SUDAN: END CRACKDOWN ON PRESS
The government of Sudan should end its
recent crackdown on the press, Human Rights Watch has said in a letter to
the Sudanese president. In the past week, the government's National Press
Council (NPC) has
confiscated entire daily editions of three newspapers.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=10002
TOGO: POLITICIAN AND JOURNALIST FACE JAIL TERMS
A Togolese opposition leader and a journalist could be sentenced to four
years
imprisonment each for "defamation" following the publication of articles
saying
that President Gnassingbe Eyadema is one of the world's richest men.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9935
ZIMBABWE: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT REFUSED WORK PERMIT RENEWAL
Agence France Presse (AFP) foreign correspondent, Griffin Shea's application
for a renewal of his work permit has been turned down by the Zimbabwe
government, MISA-Zimbabwe has established.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9942
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12.DEVELOPMENT
AFRICA/GLOBAL: GLOBALISATION: A THREAT TO SOCIAL POLICY?
http://www.id21.org/society/s7bsc1g1.html
There is growing concern that globalisation threatens the ability of
developing
countries to address social policy concerns. Is there a need for a global
regulatory framework to protect social rights? Should the international
financial institutions (IFI) be getting involved in social policy or would a
new institution to deal with social policy be more likely to win support?
AFRICA: BUSH REGIME ANTI-AFRICAN
http://www.africaaction.org/desk/sb0209a.htm
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to the World Summit on
Sustainable
Development (WSSD) was “a day late and a dollar short” as far as making a
positive difference is concerned, charges Africa Action. "Powell owes it to
Africa to be honest about the Bush Administration’s lack of interest in
fighting poverty and protecting the environment in Africa. But that is not
possible while he still loyally serves what has become a very anti- African
administration," said Africa Action Director Salih Booker.
AFRICA: DEBT RELIEF LEADS TO INCREASED DEVELOPMENT
http://www.jubileeresearch.org.uk
The latest report from Jubilee Research (JR) shows how the debt relief
granted
so far has resulted in large increases in health and education spending in
Africa. Entitled "Relief Works" the report also demonstrates that there has
been no corresponding increase in arms purchases, showing that the proceeds
of
debt relief do indeed effectively contribute to increased development.
MOZAMBIQUE: WHEN ECONOMIC REFORM GOES WRONG
http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP02-
This paper is a case study into the impact of an export liberalization
programme on cashew farmers in Mozambique. The authors argue that opponents
of
the reform felt that the policy did little to benefit poor cashew farmers
while
bankrupting factories in urban areas. It presents an analysis into the
distributional and efficiency consequences of the liberalization program,
and
concludes that after 10 years, there was little to show for the reform.
NIGERIA: NIGERIA ADMITS DEBT CRISIS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2220219.stm
Nigeria has said it can no longer afford to service its $33bn foreign debts
because of plunging oil revenues and the failure of some of its
privatisation
plans.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: DEATH ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE SUMMIT
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/policy/papers/29doorstep/29doorstep.pdf
The food crisis has many causes but the most significant according to this
report, is the failure of agricultural policies. The paper asks why, after
years of World Bank and IMF designed agricultural sector reforms, do Malawi,
Zambia and Mozambique face chronic food insecurity. The answer given is that
reforms were carried out without first carrying out a serious assessment of
their likely impact on poverty and food security. The 'one size fits all'
liberalisation policies implemented have failed to lead to growth but have
exacerbated the exclusion of the poor from the market.
WSSD: 'AT LEAST IT WASN'T AS BAD AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN'
http://www.presentdanger.org/frontier/2002/index.html
Thirty years after the Stockholm meeting on the environment launched the era
of
massive environmental conferences, the World Summit on Sustainable
Development
ended not with a bang, but with a whimper. The 10-day conference pulled
together 9,000 delegates, 8,000 NGOs, and 4,000 media representatives (well
below the 65,000 originally projected) in what is widely viewed as an
unworthy
descendant of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. The most gracious comment one
leading
environmentalist could come up with was "at least it wasn't as bad as it
could
have been."
WSSD: CORPORATE RULES LIKE ‘PUTTING THE FOX IN CHARGE OF THE HENHOUSE’
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
People from across the world - mainly from Africa - stood up in front of
thousands at a meeting on corporate accountability at the World Summit on
Sustainable Development (WSSD) and faced the television cameras to voice
their
anger at how the negative impacts of globalisation resulted in their
continued
poverty and disempowerment.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9931
WSSD: FAIR TRADE NEEDS BOTTOM-UP PARTICIPATION
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
Liberalised international trade would not lead to sustainable development in
Africa, with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules written in a way that
benefited rich countries at the expense of the poor.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9932
WSSD: IT'S BETTER TO BREAK THE LAW THAN BREAK THE POOR
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
Africa faced enormous electricity supply problems in both urban and rural
areas, with a large portion of the population relying on paraffin as the
principle source of fuel in rural areas, and the lack of electricity
exacerbating conditions of poverty.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9927
WSSD: NEPAD A ‘SAD DAY’ FOR AFRICA
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) endorsed the free trade
agenda of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund while failing to
acknowledge how harmful these policies had been for Africa. In addition, the
plan to boost Africa's position on the world stage was flawed because it had
failed to consult Africa's people about the best way to uplift the
continent.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9926
WSSD: NO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WHILE PEOPLE ARE STARVING
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
It was useless to talk about sustainable development when people were
starving
and when there were poor education facilities and declining health care in a
country, said Lucie Jessie Nyirenda of the Economic Justice Network in
Malawi.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9925
WSSD: PAYING THE BANK AT THE COST OF HUMAN WELFARE
Patrick Burnett, Fahamu
Developing country governments were continuing to service illegitimate debts
that could not be paid without causing enormous human harm, Leslie Fields
from
Friends of the Earth International told a Global People's Forum meeting on
debt
eradication during the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9933
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13.INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
AFRICA: TECHNOLOGIES NOT GENDER NEUTRAL
http://africa.rights.apc.org/resources.shtml?-1-Gender
ICTs have enormous potential to benefit girls and women in terms of enhanced
income-generation opportunities, employment, and improved quality of life,
but
because technologies are not gender neutral, it is important to advocate for
ICT strategies to reduce and manage the potential for ICTs to create
economic
and social exclusion and reinforce existing social disparities.' -- gender
activist, Gillian Marcelle, in her chapter, 'Getting Gender into African ICT
Policy: A Strategic View' which appears in the book 'Gender and the
Information
Revolution in Africa' (IDRC, 2000)
APC AFRICA HAFKIN COMMUNICATIONS PRIZE
With 5 more days to the deadline for nominations, we are urging eligible
organizations to apply/nominate for this year's APC Africa Hafkin
Communications Prize for 2002 ' People-Centred Information and
Communications
Technology (ICT) Policy in Africa'. The APC Africa 'Hafkin' Prize recognises
outstanding initiatives using information and communications technology
(ICTs)
for development.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9982
CHARTER ON AFRICAN MEDIA AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
The 6th Highway Africa conference on Journalism and New Media in Africa came
to
a close in Johannesburg, South Africa last Friday, with the adoption of a
charter articulating key priorities for ensuring the role of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) in the continent's development.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9864
FINAL CALL FOR APC AFRICA HAFKIN COMMUNICATIONS PRIZE 2002
With 5 more days to the deadline for nominations, we are urging eligible
organizations to apply/nominate for this year's APC Africa Hafkin
Communications Prize for 2002 ' People-Centred Information and
Communications
Technology (ICT) Policy in Africa'.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9989
Contact: [log in to unmask]
SOUTH AFRICA: ADSL - AVAILABILITY, HYPE AND COSTS
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/columnists/doubletake/burrows020904.asp?A=%&
O=H
Personally, I'd love to get a huge pipe out to the Internet. The true
Internet
junkie can never have enough bandwidth. But... is it really worth it? Tracey
Burrows takes a look at the hype and the facts surrounding Telkom's recent
introduction of this service to a few South Africa users. The reader
comments
are worth browsing.
SOUTH AFRICA: MBEKI'S IT COUNCIL SETS PRIORITIES
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/computing/2002/0209101136.asp?A=%&O=F
ITWeb - Government will prioritise three key areas in its drive to develop
Information and communication technology in SA. This was decided at the
high-
powered Presidential International Advisory Council on Information Society
and
Development in the Western Cape at the weekend.
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
AISI Media Awards
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has introduced the AISI Media
Awards
to encourage more informed coverage of the information society and ICT for
development issues in Africa as part of the its AISI Outreach and
Communication
Programme. The AISI Media Awards is aimed at individual journalists and
media
institutions based in Africa that are “promoting journalism which
contributes
to a better understanding of the information society in Africa".
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9857
WSSD: ALTERNATIVE MEDIA TOOK TO THE NET
The World Summit was covered by a number of independent online media portals
and initiatives. Take a look at this brief - and by no means exhaustive -
list.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9993
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14.eNEWSLETTERS AND MAILING LISTS
AFRICA: NEPAD DISCUSSION LIST
If you would like to participate in the online discussion: African Women and
NEPAD, please send email to FEMNET at [log in to unmask] indicating
your
interest in this discussion.
Contact: [log in to unmask]
AID WORKERS EXCHANGE
www.aidworkers.net/exchange
"Aid Workers Exchange" is an experimental weekly e-mail for knowledge
sharing
amongst field staff in humanitarian relief and international development. To
subscribe write to [log in to unmask] with the title "subscribe".
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15.FUNDRAISING
$15M ENDOWMENT FROM SOUTH AFRICA: DEUTSCHE BANK FOR AFRICA FOUNDATION
http://www.thusanang.org.za/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=93
Deutsche Bank South Africa has formally launched its Africa Foundation aimed
at
supporting and uplifting impoverished individuals and communities. Deutsche
Bank Board of Directors approved a US$15-million endowment for the Africa
Foundation in 2001.
SOUTH AFRICA : AGENCY FUNDS KZN COMMUNITY
http://www.thusanang.org.za/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=85
The National Development Agency on Thursday handed over a cheque for R200
000
to the community of Msinga in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.
SOUTH AFRICA : AUSTRIAN COMPANIES DONATE R 1,4M TO LOCAL SCHOOL
http://www.thusanang.org.za/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=92
An Orange Farm school has received R1,4-million from Austrian companies
attending the World Summit on Sustainable Development, according to
Education
Africa. The money will be used to build a science, environment and
technology
centre at the Masibambane College, south of Soweto.
SOUTH AFRICA : DFID INJECTS R360M INTO EASTERN CAPE SCHOOLS
http://www.dispatch.co.za/2002/09/10/easterncape/AAAALEAD.HTM
In a seven-year educational transformational programme for Eastern Cape
schools, DFID has injected R360-million for the so–called Imbewu programme.
The
programme includes among other things turning 1500 Eastern Cape schools into
self-governing schools. The programme will be officially launched at the JS
Skenjana School in Idutywa today.
SOUTH AFRICA : KWAZULU-NATAL AIDS GRANT SAGA CONTINUES
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?
click_id=13&art_id=ct20020908214153534G4141290&set_id=1
Four months have passed since the Global Fund for HIV/Aids, TB and malaria
approved a multi-million rand donation, provoking the anger of Health
Minister
Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. She met the fund's executive director, Dr
Richard
Feachem, in Geneva on Friday to discuss her opposition on the allocation of
the
money to KwaZulu-Natal. But they failed to resolve the issue.
SOUTH AFRICA : R300M BOOST FOR SA WATER AND FORESTRY
http://www.bday.co.za/bday/content/direct/1,3523,1167893-6078-0,00.html
The UK government has granted R330-million to the Department of Water
Affairs
and Forestry. This multi-donor effort has been pledged over five years to
support the UK’s strategic plan to ensure the efficient management of water
and
forestry resources so that they benefit the poor.
SOUTH AFRICA : WHOLE LOTTO DENIAL GOING ON
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?
set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=ct20020901212533871L360624
Despite a damning report on the state of lottery payouts, the head of the
National Lotteries Board says the board is doing everything by the
book.Sershan
Naidoo, chief executive of the National Lotteries Board, said amendments in
the
legislation, due to come into force by the end of this year or early next
year,
would make it easier for the board and the Department of Trade and Industry
to
distribute some of the unspent millions.
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16.COURSES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS
COUNSELLING SKILLS TRAINING
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/870-event.html
This course, taking place between 3 and 16 November in Kampala, Uganda, is
intended for service providers in youth centers, teachers, and
tutors/wardens
in educating institutions, and will equip participants with skills to assist
adolescents in managing their reproductive health lives.
Contact: [log in to unmask]
HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIZATION
A new MA Program - Human Rights and Democratization - is a one-year inter-
disciplinary program aiming to train human rights professionals in the
field,
including fact-finding, reporting, monitoring, education, lobbying, and
research. Participants will obtain a thorough understanding of the legal
framework, human rights instruments, and enforcement mechanisms in South
Africa, Africa, and internationally.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9856
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ROLE OF NGOS
The Watchman International Network is organizing two international
conferences
on "The role of NGOs in the current political climate".
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9898
PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON PRISON AND PENAL REFORM IN AFRICA
Penal Reform International (PRI) is an international human rights
organisation
and is organising a pan-African conference on penal systems in Ouagadougou,
on
19-20 September 2002. For three days, around 150 participants including
representatives from prison administrations, the judiciary and from the non-
governmental sector, supported by international experts from the
International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UNICEF, and Amnesty International, will
gather and discuss the possibility to find an “African” solution to the
specific problem of the use of prison in Africa.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9938
THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEDURES FOR THE PROMOTION AND
PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA
African Center For Democracy And Human Rights Studies
The African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies is seeking
applicants
for the fifth training course on "The Use of International Human Rights
Procedures for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women in
Africa."
The training course will be held on October 7-12, 2002, in Banjul, The
Gambia,
and intends to build the capacities of young human rights activists,
particularly women, on the use of regional and international instruments to
promote and protect the rights of women in Africa. The course will be
conducted
in English and French.
Contact: [log in to unmask]
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17.ADVOCACY RESOURCES
DAY OF ACTION AGAINST COKE
Please endorse the Global Day of Protest Against Coca-Cola to pay for AIDS
treatment for its 100,000 African workers. Coke is the largest foreign
employer
in Africa. Volkswagen, Heineken and DaimlerChrysler already pay for AIDS
treatments in Africa. Anglo Gold and DeBeers (diamonds) recently promised to
do
so.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9936
NEW WORLD BANK BONDS BOYCOTT WEBSITE LAUNCHED
http://www.worldbankboycott.org
Center for Economic Justice has launched a new, updated website for the
World
Bank Bonds Boycott campaign. Colorful, easy to navigate, and updated with
all
the latest campaign developments, www.worldbankboycott.org is a valuable new
resource for organizers and others interested in global economic and
environmental justice.
SUDAN: FEARS OF TORTURE OVER SUDANESE ACTIVISTS
Around 150 activists belonging to Sudan's opposition have been arrested
during
the past two weeks, according to the OMCT. The organisation fears that the
detainees will be subjected to torture and requests concerned individuals
and
organisations to put pressure on the Sudanese authorities.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9900
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18.JOBS
AFRICA: GRANTS COMMITTEE MEMBER
Comic Relief
Set up in 1985, Comic Relief exists to tackle poverty and promote social
justice. In seven Red Nose Days, we have raised over £170 million, every
penny
of which is now hard at work helping some of the poorest people across the
UK
and in Africa. We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic people to
join
our Africa grants committee, which advises our Trustees on spending this
money
as effectively as possible.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9881
GLOBAL: CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ROSTER
International Rescue Committee
IRC is seeking experienced development professionals to work in IRC country
programs undergoing the transition from relief to development.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9858
KENYA: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ACORD
http://www.acord.org.uk/b-employment.htm
Are you looking for a job where you are an integral part of a forward
thinking
innovative development agency in Africa? Do you believe that people are the
primary actors in their own survival and development? Do you want to be part
of
an organisation that works in common cause to enable people living on the
margins of African societies to exercise their rights?
KENYA: JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICER
World Agroforestry Centre
http://www.scidev.net/notices/detail.asp?t=J&id=0609200216075910
This position is in the Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB) Programme
(www.asb.cgiar.org) whose objective is to identify, develop and implement
innovative policies, institutions and technologies that can reduce poverty
and
conserve tropical forests.
SIERRA LEONE: DEPUTY COUNTRY PROGRAMME MANAGER
Oxfam
www.oxfam.org.uk/involved/jobs/jobsearch.htm
With the growth of our programme in Sierra Leone it has become necessary to
recruit a Deputy to the Country Programme Manager. We are therefore looking
for
an experienced manager to ensure that the programme is to a high standard,
as
well as playing an important deputising role.
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19.BOOKS AND ARTS
CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA
Edited By Abdullahi A. An-Na'im
http://www.zedbooks.demon.co.uk/home.htm
There are many difficult questions surrounding the legitimization and
protection of human rights in non-Western cultures. This book clarifies in
an
African context both what ought to constitute human rights and strategies
for
their realization.
LEARNING FOR A FUTURE: REFUGEE EDUCATION
http://www.unhcr.ch/pubs/epau/learningfuture/learningtoc.htm
This book looks at education as a vehicle for rebuilding refugee children's
lives, through social interaction and gaining knowledge and skills for their
future lives. It reviews the state of the art, identifies key issues and
best
practices, and aims to assist in updating UNHCR guidelines for assistance to
refugee education in developing countries. The five chapters in this book
address different issues within the context of education for refugees.
NEW WORKBOOK ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND WOMEN'S LIVES
"Passport to Dignity," a human rights workbook, provides a comprehensive
framework of the Beijing Platform for Action and recounts particular
examples
of women's initiatives throughout the world. It also has exercises that
guide
readers through a path of personal and group reflection on how to use human
rights as a tool for systemic analysis, and social and economic
transformation.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=9901
SOUTH AFRICA: MEMORY CLOTH ARCHIVE
http://www.africancolours.com/?content/voicesofwomen.html#
A South African archive of memory cloths created by 1000 women, belonging to
the Zulu community and living in the region of KwaZulu Natal, is a project
conceptualized by Andries Botha as a part of his ongoing exploration of the
relationship between creativity and society.
THE GREENING OF BUSINESS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Edited By Peter Utting
http://www.zedbooks.demon.co.uk/home.htm
How accurate are the claims of large corporations that they are now
environmentally responsible and promoting development? This book examines
the
debate and identifies areas of progress as well as the limits of corporate
environmentalism in developing countries.
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21.LETTERS AND COMMENTS
CARNIVORE RESCUE & REHAB CENTRE
A suitable large farm or piece of bushland in either Tanzania or Botswana is
being sought to set up a Carnivore Rescue & Rehab Centre. Further, those
keen
on setting up this project will need assistance in terms of
funding/sponsorship. If anyone knows of such a property or has
suggestions/can
assist with the financial aspect, please get in touch.
Contact: [log in to unmask]
IN PEACE (OR PIECES)
In Peace (Or Pieces)
Comrade, since you say
We can't eat democracy with
All those sour choices
Pinstriped lies
And decorated fools
Since you say
Only war will do
Tell me then -
How else can we dream in peace?
How else?
Can we dream?
In Peace?
© Akwasi Aidoo
Pokuase, 21 August 2002
LETTER FROM JOHANNESBURG
http://enn.com/news/enn-stories/2002/09/09052002/s_48339.asp
Well, it's over. People will be sifting through the ashes for some time and
life will go on, but a milestone this was not. If the environment is to
survive, it will be despite this conference, rather than because of it.
MARK HAMMERSLEY
May I congratulate you on such a comprehensive and informative news service.
MR EMIL RORKE
Cape Town, South Africa
Very interesting and very comprehensive. I think that it will take me a
while
to find my way around and to get to know the Kabissa, Fahamu, Pambazuka and
Sangonet sites, but I suspect that my efforts will prove to be worthwhile.
MRS HANNAH MALLAH
Sierra Leone
I would like to subscribe to your weekly newsletter through my email
address.
Your newsletter is very good.
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