Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 4
Title: Jamboweb - Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 4 Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 4 AFRICA IN BRIEF Education KENYA: TIME NOW FOR UNIVERSAL SECONDARY SCHOOLING? A recent statement by the Kenyan government that many students who graduated from primary school last year will not find places in the country's secondary schools has generated widespread concern... Source: IPS Africa more in Education... Human Rights JOURNALIST FROM "THE STANDARD" NEWSPAPER CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL LIBEL RSF has voiced concern over the libel charge that was brought against leading investigative journalist Kamau Ngotho, of "The Standard", on 13 January 2005... Source: Reporters sans frontires - IFEX more in Human Rigths... Advertisement Politics SUDAN PRESIDENT VOWS TO DEFEND PEACE IN SOUTH Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has vowed to defend a peace deal ending more than 20 years of war in southern Sudan... Source: VOICE of AMERICA more in Politics... Economy, Business, Finance ALGERIA: OIL PRICES TO STAY ABOVE $30 IN 2005 Energy and mining minister warns of geopolitical uncertainties that could feed investors' fears, support higher oil prices... Source: Middle East Online more in Economy, Business, & Finance... UP COMING EVENTS Explore Zambia 2005 Immediately after February's Indaba mining conference in Cap... Date: Feb 12, 2005 Organization: The Geologial Survey Department of Zambia The 2th African Petroleum Congress & Exhibition The Ministry of Energy & Mines of Algeria and the Africa... Date: Feb 14, 2005 Organization: The CWC group BOOKS AND RESOURCESBusiness Ethics in Africa Author: Deon Rossouw Learning to Love Africa : My Journey from Africa to Harvard Business School and Back Author: Monique Maddy Read more on Africa Sponsored Links Looking for a new job? Click here to take a look at HotJobs.com and post your resume. Tell a friend Africa Exchange Blog Become a Marketing & Referral partner Become a content partner Thank you for your continued interest in Jamboweb.com products and services. TreeLife Solutions, LLC, 410 Breckinridge Square, Leesburg, VA 20175 We apologize if you have received this newsletter by mistake. If you'd rather not receive the Jamboweb.com newsletter, click here to unsubscribe.
Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 3
Title: Jamboweb - Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 3 Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 3 AFRICA IN BRIEF Health TOO POOR TO ACCESS FREE AIDS DRUGS Twenty-one-year-old Nonhlanhla Zuma (not her real name) lies on a mattress on the stone kitchen floor. Her bony, almost childlike body, weakened by HIV, makes standing up a major effort... Source: IRIN more in Health... Human Rights 2005 THE YEAR OF 'NO MORE EXCISIONS' For International Action Against Female Genital Mutilation, a German group active in Benin and other African countries, 2005 will be a year in which past successes in the fight against mutilation are celebrated and efforts to eradicate it continue with renewed vigour... Source: IPS more in Human Rigths... Advertisement Analysis Reports REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SUDAN The festive season is traditionally a time of giving in Zambia, where the streets of the capital Lusaka are awash with people caught up in the buying frenzy that characterizes the end of the year. Accordingly, the city's street children are tracking the mood of consumers as carefully as any economist. Source: SHRO Cairo - Branch more in Analysis and Report... Sustainable Development GREATER INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS Greater investment in agriculture and rural development is essential to spur economic growth in developing countries and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today on the 40th anniversary of its Investment Centre, established in 1964 in partnership with the World Bank to increase support t... Source: FAO more in Sustainable Development... UP COMING EVENTS Investing in African Mining Conference The Mining INDABA is Africa's most important mining event and the world's leading gathering of global policy makers and international finance... Date: Feb 08, 2005 Organization: International Investment Conferences Digital Africa 05 The Summit will bring together governments, operators, carriers and heads of business responsible for ICT implementations and strategy in Africa... Date: Feb 08, 2005 Organization: The World Summits Organisation BOOKS AND RESOURCESBusiness Ethics in Africa Author: Deon Rossouw Learning to Love Africa : My Journey from Africa to Harvard Business School and Back Author: Monique Maddy Read more on Africa Sponsored Links Looking for a new job? Click here to take a look at HotJobs.com and post your resume. Tell a friend Africa Exchange Blog Become a Marketing & Referral partner Become a content partner Thank you for your continued interest in Jamboweb.com products and services. TreeLife Solutions, LLC, 410 Breckinridge Square, Leesburg, VA 20175 We apologize if you have received this newsletter by mistake. If you'd rather not receive the Jamboweb.com newsletter, click here to unsubscribe.
Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 2
Title: Jamboweb - Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 2 Continental African Briefing Volume 2, No. 2 AFRICA IN BRIEF Politics A PEACE PROCESS THREATENS TO UNRAVEL Peace efforts in northern Uganda have been on a precarious footing in recent days, this after a bid to have a comprehensive ceasefire signed on Jan. 31 proved unsuccessful. Source: IPS Suggested book: A Complicated War: The Harrowing of Mozambique, by William Finnegan more in Politics... Conflict and Security SUDAN PEACE TREATY ENDS CONFLICT BUT FEARS REMAIN The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has found evidence that former Mayi-Mayi militiamen have killed seven civilians, a soldier and perhaps another six former officers from a rival militia... Source: Christian Aid Suggested book: The African Stakes of the Congo War , by John F. Clark more in Conflict and Security... Advertisement Analysis Reports FOR ZAMBIA'S STREET KIDS, THE OUTLOOK IS BLEAK The festive season is traditionally a time of giving in Zambia, where the streets of the capital Lusaka are awash with people caught up in the buying frenzy that characterizes the end of the year. Accordingly, the city's street children are tracking the mood of consumers as carefully as any economist. Source: IPS Africa Suggested books: A History of South Africa, Third Edition, by Leonard Monteath Thompson more in Analysis and Report... Social Issues LABOUR CALLS GENERAL STRIKE OVER DEMOCRACY DEMANDS An upbeat New Year's message by Prime Minister Themba Dlamini has been rebutted by Swaziland's pro-democracy groups, with labour unions calling for a general strike in January to protest lavish royal spending and a controversial draft constitution... Source: IRIN Related books: The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars, by Hamilton Johnson more in Social Issues... UP COMING EVENTS International Workshop on Africa Water Laws The programme will include presentation of papers, group and plenary discussions addressing perspective such as formal water law and existing informal water law governing small-scale rural water uses... Date: Jan 26, 2005 Organization: International Water Management Institute 7th Congress of the World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists The theme of the conference is "Modelling Structure and Reactivity", and a number of internationally renowned speakers have confirmed their presence to deliver talks. Date: Jan 16, 2005 Organization: World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists BOOKS AND RESOURCESSouth Africa : The Complete Guide to the Cities, Winelands, and Game Parks, with Zimbabwe and Botswana (2nd Edition) Author: by Andrew Barbour Zimbabwe the Beautiful Author: Peter Joyce Learn more about Africa Sponsored Links Looking for a new job? Click here to take a look at HotJobs.com and post your resume. Tell a friend Africa Exchange Blog Become a Marketing & Referral partner Become a content partner Thank you for your continued interest in Jamboweb.com products and services. TreeLife Solutions, LLC, 410 Breckinridge Square, Leesburg, VA 20175 We apologize if you have received this newsletter by mistake. If you'd rather not receive the Jamboweb.com newsletter, click here to unsubscribe.
Continental African Briefing Volume 1, No. 6
Title: Jamboweb - Continental African Briefing Volume 1, No. 6 Continental African Briefing Volume 1, No. 6 December 17, 2004 AFRICA IN BRIEF Politics STRONG TURNOUT IN GHANA AS VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS TO PICK NEW PRESIDENT Millions of Ghanaians headed to the polls on Tuesday, with analysts predicting that voters would give President John Kufuor another four years at the helm of the West African country which has built a reputation as a haven of democracy and stability... Source: IRIN more in Politics... Conflict and Security AFRICAN UNION MEETS TO DISCUSS RWANDA-CONGO TENSIONS AU Peace and Security Council chairman says foreign ministers urging Rwanda and DRC not to make any rash moves as tension heightens between two countries... Source: VOICE OF AMERICA more in Conflict and Security... Economy, Business, & Finance EGYPT: BEACHES ARE STRONGER THAN HISTORY Since time immemorial, the pyramids and temples of Egypt have drawn visitors from the farthest corners of the globe. But in the last couple of years the numbers of tourists visiting ancient monuments has fallen, while vacationers have flocked to Red Sea resort destinations in record numbers... Source: IPS Africa more in Economy, Business, & Finance... Sustainable Development GLOBAL FUNDS RELEASES $24.2M An international organization and other humanitarian agencies are beginning to help Liberia recover from the ashes of war... Source: Analyst Liberia more in Sustainable Development... Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs HUNGER COSTS MILLIONS OF LIVES AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS - FAO HUNGER REPORT Hunger and malnutrition cause tremendous human suffering, kill more than five million children every year, and cost developing countries billions of dollars in lost productivity and national income, according to FAO's annual hunger report... Source: FAO more in Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs... UP COMING EVENTS Third International Conference on Computer Science, Software It brings together computer scientists and engineers, computer developers and users to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, research results and research-inprogress about all aspects of computer science, information technology and their applications... Date: Dec 27, 2004 Organization: Housing and Building Research Center 8th International Conference on Production Engineering Design and Control (PEDAC 2004) The conference will bring together several aspect of Production Engineering ranging from Agile manufacturing and lean manufacturing, Operational logistics and scheduling, Total quality management, Maintenance planning and scheduling, Operations research to ergonomics... Date: Dec 27, 2004 Organization: Alexandria University more in Events... BOOKS AND RESOURCESKing Leopold's Ghost Author: Adam Hochschild The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars (African Issues) Author: Douglas Hamilton Johnson Learn more about Africa Sponsored Links Callsaslowas2centsInternationallyfromtheU.S. Tell a friend Africa Exchange Blog Become a Marketing & Referral partner Become a content partner Thank you for your continued interest in Jamboweb.com products and services. TreeLife Solutions, LLC, 410 Breckinridge Square, Leesburg, VA 20175 We apologize if you have received this newsletter by mistake. If you'd rather not receive the Jamboweb.com newsletter, send a reply with the subject line unsubscribe.
