Global Economic Forum to Expand Permanently
The Group of 20, which includes developing nations, will replace the elite Group of 7 as a global economic forum.
Rwanda: U.S. $2 Million to Boost Local Media
Rwanda has received US$ 2m to develop the capacity of the local media, under the Rwanda Media Strengthening Programme (RMSP) from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Journalists requested that a larger percent of the funds be injected into strengthening the media than training programmes as planned.
Central Africa: Security Forces in Chad, CAR Need Funds
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is appealing to donor nations and institutions to be generous when they meet next week in Brussels to raise much-needed funds for the UN Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR).
So Much Food. So Much Hunger.
Despite the Green Revolution, a billion people still don’t have enough to eat.
World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Shabab Extends Reach
The Shabab insurgents have taken over Yeed, a town near the Ethiopian border in the Bakol region.
Gadhafi, Chavez promote Africa-South America ties (AP via Yahoo! News)
Moammar Gadhafi and Hugo Chavez urged nearly 30 leaders from throughout Africa and South America on Saturday to form a strong intercontinental alliance to make the two regions a new global power.
Rwanda: Ntawukulilyayo Could Not Have Stopped Genocide Claims Defence Counsel
On Wedenesday, the defence of the former Rwandan sub-prefect Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity, told the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) that the massacres which took place in 1994 in the area, and the country at large, were just overwhelming for a mere administrative officer to put them under control.
Florida fears African rock python invading Everglades (Los Angeles Times)
Three of the aggressive, nonnative snakes have been found near the national park, raising concern that the species is breeding in the wild. The largest snake in Africa, a powerful constrictor that consumes goats, wart hogs and crocodiles, has been found east of the Everglades, raising the possibility that it is breeding in the wild in a state already overrun with nonnative wildlife.
Africa: Groups Oppose Fees for Healthcare
Donor-backed user fees for health services were supposed to decentralise primary healthcare and provide revenue for essential drugs: instead, advocacy groups charge, they have ended up killing the poor in the developing world.
Africa: Youth Unemployment Needs Global Help, Says Kikwete
Tanzania’s President called for global assistance in the “gigantic task” of generating employment for African youth at the General Assembly today, warning that the problem can serve to perpetuate conflict on the conflict.
Mixed Verdict in S. African Lesbian’s Murder Trial
The sexual orientation of Eudy Simelane, a lesbian activist and soccer player, was never acknowledged as being a factor in her murder.
Burundi: Country Gets Funding for Elections
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced it will manage a $44 million fund to promote the peaceful staging of presidential, parliamentary and local elections next year in Burundi, which was been wracked by ethnically-based strife for decades.
Belatedly, Egypt Spots Flaws in Wiping Out Pigs
When the government killed the pigs in Egypt in an attempt to combat swine flu, it was warned that Cairo would be overwhelmed with trash. Now, it is.
