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  • Southern Africa: UN Aid Agencies on Alert for Potential Floods in Region March 11, 2010
    The United Nations is gathering supplies for some 130,000 people in southern Africa on alert for potential evacuation from flood-risk zones following weeks of torrential rains in northern Mozambique and neighbouring Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. […]
  • Kenya: Draft Law Setback as Politicians Squabble March 11, 2010
    The major political parties dealt a blow to the draft constitution on Thursday, taking antagonistic positions in the review process. MPs rejected for a second time, an attempt to hold a meeting to seek unity in Naivasha, meaning that the squabbling could spill over to the floor of the House on Tuesday afternoon. […]
  • Nigeria: Senate Rejects New Pay for Gowon, Buhari, IBB March 11, 2010
    THE Senate, Thursday, passed into law a bill creating extra remuneration packages besides statutory pensions for former leaders of the country, but left out former heads of government who were not democratically-elected. […]
  • Nigeria: Dangote Makes Forbes Rich Men's List, as Otedola Drops Out March 11, 2010
    ALHAJI Aliko Dangote, Nigerian born billionaire commodity merchant, industrialist has again made it on the list of the world richest men alive, according to a Forbes World Richest Billionaires released yesterday. But his friend and arch rival, Femi Otedola has, however, dropped out of the list probably due to the stock market crash that has gravely eroded hi […]
  • Kenya: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Sets Back Women's Rights March 11, 2010
    Lillian Mutuku, a 34-year-old mother of three, describes her home in Katine area, in Kenya's Eastern province Tala, as a harsh place to live. The soil is poor, she says, the sun beats down mercilessly and vegetation is sparse. […]
  • Nigeria: 2011 Presidency - Emerging Power Play March 11, 2010
    Until February 24 unexpected return of ailing President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua from Saudi Arabia hospital, the North was already shopping for a Vice President. […]
  • Zimbabwe: Zuma Plans Mediation Trip to Harare Next Week March 11, 2010
    South African President Jacob Zuma is reportedly planning a trip to Harare next week, for the first time in his capacity as the mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis since he took over from Thabo Mbeki in November last year. […]
  • South Africa: Gender Loses Out in Basic Education Crisis March 11, 2010
    With the 15th-year review of the 1995 Beijing World Conference on Women taking place at the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women in New York, South African teachers and education experts say they fear that a special focus on the advancement of girls is getting lost amidst the growing levels of poverty in the country. […]
  • South Africa: ANC Youth League Refuses Proof of White Farmer Murderers March 11, 2010
    The ANC youth league has refused to accept a list detailing 1600 farm murders from a delegation representing Afriforum on Thursday afternoon. […]
  • South Africa: Mining Production Up 7.7 Percent for January March 11, 2010
    Stats SA reports the index of total mining production was 7,7% higher in January 2010 compared with January 2009. […]

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Africa IMF Reports : Niger 2009

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Africa : Beekeeping and Poverty Alleviation

The Laboratory of Zoophysiology of the Ghent University organizes the International Training Programme ‘Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation’ with the support of the Belgium Government and

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Africa CFP : US militarization of the Sahara-Sahel - Security, Space and Imperialism (4 Jan 2010)

The Concerned Africa Scholars Bulletin is currently compiling papers, interventions and reviews for a special issue on the post-9/11 US securitization of the Sahara-Sahel region of West

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African Music from Niger

Music from Niger has received little international attention unlike the music of its neighbours  Mali and Nigeria. But there is a vibrant music scene in Niger which remains a mix between traditional and new music styles particularly Rap Nigerien.

Traditional Music

Many of the ethnic groups in Niger cross the boundaries between countries. In French colonial times each ethnic

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Saharan Archaeological Research Association

The Saharan Archaeological Research Association (SARA) considers any aspect of Saharan studies to be relevant to its interests. However, at this point of the research process most of the research attention is being focused on the western Sahara. Over time, it is believed that the geographical interests of SARA will expand to other adjacent regions and beyond. However, unlike the

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Africa Niger : Literacy classes for farmers

Niger has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. Nationwide almost 3 million people live in severe food insecurity. Farmers need to be literate in order to be able to manage harvests, access services, check prices, negotiate with buyers and keep

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Africa History : Sudan 500-1400 AD

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has some excellent African history pages. The one on Western Sudan 500-1000 AD gives a timeline for the region which encompasses present-day Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mauretania and eastern Niger.

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WEST AFRICA: Combating world's lowest literacy rates

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DAKAR, 22 April 2009 (IRIN) – Illiteracy rates in West Africa are the highest in the world, cramping development and weakening citizens’ power to effect socio-economic and political change, say education agencies, who are calling on governments and donors to step up literacy and education efforts.

Sixty-five million West African adults – 40 percent

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Book : Languages and Education in Africa

Languages and Education in Africa a comparative and transdisciplinary analysis Edited by BIRGIT BROCK-UTNE & INGSE SKATTUM 2009 paperback 356 pages US$64.00 ISBN 978-1-873927-17-5

The theme of this book cuts across disciplines. Contributors to this volume are specialized in education and especially classroom research as well as in linguistics, most being

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African archaeology Niger : Saharan cemetery dig report and paper

About 8 years ago news leaked out about an exciting archaeological find in Niger. Back in the Stone Age what is now the Sahara desert was a lush green place with large lakes. The area in Southern Niger where the dig took place was a lakeside fishing community for about 5,000 years and originated about

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