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July 09

Cameroon: NGOs Ask U.S.to Probe Palm Oil Venture

Environmental activists have petitioned Washington to open up an investigation into the land acquisition and forest exploitation activities of a U.S.-owned palm oil firm, Herakles... Read more »
South Sudan: There Are More Risks to Us Here [press release]

Refugee women and girls are at high risk of sexual harassment when living in refugee camps. In South Sudan the Danish Refugee Council is raising awareness and fighting the problem... Read more »
Central African Republic: Nation Faces Food, Health Crisis

Three months after rebels seized power, Central African Republic (CAR) is in the grip of a humanitarian emergency and most of its people have no access to basic medical services... Read more »

Somalia: Danish Refugee Council Report - 'Durable Solutions' - Refugee Perspectives On Return to Somalia [press release]

More than a quarter of the Somali population have fled their country since civil war broke out in 1991. Millions remain in displacement in the region. Read more »
Namibia: Red Cross Appeals for Worst Drought in 30 Years in Nation - Angola Also Hit

Desert-hardy Namibians, overwhelmed by the worst drought to hit their country in 30 years, are surviving off wild fruits with no harvest in sight until March 2014, the... Read more »
Kenya: The Captain Who Will Land in War Zones

Security situation in north-eastern Kenya has deteriorated steadily since the Kenyan army entered Somalia almost two years ago. Armed groups have launched sporadic attacks, mostly... Read more »
Kenya: Nation Taxing Poor While Giving Breaks to Rich Corporates - Aid Agency

Kenya's government should stop giving tax breaks to multinationals, instead of taxing the food of poor people who can barely afford to eat, campaigners said on Monday. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Women and Children First [press release]

Medair's new health project aims to save lives and protect the health of the most vulnerable people in D.R. Congo. Read more »
Egypt: 'Horrific' Sexual Assaults Hit Tahrir Square [interview]

Another wave of sexual violence against Egyptian women has taken place in Cairo’s famous Tahrir Square, where at least 91 women were assaulted and, in some cases, raped over... Read more »
Namibia: Govt Declares Drought Emergency

Prolonged dry spells in Southern Africa have led to a food and water crisis in Namibia where the President has declared a national drought emergency. Read more »
Africa: Unsustainable Development to Be Changed

Lack of natural resources on the one hand and an abundance of weapons on the other have for decades prevented sustainable development in the Karamoja region of Uganda. Today 90... Read more »

Somalia: Danish Demining Group - Fighting 'Frontline Culture' in Nation

In Dollow, a small town in Somalia on the Ethiopian border, weapons are traditionally a standard household item. War has ravaged this part of the world for decades and generations... Read more »
Libya: Nation Starts Facing Up to Gaddafi Regime's Sex Crimes [analysis]

The young woman introduced as "The Revolutionary" was breaking a taboo in Libya by speaking out about how she and other women had been raped by Muammar Gaddafi's men in the early... Read more »
Somalia: De-Miners Fight 'Frontline Culture' [analysis]

In Dollow, a small town in Somalia on the Ethiopian border, weapons are traditionally a standard household item. War has ravaged this part of the world for decades and generations... Read more »
Nigeria: Nation Kickstarts Efforts to Head Off Climate Disasters [analysis]

Alhaji Gimba Suleiman, a 72-year-old rice farmer from Ozahi in Nigeria's south-central Kogi State, lost his house in the huge floods that displaced 2 million people and affected a... Read more »
Somalia: Danish Refugee Council Supports Youth Displaced in Somaliland

Learning a new trade is one step closer to finding a job to make a living in Hargeisa, Somaliland's main city. With high unemployment rates and limited chances of opening doors to... Read more »

Liberia: IMF Gives Nation Next Aid Disbursement, Calls for Transparency

The IMF board on Wednesday approved next aid disbursement for Liberia under a $78.9 million loan program, and called on the West African state to do more to improve its governance... Read more »

Africa: Climate Shifts Linked to Rise in Animal Diseases in People [analysis]

Smallholder farmers who have settled on intensive agriculture as a way to adapt to climate change are facing threats to their health and livelihoods from animal diseases previously... Read more »

Zimbabwe: Locals Welcome Government Push Toward Solar Energy

On the roof of Thomas Phiri's small wooden cabin in Harare's Westlea suburb lies a small solar panel, slightly larger than a sheet of writing paper. Read more »

Africa: Malnutrition Threatening Child Survival in Sub-Saharan Africa - Plan

Widespread malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa is threatening the survival of millions of children, child rights organisation Plan International has warned. Read more »
Ethiopia: Sister's Death Spurs Local Activist to Fight Female Cutting

When Bogaletch Gebre returned to Ethiopia after 15 years in the United States, her goal was to save just one girl from the horror of female genital mutilation - a ritual that had... Read more »
Central African Republic: Child Malnutrition Escalates As Donors Turn Their Backs On Nation - Agencies

Sickness and death rates in the anarchic Central African Republic (CAR), which are already triple the emergency threshold, are likely to soar with the arrival of the rains, nine... Read more »

Guinea: Billionaire Steinmetz Traces Guinea Woes to Vale Deal - Paper

Billionaire Beny Steinmetz, who is embroiled in a bitter mining battle with Guinea, has told an Israeli newspaper that he traces his troubles back to a deal three years ago that... Read more »
Africa: Stop Punishing People for Their Sexual Orientation, Ugandan Bishop Says

Ugandans living with HIV/AIDS are being denied access to treatment and healthcare because of their sexual orientation, a Ugandan bishop who campaigns for the rights of the lesbian,... Read more »
Angola: Act Alliance Preliminary Appeal - Assistance to Drought Affected Rural Families in Huila and Cunene Provinces, Angola

Preliminary Appeal Read more »

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