Global Issues News Headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”

Botswana-Politics: I Lost the Election, But I Am a Winner

2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off.

Energy-Tanzania: Charcoal A Dirty Trade-Off

2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

The sun is setting slowly over Dar es Salaam's Tabata Changombe neighbourhood. Ameenah and Skukulu Juma lean against the corrugated iron walls of their makeshift charcoal shop.

Africa: Growing Use of Cellphones for Family Planning

2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

The growth of cellphone use, particularly in the developing world, is providing health experts with a new channel of communication to provide family planning information.

Q&A: Recognise the Benefits of Slowing Population Growth

2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

Family planning: key to reducing child mortality and improving maternal health; a way to put less strain on the environment; and a smaller population makes the challenge of providing adequate education and health services that little bit easier.

South Sudan: Media Give Us a Fair Deal - Women

2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

The guns have gone silent — except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope.

Climate Change: Women Central to Adapatation, Mitigation

2009-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Poor women will bear the greatest ‘climate burden’, says the United Nations Population Fund in its 2009 State of the World Population report, released today.

Corruption-Sierra Leone: Song Sparks Governance Debate

2009-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone’s most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.

Development: Climate Change Likely to Increase African Hunger Woes

2009-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say.

Trade: Kenya Faces Job Losses, Collapsing Sectors in Wake of Doha

2009-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

The consequences of the Doha Round of trade talks for larger developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa could include job losses and deindustrialisation if a new study forecasting how Kenya is set to be affected is anything to go by.

Health-Egypt: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu Steps

2009-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top.