Often the hardest thing is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn – David Russel
Posted in Africa on Feb 26th, 2009
Forty million young people aged between 18 and 25 in Nigeria are unemployed according to new figures from the World Bank. Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Productivity, Adetokunbo Kayode said it was regrettable that the Nigerian economy had grown in the past eight years but the country’s earnings had not translated into jobs. The education […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 26th, 2009
Malawi is searching for cheaper alternatives to the therapeutic food it uses to treat malnutrition. The ready-to-use therapeutic food has been hailed as revolutionary in the treatment of chronically malnourished children. However the food, made with ingredients including milk, costs about five US dollars per kilogram. A non-profit programme called Project Peanut Butter is now […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 19th, 2009
Uganda’s economy is expected to continue growing despite falling exports according to the International Monetary Fund. In its annual review of Uganda’s economy – one of the fastest growing in Africa – the IMF forecasts a sustained growth of seven per cent. It says Uganda’s economy is prepared to face global economic challenges given its […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 16th, 2009
An official in Tanzania who ordered the police to whip school teachers as a punishment for arriving late has been sacked. An inquiry by the government found the caning of 19 teachers in the presence of their pupils was in breach of public service rules. District Commissioner, Albert Mnali, who ordered the canings in the […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 12th, 2009
Twenty million children in West Africa are to be vaccinated against polio in the next three days. It is part of an initiative to stamp out the disease by UNICEF – the United Nations Children’s Fund – and West African health ministries. Thousands of volunteers in eight countries have signed up to administer the oral […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 10th, 2009
Internet access in Africa is still the poorest in the world according to a study commissioned by the international accountancy firm Ernst & Young. The study Africa Connected: Telecommunication growth story, found many people in rural areas continue to have no internet access due to its high cost and poor infrastructure. It said most countries […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 7th, 2009
Have often wondered why, during international travels, I receive the special attention of security agents in the form of less than friendly stares or being pulled out of line for special interrogation and drilling. Is it something about me, my luck, my personality or something about my physical structure? Is it something about the way […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 6th, 2009
Zimbabwe’s parliament has endorsed a bill which allows opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to become prime minister. MPs and senators voted unanimously to approve a power-sharing deal between Zanu-PF leader, President Robert Mugabe and Tsvangirai. Mugabe is due to sign the constitutional amendment on Friday, while Tsvangirai is to be sworn in on 11 February. The […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 5th, 2009
Somalia’s National Union of Journalists has condemned the murder of a top radio journalist. Said Tahil Ahmed, the director of independent HornAfrik Radio, was shot dead on Wednesday by suspected Islamist gunmen. He was on his way to meeting called by the Islamist militia Al-Shabab which controls much of Mogadishu. A spokesman for the journalists’ […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 4th, 2009
Uganda’s government has declared an emergency in its north-eastern Karamoja region following bouts of severe drought. The region is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe after agricultural output plummeted in 2008. Officials are calling for rapid food aid. The government and the UN World Food Programme have launched a programme to save 970,000 people […]
