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Wade told to emulate Jammeh’s gov’t

The leader of Senegal’s Ecologist Party, Ali Aïdar, has call on President Abdoulaye Wade to learn from President Yahya Jammeh’s governance method. Ali Aïdar was speaking over the weekend in Dakar following a demonstration against the skyrocketing prices in Senegal. The Senegalese leader of "Les Verts" said he could not understand that "little Gambia did better than Senegal in reducing the price of basic commodities. "Abdoulaye Wade should go to The Gambia and meet President Jammeh. Then he...

Echoes of the wise

All these talk about souring foodprices and a cut in rice production; are they natural phenomenon orman-induced? This question is relevant in that we shall soon be oncourse to the end of the dead heat if we establish the explanations tothem. In the meantime though, what is obvious is that times are hard.But it is important to note that the hardship we all are going throughis tied to a global trend. The unfolding drama in global price hikes of food goes to confirm thatwhat happens in one corner...

After the handover of last project, MSF leaves Rwanda

In addition to bringing medical assistance, MSF has also been a witness of Rwanda's difficult recent history. The duty to speak out is a pillar of MSF's identity and became fundamental in the light of the 1994 events. The international humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is closing down its activities in Rwanda after 16 years of presence. Its last remaining programme, providing medical care for people with HIV/AIDS in Kigali, has now been officially handed over to the...

ZIMBABWE: People living with HIV/AIDS use new ways to handle hard times

Dire shortages of such essentials as electricity and water are forcing Zimbabweans living with HIV/AIDS to combat the country's hardships with new and novel approaches. According to the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey, 18.1 percent of the population of about 11.5 million are infected with HIV - the sixth highest prevalence in the world. Once one of the most prosperous countries in the sub-Saharan region, Zimbabwe's economy is in freefall, with an inflation rate of more than 6,000...