A call to people of colour: Build towards liberation

Sharon Cromwell
May 10, 2012
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For people of colour the time has come to seek true liberation: not by struggling to be heard by the powers that be but by hearing one another’s voice and building solidarity.

Mogadishu then and now


Contributor
May 10, 2012

An exhibition to be held in Nairobi aims to allow present and future generations of Somalis to learn about their rich heritage so that they can work towards restoring and preserving it.

Somalia

Africa: mLearning, effective or disruptive?

Contributor
May 10, 2012

Mobile technologies, which play an increasingly important role in Africa’s education systems, are set to stimulate debate at this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Cotonou, Benin, from 23-25 May. Through a range of interactive expert-led sessions, participants at eLearning Africa 2012, the Continent’s leading conference on ICT for development, education and training, will explore the challenges, opportunities and success stories of mLearning.

South Africa: Jobless youth time bomb

Contributor
May 08, 2012

A young person is three times more likely to be unemployed than an adult globally and if the disparity is not dealt with urgently economic protest will worsen. The International Labour Organisation revealed this and other shocking statistics at the Youth Employment Summit, hosted by the National Youth Development Agency, in Boksburg, East Rand. Unemployment remains high at 23.9 per cent in South Africa, and 70 per cent of the jobless are between the ages of 15 and 34.

South Africa

Vacancy @ FEMNET

Contributor
May 08, 2012

FEMNET is seeking to recruit a suitable person to fill the position of Head of Communication.

Kenya: Clergy oppose call for de-criminalisation of homosexuality

Contributor
May 09, 2012

Members of the clergy and some human rights activists in Kenya have raised their objections to recommendations that homosexuality be de-criminalised in the East African country. The recommendations are proposed in a report on safeguarding sexual and reproductive health rights. The report is as a result of a public inquiry that had been set up by the commission to examine the extent and nature of violations of the two rights.

Kenya

Zimbabwe: ‘Angry’ teachers threaten June strike action

Contributor
May 09, 2012

Zimbabwe’s new school term opened this week with teachers threatening another round of industrial action, if the government fails to meet their demands by June. The start of the last school term was marred by a nationwide strike, which only ended when the government agreed to pay teachers an extra US$58 and urgently address their needs.

Zimbabwe

Senegal: 2012 Democratic Governance Institute

Contributor
May 07, 2012

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce the 2012 session of its annual Democratic Governance Institute. It therefore invites researchers to submit their applications for participation in this institute to be held from 23th July to 10th August, 2012 in Dakar, Senegal.

Senegal

Oxfam research consultancies in Tanzania, Ghana and Zambia

Contributor
May 07, 2012

As a member of a small team of country-based researchers, the field researcher will work closely with the research coordinator to deliver timely, fact-based and first-hand experiential findings on the impacts of large-scale land deals on rural women.

Zambia

Burundi: Effort to block a report about political killings

Contributor
May 06, 2012

The Burundian Interior Minister ordered Human Rights Watch to cancel a news conference in the capital, Bujumbura, on May 2, 2012, that was planned to release a report on political violence in Burundi, Human Rights Watch said. The police also ordered Human Rights Watch to stop distribution of the report in Burundi. The Human Rights Watch report documents the rise of political killings in Burundi from late 2010 to late 2011.

Burundi

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