The Secretary General of the African Federation of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ) calls international concern over Kenya and Somalia leaders talks now going on in Nairobi to protect the Somalia’n refugees who are currently under a climate of hopeless as the government of Kenya have ordered the Somali refugees to enter its territory and similarly the [...]
Halt Violent Crackdown on Protesters (Nairobi, December 11, 2012) – Sudanese authorities should immediately investigate the deaths of four student protesters and the disappearance of two others at the beginning of December 2012, in Madani, Jazeera state, and hold those responsible to account, Human Rights Watch said today. “The murky circumstances of these deaths are [...]
Unstable Addis, Nairobi governments to derail Somalia’s peace process By Drs Fatuma Lamungu Nur – New York, USA (WaGosha) It’s an open secret that Somalia’s failure is the result of miscalculated Somali foreign policies since the independence in 1960. Somali leaders in 1960ties pursued a policy of creating “Greater Somalia” by claiming regions in Ethiopia [...]
Journalists, Perceived Opponents Arrested, Censored, Harassed (New York, May 17, 2012) – Sudan has stepped up harassment of journalists, censorship, and arrests of political opponents in the wake of recent fighting with South Sudan, Human Rights Watch said today. “Sudan is cracking down on civil and political rights in the face of conflict and opposition,” said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at [...]
Community members from Léré in Mali, which is one of the violence hot-spots. ACORD has suspended some livelihood activities until the situation becomes stable. Photo/Awa DIOP ACORD is deeply concerned over the deteriorating humanitarian situation following the Tuareg rebellion led by the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) at the beginning of the [...]
By Kaci Racelma Rabat As African cities implode, leaders on the continent are intensifying efforts to address the challenges of urbanization. A forum bringing together Africa’s housing ministers was recently held in Nairobi, Kenyaon 20 March 2012 under the auspices of the African Ministers Conference on Housing and Urban Development (AMCHUD). The 4th annual meeting [...]
By Yemisi Akinbobola One would think that being a citizen of a country with the second-largest oil reserves inAfricacame with some perks. Not so inNigeriawhere scores of people are up in arms after being stripped of a petrol subsidy in effect since 1973. The price of gas at the pumps more than doubled, sparking massive [...]
Wrote by Daud Abdi Daud Dimbil Despite, Africa suffers and faced many challenges like poverty, climate change, droughts and lack of proper water and health as well as insecurity. Now the time is continuing to be ruthless one with a lot of worry and the most dangerous challenge that Africa will face on the coming [...]
Army reforms needed to counter sexual violence in the Congo By Margot Wallström “A dead rat is worth more than the body of a woman.” Those were the words of one distraught young woman whom I met in Walikale in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2010. As the world was once again [...]
Wrote by Daud Abdi Daud Africa is still suffering the affects of global warming which causes Africa to be the poorest region in the world and looked as continent the most vulnerable to the impacts of projected changes due to widespread poverty limits and adaptation capabilities. In fact, so as to draw a close measurable [...]