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  • Sudan

    Education Provides Hope for Sudan’s Neglected Nuba

    Faced with marginalisation, residents of the Nuba Mountains are determined to make use of scarce education opportunities to improve their lot.
    28 July 2008 - News From Africa
  • Conflict or Solidarity?

    A reflection on the unveiling of the “Lampedusa Door”, which was on June 28 2008 unveiled in the Mediterranean Island of Lampedusa as a memorial for migrants who have lost their lives while attempting to cross the Sea into Italy and the European mainland.
  • “PORTA DI LAMPEDUSA – PORTA D'EUROPA”: A MEMORIAL TO MIGRANTS WHO HAVE DIED AT SEA

    On June 28th 2008 a memorial for migrants who have over the years lost their lives at sea while attempting to gain entry into Italy and the European mainland will be unveiled in the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.
  • Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)

    ICT4D comes to the villages

    Mobile technology has helped in combating diseases, improving access to health and environmental conservation in poor rural settings.
    6 June 2008 - Zachary Ochieng
  • Kenya

    The politics of IDPs

    As the government embarks on a process to resettle the internal refugees uprooted from their homes by post-election violence, human rights activists are calling for a more humane approach.

    Friday, 16 May 2008
    16 May 2008 - News From Africa
  • D R Congo

    Nkunda faces International Criminal Court dilemma

    Will Nkunda hand over the chief of staff of his militia to the International criminal Court? An ICC court has indicted Bosco Ntaganda for crimes he committed when he was a senior leader of Forces Patriotiques Pour la Libération du Congo. There is speculation of a military revolt within Nkunda's forces and a threat of outright war if Ntaganda is handed over. This analysis highlights potential threats and the major actors involved. MUB

    Monday, 12 May 2008
    13 May 2008 - various, The Hague and Goma
  • Central African Republic

    Who’s who with guns?

    The Central African Republic is striving to turn the page on decades of armed violence linked to mutinies, coups and attempted coups. Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain displaced, many of them unable, or too afraid, to farm their land. This is an overview of the various armed groups, government security forces and international military missions in the country.

    Monday, 12 May 2008
    13 May 2008 - IRIN
  • Cote D'Ivoire

    Centre offers children health and hope

    A straw hut in the courtyard of the Ariel Glaser Paediatric Centre in Bouake is filled with children of all ages playing or eating meals prepared by the centre's cook, all under the watchful eye of relatives.

    Thursday, 8 May 2008
    9 May 2008 - IRIN Features
  • Rwanda

    Reconciliation still a major challenge

    Is it possible to talk about reconciliation when genocide perpetrators are freed after having repented their crime in the public gacaca courts? This is the question may are asking in post genocide Rwanda.

    Tuesday, 15 April 2008

    15 April 2008 - IRIN
  • Africa

    Welcome mat worn thin in SA

    Recent attacks on Somali, Zimbabwean and Mozambican migrants in South Africa have been labeled xenophobic: but could the violence point to a much bigger problem than fear of the foreign, a problem much closer to home?

    Thursday, 10 April 2008
    10 April 2008 - IRIN
  • Zimbabwe

    SADC steps into the fray

    An extraordinary summit of the 14-member state Southern African Development Community (SADC) is being scheduled for the weekend of 12 April, to discuss the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe following last month's elections.

    Thursday, 10 April 2008
    10 April 2008 - Irin
  • Zimbabwe

    Delays in election results puts country on edge

    Three days after Zimbabwe's March 29 poll, rumour, speculation and uncertainty are the only tangible results of an election that has been billed as President Robert Mugabe's final stand after 28 years in office.

    Wednesday, 2 April, 2008
    2 April 2008 - IRIN
  • Burundi

    Peace in Their Time

    As Burundi struggles to maintain a fragile peace after years of civil war, ActionAid investigates the urgent need for peace building work, and visits a very special project showing just how it can be done.
    27 March 2008 - Clement Njoroge
  • Mauritania

    "We are happy to welcome back our brothers and sisters"

    It is a sigh of relief for tens of black African families now returning home after spending several years living in exile.
    19 March 2008 - IRIN
  • Kenya

    Transitional government the way out of current crisis

    The current stalemate can be resolved through a transitional government but past injustices need to be addressed.
    28 February 2008 - Zachary Ochieng
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