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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 549: LINKS AND RESOURCES The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Announcements, 2. Podcasts, 3. Zimbabwe update, 4. Women & gender, 5. Human rights, 6. Refugees & forced migration, 7. Emerging powers news, 8. Africom Watch, 9. Elections & governance, 10. Corruption, 11. Development, 12. Health & HIV/AIDS, 13. Education, 14. LGBTI, 15. Racism & xenophobia, 16. Environment, 17. Land & land rights, 18. Food Justice, 19. Media & freedom of expression, 20. Social welfare, 21. News from the diaspora, 22. Conflict & emergencies, 23. Internet & technology, 24. Fundraising & useful resources, 25. Publications, 26. Jobs, 27. WikiLeaks and Africa /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 1 Announcements FAHAMU CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS Comparative African perspectives on China and other emerging powers in Africa China’s deepening engagement with Africa is receiving increased attention from the global media, the public and private sectors and academic research. This should not however overshadow the activities of other emerging powers in Africa, including India, Brazil and the Gulf states. This call therefore seeks to develop African perspectives in the discourse surrounding the engagement between Africa and these emerging powers. Deadline for receiving applications: 12 October 2011. For further details please download information here ( http://www.fahamu.org/Fahamucallforresearchproposals2011-final.pdf ) . ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 2 Podcasts GHANA: EXPLORING LIVES IN SODOM AND GOMORRAH SLUM http://bit.ly/r2l7nU Discover the ins and outs of Sodom and Gomorrah slum in this documentary. Close to 80,000 people live in Sodom and Gomorrah, a slum on the edge of the polluted Korle Lagoon. The processing of electronic waste near the lagoon leaches toxic substances like lead into the soil. The place sprang up in the 1980s when thousands of people fleeing bloody ethnic clashes between the Kokomba and Nanumba in the north poured into the capital. ****** GHANA: POLITICAL PROMISES http://api.ge.tt/0/8Vj3297/1/blob Political Promises reveals how promises given the electorate end up unfulfilled. It is a special documentary on Obom, a village a few miles away from the Ghanaian capital, Accra. Many of the residents are suffering from Buruli ulcer. Children still carry desks to school, and sit in classrooms with leaking roofs. Joy FM reporter Seth Kwame Boateng tells the story of how the health, education and economic needs of the locals have yet to be fulfilled. ****** GHANA: WOES OF THE BORSTAL CHILD http://ge.tt/8Vj3297?c Woes of the Borstal Child delves into the poor conditions in which children are held in Ghana’s remand homes for children. Hundreds of the children under the age of 18 are held in these institutions under shocking conditions. Most of the facilities were built decades ago and have seen little or no renovation since they were built. But why would the courts be keen on sending children to these poorly-resourced facilities built decades ago? There is also concern that many of these children were unfairly convicted and sent to these facilities. Fiifi Koomson of Joy FM in Accra has been following the issue. ****** TROUBLE ON THE LAND: DAN RATHER REPORTS http://www.hd.net/programs/danrather/ Dan Rather devotes his program, 'Dan Rather Reports on HD Net' on Tuesday 27 September to exploring the complex issues involved with modern-day land appropriation in developing countries. The program profiles Oakland Institute's ground breaking work on land grabs in Africa involving over 30 land deals in seven countries. Rather interviews Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute and looks at the role of American investors and US universities in this trend that threatens millions of lives, the future for Sub-Saharan Africa, and examines why this is happening at this time. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Zimbabwe update ZIMBABWE: 'COUNTRY RISKS BECOMING ANOTHER IVORY COAST' http://bit.ly/q6m66e The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangirai, has requested Nigeria and the African Union (AU) to intervene in his country's pre-elections disagreement in order to rescue it from becoming 'another Ivory Coast.' ****** ZIMBABWE: SHORTAGE OF NURSES, DOCTORS AND SPECIALISTS http://bit.ly/pbufwn Statistics show that chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes are on the rise in developing nations. A number of these nations are still battling infectious diseases such as HIV. Having to deal with both infectious and chronic diseases puts even more pressure on health systems that are already struggling to cope. Zimbabwe’s brain drain of medical professionals has further compounded this situation due to the shortage of nurses, doctors and specialists. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 4 Women & gender AFRICA: '2012 WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT ON GENDER EQUALITY AND DEVELOPMENT' http://bit.ly/oy2Mdx The 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development finds that women's lives around the world have improved dramatically, but gaps remain in many areas. The authors use a conceptual framework to examine progress to date, and then recommend policy actions. ****** AFRICA: CERVICAL CANCER COMMON AMONG WOMEN IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA http://bit.ly/qghPCr Cervical cancer is the most common women’s affliction in Sub-Saharan Africa and the third most common ailment in females, with 530,000 new cases and 275,000 deaths each year. About 80-90 per cent of women in the Region have never had a pelvic examination. ****** AFRICA: FEMALE AGRICULTURE SCIENTISTS TO FUEL AGRARIAN EVOLUTION http://bit.ly/oNX7jR Africa must harness the potential of female agriculture scientists to revolutionise farming practices and rescue millions of citizens from hunger pangs. Experts contend that African women contribute 70 per cent of food produced yet they are grossly under-represented in research and policymaking as well as influential leadership positions in the agriculture sector. ****** AFRICA: GENDER EQUALITY WORLD BANK REPORT 'The right and smart thing to do' http://bit.ly/qeC8U0 Gender equality matters in its own right, but is also smart economics: Countries that create better opportunities and conditions for women and girls can raise productivity, improve outcomes for children, make institutions more representative, and advance development prospects for all, says a new World Bank report. ****** AFRICA: RIGHTS OF OLDER WOMEN RAISED AT THE UN http://bit.ly/q1tbx2 The abuse of women's rights in Africa is an issue which is close to blogger Glynnis Cummingsjohn's heart. Abuse against older women is common across Africa and in African communities abroad, yet it receives very little attention. People give many reasons for it: culture, religion, politics, etc... all in the hope of legitimising this abuse, which is totally unacceptable. ****** AFRICA: UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL AFRICA Militarism, race, and gender http://bit.ly/opqcTG It is time to challenge the conventional explanations of gender based violence. Patricia Daley argues that it can only be understood in association with contemporary geo-economic forces and the Central African experience of modernity. ****** AFRICA: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA The Untold Story http://huff.to/pnvJq0 Sarah Costa, executive director of the Women's Refugee Commission, examines the plight of many in the Horn of Africa as thousands of Somalis, the overwhelming majority of them women and children, flee their country to find food and shelter in neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia. Yet when they finally reach the camps, which are supposed to be safe havens, they find that the dangers continue. ****** DRC: WOMEN POLITICIANS 'KEY TO PROMOTING RIGHTS' http://bit.ly/ruC7ft Political parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to recruit women into their ranks to run for parliament, despite a legal requirement to do so and a belief that greater numbers of female parliamentarians are critical to advancing women’s rights. ****** ZIMBABWE: POLYGAMY AND POVERTY CULTURE IMPACTS WOMEN http://bit.ly/mQw5Sh This piece on the Women's News Network blog recounts that despite the country’s urban political turbulence, most rural communities in Zimbabwe are still governed under patriarchal rules that permit polygamy and exclude women from property rights. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 5 Human rights EGYPT: EMERGENCY LAW BIGGEST THREAT TO RIGHTS SINCE 25 JANUARY http://bit.ly/oxXx5r The Egyptian military authorities’ expansion of the emergency law is the greatest erosion of human rights since the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak earlier this year, Amnesty International said. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) broadened the application of the Mubarak-era emergency law following clashes between demonstrators and security forces at the Israeli embassy last Friday. The confrontation resulted in three reported deaths and some 130 arrests. ****** EGYPT: END TO MILITARY TRIALS OF CIVILIANS http://bit.ly/qQt1NY Egypt's army will stop trying civilians in military courts when it scraps the country's decades-old emergency law, a top general said, as activists tried to build momentum for a mass protest against military trials. Rights groups say Egypt's army rulers have used military courts to imprison as many as 14,000 civilians as they try to deal with follow-up waves of street protests since the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. ****** EQUATORIAL GUINEA: DISPUTED LIFE SCIENCES AWARD BACK ON UNESCO'S AGENDA http://bit.ly/ogIvog A year ago, human rights activists thought they had squashed a proposed United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) prize in the life sciences that would honor Teodoro Obiang, the longtime dictator of Equatorial Guinea. But that celebration may have been premature. The controversial award is back on the agenda of UNESCO's Executive Board, which will meet in Paris -and this time, Obiang has the backing of the entire African Union. ****** GLOBAL: 130 DEATH ROW INMATES HAVE BEEN FOUND INNOCENT SINCE 1973 http://bit.ly/owcA2Y This is a startling and disturbing statistic. The reality is: these 130 people were originally found guilty based on eyewitness testimony. Once physical DNA evidence surfaced, it turned out that the eyewitnesses, who testified against them, were wrong. There is no DNA evidence in the case of Troy Anthony Davis. ****** GLOBAL: RIGHTS DEFENDERS USING VIDEO NEED GREATER PROTECTION http://bit.ly/ps2NMl As human rights activists and ordinary citizens risk their lives across the Arab world, a new report argues that we have not yet done enough to empower and protect those who attempt to expose injustices through video. Video, a powerful tool for change, is enabling the public to become human rights activists on an unprecedented scale. The 'Cameras Everywhere' report from WITNESS calls on technology companies, investors, policymakers and civil society to work together in strengthening the practical and policy environments, as well as the information and communication technologies, used to defend human rights. ****** LIBERIA: AFL BRUTALITY AGAIN http://bit.ly/nmuCb0 The newly trained Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) seems to be gradually reverting to behavior and practices of the past. There are repeated reports of soldiers’ brutality here and there against civilians and sometimes paramilitary personnel in the country. ****** SIERRA LEONE: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SPEAKS OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE http://bit.ly/o35obJ 'HRCSL expresses deep concern over the recent spate of violence in the country and regrets the resulting loss of life and injuries to individuals and destruction of property. We refer to reports of political violence recently in Kono followed by the affray at the national stadium during the Egypt/Sierra Leone match and most recently the Bo incident. The incident in Kono and Bo involved political violence resulting in the discharge of firearms allegedly by the police leading to injury to individuals and security personnel.' ****** SWAZILAND: POLICE KILL PROTESTERS http://bit.ly/rjgVde 'Two bus operators have died after having been shot by police in Swaziland,' Morten Nielsen from Danish NGO Africa Contact reports from the small kingdom. The shootings come in the wake of widespread police violence throughout the country during recent weeks, as well as in April, where thousands of Swazis marched for democracy and socio-economic justice. ****** TOGO: TRUTH COMMISSION BEGINS HEARING TESTIMONIES OF VIOLENT DECADES http://bit.ly/qw2Epm After culling through 20,000 depositions from alleged victims of politically motivated torture and human rights violations in Togo, a special commission has begun hearing testimony from a select group of some 250 of those alleged victims, whose stories cover nearly half a century of turmoil in this West African nation. ****** UGANDA: AMNESTY WELCOMES RELEASE OF KENYAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST http://bit.ly/rmPJy6 Amnesty International has welcomed the release of Kenyan human rights activist, Al-Amin Kimathi by a Ugandan court. The charges against NGO director Al-Amin Kimathi and four other defendants were dropped by the Kampala High Court at the start of their trial. ****** WESTERN SAHARA: POLISARIO FRONT DENOUNCES MOROCCAN 'REPRESSIVE' PRACTICES http://bit.ly/piO1ut The National Secretariat (SN) of the Polisario Front has denounced the colonial practices of the Moroccan government, through the campaigns of brutal repression, arrests, abductions and transferring civilians before military courts, particularly since the forced dismantling of the camp of Gdeim Izik, November 8, 2010. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 6 Refugees & forced migration GLOBAL: AFRICAN REFUGEES IN THE AMAZON http://bit.ly/oMQ1Nf According to United Nations figures, since 2010 some 30 refugees from Africa who have requested asylum from the Brazilian government are living in Amazon jungle states. The asylum-seekers are from Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria and Sierra Leone in West Africa, Kenya in East Africa, Zimbabwe in Southern Africa, and the DRC. ****** LIBERIA: UNHCR OPENS NEW CAMP FOR IVORIAN REFUGEES http://bit.ly/rh1YMu UNHCR has opened a sixth camp for up to 27,000 refugees from Côte d'Ivoire who have been living with host communities in eastern Liberia since fleeing their homeland. ****** NIGERIA: DEPORTATION OF 115 IN KANO http://n24.cm/mRJWfI Nigerian authorities have in recent days deported 115 illegal immigrants from the northern city of Kano amid increased security after an attack on UN headquarters in the country, an official said. ****** SUDAN: GOVERNMENT DENIES ACCESS TO AID AGENCIES http://bit.ly/om0Nla Over 200,000 people affected by the recent violence in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan face extreme levels of malnutrition and mortality after the government has denied access to aid agencies, the United Nations said. ****** ZIMBABWE: TRAVELLING WITH CHILD MIGRANTS http://bit.ly/neqbfi The BBC has produced a podcast about Zimbabwe as part of their BBC documentaries podcast series Assignment. In 'Assignment - Zimbabwe's Child Migrants' (25min) Mukul Devichand goes on the road with young children travelling alone on a journey of desperation, danger and hope - south from Zimbabwe and across the border to South Africa. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 7 Emerging powers news AFRICA: CHINA, AFRICA REINFORCE NONGOVERNMENTAL TIES http://bit.ly/oNlgZR China and Africa called for deeper and more frequent people-to-people exchange as they launched the first China-Africa nongovernmental organization (NGO) forum to bring together civil society actors. ****** LATEST EDITION: EMERGING POWERS NEWS ROUNDUP In this week's edition of the Emerging Powers News Round-Up, read a comprehensive list of news stories and opinion pieces related to China, India and other emerging powers... http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/emplayersnews/76570 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 8 Africom Watch AFRICA: AFRICOM: DEVIL IN THE BACKYARD http://bit.ly/rfwv4s An opinion piece in the Herald argues that AFRICOM is 'undermining the African Union (AU) and its Peace and Security Council which deals with Peace and Security on the continent'. ****** AFRICA: US BUILDING SECRET DRONE BASES http://wapo.st/oERDwm The Washington Post reports that the Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret drone bases for counterterrorism operations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a newly aggressive campaign to attack al-Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen, US officials said. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 9 Elections & governance AFRICA: LONG-SERVING AFRICAN LEADERS Time to consider exit strategies http://bit.ly/o78mJB The Brookings Institution finds that in January, the 10 longest serving African leaders included: Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi of Libya (42 years) , Jose E. Dos Santos of Angola (32 years) , Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mi of Equatorial Guinea (32 years), Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (31 years), Hosni Mubarak of Egypt (30 years), Paul Biya of Cameroon (30 years), Yoweri Museveni of Uganda (25 years), Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso (24 years), Zina el-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia (24 years) and Umar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan (22 years). Within a short period of eight months, almost a third of them have been removed from power. ****** AFRICA: PROTESTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA http://bit.ly/mVh6EB A record number of African countries are set to hold elections throughout 2011. This article analyses the political and internal situation of different countries that are currently facing unrest and revolt. Protesters ask for better social and economic conditions, the respect of their civil rights and the implementation of political reforms. Leaders have often responded to the opposition with violence and repression. It remains to be seen if real changes can occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. ****** CAMEROON: MEET SOME 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS http://bit.ly/qaIHzH So far more than twenty Cameroonian political and civil society actors have indicated their intention to run for the country's top job, the president of the republic. As Cameroonians look forward to the 2011 Presidential Poll, due October, the aspirants have also been making public what they will do for the country, but some observers hold that the presidential aspirants are not proposing issues, which are realistic. ****** CONGO: THE ELECTORAL PROCESS SEEN FROM THE EAST http://bit.ly/p9nvOp The latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines voter registration and the beginning of the campaign on the ground in the Kivu provinces and the Ituri district and highlights the electoral stakes in a region that remains fundamental for durable stability in the country. ****** GAMBIA: CLIMATE OF FEAR AHEAD OF PRESIDENTIAL POLL http://bit.ly/pPERfO Human rights advocates watching Gambia are worried that abuses against perceived dissenters will rise as the November presidential election nears, killing any chance of a free and fair poll. Already the official campaign period - the only time opposition parties are given access to the media and allowed to actively campaign - has been shrunk to 11 days from four weeks, sparking concern among political leaders. ****** LIBERIA: AFRICA TODAY SPEAKS WITH EMIRA WOODS ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS http://bit.ly/p2i0A4 Africa Today speaks with Emira Woods on the upcoming Liberia elections, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and West African regional developments. Emira Woods is the Co-Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. ****** LIBYA: NEW GOVT. IN 7-10 DAYS http://bit.ly/ozhzDn Libya's interim prime minister says his administration will form a new government within the next seven to 10 days. Mahmoud Jibril spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He said Libya's National Transitional Council is finalizing decisions on the exact number of ministries and whether they would all be located in the capital, Tripoli, or divided between eastern and western Libya. ****** MALAWI: ACTIVISTS PLAN FRESH PROTESTS http://n24.cm/pU2E75 Leading Malawi civil rights groups plan a new round of protests against President Bingu wa Mutharika, who received international condemnation after his forces killed 20 people when crushing anti-government rallies in July. ****** SUDAN: BAN OF OPPOSITION PARTY http://bit.ly/p7M7wc The Sudanese government has banned and closed the offices of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), a major opposition party, a senior SPLM-N member says. ****** ZAMBIA: CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP HAILS ‘WELL-MANAGED’ VOTE http://bit.ly/nA1qVQ The Coalition of Civil Societies On Elections says it is satisfied with the conduct of general elections in Zambia. It warns however delays in announcing the results could create tensions. ****** ZAMBIA: ZESN OBSERVES ZAMBIA’S TRIPARTITE ELECTION 'Election Day was generally peaceful, however incidents of violence were reported at Lilanda, Kanyama and Nakatindi polling stations owing to the delay in opening of polling stations and the delivery of Ballot boxes. It is important to note that when notified of these issues, the Electoral Commission of Zambia was quick to rectify some of the problems identified.' http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/elections/76637 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 10 Corruption AFRICA: CORRUPTION ERODING BENEFITS OF HEALTH PROJECTS http://bit.ly/rmyGIO Corruption is eroding the benefits of good health projects in Africa and governments must look inwards for funding, the World Health Organisation (WHO), has said. In a meeting with African Ministers of Health and Ministers of Finance in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, the organisation said solving the problem of funding was necessary for the health sector to thrive in the continent. ****** AFRICA: TENDER ACCOUNTABILITY/CORRUPTION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA http://bit.ly/pIxO6H An initiative of the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa (IFAISA) Initiated by the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa (IFAISA) (a non-profit association), and organised by Omega Investment Research, this international conference is intended to deal with all the more serious forms of corruption and combating corruption from both an international and an African perspective. ****** AFRICA: US REGULATORS PROBE ORACLE DEALINGS IN AFRICA http://bit.ly/rd3vxS Oracle Corp. is being investigated by US authorities on whether the business software maker violated federal anti-bribery laws, the Wall Street Journal reported. ****** SOUTH SUDAN: CHANGE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AFTER EDUCATION FUNDS STOLEN http://bit.ly/qXNxB5 South Sudan’s new minister of higher education said during a visit to Uganda that 'a lot of changes' will be made to processes of awarding scholarship to students due to lack of transparency and corruption at his ministry. ****** ZIMBABWE: MUGABE SWEARS IN ANTI-GRAFT COMMISSION http://n24.cm/qSCqbq President Robert Mugabe has sworn in Zimbabwe's anti-corruption commission in an effort to stem graft in the southern African country, state media reported. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 11 Development AFRICA: ALL-AFRICAN PEOPLES' CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON NEOCOLONIALISM This statement dates from 1961, but 50 years later it is being reposted here for its historical and contemporary relevance. The statement notes that, 'neo-Colonialism manifests itself through economic and political intervention, intimidation and blackmail in order to prevent African states from directing their political, social and economic programmes towards the exploitation of their natural wealth for the benefit of their peoples.' http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/development/76649 ****** AFRICA: BATTLE FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT http://bit.ly/qPaZ6Q Famine in the Horn of Africa and surging food prices are concentrating the minds of policymakers on the need for long-term solutions, particularly for small farmers. If they can become as productive as their peers in Asia, the argument goes, they can move from self-subsistence, make a decent livelihood, and ultimately drive economic development on the continent. ****** AFRICA: GOVERNMENTS, NGOS & CIVIL SOCIETY A crisis of legitimacy? http://bit.ly/nVjgFO In April, the Columbia Journalism Review raised the question of whether non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Africa benefit from particular representations of the continent as conflict and poverty-ridden. ****** KENYA: KENYA PUTS ITS FAITH IN FISH FARMING http://bit.ly/oqqsjF The Kenyan government is pushing fish farming to provide an alternative to small farmers who are scrabbling to eke out a living from poor soil. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 12 Health & HIV/AIDS AFRICA: HISTORY OF BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND HIV IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA http://bit.ly/ofJLZ8 Could blood transfusions have made such a contribution to the most serious HIV epidemics in the world? Often, it is said or suggested that transfusions were not common enough in developing countries, particularly the African countries that have experienced the worst HIV epidemics. But an article published by William H. Schneider and Ernest Drucker five years ago shows that this view is mistaken. ****** AFRICA: STRUGGLE TO CONTROL A PROLIFIC KILLER http://on.ft.com/oxKCXe Lifestyle influenced non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer, kill about 36m people each year – 80 per cent of them in developing countries. The rate is growing fastest in Africa, where it will overtake the death toll from infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV by 2030. ****** BURUNDI: DEATHS REPORTED AS ARV SHORTAGE CONTINUES http://bit.ly/opUPxj Burundian NGOs say at least 20 people have died as a national shortage of antiretroviral continues. 'Some have died, others have turned to traditional healers, and all of them [HIV-positive people] are discouraged,' said Jeanne Gapiya, who heads Burundi's largest HIV NGO, Association Nationale de soutien aux Seropositifs et Sideens (ANSS). ****** NAMIBIA: MALNUTRITION CASES RISING IN KARAS http://bit.ly/o2XKTJ The number of underweight children as a result of malnutrition continues to rise in Karas Region, a recent weight monitoring study conducted by the Keetmanshoop health district reveals. A report that contains information over a six month period since January indicated that 145 children aged between zero and 59 months were found to be severely' underweight. ****** SIERRA LEONE: PREGNANT WOMEN STILL DENIED LIFESAVING MEDICAL CARE http://bit.ly/nZCIA1 More than a year after the launch of the Free Health Care Initiative, pregnant women and girls in Sierra Leone continue to face serious challenges in accessing the drugs and medical care crucial for safe pregnancy and childbirth, Amnesty International said. ****** SOMALIA: THE WORLD'S HIGHEST MORTALITY RATE FOR CHILDREN http://bit.ly/rkFujs Somalia has the world's highest mortality rate for children under age 5, according to data released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. ****** ZIMBABWE: 2ND NATIONAL HIV/AIDS STRATEGIC PLAN COMPLETE http://bit.ly/ofZjBR Zimbabwe has completed the development of a second national HIV/Aids strategic plan for 2011 to 2015 which is designed to reduce the percentage of HIV infected infants born to HIV-positive mothers, an official has said. ****** ZIMBABWE: HIV - SURVEY REVEALS WOMEN MOST AFFECTED http://bit.ly/peRc1i Women account for more than 60 per cent of the 1,2 million people living with HIV and Aids in Zimbabwe, a recent survey has revealed. The survey, contained in a report titled: 'Know your Epidemic - Know your Response', indicated that only 20 per cent of the adult population knew their HIV status. ****** ZIMBABWE: THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN DIE FROM AIDS EACH YEAR http://bit.ly/npT1Fc Thousands of children die each year in Zimababwe from HIV-related illnesses, often because they have no access to life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs, the state-run Herald newspaper reports. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 13 Education AFRICA: PAN-AFRICAN AWARDS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EDUCATION http://bit.ly/qrmyDL Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education is a competition initiated by Teach A Man To Fish and generously sponsored by partner organisation Educating Africa. It continues to reward organizations in Africa that use innovative and entrepreneurial techniques to fill gaps in educational services across the continent. The competition is open to all organisations based in Africa working in education, from primary through to tertiary, as well as in non-formal and adult education. ****** ERITREA: ILLITERACY RATE DROPS BY 45 PER CENT http://bit.ly/pbt76E An Eritrean Ministry of Education statement issued in connection with International Literacy Day has found that the nation's illiteracy rate has been reduced by 45% and attributes progress to the preparation of textbooks as well as an adult education programme. ****** GAMBIA: EDUCATIONISTS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION http://bit.ly/nFJd42 Educationists from the two sister Ministries of Basic and Secondary Education; and Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology recently stepped up efforts that seek to pave the way forward in achieving a more vibrant higher education policy road map. ****** ZIMBABWE: TO SOUTH AFRICA IN SEARCH OF AN EDUCATION http://bbc.in/nsiZk1 The collapse of affordable schooling in Zimbabwe is leading thousands of children to make a perilous trek to South Africa. But some of those who make it, penniless, to Johannesburg, get what they want - a top-quality education. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 14 LGBTI UGANDA: LGBTI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER RECEIVES KENNEDY AWARD http://bit.ly/nTuQ5A Frank Mugisha, a Ugandan LGBTI human rights defender has been selected for the 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. He has been commended for his work in the LGBTI community especially in Uganda. Mugisha is the Executive Director of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), an umbrella organisation that protects and recognises LGBTI people in the country. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 15 Racism & xenophobia SOUTH AFRICA: GOVT. DEVOTED TO UPROOTING XENOPHOBIA http://bit.ly/nzyEhp South Africa remains committed to resolving and stamping out the recurring problem of xenophobia in all its forms wherever it manifests itself within the Republic. This was the message from Minister for Public Service and Administration, Mr Richard Baloyi during his opening remarks of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) meeting of select Focal Points with African Peer Review (APR) Panel members. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 16 Environment AFRICA: CCAFS THEME LEADER DISCUSSES ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY http://bit.ly/pfe09y In this video interview, made by Francesco Fiondella at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), CCAFS theme leader James Hansen discusses the causes of the current drought plaguing the Horn of Africa. He points out that even if the lack of rain is a root cause of the crisis, it is still only one of many factors that has lead to the ongoing drought. ****** AFRICA: GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS FOOD SECURITY http://bit.ly/n5zzJi The food security threat posed by climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the African continent, says Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson. 'Climate change is a serious threat to the agricultural field in the African continent,' Joemat-Pettersson told BuaNews at a breakfast briefing with African ambassadors to solicit support for the planned meeting on climate-smart agriculture. ****** ETHIOPIA: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE Builiding the national capacity and knowledge on climate change resilient actions http://bit.ly/pNKHmy This project was formulated by the EU Delegation with full participation of NAO, EPA, MoA and MoWE aims to contribute towards the construction of a carbon neutral and climate resilient economy through the corresponding socio-economic development program (CRGE). Identification of Services is a key aspect of the project which focuses advisory and support functions. ****** GAMBIA: ALREADY SUFFERING NEGATIVE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE http://bit.ly/nwySRB Gambian National Environment Agency, NEA said recently that the country is already facing the worst ramifications of the climate change. NEA’s executive director, Momodou B. Sarr said in Banjul that already climate change impact on agriculture is attributed to 40 per cent drop in groundnut yields due to rising temperatures and the disappearance of freshwater swamps, and soil salinization in lowland areas resulting from sea level rise is likely to impact negatively on rice production and the lives of women farmers in these areas. ****** SOUTH AFRICA: INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO HELP FARMERS COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE http://bit.ly/qNWMAK Investments in rural infrastructure, both physical and institutional, were needed to enhance the resilience of agriculture in the face of the uncertainties of climate change, South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said at the African Ministerial Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 17 Land & land rights AFRICA: INDIAN AGRIBUSINESS SETS SIGHTS ON LAND IN EAST AFRICA http://bit.ly/pIraAg Indian agribusiness companies are ready to spend $2.5bn buying, or renting for decades, several million hectares of cheap land in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda in what could be some of the largest farming deals struck in Africa in the last 50 years. ****** MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT PROVIDES 60,000 KM2 OF LAND TO BRAZILIAN FARMERS http://bit.ly/qUxfkP The Mozambican government is providing large tracts of land at a symbolic price to Brazilian farmers to produce soy, maize and cotton, Mozambique’s agriculture minister, José Pacheco told Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo. ****** MOZAMBIQUE: REDD+ IN MOZAMBIQUE New opportunity for land grabbers? http://bit.ly/pLKP5w REDD+ intends to develop financing mechanisms that will compensate developing countries as an incentive for changing the way forest resources are used to curb CO2 emissions. The performance based compensation will pay for actions that prevent forest loss or degradation, conservation, the sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks. Isilda Nhantumbo argues that REDD+ is now driving a race for land in Mozambique. ****** SOUTH AFRICA: LAND REFORMS LAG BEHIND GOALS http://bo.st/qsLvvg A document shows that South Africa’s government is far behind land reform efforts, a setback that could prove explosive in a country with staggering inequality almost a generation after white rule ended. ****** UGANDA: OXFAM SOUNDS UGANDA LAND-GRAB WARNING http://english.aljazeera.net/video/africa/2011/09/2011922111515150690.html A new report by the British charity Oxfam suggests that over 22,000 Ugandans have been forced out of their homes since 2004. Oxfam claims many of them have been left homeless after being evicted in so-called land-grabs, to clear the way for timber plantations. One eviction case involves the British company New Forest Company, who have denied the accusations. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 18 Food Justice AFRICA: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRENGTHENING FARMERS ORGANISATIONS Lessons from Ethiopia, Kenya and Malawi http://bit.ly/pZeBXy Farmers’ organisations (FOs) are increasingly being asked to play a central role in driving agricultural transformation processes in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite their mixed record of success. As governments, donors and NGOs rush to promote the scaling up and diversification of FOs’ activities and membership, this policy brief draws on findings of a study of the roles, functions and performance of FOs in Ethiopia, Kenya and Malawi to suggest some principles and practices for supporting FOs in Africa. ****** AFRICA: SMALL FARMERS IN VANGUARD OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT http://bit.ly/rfyp00 Agriculture, predominantly small scale, accounts for about 30% of sub-Saharan Africa's GDP and at least 40% of export value. Having fallen out of favour in the development debate in the last decade, agriculture these days gets its own G20 summits and there are moves to make agriculture the centrepiece of the Rio+20 global development summit next June. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 19 Media & freedom of expression AFRICA: AU TO LAUNCH MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM http://bit.ly/pglw5c The African Union (AU) is to launch the Pan-African Media Network (PAMEN), a platform run by the African Forum for Media Development of the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) and the African Media Initiative (AMI). ****** AFRICA: ‘MEDIA SKILLS DEARTH HOLDS AFRICA BACK’ http://bit.ly/mP6DRM The World Bank has warned that poorly skilled journalists in Africa who could not analyse government policy would impede development by hampering public accountability and involvement. ****** RWANDA: AFRICAN MEDIA ADVISED TO ENHANCE PARTNERSHIPS http://bit.ly/nWfR3y Organisations in Africa have been urged to develop and enhance partnerships amongst governments and other stakeholders in order to promote gender equality. International Federation of Journalists General Secretary Beth Costa made the statement during the All-African Conference on Gender and Media held in Kigali. Issues of gender inequality took centre stage as sexual harassment, poor pay, lack of training, unfavorable working conditions and little or no maternity leave were identified as some of the major challenges facing women journalists. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 20 Social welfare DRC: OLD AND UNLOVED The struggle for the elderly in DRC http://bit.ly/ovY2Ds It is not uncommon for elderly people on the streets of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (CRD), to be mistreated by their families. Unable to look after themselves due to a lack of income, most elderly people live with their children, where they encounter various forms of abuse, including at times, accusations of witchcraft. ****** KENYA: PIPELINE EXPLOSION SPARKS SLUM SAFETY DEBATE http://bit.ly/ptTHjL Survivors of last week’s fire that killed more than 100 people in a Nairobi slum say they are lucky to be alive. As the government works to help and compensate those affected, the explosion ignites fresh debate about the safety of slums. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 21 News from the diaspora AFTER TROY DAVIS'S DEATH, QUESTIONS I CAN'T UNASK http://bit.ly/rmNGtR Dave Zirin, writing in The Nation, asks a series of questions about the US execution. 'Can Troy Davis, who fought to his last breath, actually be dead this morning? If we felt tortured with fear and hope for the four hours that the Supreme Court deliberated on Troy’s case, how did the Davis family feel? Why does this hurt so much?' ****** CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF MINUSTAH TROOPS FROM HAITI Letter to Ban Ki-Moon http://bit.ly/pk6ah6 'It is surprising and humiliating to certify that "Haiti is a threat to world peace and security", as the UN Security Council does, year after year, in order to ratify the presence there of a military-police mission said to be for the purposes of stabilization: the MINUSTAH. It is a statement that hides the impunity of the major powers and the hypocrisy that allows them to intervene militarily, politically, and economically in Haiti, drawing as well on the services of others. The real threat is that intervention itself, a laboratory as well for new forms of domination and popular control.' ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 22 Conflict & emergencies AFRICA: THINKING OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL FUNDING BOX http://bit.ly/nFtYGA The race to feed more than 12 million people facing severe food shortages in the Horn of Africa has seen humanitarian agencies make several funding appeals. Donor governments have contributed more than US$1.46 billion out of the required $2.48 billion. So far, so traditional. What has not been counted has been the response of ordinary people in the region to the disaster unfolding on their TV screens. Here is a round-up of some initiatives that have tapped into popular philanthropy. ****** COTE D’IVOIRE: UN TO BOOST MILITARY FORCE AFTER ATTACKS http://bit.ly/qgo0Kv The United Nations and regional governments are deploying additional soldiers to Côte d'Ivoire's border area with Liberia after deadly attacks on villages in the densely forested West African region, a military official said. ****** LIBYA: CIVILIANS FLEE GADDAFI'S HOMETOWN http://bit.ly/p6shmZ Heavily armed anti-Gaddafi fighters tightened their siege of the ousted Libyan leader's hometown of Sirte on Monday as hundreds of terrified civilians poured out of the Mediterranean coastal city. Fleeing residents spoke of dwindling supplies of food and water and said Gaddafi forces had attempted to stop people leaving, while doctors warned of a growing humanitarian crisis. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 23 Internet & technology AFRICA: ANDROID INVASION http://bit.ly/ogAoSp Mobile phone manufacturers, operators and Google have started a big push of the Android operating system into Africa this year. Samsung, HTC and Huawei are moving Android phones into the market and some operators are starting to subsidise Android handsets to get them to a price point palatable to a larger number of buyers. ****** AFRICA: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY VITAL IN EAST AFRICA’S FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER http://bit.ly/pSopXE How can technology be used to fight food insecurity in a region as large and diverse as east Africa? Karen Peachey, the British Red Cross’ east Africa representative, gives a few ideas: 'Mobile phones are everywhere in east Africa, even in many remote areas. If mobile companies could improve access further then people’s lives can change. A mobile phone gives you access to information –you can find out that your goat is worth more money than the middleman is offering, meaning you have better access to food, medical care, and education.' ****** GLOBAL: GOOGLE MAPS NOW AVAILABLE ON 40+ NEW COUNTRY DOMAINS, 6 IN AFRICA http://bit.ly/pVLEQK Google has added more than 40 new domains on Google Maps, including six African countries: Somalia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Lesotho, Mali and Niger. ****** KENYA: INFORMATION AS AID IN EAST AFRICA’S FAMINE http://bit.ly/pewmDb In any emergency, be it natural disaster or man-made, long- or short-term, people’s lives are turned upside down. Knowing what’s happening, where to go for assistance and who to call for help is crucial to their survival and recovery. As famine is declared in six regions of neighbouring Somalia, this edition of Mobile Message highlights the work of ActionAid in improving vital communication with drought-affected populations in northern Kenya. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 24 Fundraising & useful resources AFRICA: MOBILE LEARNING http://bit.ly/rahamz The mobile learning toolkit is an open source resource that can be used in the delivery of all kinds of training in any developing context. It has been designed to be as inclusive as possible, with most of the methods requiring only low end devices (basic mobile phones with voice calling and SMS capability). In this way the toolkit can be used to deliver interactive distance learning experiences to participants even at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP). ****** AFRICA: NEW WEB-BASED TOOL TO HELP COMBAT MALNUTRITION http://bit.ly/rkctc8 In a bid to stop millions of people dying and suffering every year from malnutrition, WHO is launching a new web-powered initiative that clarifies guidance on life-saving nutrition interventions, and assists governments and healthcare providers to better scale up action against all forms of malnutrition. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 25 Publications AWAAZ ISSUE 2/2011: SELF RELIANCE: A STRATEGY FOR LIBERATION This issue includes: - Self reliance then and now by Dharam Ghai - Self reliance in the age of globalisation by Firoze Manji - Sankare by Demba Moussa Dembele - Re-learning seld reliance for engagement by Sakhi Nitin-Anita and Manish Jain - Creating self reliance mechanisms to manage conflict by Alice Nderitu - Self reliance in the art world by Kofi Osei - Damned if you do and damned if you don't by Sunny Bindra - Say little, work hard and be young forever by Fiona Mati - Organising the working poor by Dharam Ghai ALTERNATIVE ANGLE: Who are 'we' by John Sibi-Okumu The Mutunga cultural stud by Ali M. Mazrui and Al-Amin M. Mazrui Indian South Africans by Mohamed Keshavjee London calling: reminiscences, reflections by Ramnik Shah CONFERENCE REVIEW: Constitutions and constitution-making by the British Institute of East Africa RABINDRANATH TAGORE: 150th year celebration of a life BOOK REVIEWS: - Strings of pearls bleeding light by Sheniz Janmohamed, reviewed by Stephen Partington - Crackdown by Njuguna Mutonya; reviewed by Awaaz - Hearts and souls by Leopoldo Paradela, reviewed by Stephen Partington - Men of dynamite: edited by Rashid Seedat and Razia Saleh: reviewed by Meg Samuelson - The politics of betrayal by Joe Khamisi: reviewed by John Sibi-Okumu - Wizard of the crow by Ngugi Wa Thiongo: reviewed by Marjorie Oludhe FOOTSTEPS: - CYNTHIA SALVADORI - KADER ASMAL - MANUBHAI MADHVANI - DEKHA IBRAHIM FUNDED BY: ADVERTISING SUPPORT: Giro Commercial Bank, Agility Logistics Ltd, Franklin Management Consultants Ltd, AdScreen Print Ltd, Concorde Car Hire Ltd, Colour Print Ltd, Reef Hotel Msa INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS: Mohez Karmali, Hindpal Jabbal, H S Mangat, Chandaria and Premchandbhai Foundation, Rattansi Educational Trust, Fatma Alloo, Shehin Hirani, Yash Ghai and Jill Cottrell Ghai: Main Outlets: Monty’s Wines and Spirits – Sarit Centre, Westlands, Text Book Centre - Sarit Centre, La baquette – Shell Petrol Station, Westlands, Book Stop – Yaya Centre, Hurlingham, Book Point – Moi Avenue ****** CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS SCRUTINISED IN AFDB’S NEW BOOK http://bit.ly/pawysI The African Development Bank released a book titled 'China and Africa, An Emerging Partnership for Development?'. In recent years, China has been the prominent emerging partner for most of Africa and new China-Africa relations have generated heated debates. Is China really the sole winner in its relations with the African continent? This book challenges this idea by analysing opportunities and challenges for both parties. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 26 Jobs ETC GROUP SEEKS AFRICA-BASED PROGRAMME MANAGER http://www.pambazuka.org/images/articles/548/ETC_Africa.doc ETC Group is seeking a staff member, based in Africa, to share in carrying out the overall programme of the organization, and to give specific attention to strengthening our work on the continent during the period leading to the UN’s Rio+20 Earth Summit in 2012. ****** ETHIOPIA: PROJECT MANAGEMENT http://bit.ly/p5zaXK The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI seeks to recruit a senior Project Manager to oversee and lead all aspects of the implementation of the 5 year Livestock and Irrigation Value-Chains for Ethiopian Smallholders project. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 27 WikiLeaks and Africa ZIMBABWE: WIKILEAKS REVEALS AFRICA’S GROWING IMPATIENCE WITH AILING MUGABE http://bit.ly/mPh6Oz Robert Mugabe’s continued grip on power in Zimbabwe, and ZANU PF’s ongoing failure to properly govern the country, is causing growing impatience among African governments, the details of which have been revealed by the whistle-blowing group WikiLeaks. ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. © Unless otherwise indicated, all materials published are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. 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