Uganda: Prof. Mamdani back at Makerere University

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Mar 04, 2010

Professor Mahmood Mamdani has been appointed to head Makerere University Institute of Social Research (MISR). This means the renowned scholar will be returning to the university after 17 years. Mamdani's five-year contract takes immediate effect. He will replace Dr. Nakanyike Musisi who left last year when her contract expired after 10 years of service.

Uganda

Liberia: CEMESP launches 2009 annual press freedom report

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Mar 03, 2010

The Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP) has launched the 3rd edition of its account of threats to freedom of expression with calls for the government and authorities to recognize and support the inalienable rights of others to dissent.

Liberia

Africa: Call for applications for financial assistance- OSIWA/IHRDA Legal Defence Fund

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Feb 26, 2010

The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), with the support of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), is operating a fund for individuals/groups litigating cases before the Africa Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights. The fund covers travel, accommodation and other related expenses.

A History of the Yoruba People

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Feb 26, 2010

A History of the Yoruba People is an audacious comprehensive exploration of the founding and growth of one of the most influential groups in Africa. With a population of nearly 40 million spread across Western Africa and diaspora communities in Europe, the Caribbean, Latin America and North America, the Yoruba are one of the most researched groups emanating from Africa. Yet, to date, very few attempts have tried to grapple fully with the historical foundations and development of a group that ...read more

South Africa: New research fuels "test and treat" debate

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Feb 26, 2010

New research could bolster arguments for a controversial approach that could eradicate HIV transmission in South Africa within five years, said Dr Brian Williams of the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA).

South Africa

Somalia: Radio reporter held by Al-Shabaab militia for past three days

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Feb 26, 2010

Reporters Without Borders joins its partner organisation in Somalia, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), in expressing deep concern about the fate of Ali Yusuf Adan, a journalist who was arrested on 21 February in an area controlled by the Islamist militia Al-Shabaab.

Somalia

Africa: Poor governance jeopardises primary education

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Feb 26, 2010

Poor governance and management are jeopardising efforts to provide quality basic education in seven African countries according to a new report published today by Transparency International (TI). The report, Africa Education Watch: Good governance lessons for primary education, shows that despite ten years of efforts to increase school enrolment through the Education for All initiative and the Millennium Development Goals, deficient or non-existent governance systems and practices are limiti...read more

London screening of Abahlali baseMjondolo film

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Feb 25, 2010

*The Right to Know: The Fight for Open Democracy in South Africa*

- A Short Film Showing and Discussion -

*7pm - Wednesday 3rd March*

*Room 4418 (4th Floor, SOAS Main Building)*

Tribute to Comrade Ng’ang’a Thiong’o

Stephen Musau
Feb 25, 2010

Ng'ana'a Thiong'o, Kenyan social activist and legal adviser for the people, sadly passed away on 7 February 2010. ‘It is not easy to write a tribute for a true comrade, a revolutionary, an environmentalist, a peoples’ advocate, a principled politician, a global citizen, an intellectual and creative thinker like Ng’ang’a Thiong’o’, writes Stephen Musau.

South Africa: Increase in social grants will benefit children

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Feb 26, 2010

South Africa’s children, the country’s most vulnerable population group, will benefit through the increase in social grants recently outlined in the national budget. South Africa’s finance minister, Pravin Gordhan’s national budget speech on Feb. 17 has largely been met with approval by development experts for the social grant increases.

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