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, firing teargas and arresting some of the protestors.
The 31 July police action in Bondeni area, however, did not address the cause of the problem – increasing difficulties in obtaining water due to cuts by official suppliers as well as the actions of cartels, gangs and illegal vendors.
See Images
See Posts
The ballots are being counted in public – in full view of the party agents – in the country’s 6,000 polling stations.
Seven presidential candidates are vying to replace Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who is stepping down after serving two terms.
Sierra Leoneans go to the polls on 11 August having the second lowest standard of living in the world, according to UN Human Development Report. Of the country’s some six million people, nearly 2.5 million have no access to clean water and even fewer have access to electricity. An estimated 1.5 million live in extreme poverty and at least 4.8 million are jobless. Basic health care remains unavailable to most people. The average life expectancy is just 40 years.
The governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan – in collaboration with their partners at the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) – have launched parallel campaigns aimed at vaccinating over 40 million children in both countries against polio.
The Mozambique authorities have seized thousands of boxes of counterfeit toothpaste, which they fear may contain a potentially deadly chemical. The seizures follow a ban on all sales of Colgate Maximum Cavity Protection toothpaste issued last week.
Nigeria could be polio free by the end of this year, according to health officials.Following massive vaccination campaigns, the country that almost caused the global eradication programme to collapse may soon be finally be clear of the deadly virus.
See Report
Uganda’s rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has said its fighters will remain in hiding even if a peace deal with the government is reached, unless indictments against several of its leaders are lifted.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicted five LRA commanders, including the group’s leader, Joseph Kony, and his deputy, Vincent Otti, on charges of war crimes.
World Hunger Education 
