News
DRC: The displaced just want peace
Kinshasa, 22 J anuary, 2008— News that parties to the bloody conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said they would sign a peace treaty was welcomed by those displaced by […]
Articles by ANA
Middle East
ISRAEL-OPT: UN, aid agencies appeal for US$461 million for oPt
Jerusalem, 22 January, 2008— UN agencies and aid organisations launched a US$461.9 million appeal on 22 January for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The appeal by 12 UN agencies, 15 international aid groups and 13 […]
Environment
YEMEN: Red Sea volcano threatens nearby farmland, say officials
Sanaa, 17 January, 2008— The Environmental Emergencies Department (EMD) at Yemen’s Ministry of Water has warned that the volcano on Jabal al-Tair, a tiny island in the Red Sea close to the Yemeni coast, might […]
Middle East
JORDAN: Tussle over extent to which NGOs should be regulated
Dubai, 17 January, 2008— After a two-year-long national debate on the new Charities draft law in Jordan, the government decided last week to withdraw it from parliament to allow more discussions with civil society and […]
Health
WEST AFRICA: WHO warns meningitis outbreak has begun in region
Dakar/Ouagadougou, 17 January, 2008— The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed outbreaks of the deadly meningitis bacterium in three West African countries, marking the start of what experts have warned might be the worst meningitis […]
Africa
KENYA: Police under fire over live rounds
Nairobi, 17 January, 2008— Human rights activists in Kenya have dismissed as meaningless police plans to launch an inquiry into the use of live rounds during protests against December’s controversial presidential elections. On 16 January […]
Main News
PAKISTAN: Bonded labourers, children eke out existence at brick kilns
Lahore, 17 January, 2008— Twelve-year-old Salamat Ahmed works up to 14 hours a day in a brick factory in Sheikhupura, about 100km north of Lahore. His hands bear burn marks from placing bricks in the […]
News
GLOBAL: First two years in a child’s life key to adult development
New York, 17 January, 2008— The first two years in a child’s life are crucial in determining its well-being in adulthood, according to a series of five papers launched in The Lancet on 17 January. […]
Middle East
FEATURE: A Half-Century of A-Class Education – Part 5
Bismarck Kpuli stood over me with a machete, screaming at the top of his high-tenor voice. “Wake-up, PERSCOVITES, we are at war!” His eyes looked almost as if they were about to pop out of […]
Environment
MOZAMBIQUE: Bracing for more flooding
Maputo, 14 January, 2008— Water levels in the major rivers of central Mozambique are continuing to rise after three days of heavy rain in neighbouring countries, officials at the National Centre for Emergency Operations warned […]