President Lansana Conte has reshuffled the government of Guinea, appointing a longtime trusted aide to the top cabinet post and bringing back several onetime ministers. The reshuffle, announced on state radio and television on Monday evening, comes almost two months after the sacking of reformist prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo, 5 April, and Radio France Internationale said it marked a return of the old guard in Guinea, where Conte has been in office for 22 years.

The development worker will work as an IT Advisor alongside SAfAIDS, assisting with the conceptualisation and implementation of its regional programme incorporating Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) and HIV and AIDS, as well as building the capacity of staff in Information Technology (IT) and ICTs.

ADVAD and FAHAMU are seeking a project officer to assist in implementing an African Diaspora development programme to strengthen the organisational, management and advocacy capacity of African Diaspora organisations in the UK. This is a fixed term part-time position for 17 hours per week, for a period of 18 months. For job description and application details, contact [email][email protected] (This post is supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation).

The postholder will assist with the smooth running of administration within Progressio by providing support to the Administrative Manager, the PA to the Executive Director and to the International Programmes Team via the Programmes Support Officer. A part of the job will cover reception duties, acting as a first contact for visitors and telephone enquiries.