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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
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
Africa food crisis: In search of a better revolution - Moseley
2008-05-14 18:04:00 Source: Star Tribune Urban West Africa is Ground Zero in the global food crisis. From Dakar to Abidjan, the cities in this zone have experienced more protests against rising food prices than any other region in 2008. The solution pushed by many global leaders is to increase crop yields in Africa via a new green revolution. They ... More About: Food , Search , Revolution , Crisis
WEB: new online educational resource - South Africa: Overcoming Apartheid,
2008-05-14 14:39:00 Michigan State University is pleased to announce the official launch of _South Africa : Overcoming Apartheid, Building Democracy_ (overcomingapartheid.msu.edu) - a new online educational resource designed especially for high school and undergraduate students. The site contains original video interviews with 45 South Africa n activists that also will be of interest to researchers and the general public. Full-length ... More About: Educational , Online
Africa must avoid food export bans - Africa Development Bank
2008-05-14 14:31:00 Source: AlertNet MAPUTO, May 14 (Reuters) - Food export bans by Africa n countries will only worsen a price crisis threatening to drive inflation higher and stifle growth on the continent, African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka said on Wednesday. Liberia this week became the latest country to announce a ban on all food exports to try to ... More About: Export
Uganda: Changing climate costs women crops, money
2008-05-14 13:40:00 There’s an interesting interview with a farming couple from Uganda on AlertNet. When asked about what climate change the farmer has observed since 1995, the old man immediately refers the question to his wife - the one who actually does the work! “The cassava no longer yields anything, there are flies that eat up the leaves,” ... More About: Women , Money , Climate , Changing
CFP:?Governing the Sea? Political Policies and Local Dynamics in the Manage
2008-05-14 11:42:00 x-posted from H-West-Africa list Special issue of Politique Africaine “Governing the Sea” Political Policies and Local Dynamics In the Manage ment of Ocean as well as Coastal Resources and Spaces in Africa Both the ability to govern and political realms more broadly are typically considered in terms of how territories are organized.Ê In this setting, and in particular where different ...
Gambian food: Caldou
2008-05-13 23:26:00 As part of our moving house and settling back into the UK I’ve finally unpacked boxes which have lain dormant in other people’s garages and lofts for over 10 years. One of the things I was pleased to find was my Gambia cookbook from over 20 years ago. I’ll start posting some of my favourite ... More About: Food
Can poor people benefit from ornamental fish farming in West Africa?s rainf
2008-05-13 20:59:00 Interesting story this one. It seems strange to think about ornamental fish with all the recent talk about a growing food crisis. I guess most of us thought that these fish which appear in garden centres are grown in the UK or our own country. The issues discussed here are important though, and are pertinent ... More About: People , Africa , Fish , Cameroon , West
CFP: AFRICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATION APRIL 15- 19, 2009
2008-05-13 19:54:00 AFRICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATION 35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE APRIL 15- 19, 2009 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT FIRST CALL FOR PANELS, ROUNDTABLES, AND PAPERS GENERAL THEME: Africa and Blackness in World Literature and Visual Arts The past two ALA conferences focused on various ways African and African Diaspora literature has functioned as a cultural catalyst that nurtures black people’s subjectivity in the age of globalization. As a ... More About: April , African writers , Association
African education: Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa school pix
2008-05-13 12:15:00 Now this is a good idea - work with teachers and head teachers and give kids in Africa n schools cameras and let them shoot away depicting life in their school and at home. I thought of doing this when doing my PhD, but at the time it didn’t work out. I think it is still ... More About: Education , South Africa , Kenya , School
Japan to build 1,000 schools in Africa
More articles from this author:2008-05-13 11:45:00 Source: Development Gateway Japan to build 1,000 schools in Africa April 30, 2008: Japan has announced an ambitious plan to build 1,000 schools in Africa over the next five years. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, said in a policy speech last week that Japan was looking to ensure sufficient places ... More About: Schools , Build 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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