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MOZAMBIQUE-SOUTH AFRICA: South...

MOZAMBIQUE-SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa draws child migrants

africa » south africa » johannesburg
IRIN
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Unaccompanied children, an average of 14 years old but sometimes as young as seven, are being drawn to South Africa from neighbouring states in the...
editors, choice, children, young, migrants, guardian, researchers
Shea Butter: The Beauty Secret...

Shea Butter: The Beauty Secret Of Africa

africa
www.iSnare.com
Monday, September 24, 2007
What is Shea Butter? Shea butter originates from the Karite Nut tree, also called the Mangifolia tree, found in the semi-arid savannahs of West...
editors, choice, shea butter, secret, beauty, tree, traditional, medicines
COTE D'IVOIRE: No war, no peac...

COTE D'IVOIRE: No war, no peace five years after rebellion

africa » ivory coast
IRIN
Monday, September 24, 2007
In Côte d’Ivoire five years after a rebellion carved up a country and a people already burdened by ethnic strife, the government is set to begin an...
editors, choice, war, peace, rebellion, elections, conflict, UN, rebel
Africa

Africa

africa
www.iSnare.com
Saturday, September 22, 2007
How can a world so rich and free Allow us lives of poverty How can a world with all its might Allow our lives to face such plight How can a...
editors, choice, africa, poem, poverty, world, unity
COTE D'IVOIRE: Chronology sinc...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Chronology since the 2002 military uprising

africa » ivory coast
IRIN
Friday, September 21, 2007
13 September 2007 - National Electoral Commission announces that long-overdue presidential elections could be held in October 2008 but the...
editors, choice, chronology, miltary, elections, presidential, government, rebels
SENEGAL: New efforts underway ...

SENEGAL: New efforts underway to educate in local languages

africa » senegal » dakar
IRIN
Thursday, September 20, 2007
With formal education systems crumbling in much of sub-Saharan Africa, educationalists are looking more to informal systems of education taught in...
editors, choice, education, child, adult, system, teaching, reading
BURUNDI: Sexual violence, cult...

BURUNDI: Sexual violence, cultural prejudice put women in HIV crosshairs

africa » burundi » bujumbura
PlusNews
Thursday, September 20, 2007
The low social status of Burundi's women leaves them vulnerable to sexual violence, while cultural taboos prevent them from seeking help. This is...
editors, choice, sexual, violence, cultural, taboo, women, girls, hiv, aids, transmitted, disease
SWAZILAND: Two-thirds of women...

SWAZILAND: Two-thirds of women beaten and abused

africa » swaziland » mbabane
IRIN
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
One in every three female Swazis has experienced some form of sexual violence before turning 18, and two out of three aged 18 to 24, according to the...
editors, choice, sexual, violence, abused, beaten, women, girls
Biography of Winnie Mandela

Biography of Winnie Mandela

africa » south africa
essortment.com
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Biography of Winnie Mandela. The woman who is the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, and head of the ANC Women's League in South Africa. This highly...
editors, choice, biography, winnie mandela, ex-wife, nelson mandela, mother of the nation
NIGERIA: Wave of repression on...

NIGERIA: Wave of repression on so-called ‘amoral’ behaviour

africa » nigeria » lagos
IRIN
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Human rights advocates in Nigeria are voicing alarm about recent arrests of cross-dressing men and of women allegedly wearing ‘indecent’ clothes,...
editors, choice, human rights, activists, islamic, courts, women, men, tradition, tolerance
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