Mogadishu/Nairobi-The African Federation of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ) and its 42 national affiliations around Africa concerns and have stemmed the illicit detention over the humanitarian journalist Abdi-aziz Abdinur Ibrahim better known as “Koronto” who is still in jail with political motivated concentration by the Gen. Sharif Shekhuna Maye, the police commissioner and Gen. Abdullahi Hassan Barisse [...]
AU Summit: Rights Key for Addressing Crises Protecting Civilians in Mali, Eastern DRC Among Priorities (Addis Ababa, January 21, 2013) – The African Union (AU) should make human rights central to its discussions about crises situations in Africa at its summit meeting this week in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter [...]
For Immediate Release ***To download photo: http://multimedia.hrw.org/distribute/djxwzlrfse Mercury Treaty: Last Chance to Address Health Effects In Final Talks, Western Governments Should Agree to Include Prevention, Treatment (Geneva, January 10, 2013) – A proposed international treaty to address the damaging effects of mercury should include specific provisions to protect the health of children and other vulnerable [...]
Members of the Somali Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (SOMESHA) made a tremendous nationwide climate monitoring outlook after the government of Somalia announced yesterday morning that weather storms may hit many coastal areas in the country. After a cabinet meeting in Mogadishu yesterday, the government has called all communities living on the coasts [...]
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 [...]
8:35 pm | Posted in
Afej News,
Africa Situation Overview,
African Chief Memo,
Campaigns,
Conflict,
Human Interest,
Human Rights,
Human Suffering,
Migration,
News,
Protection,
Refugees,
Security |
Read More »
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 [...]
Statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Chaloka Beyani to mark the coming into force of the Kampala Convention GENEVA (6 December 2012) – “Today, Africa has achieved a milestone and demonstrated its leadership in addressing one of the most pressing humanitarian issues in the world. With the [...]
By Ayodele Samuel, gtms06@yahoo.com Residents of Jalingo, Taraba State capital in Northern Nigeria, are groaning over the unending scarcity of portable water, writes AYODELE SAMUEL, a blogger at www.ayodelenews.blogspot.com reports. “Water, they say is life”, and the human body constitute of 70% of this liquid substance, as such water tops the priority list of the demand [...]
Harare / New York – United Nations Deputy Humanitarian Chief Catherine Bragg wrapped up her five-day visit to southern Africa today, calling on countries and partners in the region to strengthen their efforts to work together to promote disaster preparedness and tackle food insecurity. Food insecurity continues to be a chronic problem in southern Africa, [...]
By Jocelyne Sambira History dating as far back as the 5th century is literally being chipped away with pick axes and shovels at the hands of an extremist rebel faction in northernMali. Holy Muslim shrines in the ancient city ofTimbuktuhave become targets of the Ansar Dine. For the Islamist faction, the Sufi shrines are a [...]
