Wednesday 21 September 2011
One badly injured inmate seen by Amnesty International had waited 8 days to be taken to a clinic. He had an open fracture (bone protruding through the skin) of his left arm which was visibly deformed, swollen and infected. As a result of the delay in receiving medical attention he was at high risk of permanent disability.
Tuesday 20 September 2011
In a speech at George Washington University entitled “Beyond Aid”, Zoellick said the world needs to recognize the new realities, unimaginable in 1944 when the World Bank was created, and move to a global system that integrates developed and developing countries, innovation, private investment, and the 50 percent of the world's population too often kept behind -- women.
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Scientists have developed and tested more than 50 improved varieties of sorghum that are resistant to both drought and Striga which could increase food production in the Horn of Africa.
Monday 19 September 2011
The deadly post-presidential election violence in the North and bomb blasts by the Islamic fundamentalist Boko Haram sect since President Jonathan’s 29 May inauguration indicate the enormous challenges facing the new government.
Saturday 17 September 2011
The activists, all former members of the Central Council of the ruling People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) party, were arrested after calling for democratic reform.
Friday 16 September 2011
According to Elusive Promises of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project, high transaction costs and other expenses will result in negligible carbon payments to farmers: at most a little over $1 per farmer per year for 20 years.
Wednesday 14 September 2011
More than 100 people are reported to have died after a petrol pipeline exploded and started a fire in an informal settlement located next to the pipe.
Monday 12 September 2011
The Science Journalism Colloquium (17-19 September) will focus on the three broad criteria for quality journalism training. More specifically, it will contribute towards UNESCO’s goal to improve science literacy among media professionals by incorporating it into journalism curricula.
Monday 5 September 2011
Last Thursday at 11:00 PM, the joint forces of SAF and the PDF opened fire on a three car SPLM convoy carrying a delegation out of Al Damazein at the town’s southern checkpoint.
Monday 5 September 2011
The goal is to rapidly and cost-effectively expand Africa’s scientific and technological capacity by providing advanced training to exceptional African students and enabling them to work effectively for the peaceful prosperity of the continent.
Saturday 3 September 2011
On August 22, 2011 two government soldiers convicted of murder by the military court were executed, with no opportunity to appeal as is required under international law. On August 29, the court sentenced two defendants to death for allegedly intending to sell ammunition to al-Shabaab, the armed Islamist group that controls much of the country.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
According to aid groups on the ground, the bombing, attacks, and fighting have displaced more than 150,000 people in areas under control of opposition forces, where government restrictions have prevented aid groups from delivering food and other assistance.
Monday 29 August 2011
The new, still nascent, Libyan leadership faces a dual, difficult legacy which it will need to overcome. Four decades of autocratic regime that failed to build genuine state institutions and six months of civil war has brought the attendant and inevitable human and material losses.
Thursday 25 August 2011
The report, “An Assessment of the Response to the 2008–2009 Drought in Kenya,” suggests that herding makes better economic sense than crop agriculture in many of the arid and semi-arid lands that constitute 80 percent of the Horn of Africa, and supporting mobile livestock herding communities in advance and with timely interventions can help people cope the next time drought threatens.
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Acting on instructions from the State of South Kordofan, the SRCS used an excavator to dig and cover large pits. In some cases, eyewitnesses reported, SRCS workers poured fuel on dead bodies and set them on fire.
