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Central African Republic: Bangui International Human Rights Festival
Global Voices Online - Sunday, May 20, 2007
p>The first Bangui International Human Rights Film Festival (Fr) starts on May 22 with the support of the French organization Alliance and the EU, writes the blog of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress.
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WFP Urges Support For Complex New Logistics Operation In Central African Republic
Topix - Saturday, May 19, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The conflict in CAR has brought the private sector grinding almost to a complete halt as operators are not prepared to risk assets or further investments in the troubled regions" Main Category: Aid / Disasters News Article Date: 16 May 2007 - 12:00 PDT The United... more
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World Food Programme Deploys Extra Resources
allAfrica.com - Saturday, May 19, 2007
he United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it was airlifting 31 metric tons of equipment to the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of expanded efforts to reach over 230,000 people affected by recent violence and ... more
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Child Soldiers to Be Sent Home
Topix - Friday, May 18, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The liberation of these child soldiers will be a good thing for the rebellion because we want all of them to go back to school or learn a job" Rebel leaders in the Central African Republic have agreed to begin sending several hundred child soldiers home... more
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Africa's Longest War Dies Out Ever So Slowly
allAfrica.com - Thursday, May 17, 2007
n July 2006, Deus Kamukama, a Ugandan trader in Sudan, drove from Uganda's war-ravaged town, Gulu, to Southern Sudan's capital town, Juba, along a bushy, dirt road with boulders jutting out of the terrain at frequent intervals. It was Kamukama's first time to use the ... more
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Libya's carrot-and-stick trick
Topix - Thursday, May 17, 2007
p> Libya 's carrot-and-stick trick Colonel Muammar Ghadaffi may have shed Libya's reputation as a rogue state when he abandoned his country's unconventional weapons programmes in 2003, but Libya's respectability ... via Jane's Information Group ... more
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Appeals for C Africa Logistics Needs
Topix - Wednesday, May 16, 2007
p> The United Nations World Food Programme today made an urgent appeal for $3.5 million for transport and storage needs in the Central African Republic , in order to feed at least 230,000 people affected by recent ... via Scoop ... more
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UN Aid Agency Appeals for $3.5 Million for Logistics Needs
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, May 16, 2007
he United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today made an urgent appeal for $3.5 million for transport and storage needs in the Central African Republic (CAR), in order to feed at least 230,000 people affected by recent violence and ... more
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WFP Urges Support for Complex New Logistics Operation in the Country
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
he United Nations World Food Programme today urged the international community to redouble its efforts in support of the agency's recently upscaled life-saving operation in the conflict-torn Central African ... more
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Rebels surrender in CAR - presidency
Topix - Tuesday, May 15, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The fighters involved in a political-military movement... left their base in successive waves and were found in Kaga-Bandoro where they were placed under the protection of different state services" Several former armed rebels have surrendered to the authorities in the Central African Republic over the past... more
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Richmond reporter dies in African air crash
Topix - Monday, May 14, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"He was the life and soul of every party with a wonderful dry wit and a great sense of humor. He lived life to the full and died doing the job he loved." Happier times: Anthony Mitchell pictuerd with his daughter Rose An air crash in... more
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Central African Republic: Plans Against Desertification. But What of Funds?
Topix - Saturday, May 12, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"This programme can only be effective if the financial means are available. The Central African government is counting on contributions from institutions and other financial partners to implement it" For many, the Central African Republic is associated with political instability -- a legacy of multiple coups... more
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Plans Against Desertification. But What of Funds?
allAfrica.com - Friday, May 11, 2007
or many, the Central African Republic (CAR) is associated with political instability -- a legacy of multiple coups -- while others may see the country in terms of environmental riches, notably its population of lowland gorillas. Less immediate, perhaps, are thoughts of desertification, even though vast tracts of CAR land... more
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The AP correspondent believed to be killed in plane crash
Topix - Thursday, May 10, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"Anthony was a fantastic father, husband and son. He was the life and soul of every party with a wonderful dry wit and a great sense of humor. He lived life to the full and died doing the job he loved." Anthony Mitchell , The Associated... more
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U.N. refugee official killed in Cameroon plane crash
Topix - Tuesday, May 08, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The high commissioner and all UNHCR staff extend our deepest condolences to the families of these two valued colleagues" GENEVA: The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday that one of its officials was among those killed in the crash of a Kenya Airways jetliner last... more
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Why Pilots Dread Route of Death
Topix - Sunday, May 06, 2007
p> Douala airport is known for its freak weather conditions. A Kenya Airways pilot who has flown into and out of the airport spoke of the three problems associated with the facility and its environs: ... via AllAfrica.com ... more
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Arabs 'can help end Darfur crisis'
Topix - Friday, May 04, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"The killing and plight of civilians in Darfur is huge, there are still hundreds of thousands living without shelter and food and the UN is trying to help" ARAB countries have an important role to play in helping African governments and militants reach a peace agreement,... more
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Press freedom continues global downtrend
Topix - Wednesday, May 02, 2007
p class="lede_quote">"But we are also disturbed by the level of press freedom decline in what we had assumed were established democracies." Press freedom suffered continued global decline in 2006, with particularly troubling trends evident in Asia, the former Soviet Union and Latin America. via South Africa... more
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Maybe where the Hidden Imam lives?
Topix - Tuesday, May 01, 2007
p> Via 3QD , Ernest Lefever writes about Africa and irritates my inner copyeditor: BECAUSE OF AND in spite of Hollywood films like The African Queen and television shows like Tarzan, tropical Africa south of the ... via Kieran Healy's Weblog ... more
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Demonstrations go ahead worldwide over Darfur plight
Topix - Monday, April 30, 2007
p> London- Demonstrations were going ahead in some 35 cities worldwide Sunday to draw attention to the plight of victims of the conflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur. via Raw Story ... more
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