Guinea: Change on Hold - New ICG report

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Nov 08, 2007

This latest briefing from the International Crisis Group examines the risk of violent confrontation and new bloodshed in a country that is as fragile as ever. The popular movement that brought Kouyaté to power is splintering, giving the discredited President Conté and his clan opportunity to regain control. Kouyaté must urgently demonstrate that he is serious about changing how government operates.

Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation - Ashoka's Changemakers

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Nov 08, 2007

“Young Men at Risk: Transforming the Power of a Generation” seeks to collect groundbreaking approaches to addressing these challenges and to sponsor informed debate and comment on work being done to help young men thrive. The competition will award funding for the most innovative work in fields from music to mental health to support the expansion of their impact on a generation of young men. Entry is between now and January 23, 2008.

Geneva: Human Rights Officer, International Service for Human Rights

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Nov 09, 2007

The International Service for Human Rights is currently recruiting one Human Rights Officer for its International Human Rights Defenders Programme, Geneva. The responsibilities of the position will include: monitoring, authoring and editing ISHR’s publications on the UN Human Rights Council, its special procedures, Advisory Committee and other intergovernmental working groups, the universal periodic review and on the plenary sessions of the human rights treaty monitoring bodies; contributing ...read more

Call for Papers: Children in Africa, Journal of Family History, 01/08

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Nov 09, 2007

The Journal of Family History will be publishing a special issue on Children in African History. Professor Martin Klein and I will be serving as guest editors for this issue. The editors are interested in a range of themes including education, crime, health, slavery, adoption, pawning and child-rearing. This list is by no means exclusive and other relevant themes are welcome. We are particularly interested in articles focusing on the colonial period. Submissions must be original and previousl...read more

Kenya: The Pan Africa Workshop on Service Delivery to Small Holder Farmers, February 4-6 2008

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Nov 09, 2007

The Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) is organizing a Pan Africa Workshop on Service Delivery to Small Holder Farmers (Feb 4 – 6, 2007). IREN is inviting farmers, industry players, media, academia and health experts from Africa to discuss how best the continent can exit dependency and be prosperous through commercializing agricultural ideas.

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Nigeria: 2nd General Assembly and Conference of ACDE, 8th to 11th July 2008

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Nov 09, 2007

On behalf of the African Council for Distance Education (ACDE), the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is privileged to announce the 2nd General Assembly and Conference of ACDE, which is to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from the 8th to 11th July 2008. Abstracts of not more than 300 words (in English or French) may be submitted by using the forms provided on the conference website. The latest date for submission of abstracts is December 10 2007. Abstracts will be reviewed by a panel of ...read more

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Cyprian Ekwensi, famed Nigerian author passes away

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Nov 07, 2007

One of Nigeria’s most famous authors, Cyprian Ekwensi has passed away after an undisclosed ailment. Cyprian Ekwensi was aged 84 years and has been a doyen of the Nigerian literature scene for over 50 years.

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Sudan: Call for end to harassment

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Nov 08, 2007

ARTICLE 19 condemns the blatant and unjustified harassment of Journalists and Human rights activists, Faisal Elbagir, Lemiaa el-Jaily and Sabah Mohammad Adam by the government security forces. On Sunday 4 November, the three journalists were summoned to the offices of the National Security Services (NSS) in Khartoum, Sudan. The three were summoned again on Monday 5 November and were held for six hours without explanation.

New From James Currey Publishers: Imperial Formations

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Nov 06, 2007

Is there only one model for empire, based on European empires? How might the critique of European empires serve to understand imperial forms elsewhere? This collection by Ann Laura Stoler, Carole McGranahan and Peter C. Perdue moves beyond the Euro-centric slant of colonial studies to compare European and non-European empires with socialist states and empire beyond colonialism.

Zimbabwe: Report: Mugabe ignores Mandela's plea to step down

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Nov 02, 2007

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, in his 27th year of rule, is ignoring approaches from former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela to step down, reports have said. The usually reliable weekly Zimbabwe Independent, quoting unnamed sources, also said that former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan had tried to meet with Mugabe to discuss his retirement, but he too had been ignored. No comment could be obtained from Mugabe's office.

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