‘Enemies of the State’ Targeted
Interesting:
Web sites critical of Zimbabwe government blacklisted
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Mauritania: New Anti-Slavery Law Not Enough for Real Change, Activists Say
Interesting:
On Aug. 8, Mauritania’s National Assembly unanimously adopted a law criminalizing slavery … the first time in Mauritanian history that slaveholders have been sanctioned.
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Liberian Refugees: 17 Years in Limbo
Found this post:
Many Liberian refugees remain in a long-term, permanent camp in Ghana
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Making Sierra Leone’s Capacity Building Work
John emailed us this:
Although a total community participation effort is neither feasible nor desirable, many forms of fostering civic engagement and methods of managing common affairs can be expanded.
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Kenya: The Fight for Water—a Valuable Slum Commodity
This is an interesting post:
When residents of Mathare slum in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi staged a recent protest over a five-day water shortage, the police moved to break the demonstration …
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Appeal sent to 10 Downing Street
Just came across this:
Letter 16 August 07Letter sent to British Prime Minister Tony Blair by Gabriel Berhanu Kassayie and friends from Year 5, Rosary RC Primary School…
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Petition sent to Westminster Abbey
Sam sent us a link to this:
Petition 16 August 07PETITION IN SUPPORT OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE RETURN OF ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ‘TABOT’ - HOLY ALTAR SLAB, ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMING ETHIOPIAN MILLENNIUM…
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What I Learned in a Ghanaian Shack
Thanks Bob, for pointing out:
New York Student works at a snack shack in Accra, Ghana
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One Network now allows Celtel customers in East Africa fast and easy internet access
Interesting:
Celtel International, the largest pan African mobile telecommunications company, a subsidiary of MTC Group, announces the launch of One Office, which enables high speed and convenient internet access for all Celtel customers in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Zimbabwe: Archbishop Faces Adultery Case
Found this post:
Analysts are calling the widely publicized sex scandal involving outspoken Archbishop Pius Ncube a diversionary tactic in the face of widespread economic and political problems.
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