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Guinea Bissau: Reported cholera outbreak
2008-05-30 11:07:00 Source: APA Reported cholera outbreak in southern Guinea Bissau (2008-05-28 15:10:00) APA-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) Cholera has resurfaced in Guinea Bissau where 53 cases had been detected within three days in Casini, south of the country, public health executive director Marlene Nunes said here Wednesday. Full story
Over Cameroon: 4.5mn children to be immunized against polio
2008-05-30 11:04:00 Source: APA Over 4.5mn Cameroon ian children to be immunized against polio (2008-05-29 11:05:43) APA ? Douala (Cameroon) Over 4.5 million Cameroonian children up to five years are expected to be immunized against poliomyelitis next week-end across the country as part of the National Immunization Days, official sources told APA Wednesday in Douala. Full story ... More About: Children
Angola: First world summit on diamonds
2008-05-30 10:59:00 Source: APA Angola to hold first world summit on diamonds(2008-05-30 03:40:26) APA-Cairo (Egypt) The first world summit on diamonds will be held in Angola 4-10 November to discuss the management of diamond production and its impact on the economies of African nations. Full story More About: World , Diamonds , Summit
Training manual: Participatory Budgeting in Africa: A Training Companion wi
2008-05-29 23:36:00 Source: ELDIS Participatory Budgeting in Africa : A Training Companion with cases from eastern and southern Africa - Volume I: concepts and principles How to implement participatory budgeting at local government level in Africa (Volume 1) Authors: ; UN-Habitat; Municipal Development Partnership Eastern and Southern Africa Publisher: Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, 2008 Full text of document Participatory ... More About: African economy , Manual
Academic paper: Defending children?s rights: the legislative priorities of
2008-05-29 21:01:00 Source: ELDIS Defending children’s rights: the legislative priorities of Rwanda n women parliamentarians Authors: Powley,E. Produced by: Hunt Alternatives Fund (200 This report argues that the inclusion of women in national legislatures has positive policy outcomes for children. The report states that global analyses and the Rwanda case in particular, has shown that legislators are more likely than ... More About: Children , Academic , Rights , Paper
Academic paper: Children and vulnerability in Tanzania: a brief synthesis
2008-05-29 20:58:00 Source: ELDIS Children and vulnerability in Tanzania : a brief synthesis Authors: Leach,V. Produced by: Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania (2007) The intention of this paper is to highlight the key issues of children and vulnerability in Tanzania. The paper states that a national framework for social protection must be established to address these overwhelming facets of insecurity and vulnerability for ... More About: Academic , Vulnerability , Paper
Academic paper: Between paternalism and hybrid partnership: the emerging UN
2008-05-29 20:51:00 Source: ELDIS Between paternalism and hybrid partnership: the emerging UN and Africa relationship in peace operations Authors: Murithi,T. Produced by: Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT) (2007) This paper analyses the extent to which a new hybrid partnership exists between the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN). It particularly focuses on the establishment of a ... More About: Academic , Hybrid , Paper
Academic paper: West African conflict early warning and early response syst
2008-05-29 20:49:00 Source:ELDIS West African conflict early warning and early response system: the role of civil society organisations Authors: Opoku,J. M. Produced by: Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (2007) This paper assesses the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) in West African conflict early warning and early response systems. It also looks at the subject of conflict prevention in ... More About: Academic , Conflict , Warning , Paper
Academic paper: Considerations on the concept of a regional commercial sate
2008-05-29 20:47:00 Source: ELDIS Considerations on the concept of a regional commercial satellite imagery interpretation centre in support of African peace operations Authors: Quick,G. Produced by: Institute for Security Studies, South Africa (200 This paper discusses key considerations on the concept of commercial satellite imagery use in providing support to peace operations. It looks at how these operations should ... More About: Commercial , Academic , Regional , Paper , Concept
Is it Africa?s Turn? Progress in the world?s poorest region.
2008-05-29 16:22:00 The Boston Review has a series of recent articles on progress in Africa . In particular the article by the economist Edward Miguel resonated with me. Miguel has been visiting a small city in Kenya every year since 1997 to help local development-oriented nonprofit organizations design and evaluate their rural programs. In this meaty article the ... More About: World , The World , Progress
LIBERIA: Coastal erosion displaces hundreds
2008-05-29 12:24:00 Source: IRIN NEWS LIBERIA: Coastal erosion displaces hundreds BUCHANAN, 28 May (IRIN) - Coastal erosion has wiped out dozens of homes and left nearly 200 inhabitants homeless in Buchanan, the second largest city in Liberia , and government officials say the whole city of 200,000 people is threatened. “The situation is clearly posing a threat to the entire city. ...
CAMEROON: Urban farmers profit from rising food prices
2008-05-29 12:18:00 Source: IRIN NEWS CAMEROON: Urban farmers profit from rising food prices YAOUNDÉ, 27 May (IRIN) - Jacques Biyiha came from the countryside to the big city to seek his fortune in the 1970s when the country was in the midst of a construction boom. He continues to live there today, but he hasn’t worked in construction for ... More About: Food , Profit , Cameroon , Prices
BURKINA FASO: Heavy rains leave hundreds homeless
2008-05-29 10:46:00 Source: IRIN NEWS BURKINA FASO: Heavy rains leave hundreds homeless OUAGADOUGOU, 28 May (IRIN) - Heavy rains that hit Ouagadougou on 25 May left 542 people homeless, over half of them children, Gabriel Semdé, the provincial director of the government ministry for social welfare and national solidarity, told IRIN. Up to 93 families lost their homes in two ... More About: Burkina Faso , Leave , Homeless
WEST AFRICA: How can West Africa become more food-secure?
2008-05-29 10:42:00 Source: IRIN NEWS WEST AFRICA: How can West Africa become more food-secure? DAKAR, 28 May (IRIN) - The global food and fuel price crisis presents a “strategic opportunity” to West Africa n states to become more food-secure according to agricultural analysts, but they will only achieve this by committing 10 percent of state budgets to agriculture and better ... More About: Food , Secure
Nigeria: no-electricity fridge invention
2008-05-29 09:57:00 Source: This is Mohammed Bah Abba’s Pot-in-pot invention. In northern Nigeria , where Mohammed is from, over 90% of the villages have no electricity. His invention, which he won a Rolex Award for (and $100,000), is a refrigerator than runs without electricity. Here’s how it works. You take a smaller pot and put it inside a larger pot. ... More About: Electricity , Invention , Fridge
African Athletics Championships, Ethiopia 2008 update
2008-05-28 18:30:00 For those interested in the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships , Addis Ababa 2008, here is the medal table: http://www.addis2008.org/Results/Data/sta mpe/Medagliere.pdf Please go to http://www.adis2008.org for further information on the games. Comments are now closed for this post. Source: APA Over 1,000 athletes to participate in African athletics championships in Ethiopia APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Over 1,200 athletes from various African countries are ... More About: Update
French gov?t donates 200mn Euro to facilitate French teaching in Kenya
2008-05-27 22:49:00 Source: APA French gov?t donates 200mn Euro to facilitate French teaching in Kenya (2008-05-26 19:58:22) APA-Nairobi (Kenya) The French ambassador to Kenya Mrs. Elisabeth Barbier on Monday donated 200 million Euros (1.9 billion shillings) to the Kenyan government to facilitate the teaching of the French language in the country. More About: Teaching
African archaeology Ivory Coast: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 17:03:00 Source: African Archaeology Ivory Coast : > Loi n° 87-806 du 28 juillet 1987 portant protection du patrimoine culturel > Décret n° 99-319 du 21 avril 1999 délimitant un périmètre de protection du patrimoine architectural de Grand-Bassam More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Gabon: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 13:18:00 Source: African Archaeology Gabon : > Arrêté du 27 mai 1971 fixant les conditions d’entrée et de circulation des artistes et chercheurs culturels étrangers en République Gabonaise > Ordonnance n°31/75 du 8 mars 1975 créant et organisant le Musée national des arts et traditions > Ordonnance n°6/76 du 22 janvier 1976 créant le CENAREST > Décret n°371/PR/MESRS du 31 ... More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Ethiopia: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 13:14:00 Source: African Archaeology Ethiopia : > Proclamation n° 36/1989, A proclamation to provide for the study and protection of antiquities, 31st August 1989 More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Egypt: Heritage law
2008-05-26 13:04:00 Source: African Archaeology Egypt : > Supreme Council of Antiquities, Regulations for Foreign Archaeological Missions More About: Heritage
African archaeology Democratic Republic of Congo: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 12:48:00 Source: African Archaeology Congo (R.D.) : > Ordonnance n° 70-089 du 11 mars 1970 portant création d’un Institut des musées nationaux > Ordonnance-Loi n° 77-016 du 15 mars 1971 relative à la protection des biens culturels > Article 46 de la Constitution More About: Heritage , Laws , Democratic , Democratic Republic of Congo
African archaeology Congo: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 12:04:00 Source: African Archaeology Congo (Brazzaville) : > Décret n° 68/45 du 19 février 1968 fixant les modalités d’application de la loi 32/65 du 12 août 1965 More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Comoros: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:59:00 Source: African Archaeology Comoros : > Loi n°94-022/AF portant protection du patrimoine culturel national, 27 juin 1994 More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Cameroon: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:56:00 Source: African Archaeology Cameroon : > Loi fédérale n°63-22 du 19 juin 1963 organisant la protection des monuments, objets et sites, de caractère historique ou artistique > Loi n°91/008 du 31 juillet 1991, portant protection du patrimoine culturel national More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Burundi: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:52:00 Source: African Archaeology Burundi : > Loi n°1/6 du 25 mai 1983 portant protection du patrimoine Culturel National More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Burkina Faso: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:46:00 Source: African Archaeology Burkina Faso : > Ordonnance n°85-04/CNR/PRES portant protection du patrimoine culturel > Décret n°85-493/CNR/PRES/INFO portant réglementation de l’exportation des objets d’arts au Burkina-Faso More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Botswana: Heritage laws
2008-05-26 11:39:00 Source: African Archaeology Botswana : > National Museum and Art Gallery Act, 1967 > Monuments and Relics Act, 1970 More About: Heritage , Laws
African archaeology Benin: Heritage law
2008-05-26 11:27:00 Source: African Archaeology Benin : > Ordonnance n°35/PR/MENJS du 1er juin 1968 relative à la protection des biens culturels More About: Heritage
African archaeology Angola: Heritage laws
More articles from this author:2008-05-26 11:22:00 Source: African Archaeology Angola : > Décret n°80/76 du 3 septembre 1976 Portant fixation des modalités de conservation et de protection du patrimoine historique et culturel du peuple angolais, et annulant toute législation antérieure en la matière, à l’exception des articles pertinents du code disciplinaire des FAPLA et de la réglementation relative à la détention et ... More About: Heritage , Laws 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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