News
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DAKAR, Senegal
October 8, 2008
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UN Headquarters (New York, USA)
October 8, 2008
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MOGADISHU, Somalia
October 8, 2008
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
October 8, 2008
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Lome, Togo
October 7, 2008
Features
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Community Empowerment
An IT lecturer at South Africa’s Cape Peninsula University of Technology has started a drug counselling service using the cell phone chat service known as Mxit and the Facebook social networking application.
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A24 Media Press Release
A24, a new media pan-African media initiative was launched on19 September 2008 in Nairobi, Kenya. The new agency prides itself as Africa’s first online delivery site for African content, promises to compensate contributors fairly while allowing them to retain copyright for their material, and seeks to actively strengthen Africa’s media capacity. This is their official launch statement.
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2 September 2008 -IRIN
(This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations)
HARARE - Strict operating procedures for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in Zimbabwe have been introduced since a ban on their operations was lifted, but pro-democracy organisations - perceived by President Robert Mugabe's government as fronts for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) - remain banned.
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ICT Policy
A harmonised ICT policy will go a long way in promoting regional integration.
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Sudan
Faced with marginalisation, residents of the Nuba Mountains are determined to make use of scarce education opportunities to improve their lot.
Editorial
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By Renato Kizito Sesana
The best thing about the next African Synod is the aptness of the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI, “The Church in Africa in Service to Reconciliation, Justice and Peace”. The theme hits the nail on the head.
Press review
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Angola
Elections are likely to be declared free and fair despite irregularities, some intimidation, and control on media exposure and meeting space for the oppositions to mobilize. There has been some collection of weapons from the police and others. JK
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Sudan/ICC
The request to indict Sudan’s president on charges of genocide and war crimes in Darfur is a historic moment in international justice. But is it wise? Will it bring peace in Sudan nearer or destabilise the country further? Alex de Waal presents the many sides of a vigorous debate. JL
15 July 2008
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Zimbabwe
27 June 2008
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