Africa

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Total news: 15
Last news: June 18, 2007 19:39:53

KAMPALA, Jun 15 (IPS) - The 8th Triennial Commonwealth Womens Affairs Ministers Meeting (8WAMM) has closed with an acknowledgement that gender equality is central to democracy, peace and economic growth; ministers also called for greater efforts to achieve parity between men and women. - [Read more]

PORT LOUIS, Jun 14 (IPS) - Mauritian producers and exporters are slowly adapting to the sanitary and phyto-sanitary norms imposed by the European Union (EU) on fruit, vegetables and fish. - [Read more]

KAMPALA, Jun 14 (IPS) - The issue of women continuing to be at higher risk of HIV infection than men has received considerable attention at a gathering of womens affairs ministers from Commonwealth countries underway in Ugandas capital, Kampala. - [Read more]

NAIROBI, Jun 14 (IPS) - Debate on the prospects for continent-wide government in Africa is heating up ahead of the African Union (AU) summit that is scheduled to begin Jun. 25 in the Ghanaian capital of Accra. - [Read more]

COTONOU, Jun 10 (IPS) - With the World Day to Combat Desertification set to take place shortly (Jun. 17), efforts are gearing up to highlight the threats posed by land degradation in much of Africa -- as well as initiatives to safeguard against desertification. - [Read more]

KIGALI, Jun 8 (IPS) - The return in 1996 of over a million Rwandans who had fled their country in the wake of genocide two years earlier, fearing persecution at the hands of Tutsi rebels who took control of Rwanda, was greeted with relief in many quarters. - [Read more]

NAIROBI, Jun 7 (IPS) - Does electronic learning (eLearning) threaten to displace the teacher? - [Read more]

NAIROBI, Jun 7 (IPS) - With the introduction of Virgin Atlantic flights on the London/Nairobi route company chief Sir Richard Branson is not only tapping into a lucrative tourism market, he is also offering export opportunities to local farmers. - [Read more]

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, Jun 6 (IPS) - The summit of the heads of government of the eight most industrialised countries opened Wednesday in this Baltic seaside resort, surrounded by impressive security measures, and dominated by a total cacophony on the groups efforts to curb climate change. - [Read more]

JOHANNESBURG, Jun 5 (IPS) - In the final hours before this weeks Group of Eight (G8) summit gets underway in Germany, activists have underscored the need for progress with both climate change and poverty alleviation -- key items on the meetings agenda -- for there to be real improvement in Africas living conditions. - [Read more]

NAIROBI, Jun 2 (IPS) - The role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in improving education throughout Africa has been in the spotlight over recent days at the e-Learning Africa Conference. - [Read more]

BUJUMBURA, Jun 1 (IPS) - Several months ago, residents of the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, were struggling with disposal of household waste. The Municipal Technical Services (Services techniques municipaux, SETEMU) werent able to deal with all the refuse -- and health conditions in the city were deteriorating. - [Read more]

NAIROBI, May 31 (IPS/IFEJ) - To fence, or not to fence: this debate has been underway for a decade as concerns Kenyas oldest national park, located just 20 minutes from the centre of the capital -- Nairobi. With urban development edging closer to the park, however, a decision one way or the other has become a matter of urgency. - [Read more]

NAIROBI, May 30 (IPS) - Reports that a remote-controlled bomb was used to attack an Ethiopian army vehicle Wednesday in Beledweyne, central Somalia, have served as another reminder of the volatility plaguing this Horn of Africa state. - [Read more]

NAIROBI, May 27 (IPS) - Kenya is in talks with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) about extending a period of preferential treatment given to the countrys sugar sector four years ago. This is in response to fears that local producers will not be able to survive open competition from their counterparts in the trade bloc when the period ends in March 2008. - [Read more]