As Congolese women, we’re extremely concerned that millions of Congolese women, men, girls and children have been violently raped and mutilated over the past decade in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and still are while the world watches in silence. Our aim is to raise awareness and tell the truth of what is really happening, expose the underlying forces that produce the war, rapes and the biblical suffering of the people of Congo in order to help people grasp the reality of the crisis. “No report could sufficiently describe the horror that the civil populations in Zaire, which became the... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – CONFLICTS of interest between domestic and tourism demands have once resurfaced in the construction of tarmac road linking Arusha and Mara regions. This time it was residents of Ngorongoro who asked the government to construct the said road without hesitation, despite external pressures on account that the construction of this road will disturb wild animals and the ecology of this area. Shout-africa.com had the opportunity of meeting members of the Jukwaa la Wanataluma na Sauti ya Jamii Wilayani Ngorongoro, which is a professional forum comprising people born and/or living in Ngorongoro, on Sunday this week at the... Continue Reading
By Sofia Rasmussen – In Africa, under-funded school systems have produced generations of adults with little or no formal education. The world’s poorest continent has struggled to produce sustainable ideas and developments that do not rely on the support of foreign donors. The 2012 eLearning Africa conference aims to address both of these concerns by promoting online education, a relatively new form of technology in African schools that is also highly sustainable. Not only can online education open up opportunities for primary grade students, the internet also makes it possible for Africans to pursue Master’s and Doctoral degrees online, without leaving... Continue Reading
May 23, 2012: The United States is increasingly a destination of choice for Zimbabwean students – more than 450 student (F1) visas were granted in 2011/12, representing a 14 percent increase over the previous year, according to the Consular Affairs Office in Washington D.C. While Zimbabwe increased, the rest of Africa saw a decline of 2.4 percent in the F1 visa category during the same period. According to Open Doors 2011, Zimbabwe sent 1,135 Zimbabwean students to the U.S. for the 2010-11 academic year. Open Doors is an the annual report on international academic mobility published by the Institute of... Continue Reading
…As GoL Launches Compact Awareness – By: WASH R&E Network – A nationwide campaign to popularize the Liberia Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Compact has been launched in Monrovia, with dissatisfaction against key Ministers in the Sector reportedly showing lack of interest in on-going efforts to ensure access to safe drinking water, improved sanitation and sanitation. The chairman of the Liberia Civil Society Organizations WASH Network, Prince D. Kreplah, said the lack of commitment by some Ministers, was shown during the recent High Level Inter-Ministerial WASH Meetings both in Monrovia (between Liberia and Sierra Leone) and the United States. He... Continue Reading
