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Pambazuka – Uganda to ban NGOs accused of promoting gay rights

June 29, 2012

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Pambazuka – Uganda to ban NGOs accused of promoting gay rights.

‘KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda said on Wednesday it was banning 38 non-governmental organisations it accuses of promoting homosexuality and recruiting children.

Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda, along with more than 30 other countries in Africa, and activists say few Africans are openly gay, fearing imprisonment, violence and losing their jobs.

Ethics Minister Simon Lokodo told Reuters the organisations being targeted were receiving support from abroad for Uganda’s homosexuals and accused gays and lesbians of “recruiting” young children in the country into homosexuality…

allAfrica.com: Senegal: Greenpeace Welcomes Cancellation of Fishing Authorizations

May 4, 2012

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allAfrica.com: Senegal: Greenpeace Welcomes Cancellation of Fishing Authorizations.

Greenpeace welcomes the decision of the Senegalese government to cancel licenses of pelagic fishing vessels issued to 29 foreign trawlers from Russia, Comoros, Lithuania, Saint Vincent Grenadine and Belize.

“These kinds of licenses are a direct threat to employment and food security for millions of Senegalese who have been dependent on fishing for centuries,” says Raoul Monsembula, Oceans Campaigner, Greenpeace.

Egypt deploys army to quell deadly clashes – Middle East – Al Jazeera English

May 3, 2012

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Egypt deploys army to quell deadly clashes – Middle East – Al Jazeera English.

Clashes have erupted between assailants and supporters of Egypt’s Islamist political parties who had gathered near the defence ministry in Cairo, leaving 11 people dead and nearly 50 wounded, security and hospital officials said

Document Details | Towards a Parliamentary Strategy for African Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

May 1, 2012

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Document Details | Towards a Parliamentary Strategy for African Women’s Rights and Gender Equality.

While it is a recognised universal fact that eliminating gender inequality and achieving women’s empowerment are paramount to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, progress with implementation of the MDGs is the slowest in those areas that depend most heavily on improving the status of women and girls.

Fear and Loathing in the Ivory Coast | Think Africa Press

April 26, 2012

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Fear and Loathing in the Ivory Coast | Think Africa Press.

The word in Abidjan is that no-one leaves town after dark, that the road to the north becomes a bandits’ nest after 10pm.

The same story circulates in the central city of Bouaké. “Everyone distrusts everybody else”, one inhabitant told Think Africa Press. A graphic picture in the government newspaper Fraternité Matin shows a minibus that has veered off the road; the torso of the lifeless driver has slumped off the front seat and hangs suspended at an angle. “Killed just like that,” reads part of the caption…

Canada to slash foreign aid to 12 poor countries

April 25, 2012

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Canada to slash foreign aid to 12 poor countries.

Twelve of the world’s poorest countries — including Afghanistan, Pakistan and seven nations in Africa — are going to be hit as the Conservative government looks to slash $377 million in foreign aid over the next three years, Postmedia News has learned.

Egypt Constitution Faces Islamic Colouring – IPS ipsnews.net

April 5, 2012

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Egypt Constitution Faces Islamic Colouring – IPS ipsnews.net.

The large proportion of Islamist-leaning members in Egypt’s Constituent Assembly elected last month has led to accusations that Islamist parties – especially the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) – are effectively monopolising the constitution-drafting process.

allAfrica.com: InFocus » Voters in Senegal Choose Macky Sall over Incumbent President

March 27, 2012

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allAfrica.com: InFocus » Voters in Senegal Choose Macky Sall over Incumbent President.

Opposition candidate Macky Sall defeated President Abdoulaye Wade in a second round of voting. Calm prevailed as voters streamed to polls. After preliminary results came in, Wade called Sall to congratulate the former prime minister and National Assembly leader on his victory