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08/10/2010

Reuters AlertNet - UN agencies say 1.7 mln Zimbabweans need food aid

Nearly 1.7 million Zimbabweans will require food assistance in the
2010/11 season despite the recent recovery of the country's troubled
agriculture sector...

Source: Reuters * Aid still needed despite farm sector recovering * Poverty increases chronic malnutrition in childrenHARARE, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Nearly 1.7 million Zimbabweans will require food assistance in...

08/09/2010

Kenyans celebrate approval of new constitution

Africa Action is excited about this new step forward for Kenya!

NAIROBI -- Kenyans overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that promises to address the core problems of governance, such as corruption and tribalism, that have plagued this country throughout its post-colonial history.

08/04/2010

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Vote in Large Numbers, Says President

Africa Action is hopeful for a new constitution and a peaceful Kenya!

allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience

08/04/2010

World Bank probes $3.75 bln loan to S.Africa's Eskom | Top News | Reuters

We hope the Inspection Panel's findings will convince the World Bank, once & for all, that fossil fuels shouldn't receive limited IFI resources, especially in a climate-constrained world...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World Bank has launched a probe into its procedures related to the approval of a $3.75 billion loan to South Africa's Eskom, but the loan to the power firm is unlikely to be

08/02/2010

allAfrica.com: Congo-Kinshasa: New Evidence Shows U.S. Role in Congo's Decision to Send Patrice Lumu

New evidence of the U.S.' role in Lumumba's murder...

allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience

07/29/2010

News Analysis - More Troops for Somalia, but No Peace to Keep - NYTimes.com

There does need to be some NEW thinking on Somalia.

Analysts say sending more peacekeepers to Somalia is the wrong approach because outside forces have been unable to stabilize the country thus far.

07/29/2010

Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world

There isn't enough money to start HIV treatment for over 5 million people who need it...

Ten years ago, many experts thought you couldn't bring antiretroviral therapy to people with AIDS in poor countries. The drugs cost too much, there weren't enough doctors, the patients wouldn't take the medicines correctly, and the risk of creating a resistant virus was too high.

07/28/2010

Africa Action: Activism for Africa Since 1953 - Home

Beyond the 2010 HIV/AIDS Conference! Have you taken action on HIV/AIDS? Please do!

At the 18th international AIDS conference in Vienna, Austria last week, we saw heads of UNICEF, UNAIDS, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria commit themselves to ending HIV/AIDS forever. Unfortunately, as the severity of HIV/AIDS crisis only advances across African nations, the interna...

07/26/2010

Foreign Policy In Focus | Shades of Evil

A really great article from Foreign Policy in Focus' World Beat...

Our foreign policy -- and Foreign Policy magazine -- could perhaps benefit from a little more honest introspection.

07/26/2010

Abahlali baseMjondolo | Sekwanele!

A link to the online home of the Abahlali baseMjondolo, the South African shackdwellers' movement.

07/26/2010

Pambazuka - Somalia: Al-Shabab, extremism and US allies

Africa Action's Board Member, Nunu Kidance, commented on this article:

"good comprehensive article that wastes no space or words and states
the facts, historic and contemporary, quite clearly."

Through the voices of the peoples of Africa and the global South, Pambazuka Press and Pambazuka News disseminate analysis and debate on the struggle for freedom and justice.

07/26/2010

Liberians Observe 163 Years of Independence Monday | Africa | English

Liberia Independence Today!

Information Minister Cletus Sieh says after nearly six years of improvement, Liberians are thankful for electing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

07/23/2010

Zimbabwe Meeting Sparks Hope for Unity Government | Africa | English

Zimbabwe Meeting Sparks Hope for Unity Government

Zimbabwe analyst describes the meeting of the three executive committees is described as a 'very significant development'.

07/23/2010

Guinea: A Triumph for African Democracy

Guinea is long overdue for some good news.

From the outside looking in, African elections often look messy, violent and corrupt. But against this backdrop, what is happening today in Guinea deserves a closer look from other African nations and the international community.