February 11, 2014
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Women on the Rise in African Politics.
DAKAR — Africa now has three female heads of state, after Catherine Samba-Panza of the Central African Republic took office in January. Though women leaders remain the exception in African politics, activists say things are looking up.
Women are breaking into the “boys club” of the African presidency.
February 5, 2014
Irish News Africa, Education, FGM, Gambia, Ireland, People & Society, peter singhateh Leave a comment
In December 2012 the United Nations (UN) passed five resolutions condemning it. The motions were supported by all the countries in the African Union.
The procedure ranges in severity from a clitoridectomy, or the partial or total removal of the clitoris; excision, or the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora; infibulations, or the narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal with or without a clitoridectomy.
The procedure can lead to multiple problems later in life. Infections, urinary incontinence, infertility, pain during sex and childbirth are among the problems faced by women who have been subjected to FGM.
The UN estimates that 140 million women have suffered FGM, two million girls a year are still subjected to the process. In parts of the Horn of Africa, FGM rates are more than 90 per cent. ..
January 31, 2014
Articles on Africa Africa, Education, Gambia, peter singhateh, United Nations Leave a comment
One in four young people in developing countries are unable to read a sentence, according to a report, which warns that poor quality education has left a “legacy of illiteracy” more widespread than previously believed.
Research published on Wednesday by Unesco, the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural body, suggests that 175 million young people lack even basic literacy skills.
“Access [to education] is not the only crisis – poor quality is holding back learning even for those who make it to school,” said Unesco director-general, Irina Bokova, in a foreword to the 11th annual Education for All global monitoring report, which measures progress towards global goals.
January 13, 2014
African Center for Strategic Studies Africa, Development, Economic Growth, Gambia, peter singhateh, unemployment Leave a comment
To Africa’s many challenges, add one more: unemployment.
Unemployment, independent of any other factor, threatens to derail the economic promise that Africa deserves. It’s a ticking time bomb with no geographical boundaries.
Economists expect Africa to create 54 million new jobs by 2020, but 122 million Africans will enter the labour force during that time. Adding to this shortfall are tens of millions currently unemployed or underemployed…
January 10, 2014
African Center for Strategic Studies Africa, African Standby Force, African Union, Gambia, peter singhateh Leave a comment
“The conflict in the Central African Republic is spiralling out of control. “Strife in Central African Republic could turn into religious war and spill over borders, UN warns,” reads the headline in the UN’s latest report. The UN’s head of Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, told the Security Council that killings were continuing daily, dividing the country along religious lines – nearly 1 million have been driven from their homes and half the population needs aid.
This is exactly the kind of catastrophe that the African Union was designed to address. The organisation’s constitution was specifically written to allow it to step in where its widely discredited predecessor – the Organisation of African Unity – had failed to act. As its constitution puts it, the African Union can directly intervene in a member state in: “…grave circumstances, namely war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.”
This was introduced to ensure that Africa’s senior organization would never again allow itself to stand idly by, as it had done during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Or so we thought…”
January 7, 2014
African Center for Strategic Studies Africa, Development, Education, Gambia, People & Society, peter singhateh, Peter Singhatey Leave a comment
Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2014 | Brookings Institution.
As Africa’s position in the world continues to grow and evolve in 2014, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative continues its tradition of asking its experts and colleagues to identify what they consider to be the key issues for Africa in the coming year. Join the conversation on Twitter using #ForesightAfrica and tell us what you think are the critical issues Africa must pay attention to in 2014.
January 2, 2014
Reports Africa, Bill Gates, Development, Gambia, People & Society, Peter Singhatey, West Africa Leave a comment
“Fewer children are dying and fewer people are living in extreme poverty”
November 13, 2013
Uncategorized Africa, Climate Change, Gambia, peter singhateh, Research 1 Comment
Barry Andrews: Failure to tackle climate change puts unfair burden on the poor – Independent.ie
via Barry Andrews: Failure to tackle climate change puts unfair burden on the poor – Independent.ie.
This weekend’s Typhoon Haiyan was more severe in every respect and latest estimates suggest that more than 12,000 people have lost their lives as a result of the storm.
The question that returns more and more, as weather patterns become increasingly dynamic, is whether these events can truly be considered “natural disasters” any more. The truth is, these events are not entirely natural but whipped up through our failure to properly confront and tackle the human impact on our weather systems.
And the other awkward truth is that those that contribute most to climate change do not share equally the burden of its effects. Rather it is disproportionately the poorest and most vulnerable who are its victims…
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