Archive September2009

September 30th, 2009

• WFP food assistance arriving in conflict-scorn Mindanao
• Decentralising primary healthcare and providing revenue for essential drugs

September 29th, 2009

• Nigeria - Obama's adviser resigns over Niger Delta comments
• Wills help safeguard the property rights of children orphaned by HIV

September 28th, 2009

• Somalia: Instead of a safe haven, fear and rape in Galkayo
• Tropical Storm Ketsana's rainfall on 26 September was the worst in a day in 42 years

September 27th, 2009

• Driving Aleem’s wounded body from a district to the city took 12 hours, he said
• Produce from the farm on its way to the capital Harare

September 26th, 2009

• Nigeria: Drug cartels invade West African countries
• Tanzania: Albinos call for public hanging of murderers

September 25th, 2009

• Tanzania: Opposition parties face cash crunch
• EBID SIGNED 3 BILLION CFA FRANCS AGREEMENT WITH MALI FOR REHABILITATION OF A HIGHWAY 

September 24th, 2009

• Somalia needed all the help it could get in the education sector
• I really want it to work out, but what if it doesn't?

September 23rd, 2009

• Men tend to exaggerate the number of partners they have
• Can money make climate change go away?

September 22, 2009

• About 40 percent of South Africans in need of ARVs are still not getting them
• Some fisherman at Jaffa Port have quit because of steep declines in the fish population

September 21st, 2009

• Today I am alone, taking care of the children my wives left behind
• Karamojong families traditionally live in clusters of huts called manyattas 

September 20th, 2009

• Niger has reduced under-five mortality by more than 100 per 1,000 live births since 1990 says UNICEF
• Contraception is cheaper than biofuel

September 19th, 2009

• Tornadoes are a new phenomenon in Myanmar’s Ayeryardway Delta
• Marching for abstinence

September 18th, 2009

• Deaths from hunger and disease have been reported in Papua, eastern Indonesia
• Homeless and without a boat after Cyclone Nargis

September 17th, 2009

• Environmental migration is a fact but to what degree it will increase over coming decades is disputed
• A rough guide to climate change in Africa

September 16th, 2009

• Residents in Ampara District transporting water from one place to another

• VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT - TRICEPTS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

September 15th, 2009

• Climate change - What two degrees may mean for this group
• AFRICA - Trying to work from the same weather page

September 14th, 2009

• Mauritius - Diabetes wreaks havoc
• Kenya - Illicit abortions on the rise despite health risks and legal hazards

September 13th, 2009

• Liberia - When the mob prevails
• Botswana - Country flops by 10 positions in competitiveness

September 12th, 2009

• Rwanda - Country leads the world in business
• Kenya - Police reform? Return to sender, say rights groups

September 11th, 2009

• Uganda - Top LRA commander captured
• Nigeria - Warrant of arrest for president Yar'Adua's private secretary

September 10th, 2009

• Zimbabwe - Tsvangirai blow as SADC fails to discuss coalition
• Uganda: Oil find stokes ethnic tensions

September 9th, 2009

• Rift Valley in Kenya has the potential to feed the whle country
• Right now my greatest impediment is a dependable water supply

September 8th, 2009

• East Africa - Countries to harmonise laws to fight spread of small arms
• South Africa: Racism from all sides condemned

September 7th, 2009

• East Africa: The fiber optic cable is here, but region is not ready for It
• Senegal - Hundreds displaced after clashes

September 6th, 2009

• Africa - 700 million bednets to help continent sleep better
• Uganda - Feed the cow to get milk, Mr President (editorial

September 5th, 2009

• Uganda - Makerere University climbs 12 places in web rankings
• Botswana - President's clash with ruling party (analysis)

September 4th, 2009

• Africa: Does Africa need food aid? (editorial)
• East Africa - Over $500 billion lost in tax due to pirated products every year

September 3rd, 2009

• Tanzania - Solutions to Dar's water problems in the pipeline
• Eritrea - Country to face US wrath if it continues arming Somali terrorists

September 2nd, 2009

• East Africa - Fresh chances at Africa Growth and Opportunity Act Conference
• Nigeria - Poverty and frustration fuel sectarian violence

September 1st, 2009

• Nigeria - Fundamentalist death toll now 700, says security commander
• Nigeria - Sect leader captured alive, photo evidence emerges