Africa
MADAGASCAR: Stunted children means stunted lives
At the age of four, Henintsoa Rakotoarimanana weighs just 10kg and, at a height of 84cm, is not much larger than a baby. Fed on rice and cassava since he was born, he is now […]
Month: February 2012
Main News
Analysis: Inside the anti-uprising movement in Syria
In Syria’s commercial capital, Aleppo, posters plastered across the city tell the story of a community which, until recently, has been largely voiceless in the violent events of the past year. The posters say opposition […]
Africa
SOUTH SUDAN: High hopes for defeating “neglected” diseases
Health workers in the world’s newest country are hoping that the pledge by pharmaceutical companies and world leaders to combat “neglected” tropical diseases will finally help to have an impact on South Sudan’s appalling health […]
Africa
Ceremony for the victims of right-wing extremist violence
A memorial ceremony for the victims of right-wing extremist violence is being held in the Konzerthaus on Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 23 February 2012. The memorial ceremony, to which all constitutional […]
Africa
ANALYSIS: Jailing President Mills is not the answer, NPP!! – By Dr Michael J.K. Bokor
Once again, the NPP’s Kennedy Agyapong is in the news, not to attract goodwill to his party’s cause, but to continue dragging himself into the mud and to expose his party’s desperation. Speaking at a […]
Africa
Commentary: The Tribal Support Of Gargantuan Crimes – By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong
The mind-set of fifteen traditional chiefs and queen-mothers, from the Tongu area in Ghana’s Volta Region, descending on the National Police Headquarters in Accra, to sympathize with their tribes-man, Alfred Woyome, who was being held […]
Middle East
OPT: Gaza’s energy crisis close to tipping point
An energy crisis is currently hitting the Gaza Strip‘s public services hard and could lead to a severe humanitarian crisis if a sustainable solution is not found soon. “If the power plant does not resume […]
Africa
NIGERIA: Calls for more action on child lead poisoning
The Nigerian government has stood back and watched while hundreds of children in the northwestern state of Zamfara have died of lead poisoning, and hundreds more been affected by it over the past two years, […]
Africa
NIGER: Diffa traders hit by Nigerian border closure
For generations, Diffa, the arid southeastern corner of Niger, has benefited from being closer to Nigeria than to commercial centres in Niger: Staple grains, fuel, clothing and other items at attractive prices have made their […]
Africa
SOUTH SUDAN: Worsening food crisis
An already dire food situation in South Sudan could deteriorate amid growing economic problems, food shortages and a mass influx of people fleeing Sudan in the next two months, agencies warn. The UN World Food […]