Guardian Global Development Network (London)

April 23

Ghana: Ghana Seizes One Million Faulty Condoms from China

Ghana is facing a "major public health issue" after condoms supplied to the country's health service were found to contain holes and burst easily. Read more »
West Africa: Senegal to Nigeria Superhighway Still Stuck in a Rut

Trans-west African route was supposed to stretch from Dakar to Lagos but, 40 years after its inception, only small sections have been built Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Enlists Help of Forest Communities to Reverse Deforestation

Despite taking years to establish the first projects, growth in forest cover and increasing incomes for the communities involved have enabled bigger schemes to begin Read more »

Africa: How Geolocation Technology Is Helping Save Lives in the Developing World

In the developed world, geolocation technology has its upsides and its downsides. On the one hand, we can now follow our progress as we walk from A to B without getting lost, and... Read more »
Kenya: Maasai Keep Lions At Bay With Solar Power and Ingenuity

When it came to keeping hungry lions at bay, an old-fashioned scarecrow just wasn't up to the job. So Richard Turere, a 13-year-old Maasai cattle herder, combined rudimentary... Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Turns to Technology in Battle Against Tuberculosis

New machine expected to cut TB diagnosis time dramatically, enabling speedier treatment in Maputo and beyond Read more »
Rwanda: UK to Channel U.S.$13.5 Million in Aid Through Rwanda Government Programme

The British government will give £9m to a programme run by the Rwandan government, three months after freezing general budget support to the country amid allegations that it... Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Women Battle Against 'Sex for Grades' At Universities

Female university students are mobilising to change a culture where academic success is often dependent on sexual favours Read more »

Africa: Turning Profits and Tackling Poverty Not Contradictory, Insists IFC Chief

The World Bank's International Finance Corporation has been criticised for doing more for profits than people. Jin-Yong Cai, the new CEO, argues profit is key to reducing poverty Read more »
Africa: Vandana Shiva: 'Seeds Must Be in the Hands of Farmers'

Vandana Shiva shows no sign of fatigue despite an overnight flight from Delhi and an hour's audience with Prince Charles before arriving at the Guardian, where she launches into... Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Peace Film Hits Screens As Tensions Rise Ahead of Election

Mercy Wanjiru pauses to collect her thoughts. The 29-year-old Kenyan actress, who stars in a new film to promote peace ahead of the 4 March presidential vote, has been asked what... Read more »
East Africa: Camel Milk Set to Be Big Business for Region

Browsing through the food menu at Hamdi's, a Somali restaurant in central Nairobi that is frequented mainly by non-Somali office workers during their lunch hour, one item stands... Read more »
Africa: Poor Urban Services Found to Increase Risk of Violence Against Women

Poor quality and underfunded public services are exacerbating the "constant" violence, harassment and intimidation that millions of women face in cities and urban centres across... Read more »

Kenya: Fear and Flight in Nairobi's Eastleigh As Police Accused of Harassing Refugees

The men crammed into a small room in Nairobi's Eastleigh neighbourhood interrupt each other constantly, each desperate to tell his own tale of police persecution. Some are... Read more »
Sudan: One Million Trapped in Warzone Without Aid

The former head of the UN in Sudan has criticised NGOs for failing to campaign for aid to flow to people trapped in a war zone on the border with South Sudan. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict in DRC Congo Threatens Chimpanzee Tourism Programme

Fighting between government troops and M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has disrupted a promising plan for chimpanzee tourism in Virunga national park, also... Read more »

Africa: UN Development Experts 'Going for Gold'

Deeper conversations with African civil society groups promised as panel member outlines bold agenda covering human rights and inclusive growth Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: From Congo to Mali, Peacekeeping in Africa Must Start At Community Level

Managing local conflict is vital to peacekeeping, but needs care and continuity – which international bodies often lack Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Crisis Underlines Hunger-Conflict Link

War is tipping fragile regions in Congo DRC into disaster and making it difficult for aid agencies to operate Read more »
Ethiopia: Resettlement Scheme Leaves Lives Shattered

A 'villagisation' programme has left many people from Ethiopia's Gambella region bereft of land and loved ones, casting donor support in an unflattering light Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Leaves Secondhand Fridges Out in the Cold in Bid to Save Energy

Behind a once mint-coloured concrete wall – now stained by red dust – in a hilly suburb of Ghana's capital, Accra, a large machine is making history as it chugs and... Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Election Tensions Mean Nervous Times for Bullish Economy

Standing near a tidy field of squat, emerald-green tea bushes in Kenya's western Kericho county, Sammy Kirui says there will be no violence during elections in March, and no return... Read more »

Central African Republic: Concern Grows at Lack of Humanitarian Access

The latest upsurge in fighting in the country has abruptly halted the provision of health services to more than 300,000 people Read more »
Africa: UK Govt's Enthusiasm for GM Not Matched in Developing Nations

Across the world, countries are turning their backs on GM crops; perhaps the coalition in the UK could learn something from them Read more »
Kenya: Youth Encouraged to Aspire By DJ B and the Shujaaz.fm Comic Book

A project born out of 2007's post-electoral chaos is empowering and educating young Kenyans ahead of the 2013 poll Read more »

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