Parliamentarians Back Call To Action For Green Revolution
[Translate] Accra, Ghana, 4 September 2010 – A group of senior African parliamentarians has supported former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s call to action at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF). “The AGRF is the most bold and holistic approach to...
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[Translate] Accra, Ghana, – International leaders today expressed their commitment to transforming agriculture in Africa while opening the inaugural African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in at the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana. The AGRF, chaired by former UN Secretary-General, Kofi...
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The Fight Over Palm Oil Funding
[Translate] The World Bank Group seeks a middle path between development and environmentalism. The global oil palm industry, providing either the world’s most indispensable cooking oil or the last nail in the coffin of the world’s rain forests, is the focus...
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Princess Madeline visits South Africa
[Translate] Cape Town got its very own taste of royalty this week when Princess Madeline of Sweden made an appearance at the Radison Blue Hotel. The Scandinavian royal jetted into South Africa on Monday in order to work on a...
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Uganda: HIV Superinfection Spreading in Fishing Communities
[Translate] A study of HIV-positive people in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda has found that more than a quarter have “superinfections” that threaten both treatment and prevention efforts. Superinfection occurs when an HIV-positive person...
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Rwanda: Rwanda Tackles Top Killer of Children
[Translate] For more than a year now, Rwanda has been immunizing its children against pneumonia. Its goal is to save the lives of 6,000 kids every year. This week, health officials and others are checking on the program’s progress. Pneumonia...
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Liberia: The Environment and Politics (Final Part)
[Translate] By: Mr. Yurfee B. Shaikalee, Environmentalist Columnist Some residents of Thinker’s Village on Robertsfield Highway are experiencing serious environmental degradation due to illegal sand mining taking place next to their homes. The community, blessed with white sand, is now...
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Liberia: Gov’t Seeks to Decentralize Power
[Translate] A release from the Cabinet said that the Cabinet on Friday, August 27, 2010, endorsed two “significant national developments visions,” which might go beyond 2011. The Cabinet’s two national development programs include local governance and decentralization and a new...
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Liberia: Nimba Teachers Blame GOL for Mass Failure in WAEC
[Translate] By: Ishmael F. Menkor “The failure of government to provide the requisite environment/facilities today is one of the main factors that is causing the mass failure of our students in West African Examination Council (WAEC) tests”, the head of...
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Uganda: Kabale Island gets Orphanage
[Translate] The construction of an orphanage, the first of its kind on the tiny Island on Lake Bunuyoyi has been revived! The initiative which had stalled due to lack of funds was re-kindled this month by what the Project Manager, Mr....
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Ghana: The Woes Of Disabled Children At The Osu Children’s Home
[Translate] For months, this undercover reporter had the opportunity to witness first-hand, the living conditions of children in the Osu Children’s Home. In the disguise of Rev. Abednego Akpabli from the Christ of Jah Church, most of the children found...
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UGANDA: Summary Learning Report 2009
[Translate] This report is a summary of the learning reports on the IICD Uganda Country Programme in 2009. Summaries are published on the IICD website to show the work of our local project partners and the results that these partners...
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Kenya’s truth justice and reconciliation commission urges journalists to help…
[Translate] By David Kiarie Kenya Kenyan journalists have been urged to take the lead in the process of healing and reconciliation among members of the different communities following separate cases of historical injustices in the country. The Secretary to the...
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Kenya: DSW officers from Germany visit Embu Youth AIDS Advocate
[Translate] By David Kiarie Kenya Youth organizations have been advised to engage in income generating activities as a way raising the economic standard of the groups and their members. The German Foundation for World Population (DSW)-Kenya Program Manager Zebedee Mkala...
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African Green Revolution Forum welcomes delegates to Ghana
[Translate] African Green Revolution Forum welcomes delegates to Ghana Accra, Ghana, 1 September 2010 – Heads of state, private sector leaders and agricultural experts are arriving in Ghana for the inaugural African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF). Meetings between more than...
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