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Current Feed ContentNIGERIA: Aid agencies struggle to cope after Jos carnageJOS Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Aid workers say they are struggling to cope with the fallout of violent clashes between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria’s central city of Jos, which killed and wounded hundreds of people and displaced some 10,000. Preliminary police figures show that some 200 people died in the violence, triggered by local election results, but the number is thought to be higher. Health workers fear infection from dead bodies still strewn about the city, and say they...Family split after brother quits ANC to join CopeTHE breakaway party from the ANC established to provide an alternative to the ruling party has divided a prominent political family. The Kwelitas are struggling to come to terms with former Social Development MEC Sam Kwelitas resignation to join the Congress of the People (Cope). Kwelita, a former Amathole regional deputy chairperson and provincial executive committee member, resigned from the ANC two weeks ago. His younger brother Joseph, himself a seasoned politician, said the whole...NAMIBIA: Strategies to keep patients on ARVsJOHANNESBURG Tuesday, September 16, 2008 (IRIN) - Just over 50 percent of HIV-positive Namibians thought to be in need of life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) treatment are accessing the drugs, but the country is struggling to keep track of patients. Namibia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world. With a population of just two million scattered across an area more than four times the size of the United Kingdom, delivering life-long ARV treatment to some of its more...MYANMAR: Cyclone widows struggle to surviveCHAUKAINTAN Friday, November 28, 2008 (IRIN) - More than six months after losing her husband and her home to Cyclone Nargis, Yin Nwet, 37, is struggling to make ends meet. "I don't know how much longer we will have to rely on my brothers and their families," said the mother-of-three in the village of Chaukaintan in Pyapon Township, in the heart of the Ayeyarwady Delta. Her husband had supported the family with a small-scale fishing business. Now Yin Nwet has no income and relies on...BMW boss goes to the rescue of VW dealershipEAST London businessman Clarence Mngadi the first black person to fully own a BMW dealership plans to throw a lifeline to some of the nearly 100 Volkswagen and Audi dealership staff who will be retrenched when their struggling company closes its doors today. That s the promise of Remy Moens, the motor industry consultant commissioned by Volkswagen SA as a troubleshooter to rescue the ailing business. Mngadi was overseas and was not available for comment. Earlier this month, the Daily...YEMEN: Tough life for Somali refugees in southern townMUKALLA Thursday, November 27, 2008 (IRIN) - Roqaya Mohammed Noor, 33, a Somali refugee, has been struggling to survive since her husband died of a chronic disease in 2000. Her main concern is for her eight children. "All the time you think of how to provide shelter and food for them," she said. Roqaya sells sweets from a small box and makes about 300 riyals (US$1.5) a day. "Every time I have to decide whether to buy food or save it for the house rent. My mind cannot think any more," she...TIMOR-LESTE: Boost for food securityDILI Thursday, October 16, 2008 (IRIN) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is helping the government of Timor-Leste to boost food security by giving two warehouses a facelift and building a third, to be operational by December. For years President Jose Ramos-Horta has pledged to make Timor food secure, but every year the government finds itself struggling to transport food to villages cut off by floodwaters or landslides. These warehouses should allow the government to provide food to the...NEPAL: Poorest struggling to rebuild after floodsKATHMANDU Friday, October 17, 2008 (IRIN) - The floodwaters in west Nepal have receded but the poorest communities who were the hardest hit are still suffering, according to local NGOs. The heavy rainfall between 19 and 21 September caused flash floods and landslides in several districts of the far west and mid-west regions, displacing about 180,000 people. “The situation looks normal now but the poorest are facing a lot of difficulties because their livelihoods have been severely affected,”...Wallidan move closer to the crownWallidan beat struggling Interior 3-1 last evening to take another huge step in grasping their first league title since 2004-2005 season. The Blue Boys came from behind to thrash the bottom-of-the-league-side and move three points clear on standings with three league fixtures remaining. Skipper Assan Mbye fired Interior ahead after converting a spot kick in the 18th minute. Alagie Janneh put Wallidan on level terms in the 31st minute before George Cole made it 2-1 in the 47th minute....1st Division League resumes todayThe current third-best on the league table, Sait Matty-Africell, will lock horns with Hawks today, at the Serrekunda West Mini-stadium, as the second round of the Division One League season commences in earnest. In another encounter today, the relegation-threatened side, Interior FC, will square up against league champions Real de Banjul at the Serrekunda East Mini-stadium. On Saturday, Samger, who finished the first-round on a three point lead on top of the table, will face struggling... |
