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CAMEROON: Fishermen buying fish
2008-06-03 11:52:00 Source: IRIN NEWS CAMEROON: Fish ermen buying fish LIMBE, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - Cameroon got its name from the Portuguese who, upon arriving on the coast in the 1400s, found seafood in such abundance they decided to call the main estuary Rio dos Camarões, or River of Prawns. Yet today the people of Cameroon import most ... More About: Buying
SAHEL: Sahel climate change diary - Day 1 Burkina Faso
2008-06-03 11:34:00 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
African food crisis: Links updated regularly
2008-06-03 11:29:00 The number of posts on the current food crisis is becoming overwhelming. So I have decided to make a ‘running’ post where these items are collected instead of featuring each one. I hope this is useful to you. I’ll update it as often as items come in, so please bookmark this post. Global map of hunger http://maps.maplecroft.com/loadmap?templa te=map&issueID=8 ZIMBABWE: ... More About: Food , Links , Crisis , African
African food crisis: Links updated regularly
2008-06-02 20:29:00 The number of posts on the current food crisis is becoming overwhelming. So I have decided to make a ‘running’ post where these items are collected instead of featuring each one. I hope this is useful to you. I’ll update it as often as items come in, so please bookmark this post. Global map of hunger http://maps.maplecroft.com/loadmap?templa te=map&issueID=8 INTERVIEW-Zimbabwe ... More About: Food , Links , Crisis , African
Academic paper: The economic impact of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, by T. Az
2008-06-02 20:21:00 The economic impact of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa , by T. Azomahou [abstract] In this paper, a simple general equilibrium model à la Solow is developed to capture the impact of AIDS on economic growth. To this end, a benchmark model due to Cuddington and Hancock (1994) is extended in various directions. In particular, the sharply declining life expectancy patterns are clearly ... More About: Academic , Sub-Saharan Africa , Paper , Economic
IMF Executive Board Approves US$45.7 Million PRGF Arrangement for Mali with
2008-06-02 17:25:00 Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves US$45.7 Million PRGF Arrangement for Mali with Front-Loaded Disbursement to Address Higher Food and Fuel Prices http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/200 8/pr08126.htm More About: African economy
IMF Mozambique: Second Review Under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI)
2008-06-02 17:23:00 Press Release: IMF Completes Second Review Under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) for Mozambique http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/200 8/pr08123.htm
Burkina Faso: 2 IMF papers 06/2008
2008-06-02 17:21:00 Country Report No. 08/168: Burkina Faso : 2007 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Request for Access Augmentation, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria - Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by ... More About: African economy , Papers , 2008
IMF Niger: 2 reports 06/2008
2008-06-02 17:19:00 Country Report No. 08/167: Niger : Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/long res.cfm?sk=21988.0 Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth and Final Review Under the PRGF Arrangement with Niger and Approves New US$37.5 Million Successor PRGF Arrangement http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/200 8/pr08127.htm More About: African economy , 2008
SAHEL: Background on the Sahel, West Africa?s poorest region
2008-06-02 17:04:00 Source: IRIN NEWS SAHEL: Background er on the Sahel , West Africa ’s poorest region OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - Underdevelopment and humanitarian crises in the Sahel region of West Africa will be under the spotlight this week as Jan Egeland, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Conflict, travels to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to draw attention to ...
SAHEL: Region is ?ground zero? for climate change - Egeland
2008-06-02 16:51:00 Source: IRIN NEWS SAHEL: Region is “ground zero” for climate change - Egeland OUAGADOUGOU , 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - The Sahel region of West Africa is “ground zero” for vulnerable communities struggling to adapt to climate change, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on conflict, Jan Egeland, said on 2 June in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, ... More About: Climate Change , Climate , Change , Ground
African food crisis: Food,fuel shock can ?wreck the exchequer? in Africa
2008-06-02 12:31:00 Source: AlertNet Africa ’s cocoa makes the world’s chocolate, its fish, fruit and vegetables reach tables around the globe and its oil powers vehicles and factories from China to the United States. Yet far from benefiting from soaring commodity prices, African states are being squeezed as hard as any by the costs of fuel and food imports. ... More About: Food , Shock , Fuel , African economy
Africalia Funding for cultural projects in Africa
2008-06-01 11:15:00 Comments are now closed for this post. Please read the article carefully and apply to the organisers as detailed below, NOT to Sociolingo. Africa lia Funding Region Western Europe Deadline Date 120 days (4 months) before starting the project Africalia, an initiative of the Belgian Development Co-operation, is calling for proposals. Launched in 2000, Africalia aims to promote sustainable human development ... More About: Projects , Cultural
African book: Africa and Trans-Atlantic Memories : Literary and Aesthetic M
2008-05-31 11:09:00 x-posted from H-West-Africa list I would like to call your attention to this new book edited by Paul Lovejoy, Naana Opoku-Agyemang and David V. Trotman, Africa and Trans -Atlantic Memories : Literary and Aesthetic Manifestations of Diaspora and History, Africa World Press, 2008, 468 pages. * * * Table of Contents INTRODUCTION SECTION I: THE AFRICAN VOICE IN DIASPORA Chapter 1 - Narratives of Trans-Atlantic ... More About: Book
Conference: 18-19 Sept 2008 ? ?African Children in Focus: A Paradigm Shift
2008-05-31 11:05:00 Comments are closed for this post. Please apply directly to the advertisers. 18-19 Sept 2008 ? ‘African Children in Focus : A Paradigm Shift in Methodology and Theory? Interdisciplinary Conference ’, Leiden, Netherlands. “From the late 1990?s onwards, the research of children and childhoods has gradually become a topic of study in the social sciences. Children have increasingly come into the limelight as ...
Academic paper DRC: The timber trade and poverty alleviation - Upper Great
2008-05-31 10:59:00 Source: ELDIS The timber trade and poverty alleviation - Upper Great Lakes region Produced by: Department for International Development, UK (2007) This report analyses how trade in timber produced in the eastern DRC and Southern Sudan can contribute to stability and economic development in the region. Presenting an overview of trade volumes and routes, the paper finds that ... More About: Academic , Poverty , Trade , Democratic Republic of Congo
Academic paper: Economic Partnership Agreements -which way for Malawi?
2008-05-31 10:56:00 Source: ELDIS EPAs: which way for Malawi ? Produced by: Malawi Economic Justice Network (2007) This paper reports on a stakeholder meeting that took place on the 4th December 2007 to discuss the issue of making trade work for poor people in Malawi. It is particularly concerned with the signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and whether this ... More About: Academic , Paper , African economy
Academic paper: Tackling Malawi?s human resources crisis
2008-05-31 10:52:00 Source: ID21 Tackling Malawi ’s human resources crisis The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 will only be possible if we can successfully strengthen the capacity of health systems in middle and low-income countries. http://www.id21.org/insights/insights-h12 /art06.html More About: Resources , Academic , Human Resources , Human
Acaemic paper: Efficiency and equity through a sector-wide approach in Ugan
2008-05-31 10:50:00 Source: ID21 Efficiency and equity through a sector-wide approach in Uganda Financing Uganda’s health care services used to be based on a minimum package which cost more than the financial resources available. Donor aid contributed between 40 to 50 percent of these costs. Financial allocations were also biased towards national level hospitals and wages. http://www.id21.org/insights/insights-h12 /art05.html ... More About: Wide , Paper , Equity
Acaemic paper: Better access to effective antimalarials, sub-Saharan Africa
2008-05-31 10:48:00 Source: ID21 Better access to effective antimalarials Malaria is one of the main reasons why people use health services in sub-Saharan Africa , placing a considerable burden on primary health care. The Affordable Medicines Facility - malaria (AMFm) is a supply-side intervention designed to reduce malaria mortality by improving the availability and affordability of effective treatment. It also ... More About: Sub-Saharan Africa , Access , Paper , Effective
Liberia: World Bank approves US$10 million grant for Liberia?s Emergency Fo
2008-05-31 10:40:00 Liberia: World Bank approves US$10 million grant for Liberia?s Emergency Food Crisis Response Program http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/ COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21784 382~menuPK:258658~pagePK:2865106~piPK:286 5128~theSitePK:258644,00.html More About: World Bank , Liberia , Million
Ethiopia: 3 new World Bank projects, urban development, water and pastorali
2008-05-31 10:39:00 Ethiopia: World Bank Provides funds in support of Urban Development US$150 million credit approved for the Urban Local Government Development Project http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/ COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21784 394~menuPK:258658~pagePK:2865106~piPK:286 5128~theSitePK:258644,00.html Ethiopia: World Bank provides funds for sustainable development of water resources in the Tana & Beles Sub-basins http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/ COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21784 421~menuPK:258658~pagePK:2865106~piPK:286 5128~theSitePK:258644,00.html Ethiopia: World Bank Provides funds in support of Pastoralist Community Development US$ 80 million approved for the second phase of the Pastoralist development project (PCDP ... More About: Projects , Ethiopia
Congo Brazzaville : World Bank approves US$40 million grant to expand healt
2008-05-31 10:35:00 Congo Brazzaville : World Bank approves US$40 million grant to expand health services http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/ COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21784 362~menuPK:258658~pagePK:2865106~piPK:286 5128~theSitePK:258644,00.html More About: World Bank , Congo , African economy
Niger: Two new World Bank projects
2008-05-31 10:32:00 Niger: Bank?s New Strategy In Niger Focuses on Accelerating Rural Growth to Reduce Poverty http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/ COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21784 348~menuPK:258658~pagePK:2865106~piPK:286 5128~theSitePK:258644,00.html Niger: World Bank approves US$30 Million for Local Urban Infrastructure Development Project http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/ COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21784 324~menuPK:258658~pagePK:2865106~piPK:286 5128~theSitePK:258644,00.html More About: Projects , World Bank , Niger , New World
Seminar Leiden: Oil and Politics in Africa
2008-05-31 09:07:00 This seminar is free but you need to register with the organisers, see email at the end of the advert. Comments are closed for this post. IS Academy seminar Oil and politics in Africa 5 June, 15:00-17:00, Faculty Club, Leiden by Dr. Ricardo Soares de Oliveira discussant: Nicholas Shaxson This is the third IS Academy seminar, organized by the African Studies Centre ... More About: Politics , Seminar
Mauritius: Inventory of native plants
2008-05-31 09:02:00 Source: APA Mauritius launches inventory of native plants(2008-05-31 00:10:00) APA - Port Louis (Mauritius) The Mauritius minister of Agro-Industry and Fisheries, Dr Arvin Boolell has on Friday launched the first ever inventory of native plants at the Vallée D?Osterlog Endemic Garden (VDEG), 20 km from the Mauritian capital Port Louis. Full story ... More About: Plants , Inventory , Native
African studentships: Sahelian Pottery
2008-05-30 13:23:00 Please apply directly as advised in the advert. Comments are closed for this post. Note the closing date of August 15th 2008 Student grants for Sahelian Pottery Network meetings in Dakar, December 2008 Student awards: Call for candidates We have pleasure in inviting applications from African students to take part in an international research network entitled “Making ...
Ghana: 1,288 attend eLearning Africa Conference
2008-05-30 11:17:00 Source: APA 1,288 attend eLearning Africa Conference in Ghana (2008-05-30 00:25:00) APA-Accra (Ghana) More than 1,288 information technology experts, educators and education providers across Africa and the world are taking part in the on-going 3rd eLearning Africa Conference in Ghana, APA learnt here on Thursday. Full story
Nigeria: Premier university introduces telemedicine
2008-05-30 11:13:00 Source: APA Nigeria ?s premier university introduces telemedicine (2008-05-20 19:18:1 APA - Lagos (Nigeria) The Consultant Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon in Nigeria?s University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Mr Temitope Alonge, has disclosed that the hospital is introducing telemedicine in some suburbs of Ibadan in south-western Nigeria. Full story More About: Premier
: Environmental week to mark International Environmental Day
More articles from this author:2008-05-30 11:10:00 Source: APA Rwanda launches environmental week to mark international day (2008-05-28 10:54:19) APA- Kigali (Rwanda) The Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA) on Tuesday launched week long activities as part of the celebrations to mark the International Environmental Day slated for June 5. Full story More About: Week , Mark 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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