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Posted in Africa on Jul 6th, 2009
Women’s centres for internally displaced persons in Darfur have re-opened. The centres, which were closed last year, are situated at a camp for displaced people near the state capital, El Fasher in the Darfur region of north western Sudan. They will be run by local non-governmental organisations. Women will be offered literacy classes, awareness programmes [...]
Posted in Africa on Jul 3rd, 2009
At a summit in Libya, African Union members have agreed a plan to enhance the powers of its executive arm. This will allow it more control over diplomatic, trade and defence matters. The African Authority will have a president, a vice-president and a secretary of peace and security and common defence. Its main aim will be to [...]
Posted in Africa on Jul 2nd, 2009
Aid group Oxfam has urged G8 leaders to increase investment in agriculture in poor countries. A new report by the group says agricultural assistance fell from 20 billion US dollars in the 1980s to around five billion a year in 2007. Investment is being urged after the crisis in food prices led to increased hunger, [...]
Posted in Africa on Jul 1st, 2009
Zimbabwe has agreed a 950 million US dollar loan with China, the largest so far secured by the new government. After a three-week tour to seek loans to revive the battered economy, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai also said the European Union committed to an 150-million-dollar loan, its first formal engagement in seven years. Tsvangirai is [...]
