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 [...]
The members of the African Federation of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ) are today overjoyed the celebration of the World Human Rights Day and vowed to observe and document the human rights violations in across African region as everyone has the right to be heard and to shape the decisions that affect their community. This right is [...]
ECA Press Release 205/2012 DOHA, Qatar 28 November 2012 (ECA) – The Chair of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN), Mr. Dlamini Emmanauel, has expressed cautious optimism at the outcome of the ongoing UN climate conference in Doha, Qatar, but emphasized that effective presence at working sessions by delegates from Africa would be critical. In [...]
Innovative surgery gives women normal lives By Jocelyne Sambira Tonte Ikoluba was 13 years old when her grandmother came to her family home to circumcise her. It was important she go through the rite, her grandmother said, in order to become a respectable woman and increase her chances of getting married some day. “I closed [...]
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 [...]
By Ernest Harsch Nairobi With peace agreements ending wars across Africa, local communities are embarking on rebuilding and revival. The course is daunting: not only to generate productive livelihoods in difficult economic times, but also to avoid new eruptions of violence. African civil organizations are well placed for such efforts, notes Chukwuemeka Eze, programme director [...]
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa, adjacent to the Arabian Peninsula; Somalia is geographically located in a very advantageous region, bordering both Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. Country’s land area is estimated to 637 660 km2. It shares borders with Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. For close to two decades Somalia has not [...]
By Wanjohi Kabukuru The Seychelles, with its many Indian Ocean islands and beaches, is renowned as a high-end destination for tourists. Besides profiting from its beautiful landscape, it is also known as business-friendly, politically stable and a strong voice in international discussions on climate change. President James Alix Michel, who was previously a teacher, trade [...]
Exclusive interview with Luc Gnacadja, head of UN desertification convention By Busani Bafana Arable land is vital for Africa, both as a key asset for farmers and, together with vegetation, to help store carbon that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere and contribute to climate change. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates [...]
Interview with Juliana Rotich, a leading African voice on tech By Jocelyne Sambira Growing up in her native Kenya, Juliana Rotich was the lonely, young “geek” with oversized glasses at school. Today she is a highly successful tech entrepreneur who is a co-founder and executive director of Ushahidi, a homegrown non-profit tech company that has taken [...]