Often the hardest thing is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn – David Russel
Posted in Africa on Dec 10th, 2009
A South Korean construction firm has closed a deal to build 200,000 homes in Ghana over the next six years, according to official reports from Seoul. The project is a joint venture with Ghana’s government, which will share the total cost estimated at 10 billion US dollars. Seoul officials explained that 90,000 of the homes [...]
Posted in Africa on Dec 9th, 2009
Large-scale migration prompted by the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation is already happening, according to researchers. The International Organization for Migration released a new report yesterday indicating that internal and cross-border human movement is already taking place as a response to sudden or slow-onset natural disasters. Contrary to fears that climate change will [...]
Posted in Africa on Dec 7th, 2009
South Africa has offered to slow down the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions if rich countries agree to expand aid for poor nations to cope with climate change. The South African presidency’s website published a statement yesterday pledging a 34 per cent reduction in projected carbon emissions by 2020 and a 42 per cent [...]
Posted in Africa on Dec 4th, 2009
A group of Nigerian farmers are suing Royal Dutch Shell over an alleged oil spill in the Niger Delta region that they say ruined the livelihood of local villagers. The farmers claim that badly maintained pipelines of a subsidiary of Shell spilt oil that contaminated fish ponds and farms in Bayelsa State in 2005. Backed [...]
Posted in Africa on Dec 3rd, 2009
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called yesterday for greater efforts to fight poverty and the social inequalities that leave people vulnerable to enslavement. His message marked the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, observed annually on 2 December. Poor and socially excluded groups, such as minorities and migrants, suffer most from new and [...]
Posted in Africa on Dec 2nd, 2009
Several international aid agencies have ordered their workers in north eastern Central African Republic (CAR) to move to the capital because of security concerns. Humanitarian officials said the retreat followed recent clashes between rebel groups and government forces and the kidnapping of aid workers in the area. A previously unknown group, African Free Eagles, has [...]
