Namibia: Donors help kickstart education plan

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May 10, 2006

Responding to a report card of 'Can do better', Namibia has managed to raise almost US $60 million to address a critical shortage of skilled teachers and classrooms that has affected the quality of education. Recognising the development impact of a poorly-performing education system, private business and western donors last week stepped forward to help finance Namibia's Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme (ETSIP).

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Mali: Country Director

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May 10, 2006

The role of the Director will be primarily to enhance the coherency and improve the quality of the service delivery of the advisory practice, as well as to develop and reinforce linkages with local and international strategic partners. The Director holds final responsibility for the identification of new partners/clients and resource mobilisation. In addition, the Director is expected to personally engage in advisory services for key client accounts.

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Sudan: Senior News Editor

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May 10, 2006

The Fondation Hirondelle is an organization of journalists which sets up and operates media services in crisis areas. In partnership with the United Nations Mission in Sudan, Fondation Hirondelle is starting a radio network project composed of 2 central stations and a number of regional stations in view of reaching the Sudanese population. In order to complete the team, Fondation Hirondelle is looking for two experienced news journalists to oversee the production of news and current affairs p...read more

Africa: AIDs hindering attainment of education goals

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May 09, 2006

About 40 African countries will not achieve Education For All (EFA) by 2015 due to the Aids pandemic. The global umbrella teachers' trade union, Education International (EI), has said HIV/Aids was "one of the biggest" challenges to Africa in attaining the goal. Consequently, the trade union has launched a five-year Sh1.35 billion (15 million euros) programme to sensitise teachers on Aids.

Ethiopia: NGO report reveals budget 'not children-oriented'

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May 09, 2006

The amount of funds allocated for education and health in the federal and regional budgets in Ethiopia is not children-oriented and the quality is poor, according to a recent research under taken by Save the Children Sweden.

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Uganda: Call for regional effort to tackle LRA

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May 09, 2006

Uganda is pushing for "regional cooperation" in its efforts to hunt down and apprehend the leadership and remaining fighters of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group, who are believed to be hiding in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In November 2005 UPDF operations against LRA bases in Sudan forced a group of fighters led by the second-in-command, Vincent Otti, to cross into the jungles of eastern DRC and set up camp in the Garamba National Park. The Ugandan army claims...read more

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Africa: The world’s children go hungry, says report

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May 10, 2006

HIV and AIDS, drought and conflict make it hard for developing countries to feed their children properly. Ultimately, this pushes up the mortality rate of children under five. This is according to the United Nations Children's Fund's annual report on children's progress. The UNICEF research surveyed more than 100 developing countries, 17 of which are in eastern and southern Africa. The report says virtually no progress was made in these African countries to address the problem of hunger, a ma...read more

Africa: APRM Resource Website

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May 10, 2006

The South African Institute of International Affairs has launched a new portal on the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) as a resource and training tool for African countries and civil society groups participating in the process.

South Africa: Learning Programme Monitoring and Evaluation

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May 10, 2006

This is a programme on M & E for Learning, Management and Accountability. Please contact Evangeline Govender for an application form or download from their website. Closing date for applications: 22 May 2006.

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Zimbabwe: Rights group reports rise in use of torture

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May 10, 2006

Zimbabwe state security agents have stepped up the use of torture against government opponents, with 19 cases reported in March compared with three during the previous two months, a local rights group said on Saturday. President Robert Mugabe's government dismisses as political propaganda charges that it uses intimidation, arbitrary arrests and torture to keep its opponents in check in the face of a deepening economic crisis many critics blame on its policies, reports Reuters.

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