December 30, 2011- It is with great sadness that Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) confirms that two MSF staff members were killed yesterday morning as a result of a shooting in the organization’s compound in Mogadishu. While one of the aid workers died during the shooting, the other was transferred to a hospital and died after surgery this evening. The victims are Belgian and Indonesian nationals. Philippe Havet, a 53-year-old from Belgium, was an experienced emergency coordinator who had been working with MSF since 2000 in many countries, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, South... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Cameroon Correspondent – A delegation from the Arizona State University, USA, that visited some orphanages in Douala in view of setting up a library and computer lab for Orphanages. Staff of the Arizona State University led by Dr. Marek Wosinski, UCP-SARnet Facilitator held discussions with staff of some orphanages in the economic capital, Douala, over the week-end. This follows the presentation to the officials of the Ministry of Youth Affairs last November 29 of a plan of creating a model of collaboration between the government, local universities, community organisations and global organisations involved in realisation of the Millennium... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Liberia Correspondent – Thousands of youths rampaged through Liberia’s capital Monrovia on Friday, smashing cars with stones in protest over late payment for “summer vacation jobs” they said they had done for the government. Security forces fired teargas to disperse the protesters in various parts of the West African state’s crumbling seaside city, where main thoroughfares including the road to the airport were blocked and jammed with trapped vehicles. A Reuters witness said protesters were smashing car windows with rocks and tree branches, and said several United Nations and police vehicles were badly damaged. A protester threw a... Continue Reading
Agok/Doro – December 22, 2011: Six months after the birth of South Sudan as the world’s newest independent country, a series of emergencies are unfolding that require urgent humanitarian responses. The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) has scaled up into full emergency mode in Upper Nile State to respond to the sudden influx of thousands of refugees fleeing conflict in neighbouring Sudan. And around the town of Agok in Northern Bahr al Ghazal State MSF is facing the spectre of a food shortage and has launched a preventive supplementary feeding programme for children who risk becoming malnourished in the months... Continue Reading
…Honors C.E.O, Committed Staff – By: Augustine N. Myers – The Evangelical Children Rehabilitation Program (ECREP) has officially observed its achievements from 2003 to present, with a Year-end gathering and honoring Program in Montserrado County. ECREP C.E.O, Rev. G. Abraham Powell speaking at the Program The Chief Executive Officer of the Evangelical Children Rehabilitation Program (ECREP) speaking Saturday at the Musa Beach on the Roberts Field Highway, described Efficient Service Delivery as the best in transforming the living conditions of Liberians, especially rural dwellers. According to Rev. G. Abraham Powell, Liberian NGOs should remain focused in providing efficient humanitarian services... Continue Reading
