…..Refugees, Host Communities Renew Appeals for Urgent Intervention – By: Augustine N. Myers – Nimba County, Liberia’s second largest populated County is still facing a seriously water and sanitation problem, despite efforts by the Liberian government and WASH partners to address the issues of safe drinking water, improved sanitation and hygiene. Nimba County with six political Districts, has a population of 462, 026 “according to a 2008/2009 report from the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo Information Services (LISGIS)”; a figure that has increased with the arrival of thousands of Ivorian refugees, most of whom are still residing in the... Continue Reading
June 12th, Tarifa, Spain – Photographers from South Africa and Kenya won prestigious awards at 4th Photoafrica contest, which took place within 8th African Film Festival of Tarifa. 1st place award, endowed with €1,500, won Jessica MacLeod from South Africa with the photograph titled “You see a shack, I see my house”.2nd place award, endowed with €1,000, won James Muriuki from Kenya with the photograph titled “44”. 3rd place award, endowed with €500, won the winner of 3rd Photoafrica Mimi Cherono from Kenya with the photograph titled “Khusi and the Giraffes”. “It was incredibly difficult to decide about winners, as... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye ,Accra,Ghana – In a quest to enhance the image of the African continent as far digital media is concerned and how it can influence the society in the 21st century. Ghana will host in July 2011, the premier Africa Digital Week. On discussion will be the experiences of African governments, private and non-governmental institutions in using new and emerging digital technologies (social media, mobiles and internet-enabled technologies) to interact and provide services to the consumers and citizens; and also promote the strategic understanding of the role of digital technologies in achieving the millennium development goals and good... Continue Reading
BRAZZAVILLE, 8 June 2011 (IRIN) – By handing over 80,000 hectares of untilled land to a few dozen South African farmers, authorities in the Republic of Congo are confident they will greatly improve domestic agricultural expertise and reduce the country’s chronic dependence on food imports. “In terms of nutrition, we are in a constant state of need,” said Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Rigobert Maboundou. “This is why we are giving over these lands, to employ local labour and benefit from the South African expertise.” He said it was essential to surrender the farmland to those who could invest in... Continue Reading
This years’ edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) for 2011 suggest that the world has become slightly less peaceful in the past year. The deterioration is smaller than that which occurred between the 2009 and 2010 editions of the GPI, when some nations experienced an intensification of conflicts and growing instability linked to rapid rises in food, fuel and commodity prices and the global economic downturn. The 2011 GPI, which gauges ongoing domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society and militarisation in 153 countries, registered overall score increases for several indicators, the largest of which were in... Continue Reading
