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
Africa Thesis Award 2008
2008-05-19 12:08:00 (Comments are closed for this post. Please apply directly to advertiser. Note the deadline for application of 16th June 200 The Africa n Studies Centre would like to draw your attention to the annual Africa Thesis Award . This award is for Masters theses related on a Sub-Saharan African topic. The award consists of a prize of ... More About: 2008
Culture and Health Programme for Africa: Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Afric
2008-05-16 11:46:00 Source: OCPA 204 Culture has a vital influence on health, shaping definitions of illness and determining how health-related decisions are made. Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), through the Culture and Health Programme for Africa (CHAPS), encourages communities to reflect on cultural practices that affect health both positively and negatively. http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266796/38 Contact Janet Shauri info@path.org or jshauri@path.org ... More About: Egypt , Kenya
Academic paper: Culture, the Missing Link in Development Planning in Africa
2008-05-16 11:42:00 Source: OCPA 204 by Kwesi Kwaa Prah This paper argues that communication and development strategies in Africa must take into account cultural and indigenous practices, particularly language, in order to escape colonial legacies of development and education, which in the author’s view, have contributed to the stagnation of intellectual development of African communities and the marginalisation ... More About: Culture , Academic , Planning , Development
Somalia: Dilemmas facing Somali music and musicians
2008-05-16 11:37:00 Source: OCPA 204 Music ians and singers in Somali a are continuously facing targeted killings, intimidation, injuries, and deprivation of their basic rights to work and express themselves freely by all sides in the country’s conflict, but these violations against Somali artists are not reported. www.freemuse.org/sw26598.asp More About: African music , Musicians
Database of African Journalism Schools
2008-05-16 11:15:00 Source: OCPA 204 This database was compiled by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Programme in Communication and Information, as part of the “Building Professional and Institutional Capacity for Media Training” initiative. In collaboration with Rhodes University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies (South Africa) and the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Lille ... More About: Schools , Database , African
Nigeria: Funding Necessary for Cultural Preservation, Says VP
2008-05-16 11:10:00 Source: OCPA 204 http://allafrica.com/stories/200804250621 .html Vice President Goodluck Jonathan says effective funding is crucial for the promotion and preservation of our cultural heritage. More About: Funding , Nigeria , Cultural , Preservation
Ghana: Music Industry and Challenges
2008-05-16 11:08:00 Source: OCPA 204 http://allafrica.com/stories/200804250980 .html In spite of the developmental benefits, which music has imposed on the global developed economies around the world, Ghana is yet to experience such socio-economic benefits from the music industry. More About: Music , Industry , African music
Zimbabwe: More Needed to Develop Viable Copyright Sector
2008-05-16 11:06:00 The following article seen on OCPA 204 reminded me of an earlier email I had from the British Academy about guidelines on copyright and academic research - Guidelines for researchers and publishers in the Humanities and Social Sciences which, although not Africa specific, you may be interested in. Download the guidelines here. http://allafrica.com/stories/200804300069 .html On 23 April artists, the ... More About: Zimbabwe , Copyright , Develop
Angola: Culture Ministry to Boost Dance Infrastructures
2008-05-16 10:55:00 Source: OCPA 204 http://allafrica.com/stories/200804300915 .html The Culture Ministry will build more infrastructures with aim of stimulating people to join dance activities and other art forms practiced in halls, on Tuesday announced the incumbent Minister, Boaventura Cardoso. More About: Dance , Angola , Boost
Angola: Govt Studies Institutionalisation of Arts International Festival
2008-05-16 10:53:00 Source: OCPA 204 http://allafrica.com/stories/200805070919 .html Luanda provincial government is studying a way to institutionalise the International Festival of Theatre and Arts created by Elinga Teatro on Tuesday announced an official source. More About: Studies , Angola
Nigeria: FG, States to Collaborate On Culture
2008-05-16 10:51:00 Source: OCPA 204 http://allafrica.com/stories/200805050149 .html Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Dr Aliyu Hong, has disclosed that the Federal Government is to collaborate with States and communities to package and promote 12 cultural festivals to attract tourists to Nigeria . More About: Collaborate
The Francophone Fund for the audio-visual production of the South ? Call fo
2008-05-16 10:47:00 (Comments are closed for this post, please visit the website and apply directly) Source: OCPA 204 The Francophone Fund for the audio-visual production of the South ? Call for projects The call for projects is launched with a view to promote artistic and audiovisual creation in southern member states of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF). ... More About: Audio , Visual , Production
The Award of Excellence for Crafts for Western Africa ? Exhibition (Paris,
2008-05-16 10:05:00 Source: OCPA 204 The Award of Excellence for Crafts for Western Africa ? Exhibition (Paris , 30/04 - 12/05/200 Organized within the framework of the UNESCO Crafts programme an exhibition of products which received the Award of Excellence for Western Africa in November 2007 is held at the Foire de Paris (Paris Trade Fair). The 500 ... More About: Burkina Faso , Mali
Theatre Managements of South Afri
2008-05-16 09:29:00 Source: OCPA 204 Theatre Managements of South Africa TMSA Is a nationwide umbrella Association of Theatre Producers, Promoters, Managers and Owners. Its aims, among others are § To raise the profile and entrench the value of the Performing Arts in South Africa. § To foster and encourage the development of new managements. § To exchange and share information between all ...
The African Publishing Institute (API)
2008-05-16 09:08:00 Source: OCPA 204 The African Publishing Institute (API) API is the training programme of APNET (African Publishers Network, Accra), it was established in 1992 to remedy the shortcomings identified in the publishing profession in Africa. Such shortcomings included: Institutional constraints; Shortage of qualified human resources; Importation of input for book production. Its objectives are To empower African publishers with ...
Nigeria: Federal Government to Review National Culture Policy
2008-05-16 09:05:00 Source: OCPA 204 Nigeria: Federal Government to Review National Culture Policy Daily Trust (Abuja), 30 April 2008 by Mustafa Abubakar, Ilorin The Federal Government in conjunction with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is to review the National Cultural Policy in order to make it more compliant with global trends. - The Director and country ...
Cameroon: AFRICAphonie in search of funding partners
2008-05-16 09:01:00 Source: OCPA 204 Cameroon : AFRICAphonie in search of funding partners AFRICAphonie has developed 4 project proposals for which it is looking for funding partners. The project proposals are: 1. Arts and Culture Journalism Training Workshop 2. A Documentary on Intangible Cultural Patrimony 3. Capacity-Building Workshop for Film Professionals and Film Festival 4. Local Governance and Cultural Development Seminar Interested Partners can contact: Executive ... More About: Search , Funding
Egypt: Literary Platform for Young Arab Writers ?Safha Jadida?
2008-05-16 08:58:00 Source: OCPA 204 Literary Platform for Young Arab Writers “Safha Jadida” The 4th annual Literary Platform for Young Arab Writers “Safha Jadida” will be held in Cairo, Egypt during the period from 22 to 29 July 2008. “Safha Jadida” is organized by Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy). This year a group of young Arab writers between the ... More About: African writers
African art and poetry: ?Dialogue among Civilisations?
2008-05-16 08:43:00 Source: OCPA No 204 ?Dialogue among Civilisations? ?Dialogue among Civilisations? forms the basis for a new initiative by Art for Humanity. It involves collaboration between artists and poets from Africa and those countries who participated in the 2006 Soccer World Cup. The participants will be invited to create work on the theme of identity, land, goals and ... More About: Poetry , African art , African
African food crisis: AfDB forms fertiliser fund to help fight food crisis
2008-05-15 22:21:00 Source: AlertNet AfDB forms fertiliser fund to help fight food crisis 15 May 2008 19:49:24 GMT <!– 15 May 2008 19:49:24 GMT ## for search indexer, do not remove –> Source: Reuters By Gordon Bell MAPUTO, May 15 (Reuters) - The African Development Bank agreed on Thursday to set up a facility to subsidise farmers battling high ... More About: Food , Fight , Fund , Forms , Crisis
African development: How to determine overlaps and gaps in development serv
2008-05-15 21:58:00 I’ve been exploring the ELDIS manuals and toolkits to see which ones were suitable for inclusion here. The research methods section has some items which may be of interest to practitioners in Africa. Source: ELDIS Practitioners Guide: activity mapping How to determine overlaps and gaps in development services Authors: ; Methodfinder Publisher: MethodFinder, 2008 Full text of ... More About: Development , African
Nutrition management in comprehensive care centres in Kenya: a trainer?s ma
2008-05-15 20:52:00 Source: ELDIS Nutrition management in comprehensive care centres in Kenya : a trainer’s manual Produced by: Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (2007) In support of the implementation of the ?Kenyan national guidelines on nutrition and HIV/AIDS?, this training manual is designed for healthcare service providers working in comprehensive care centres. It aims to equip participants with the knowledge ... More About: Management , Care , Trainer
Free resource: Cultural Heritage Protection Handbook - Care and Handling of
2008-05-15 20:45:00 Whilst tracking back from a trackback on my Mali blog, I took time to explore the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project In the research pages I found a link to this handbook which I think might be of interest: Cultural Heritage Protection Handbook : Care and Handling of Manuscripts Textes par : Antonio Mirabile Dessins par : Beatrice Beccaro Migliorati printed by UNESCO In ... More About: Free , Resource
Academic paper: Power and Poverty - Walter Schicho
2008-05-15 12:33:00 Source: Stichproben. Wiener Zeitschrift für kritische Afrikastudien Nr. 13/2007, 7. Jg. 13/2007: Afrika im Diskurs Abstract Poverty alleviation is one of the main objectives of the International Bank for Reconstruction an Development since the early 1970s. The following analysis based on a sample of texts of the former „World Bank“ president J. Wolfensohn, deals with the poverty discourse of the ... More About: Power , Academic , Paper , Walter
TOC: Afrika im Diskurs / Africa in Discourse, Special Issue of Vienna Journ
2008-05-15 12:24:00 X-Posted from H-NET List for Africa n History and Culture <H-AFRICA@H-NET.MSU.EDU> ——– From: Birgit Englert [mailto:birgit.englert@univie.ac.at] Sent: May 07, 2008 11:37 AM “Stichproben. Wiener Zeitschrift für kritische Afrikastudien / /Vienna Journal of African Studies” has recently published issue Nr. 13: “Africa im Diskurs / Africa in Discourse” All the articles are available for free download at the journal’s website: www.univie.ac.at/ecco/stichproben Please also see the website ... More About: Special , Issue
CFP: Call for Authors, African History/Culture, ABC-CLIO
2008-05-15 11:25:00 Dear Scholars: ABC-CLIO,  a leading publisher of academic reference works, 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 global perspective in the area of  African History/ Culture . Compensation: contributors will have their names associated with the entries they contribute, and will receive access ... More About: African history , Authors , Call
Africa food crisis Burkina Faso: marchers protest against high food prices
2008-05-14 19:32:00 Source: AlertNet Several thousand demonstrators waving empty rice sacks and beating cooking pans marched through Burkina Faso ’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in a noisy protest against soaring living costs. Read the full story More About: Food , Africa , Protest , High
Uganda: She has succeeded where few women venture
2008-05-14 18:57:00 Source: The New Vision Online She has succeeded where no woman would venture Mary Kamau prepares a tile plate at her workplace on Rubaga Road, Kampala SHE has always been considered more than just a woman. She broke all boundaries and ventured into a business that is considered a strictly man?s domain. More… ... More About: Women , Venture , Uganda
Africa Shifts Attention to Post Primary Education
2008-05-14 18:47:00 Source: This Day By Bukola Olatunji, 05.13.2008 For five days, no fewer than 500 people, gathered at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre, Maputo, Mozambique for the Eight Biennial Conference of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA). The African continent has not achieved universal primary education for all her children yet. Indeed, some countries ... More About: Post , Primary
African food crisis Burkina Faso: mixed support for strike
More articles from this author:2008-05-14 18:12:00 Source: AlertNet OUAGADOUGOU, May 13 (Reuters) - Unions in Burkina Faso began a 72-hour general strike on Tuesday to protest against soaring living costs. Banks, schools and some offices closed but businesses, shops and public transport stayed open. The stoppage was the second in five weeks called by unions demanding salary and pension rises. Soaring prices for ... More About: Food , Support , Strike , Crisis 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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