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Drug Rehab Could Have Saved Be...

Drug Rehab Could Have Saved Beloved South African Singer

africa » south africa » johannesburg
Article Source: http://www.ArticleBiz.com
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Brenda Fassie, the legendary South African pop singer who sold millions of records across Africa and around the world, died in a Johannesburg...
editors, choice, brenda fassie, music, singer, drugs, addiction, rehabilitation
SOMALIA: Increased sexual viol...

SOMALIA: Increased sexual violence raises HIV concerns

africa » somalia
PlusNews
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Escalating violence in Somalia is increasing the incidence of sexual attacks against women and girls and heightening their risk of HIV infection, say...
editors, choice, sexual, violence, hiv, aids, infection, humanitarian, workers, un, ocha, tfg, union, islamic, courts, idp, government, rape, harass, adducted, girls, women, pregnancies, medical, care, agency
Uganda's Milton Obote

Uganda's Milton Obote

africa » uganda
essortment.com
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Uganda and their first head of state, Milton Obote. On the eve of independence from the British in 1962, Uganda’s future looked bright. While...
editors, choice, first president, head of state, milton obote, independence, power, freedom, government, infractructure, minerals, ethnic, groups, democracy, constitution, illegally, martial, law, exile
COTE D'IVOIRE: Rural areas neg...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Rural areas neglected by AIDS response

africa » ivory coast » abidjan
IRIN
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Rural areas in Côte d'Ivoire seem to have fallen off the map in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, and although the HIV prevalence rates are still lower...
editors, choice, health, hiv, aids, disease, rate, experts, fear, conference, fight, civil war, rebel, population, ignorance, migration, virus, agricultural, production
KENYA: Slow response to high H...

KENYA: Slow response to high HIV rates in prisons

africa » kenya » nairobi
PlusNews
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
The problem of HIV in Kenya's prisons - where prevalence is about twice the national average - will remain unsolved as long as homosexuality is...
editors, choice, health, hiv, aids, prisons, homosexuality, illigal, sex, condom, government, jail, court, transmission, disease, tuberculosis, policy, prevention, treatment
Blood Diamonds

Blood Diamonds

africa
Article Source: http://www.ArticleBiz.com
Monday, September 03, 2007
It has been said that war is the price of peace? Angola and Sierra Leone have already paid too much. Let them live a better life. Ambassador Juan...
editors, choice, blood, diamonds, price, war, peace, victims, mines, violence, market, identity, rebels, security council, trade
MALI: Child marriage a neglect...

MALI: Child marriage a neglected problem

africa » mali » korera kore
IRIN
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Two years ago, in the western Malian village of Korera-Kore, a 13-year-old girl was forced into marriage during her school summer holiday. She died...
editors, choice, child, marriage, girl, wedding, forced, sexuality, pregnancy, fistula, hiv, aids, maternal, mortality
GUINEA-BISSAU: Two thousand gi...

GUINEA-BISSAU: Two thousand girls a year suffer genital mutilation

africa » guinea bissau » bissau
PlusNews
Friday, August 31, 2007
The annual female genital mutilation season in Guinea-Bissau begins when schools close for the winter holidays from July to September. The UN...
editors, choice, fgm, female, girls, schools, holidays, unicef, circumcised, fanatecas, activists, health, culture, practice, aids, clitoris, labia, workshop
ZIMBABWE: Disability is much m...

ZIMBABWE: Disability is much more than a physical constraint

africa » zimbabwe » harare
IRIN
Friday, August 31, 2007
The disabled are becoming increasingly marginalised, with the state and civil society neglecting their basic needs, says The forgotten tribe, people...
editors, choice, physical, tribe, people, civil, society, development, agency, handicapped, family, sexual, abuse, disability, cultural, beliefs, economic, relatives, virgins, sex, rape, children, adults, hiv, aids
NIGER: Migration benefits stil...

NIGER: Migration benefits still seen to outweigh risks

africa » niger » niamey
IRIN
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Migration has been an essential mechanism for survival in the harsh climate and erratic agricultural conditions of the Sahara and Sahel regions for...
editors, choice, climate, agriculture, conditions, nomads, families, money, plant, harvest, migration, risk
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