"We have been reduced to begging from relatives and to migrate to urban areas where life is not safe. We were living in the mountain for more than 200 years. Transferring us means burying us, completely. We want to stay in our area and develop."
Botswana continues to be seen as Africa’s least corrupt, and Somalia as the continent’s – and the world’s – most corrupt country, according to a new survey published this week.
The top United Nations-African Union official for Darfur has highlighted the role of civil society groups in the search for a solution to the strife that has plagued the Sudanese region, encouraging their full participation in the peace talks that resumed in Doha today.
A Belgium based philanthropist group called VZW DE Gambia Vrienden Friends, on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 donated school materials, toys, second hand clothing, furniture etc to the village of Jambanjelly. The VZW De Gambia Vrienden Friends is a partner to its sister organisation in Jambanjelly called JAM-BEL.
As the Beijing +15 conference came to the fore, Foroyaa has initiated a column entitled " Beijing +15 reflection" which deals with issues relating to the lives of the women in the Gambia. In this edition, we publish the voices of urban women who are finding it extremely difficult to get water for their daily domestic needs.
The Inter-Faith Action for Peace in Africa (IFAPA) president, Reverend Doctor Ishmael Noko has told delegates at the ongoing IFAPA third summit that some people on the African continent do not have access to water.
Africa for Democracy and Good Governance (ADG), recently embarked on a weeklong celebration of worldÂ's campaign for the prevention of child abuse and violence against children.
Women in developing countries are among the most vulnerable to the effects of crisis - be that climate change, food price hikes, the HIV/AIDS pandemic or the global recession. It is becoming more commonplace to hear women's testimony, but are women's voices heard when it comes to deciding on solutions?
Nature Aid Ghana, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) poised to promote environmental protection, has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to urgently come out with the necessary sanctions against Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL), for the recent cyanide spillage.
Representatives of five local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the climate change sector of the economy, and an international movement, were shocked to the marrow when they turned up at the consulate section of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Accra last Wednesday morning, to present a petition to the Ambassador.
Her Excellency Ajaratou Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, the vice president and minister of WomenÂ's Affairs, on Tuesday, extended a goodwill message to Civil Society Organisations (CSO) working on womenÂ's and human rights at the WomenÂ's Rights Implementation in Africa forum held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.
THE Committee of Citizens has challenged former Task Force on Corruption chairperson Max Nkole to deny that he had written letters to the Republican vice-president asking that the case involving former president Frederick Chiluba be discontinued.
United Nations-backed mediation talks aimed at bringing peace to the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur will resume tomorrow in Doha, Qatar, the world body announced today.
Africa in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG) in partnership with the WomenÂ's World Summit Foundation (WWST), recently organised a week-long education forum for various schools in the Greater Banjul Area, at its office in Churchills Town.
Lanext International Organisation, a Non-Governmental Organisation based in United Kingdom, is expected to arrive in Banjul today Wednesday, 18th November 2009, for a weekÂ's study tour in the country.
