Agriculture & Nutrition

Somalis ‘at war’ with Ethiopia

by BBC News December 13, 2006

"All Somalis should take part in this struggle against Ethiopia," Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said from Mogadishu. Fresh heavy fighting is reported near the weak Somali government's Baidoa base, amid fears conflict could plunge the entire Horn of A...

UGANDA: An HIV/AIDS campaign in crisis?

by IRIN News December 8, 2006

The top negotiator in Liberia’s peace process, Abdulsalami Abubakar, flew into Monrovia on Wednesday to try to ensure that the country’s first elections since the end of a bitter civil war go ahead as scheduled on 11 October....

ZAMBIA: Help for child headed homes

by IRIN News December 8, 2006

Some 250 Zimbabwean families facing forced removal from their makeshift homes for the second time in three months have been granted a last-minute reprieve after a High Court ruling nullified their eviction notice....

Herding cattle is the key job for most young Fulani boys

Walking with young Fulani nomads

by BBC News December 6, 2006

While children elsewhere in the world focus on technology, the young Fulani nomads in West Africa still follow the traditional way of life. As part of the BBC's Generation Next series, Idy Baraou has been talking to some of the youngsters about their...

United States Justice Dept. brings first charges for torture abroad. Ex-Liberian president’s son, Chuckie Taylor Indicted for torture in Liberia.

by Human Rights Watch December 6, 2006

(New York) - The US Department of Justice today took a major step against impunity for atrocities in bringing its first-ever criminal charges for torture committed outside the United States. The Justice Department indicted Charles "Chuckie" Taylo...

Burundi government under pressure to curb continued rights violations

by IRIN News November 27, 2006

Security officials in Somalia's self-declared autonomous region of Puntland arrested a radio editor on Monday over a story on corruption in a local prison, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said....

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