Reporters sans frontières (RSF) has expressed deep concern over the deterioration of "Le Venin" ("Venom") publication director Gaston Bony's health. Bony is imprisoned in the Agboville penitentiary, just outside of Abidjan. "The deplorable conditions of [Bony's] detention and a five day hunger strike have considerably weakened him," said the organisation. Bony, who is also a radio host with La voix de l'Agnéby (The Voice of Agnéby), a local radio station, has been in prison since 31 March 2004.

The Shuttleworth Foundation supports Maths, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship initiatives and invites proposals from innovative educational pilot projects.

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Maths, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship in General Education and Training (GET) phase; and
Numeracy in the Foundation Phase.

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ARTICLE 19 Global Campaign for Free Expression has welcomed the Access to Information Bill tabled by the Ugandan Government but signalled that more work is needed to bring it in line with international standards. "On the whole, the Bill represents a positive effort to operationalise the constitutional guarantee of freedom of information. ARTICLE 19 particularly welcomes the provisions on the duty to publish information whenever this is in the public interest, and the protection granted to 'whistleblowers'. At the same time, the Bill still fails to conform fully to international standards on freedom of information."