Sociolingo's Africa BlogSociolingo's Africa BlogNews, images and comments about Africa. I live in Mali in West Africa and I collect news and information about African countries. I hope you find something here that interests you. I usually include short snippets from websites and newsletters in ord Articles
Aluka, Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa - Oral History Project
2008-06-11 11:20:00 The following letter is cross-posted from the H-West-Africa list and I wanted to bring it to your attention. These oral history collections are really important as primary resources, and give voice to ordinary people. The set of links at the end of the letter give direct access to archived material. Dear Friends and colleagues, I think many ... More About: Freedom , History , Project , Southern Africa
CARE charts a new path in Africa
2008-06-09 12:12:00 I’ve been exploring the CARE in Africa website. I noticed CARE in relation to the ‘Keyhole’ gardens in Lesotho article on the BBC NEWS website which I did a post about recently. So I decided to find out more about the organisation. CARE began working in Africa in 1961. Today, CARE works in 27 countries that ... More About: Care , Charts , Foreign Aid , Path
Coca Cola speaks out about democracy in Africa
2008-06-08 19:46:00 Interesting post on All Africa about Coca Cola caught my eye. The worldwide CEO of Coca Cola gives his view about the drink company’s prospects in Africa and on the way discusses democracy in Africa. I was interested to see that Africa makes 7% of Coke’s non-US sales. Somehow I had the impression of more. ... More About: Coca-Cola , Democracy
African environment: Keyhole gardens? in Lesotho
2008-06-08 10:42:00 There’s an interesting post on BBC NEWS about ‘keyhole gardens’ in Lesotho. You can see some in the picture. The two metre diameter gardens are built of rocks, layered with tins, mulch and ash and are producing food all year round. (Mahaha’s family) has three keyhole gardens and that’s more than enough to supply all ... More About: Environment , Gardens , African
SAHEL: Sahel climate change diary - Jan Egeland
2008-06-07 17:00:00 Source: IRIN NEWS SAHEL: Sahel climate change diary - Day 1 OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - There’s a very academic discussion happening in Europe right now still asking “is the climate already changing” and “is climate change noticeable today”. Here in Burkina Faso that debate is not happening, because the effects already speak for themselves. Although today ... More About: Diary , Climate Change , Climate , Change
Call for Authors: Africa History and Culture.
2008-06-07 16:59:00 Comments are now closed for this post. Please apply directly to advertiser if you want to see if they still need contributers. Call for Authors : Africa History and Culture . ABC-CLIO is in the process of developing a comprehensive 21-volume Encyclopedia of World History. We are looking for interested scholars to prepare 500-1500 word articles with a ... More About: Writers
Introducing a Global Collaborative Research Website
2008-06-07 15:22:00 Just got this brought to my notice by H-Net and I thought it may be useful to some of you. Oh by the way it is free for individual researchers. Title: Introducing a Global Collaborative Research Website - www.MyNetResearch.com Description: Research for the 21st Century Whether you are a college professor, doctoral student, corporate researcher or private inventor, the new ...
African food crisis: Vultures On The Wing
2008-06-06 16:06:00 A new post contributed by Dave Donelson (x-posted from Daily Kos) Vultures On The Wing Food riots in Somalia, Senegal, Cameroon, Uganda, and elsewhere in Africa and other developing regions have brought the vultures to the scene?-but that may actually be a positive sign. Everyone from huge investment funds like BlackRock to ag ... More About: Foreign Aid , Crisis
Burkina Faso: Bloggers
2008-06-06 12:00:00 Do you visit blogs you haven’t read in a while and then wonder why you haven’t? I picked up a Global Voices Online post via AlertNet, which of course sent me scurrying to Global Voices. Duh! I used to check it regularly, but I guess the e-lists have taken over my mailbox as fodder for ... More About: Burkina Faso , Bloggers
Diary: Climate impacts in Uganda - OXFAM
2008-06-06 11:29:00 Source: AlertNet/OXFAM Diary : Climate impacts in Uganda - Part four Unusually heavy and prolonged rains from July to November last year led to extraordinary floods across huge regions of north and eastern Uganda. Latrines were flooded and the germ-laden water contaminated the wells and other water sources, causing massive increases in dysentery - and more water contamination. ... More About: Oxfam
Global Education Digest 2007 (PDF)
2008-06-05 19:58:00 Source: id21 Global Education Digest 2007 (PDF) This UNESCO report presents the latest education statistics from primary to tertiary levels in more than 200 countries. This edition focuses on the financing of education and provides a series of indicators to compare spending patterns across countries and levels of education. http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/pdf/ge d/2007/EN_web2.pdf
Boys? lower participation in schools in Lesotho
2008-06-05 19:57:00 Source: id21 Boys ’ lower participation in schools in Lesotho In Lesotho, girls are more likely to participate in schooling and have higher literacy rates than boys. Boys’ enrolment is lower than girls’ at primary and secondary school, but the gap is greater at secondary level. Boys clearly under-participate in school. A state-run open and distance learning (ODL) programme is reaching out ... More About: Schools , Participation , Lower
Academic paper: Features of a good job - work preferences of Malawi?s nurse
2008-06-05 19:54:00 Source: id21 Features of a good job: work preferences of Malawi ’s nurses Many developing countries suffer from critical shortages of trained health workers, but Malawi’s shortage is severe even by African standards. With fewer than 4000 doctors, nurses and midwives to serve the population of 12 million, the country’s ability to provide health services is compromised. Measures ... More About: Academic , Work , Nurse
Academic paper: How can people negotiate complex land rights in West Africa
2008-06-05 19:50:00 Source: id21 How can people negotiate complex land rights in West Africa ? Land is an increasingly scarce resource in West Africa. As access to land becomes increasingly regulated, conflicts are becoming more common. Who wins and who loses in the struggle to gain access to land? http://www.id21.org/nr/n5ct1g2.html More About: People , Academic , Rights
Academic paper: Securing land and infrastructure in Namibia
2008-06-05 19:45:00 Source: id21 Securing land and infrastructure in Namibia How can urban development be improved to meet the needs of poor people? Experience from Namibia shows how a strong people’s movement can address the needs of poor people without depending on property rights or state welfare http://www.id21.org/urban/u2dm1g1.html More About: Academic , Infrastructure , Paper , Land
Academic paper: Enterprises needed to stimulate growth and reduce poverty i
2008-06-05 19:41:00 Source: id21 Enterprises needed to stimulate growth and reduce poverty in Zambia Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Private sector development is seen as increasingly necessary to stimulate economic growth, reduce poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. But Zambia, along with many of its African neighbours, lacks growth-oriented companies. http://www.id21.org/society/s7ccp2g1.html ... More About: Academic , Poverty , Growth , Reduce , Paper
Academic paper: Adult education and training in fishing communities in Sout
2008-06-05 19:38:00 Source: id21 Adult education and training in fishing communities in South Africa Fishing communities in South Africa’s Western Cape are being disadvantaged in respect of access to adult education, vocational education and training provision. Despite relative prosperity in the region, the level of educational provision remains highly uneven. These communities face geographical and socio-political exclusion and are ... More About: Education , Academic , Training
Academic paper: How market institutions shape urban food supply in Africa
2008-06-05 19:35:00 Source: id21 How market institutions shape urban food supply in Africa As the urban share of Africa’s population increases, it is crucial to understand how food supply in cities is shaped by market institutions. This topic has received little attention from policymakers and researchers, however, despite the implications it has for people’s livelihoods and poverty. http://www.id21.org/urban/u7gp1g1.html ... More About: Food , Academic , Market , Urban
Academic paper: Joint tuberculosis/HIV services in Malawi - progress, chall
2008-06-05 19:24:00 Source: ELDIS Joint tuberculosis/HIV services in Malawi : progress, challenges and the way forward Authors: R. Chimzizi; A. Harries Publisher: Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2007 This article in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization reviews the progress made on a three-year tuberculosis (TB)/HIV plan implemented in Malawi ... More About: Services , Academic , Paper , Tuberculosis
Academic paper: China in Africa - lending, policy space and governance
2008-06-05 19:20:00 Source: ELDIS China in Africa : lending, policy space and governance Authors: Dahle Huse,M. ; Muyakwa,S. L. Produced by: Norwegian Council for Africa (200 China has had bad press regarding its involvement in sub-Saharan Africa. Its lack of aid conditionality - particularly in the field of human rights and environmental issues; its apparent disregard for transparency in the ... More About: Space , Academic , Policy
Academic paper: Political sources of ethnic identification in Africa
2008-06-05 19:16:00 Source: ELDIS Political sources of ethnic identification in Africa Authors: Eifert,B.; Miguel,E.; Posner,D.N. Produced by: Afrobarometer (2007) This paper investigates the political source of ethnic identification in Africa. Drawing on data from 22 surveys covering 33,000 respondents across 10 African countries, the paper shows that the strength of ethnic identities in Africa is shaped by political competition. The ... More About: Academic , Ethnic , Paper
Academic paper: Listening to teachers in Mozambique - the motivation and mo
2008-06-05 19:11:00 Source: ELDIS Listening to teachers in Mozambique : the motivation and morale of education workers in Mozambique Produced by: Voluntary Service Overseas (200 This report investigates the morale and motivation of education workers In Mozambique and identifies the factors that affect them. There is growing awareness in Mozambique of the need for a motivated public sector workforce ... More About: Academic , Motivation , Paper
Academic paper: Agricultural trade policy reform in South Africa
2008-06-05 19:05:00 Source: ELDIS Agricultural trade policy reform in South Africa Authors: Chitiga,M.; Kandiero,T.; Ngwenya,P. Produced by: African Development Bank (200 This paper empirically investigates the impact of agricultural trade reform in South Africa . Using the United Nation’s Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM), the study performs two specific scenarios that capture the ... More About: Academic , Reform
Academic paper: South Africa and China - the agricultural and fisheries tra
2008-06-05 19:02:00 Source: ELDIS Authors: Sandrey,R.; Fundira,T. Produced by: Trade Law Centre for South ern Africa (200 A feature of world trade over the last ten years has been the dramatic growth of China ’s trade with the world. This paper examines the agricultural component of Chinese trade with South Africa , which it aims to place in broader perspective of ... More About: Academic
Academic paper: Sustainability standards and coffee exports from Tanzania
2008-06-05 18:52:00 Source: ELDIS Sustainability standards and coffee exports from Tanzania Authors: Lazaro,E.,A.; Makindara,J.; Kilima,F.,T.,M. Produced by: Danish Institute for International Studies (200 One of the key trends characterising the agro-food trade in the last two decades has been the increasing complexity of public and private standards that are applied to imports into developed countries. This paper aims to ... More About: Standards , Academic , Coffee
Monitoring regional integration in Southern Africa Yearbook. Volume 7 (2007
2008-06-05 18:49:00 Source: ELDIS Monitoring regional integration in Southern Africa Yearbook. Volume 7 (2007) Authors: Büsl,A.; Breytenbach,W.; Hartzenberg,T. Produced by: Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (2007) External and internal developments have raised the regional integration agenda in southern Africa to a new level. However, the region remains committed to a linear model of regional integration: a customs union is seen as ... More About: South Africa , Integration , Regional , Southern Africa
Academic paper: Private returns to education in Ghana - implications for in
2008-06-05 18:41:00 Source: ELDIS Private returns to education in Ghana : implications for investments in schooling and migration Authors: Sackey,H. A. Produced by: African Economic Research Consortium (200 This study examines private returns to schooling in Ghana over a seven-year period, and the implications for school investments and migration. Overall the study finds that improvement in school attendance over the seven ... More About: Education , Academic , Paper
Academic paper: Accra 2008 - the bumpy road to aid effectiveness in agricul
2008-06-05 18:36:00 Source: ELDIS Accra 2008: the bumpy road to aid effectiveness in agriculture Authors: Cabral,L. Produced by: Overseas Development Institute [ES] (200 The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness will be reviewed at the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra in September 2008. The Paris Declaration establishes operating principles for donors and recipient governments to improve ... More About: Academic , Paper , African economy , Foreign Aid , Road
Academic paper: Guidelines and mindlines - why do clinical staff over-diagn
2008-06-05 18:15:00 Source: ELDIS Guidelines and mindlines: why do clinical staff over-diagnose malaria in Tanzania ? A qualitative study Authors: C. I. R. Chandler; C. Jones; G. Boniface Publisher: Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2008 This paper published in the Malaria journal examines the reasons behind malaria over-diagnosis in Tanzania. Malaria over-diagnosis in Africa is widespread and costly both financially and in ... More About: Academic , Paper , Staff
Ghana: Kwani Litfest 2008
More articles from this author:2008-06-04 14:09:00 Kwani Litfest 2008 Ideas. Words. Markets. Following the success of 2006, Kwani Litfest (KLF) 2008 is set to bring an even brighter cast of literary icons and events to Kenya during the first two weeks of August for a world-class celebration of African stories. >From literary safaris a la Hemmingway to sailboat excursions on the Indian Ocean, plus the usual dose ... More About: Ghana 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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