Published on allAfrica, by Uduma Kalu, January 27, 2012.
Lagos — President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the federal government will dialogue with the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram if the members would identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks, while acknowledging that military confrontation alone will not end their insurgency. Continue Reading…
Renforcement des capacités communautaires pour la prévention des Mutilations Génitales Féminines MGF / excision dans 24 quartiers de la commune et dans 30 villages de la Sous- préfectures Bondoukou – Publié dans ONEF*, sans auteur ni date.
… RESULTATS OBTENUS Continue Reading…
Published on Al Jazeera, by Gregg Carlstrom and Evan Hill, January 4, 2012.
… Suspend the constitution and prepare a new one:
The drafting of a new constitution has been one of the most divisive issues for the activists who sparked Egypt’s revolution. On paper, things seem to be moving in the right direction. The old constitution was suspended on February 13, the same day SCAF dissolved parliament, and the generals quickly moved to prepare a package of constitutional amendments, which was overwhelmingly approved by a public referendum on March 19. Continue Reading…
Publié dans Afrique en ligne, par Pana, le 21 janvier 2012.
… Dans ce pays qui a aussi mis en place diverses stratégies pour contrer le travail des mineurs, 664.537 enfants de 5 à 17 ans travaillent, parmi lesquels 67.437 sont victimes de la traite. Continue Reading…
Published on Intrepid Report, by John W. Whitehead, January 25, 2012.
In a unanimous 9–0 ruling in United States v. Jones, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects. But what does this ruling, hailed as a victory by privacy advocates, really mean for the future of privacy and the Fourth Amendment? Continue Reading…
Publié dans allAfrica, by Abdias Cyprien Sawadogo, le 18 Janvier 2012.
Le Groupe d’appui en santé, communication et développement GASCODE a organisé, du 10 au 14 janvier 2012 à Ziniaré, une session de formation au profit de ses nouveaux relais communautaires. Cette session avait pour objectif de renforcer les connaissances des participants sur les MGF … // Continue Reading…
In the absence of an overall majority the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing is seeking parliamentary allies – Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Gamal Essam El-Din, 19 – 25 January 2012.
… Meanwhile, Cairo has continued to see an influx of delegations visiting from the US. They have US assistant secretary for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and former US president Jimmy Carter (1976- 1980). All have made the pilgrimage to the FJP’s headquarters, keen to explore the position of Egypt’s largest parliamentary party on a number of strategic issues, not least the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, and to assess its commitment to democracy, human rights and religious tolerance. Continue Reading…
Invitation: Soirée-débat pour Jeudi 26 janvier 2012, Salle R 380 de UNI-Mail Genève – Reçu par e.mail, De: Bernard Boëton, Date: janvier 22, 2012.
L’association suisse VIVERE et le Département de Science politique et Relations internationales de l’UNIVERSITE de GENEVE ont l’honneur de vous inviter à participer à une SOIREE – DEBAT
Intervenants : Continue Reading…
The gasoline shortage that gripped Egypt this week may be the tip of an iceberg-sized package of economic woes … – Published on Al-Ahrem weekly online, by Nesma Nowar, 9 – 25 January 2012.
Long queues of cars formed in front of gas stations in Cairo this week, causing heavier traffic congestion than usual on major roads. Brawls triggered by the long lines also claimed one life from gunshot on Tuesday in one of the cities, 15 May, on the periphery of Cairo … // Continue Reading…
le lundi 6 février à 19h30 – Théâtre Le Moderne A.S.B.L., rue Sainte-Walburge, 1, B-4000 Liège, Tél. +32 (0)4 225 16 06 – Publié dans Le Moderne.be/Spectacles.
… Une rencontre entre une femme blanche et une femme noire qui semble squatter un appartement vide. Adama est la fille de Nura, jadis femme de ménage, qui fut condamnée en Belgique pour avoir pratiqué l’excision. L’excision : une problématique complexe et délicate. Continue Reading…
Published on openDemocracy /oD Russia, by Ksenya Semenova, 19 January 2012.
For many Western readers the Kuril Islands are famous chiefly for being the subject of an post-WWII territorial dispute between USSR/Russia and Japan. Amidst the political wrangling, the Kuril islanders continue to go about their daily lives, reports Ksenya Semyonova, a native of nearby Sakhalin … // Continue Reading…
Published on Tom Dispatch, by Pepe Escobar, January 17, 2012.
These days, with a crisis atmosphere growing in the Persian Gulf, a little history lesson about the U.S. and Iran might be just what the doctor ordered. Here, then, are a few high- (or low-) lights from their relationship over the last half-century-plus: Continue Reading…
Publié dans Sidwaya, par Moussa CONGO, le 12 janvier 2012.
Boussé, (AIB)- Le haut-commissaire de la province du Kourwéogo, Mocktar Maurice Zongo, a présidé la rencontre de plaidoyer sur l’abandon des mutilations génitales féminines à l’endroit des leaders communautaires, administratifs et politiques, le lundi 19 décembre 2011, dans la salle de réunion du haut-commissariat. Continue Reading…
Watch the following videos on YouTube, relaxe and take a moment of pleasure:
Published on AlertNet, Source UNHCR, January 18, 2012.
UNHCR values its relationship with corporate partners, who have become an increasingly important part of its private sector fund-raising base. The refugee agency’s partnership with UNIQLO, Japan’s leading clothing retail chain, has been developing in exciting ways over the past few years. Continue Reading…
Publié dans IRIN/global, le 18 janvier 2012.
NIAMEY, 18 février 2008 (IRIN) – La prévalence des mutilations génitales féminines/excisions (MGF/E) au Niger a considérablement baissé entre 1998 et 2006, selon un récent rapport du gouvernement. Continue Reading…
Published on Islington Tribune, by ANDREW JOHNSON, January 13, 2012.
ALMOST half of all children in Islington are living in poverty, shocking new statistics reveal. Despite its reputation as the home of Britain’s upper-middle-class elite, the borough has the second highest level of childhood poverty in the country, with 43 per cent of its 37,000 children living below the breadline. Continue Reading…
Published on Spiegel Online International, Interview conducted by Susanne Amman and Michaela Schiessl, January 16, 2012.
In a SPIEGEL interview, José Graziano da Silva, 62, the new head of the United Nations aid organization FAO, discusses his plans to combat hunger as well as his efforts to limit speculation and the impact it has on dramatically fluctuating food prices … // Continue Reading…
Jeudi 19 janvier 2012 à 19h30, à la Librairie arabe L’Olivier, 5 rue de Fribourg, 1201 Genève, 022 731 84 40, e-mail.
Un an après la Révolte Arabe: Problèmes et Perspectives: Continue Reading…
une journée vendredi 1 mai 2012 de 09.30 – 16.30 à Bruxelles, Contact Belgique 02/534 36 16, e.mail. (gratuit pour les AJ, 5 Euros hors AJ) – Publié dans Synergie, service intervention recherche jeunes asbl, Janvier 2012.
Les MGF sont une réalité en Belgique. Une étude récente du SPF santé a considéré que près de 8.500 femmes et fillettes résidant sur le territoire belge sont excisées ou à risque de l’être. Continue Reading…
Published on Pambazuka News, by Gerald Caplan, January 12, 2012.
Who shot down President Habyarimana’s plane, triggering the 1994 genocide? A report by two French judges has definitively resolved one of the controversial mysteries of the late 20th century. Gerry Caplan considers the implications in the light also of the extradition of alleged genocidaire Leon Mugesera. Continue Reading…
BAMAKO (Xinhua) – Voici les principales informations – Publié dans Afriquinfos, le 13 janvier 2012.
… L’indépendant: C’est la première responsable de l’APDF, Mme Fatoumata Siré Diakité, qui a procédé au lancement de cette campagne d’échange et de dialogue entre le personnel médical et paramédical sur les violences faites aux femmes et aux filles. C’ est au centre de santé de référence de la commune II à Missira que cette cérémonie a eu lieu. Continue Reading…
Published on Pambazuka News, by Richard Pithouse, January 12, 2012.
The ANC has had its shameful moments but it has also had its glorious moments; and it has often been far closer to the best of the spirit of the age than any of the forces it opposed.
When the African National Congress was founded in Bloemfontein in 1912 Sol Plaatje, then a newspaper editor, was elected as its first Secretary General. Plaatje, along with some other mission educated African intellectuals, had been optimistic about the new country that had come into being with the Union of South Africa in 1910. Continue Reading…
Published on Pambazuka News, by Sokari Ekine, January 12, 20112.
Most of the country supports not just the strikes but also the Occupy Nigeria movement which seeks to seriously challenge the status quo and once and for all end the rule by kleptocracy … // Continue Reading…
Clôture de campagne PROMACO 2011 – Published on allAfrica, par Karim BIKIENGA, le 9 janvier 2012.
La campagne de déclarations publiques d’abandon de la pratique de l’excision initiée par PROMACO a refermé ses portes le 15 décembre 2011 à Gbantara, un village situé à quatre kilomètres de la frontière Burkina-Côte d’Ivoire dans le Sud-Ouest. C’est le haut-commissaire de la province du Poni, Bernard Yalguado Sawadogo, qui a officié la cérémonie. Continue Reading…
Received by e-mail, From: MADRE, Date: Jan. 12, 2012.
Groups Release Report Analyzing Sexual Exploitation. Virtual Briefing: Join the authors of this report on Tuesday January 17 at 1 pm EST, for a conference call. RSVP at Media Madre.org for call-in information. Continue Reading…
Ganzourgou Province, Location in Burkina Faso – Publié dans Sidwaya, par Moïse SAMANDOULGOU, le 8 janvier 2012.
Le Groupe d’appui en santé communautaire et développement (GASCODE), a tenu vendredi 30 décembre 2011 dans la salle de réunion de la Maison de la femme de Zorgho, un atelier de plaidoyer sur les Mutilations génitales féminines (MGF). Continue Reading…
Published on Intrepid Report, by Thomas C. Mountain, January 12, 2012. (Same article in PDF).
Chinese oil workers once again seem to be at the center of a nasty counterinsurgency in the Horn of Africa, in the Ogaden, located in south east Ethiopia. The Ogaden is home to what is reported to be major deposits of gas and oil, though as in South Sudan, just how much is actually there is still just guess work. Continue Reading…
Despite promises made for improvements, Iraq’s economy and infrastructure are still a disaster – Published on Al Jazeera, by Dahr Jamail, January 9, 2012.
Baghdad, Iraq – As a daily drumbeat of violence continues to reverberate across Iraq, people here continue to struggle to find some sense of normality, a task made increasingly difficult due to ongoing violence and the lack of both water and electricity.
During the build-up to the US-led invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration promised the war would bring Iraqis a better life, and vast improvements in their infrastructure, which had been severely debilitated by nearly 13 years of strangling economic sanctions. Continue Reading…
Published on Food Crisis and the Global Land Grab (first on Mennonite Weekly Review), by Patricia Kisare, Jan. 4, 2012.
Multinational corporations and foreign governments are acquiring large amounts of agricultural land, prompting conflicts and controversies globally. Dubbed “land grabbing,” this trend is a stark reminder of colonial-era practices when poor countries’ natural resources were controlled by foreigners and a few local elites. Not surprisingly, conditions under which most of these land deals are being pursued are extremely poor and lack transparency. Continue Reading…
Publié dans L’indépendant, le 7 janvier 2012.
Le docteur Claude-Emile Tourné, président du collectif, s’est rendu en pays Afar, en Ethiopie, pour un bilan du fonctionnement de la maternité et du réseau de soins mis en place par le collectif Mieux naître en Afrique. Continue Reading…
(the topic in english / das Thema auf deutsch)
Publié sur YouTube, 96.45 min, par darkapitude, le 21 avril 2011: Un revenu, c’est comme l’air sous les ailes de l’oiseau. C’est ainsi que commence le film. Est-ce que ce revenu devrait être inconditionnel pour chacun? Est-ce possible, un droit civique économique? Le film est captivant, il fait réfléchir, il touche et met le doigt sur ce qui est raisonnable. Il permet de voir la situation de la société et le devoir de l’argent sous un jour nouveau. Un thème d’une actualité brûlante … Continue Reading…
Published on leftfoot forward.org, by Alex Hern, January 76, 2012.
In better times, a look at the year ahead for young people in Britain may have covered a broad spectrum of topics. Currently, however, there is only one topic on the minds of most under-25 year olds: work.
Youth unemployment, and the various ways of dealing with it, dominate the agenda for young people in Britain today. Continue Reading…
Published on Al-Ahram weekly, Interview by Niveen Wahish, Dec. 29, 2011- Jan. 4, 2012.
… What reforms were you planning to embark on as minister of finance?
Publié dans Afriquinfos (en premier sur Xinhuanet.com en anglais), le le 4 janvier 2012.
Le Directeur exécutif du Comité inter-africain de lutte contre les pratiques néfastes pour la santé des femmes et des enfants, Dr Mory Sanda Kouyaté, est en séjour de travail à Conakry, capitale guinéenne où l’excision est encore une pratique courante, a rapporté la radio nationale mardi. Continue Reading…
Publié dans Le Soleil online, par Serigne M. S. CISSE, le 4 janvier 2012.
Un Plan d’action national 2010-2015 pour l’accélération de l’abandon total de l’excision est en cours d’exécution, selon un document du ministère de la Petite enfance parvenu à notre rédaction. L’Etat du Sénégal veut encourager les populations à tourner le dos à cette pratique. Continue Reading…
Martin Luther King’s poem uploaded on Global Research.ca on December 31, 2011.
Links: Continue Reading…
(ESA = Employment and Support Allowance) . – Published on Caron’s Musings, by blog owner Caron, January 5, 2012.
Next Wednesday, 11th January, the House of Lords will be debating the Welfare Reform Bill. It’s expected that the controversial clause time limiting contributory Employment and Support Allowance to one year for those in the Work Related Activity Group, those people who are judged to have a limited capacity to work. This change does not affect the sickest and most disabled people in the Support Group … // Continue Reading…
Nourishing the Planet TV - Watch this video, 2.32 minutes: published on Nourishing the Planet, by , January 4, 2012: this week’s episode, Nourishing the Planet discusses how Compatible Technology International CTI is providing rural farmers with technologies—such as cool storage sheds and food processing grinders—to better help them harvest, store, and sell their crops …
To read about CTI’s work, see: Innovation of the Week, Empowering Impoverished Communities with Compatible Technologies, by Matt Styslinger, June 30, 2011.
Published on Rupert’s Read Blog, by blog owner, December 31, 2011.
What a stunning year 2011 has been. Full of hope – and horror. 2012 will see the continuation of the year of revolutions in the Arab world, including probably the fall (most probably, I would guess, the death) of Assad – and I hope that real change will come to our continent, too. For, while we complacently think that we at least live in democracies, the truth is otherwise. Continue Reading…
Published on Al-Ahram weekly no. 1078, by Assem El-Kersh, 29 December 2011 – 4 January 2012.
… During the longest year in Egyptian history, we had lost opportunities galore: stubbornness and myopia were the principal obstacles in disputes over priorities and roadmaps; with insufficient or cloudy vision, people moved in the wrong direction; hence the sharp and indigestible parts of the newly reconstituted political soup: every political party is to blame. Continue Reading…
Published on Socialist Unity (first on Xinhuanet), by Andy Newman, December 28, 2011.
… In response to Sorouri’s remarks, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that “As Iran has announced it several times, the issue of closing the Strait of Hormuz is not on Iran’s agenda since Iran believes in upholding the stability and peace of the region.” Continue Reading…
Linked on our blogs with John Pilger, Australia & England. – Published on Global Research.ca, by John Pilger, December 31, 2011.
… India’s ascent to “new world power” is both true and what Edward Bernays, the founder of public relations, called “false reality”. Despite a growth rate of 6.9 per cent and prosperity for some, more Indians than ever are living in poverty than anywhere on earth, including a third of all malnourished children. Save the Children says that every year two million infants under the age of five die. Continue Reading…
Statistics for all our blogs running under world-citizenship.org: Continue Reading…
2011-12-01: Nigeria: The way forward;
2011-12-01: Confronting the crisis: democracy versus austerity, Dec 3, 2011;
2011-12-02: Abuse of vulnerable adults should be criminalised;
2011-12-02: Le gouvernement ivoirien s’inquiète de l’intensité des violences sur les femmes;
2011-12-03: Africa Lies Naked to Euro-American Military Offensive;
2011-12-03: La violence contre les femmes reste l’une des violations les plus répandues des droits humains;
2011-12-03: RENCONTRE AVEC STEPHANE HESSEL;
2011-12-04: Farmers oppose agri-meet;
2011-12-04: Burkina Faso à Orodara: L’ONG Voix de femmes sensibilise des leaders d’opinion dans sa lutte contre l’excision;
2011-12-05: A Success Story in Parched India;
2011-12-05: Excision: une clinique réparatrice du clitoris;
2011-12-06: 16 Days of Activism: 15 years of initiatives to end violence against women;
2011-12-06: Le Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels examine le rapport du Cameroun;
2011-12-07: New course on Children in War and Armed Conflicts;
2011-12-07: CONCERT DE BIENFAISANCE contre les mutilations génitales;
2011-12-08: How depraved is our ruling elite Pt 3: coalition steals from cancer patients;
2011-12-09: Change of winds;
2011-12-10: Engineering the Eurozone Collapse;
2011-12-10: Le gouvernement ivoirien s’inquiète de l’intensité des violences sur les femmes;
2011-12-10: Perpignan-France: Concert de solidarité;
2011-12-11: Women are leaders, not victims: Nobel laureates;
2011-12-11: Djibouti et l’Italie signent un protocole d’accord axé sur la santé de la reproduction;
2011-12-12: Foreign energy policy fuels famine in Africa;
2011-12-13: Features: As the humanitarian warriors gloat;
2011-12-13: Les obstacles à l’application des droits de l’homme en Casamance;
2011-12-14: permanently stop the sale and service of surveillance technology to repressive regimes;
2011-12-15: Democracy is more than voting and elections;
2011-12-15: LA VERITE SUR LE BILAN DES SOCIALISTES;
2011-12-16: Can agricultural research help feed the world?
2011-12-16: La faim n’est pas une fatalité;
2011-12-17: Barking up the wrong tree;
2011-12-17: Assises nationales: Des participants font leur bilan;
2011-12-18: Africa: Democratic Revolutions in North Africa – An Analysis;
2011-12-18: Abandonner les mutilations génitales féminines MGF: documentaires en libre diffusion;
2011-12-19: Debate with a Libertarian;
2011-12-19: Two Islamic texts stressing the immunity for honour killings;
2011-12-20: Foreign Energy Policy Fuels Famine in Africa;
2011-12-20: Burkina Faso: Boulgou – MGF – Plaidoyer auprès des leaders communautaires pour l’abandon;
2011-12-20: Miss East Africa 2011;
2011-12-21: Egypt’s second voting round – DO IT RIGHT;
2011-12-22: Foreign investment in Aussie farmland on hold;
2011-12-22: Excision: Suite à la mort d’une fillette;
2011-12-23: Nourishing the Planet TV: Taking Farming to the Sea;
2011-12-23: Burkina Faso: Ganzourgou – Lutte contre les MGF;2011-12-24: Advice for whom?
2011-12-24: Protéger les filles et les femmes;
2011-12-25: The right on information in the original wording;
2011-12-25: LA LUTTE CONTRE les MGF AU MALI (est sous) CONTRAINTES;
2011-12-26: IMF Boss Urges Developing Countries to Prepare for Economic Shock;
2011-12-26: Les exciseuses de 69 communautés déposent les lames;
2011-12-27: 50 years later: Fanon’s legacy;
2011-12-28: On Thomas Sankara’s birthday;
2011-12-29: Advance the struggle to end land grabbing, declares Asian farmers group;
2011-12-29: A QUAND LA FIN DE CETTE PRATIQUE DE L’EXCISION EN AFRIQUE?
2011-12-30: Women’s representation in movies: Not half good enough;
2011-12-30: Interdiction mondiale des Mutilations Génitales Féminines;
2011-12-31: History in ashes;
2011-12-31: SÉNO – SITUATION DES ENFANTS DANS LE SAHEL.
Le conseil régional pour la survie et la protection de l’enfant tient sa première session à Dori – Publié dans Agence d’Information du Burkina AIB, par Ali Mamoudou MAIGA, le 27 décembre 2011.
Le conseil régional du Sahel pour la survie, la protection et le développement de l’enfant a tenu sa première session ordinaire à Dori, le mardi 20 décembre 2011, en présence du colonel-major Boureima Yiougo, gouverneur de la région du Sahel, pour échanger sur le Cadre d’orientation stratégique pour la promotion de l’enfant au Burkina Faso COSPE 2007. Continue Reading…
Published on Al-Ahram weekly, by Nevine El-Aref, 22 – 28 December 2011.
Last Sunday night Cairenes, whether protesting in Tahrir Square or following the TV news at home, were stunned to see the building that housed the Egyptian Science Institute in flames … //
… The ESI also housed about 40,000 rare books and manuscripts that predated the French expedition, including 1,635 books and maps. It held drawings of bridges, aqueducts and dams; the Déscription published in 1809 in 24 volumes; and 18th-century periodicals published by organisations that no longer exist. Continue Reading…
Le Sénégal leader en Afrique – Publié dans Xamle.net, le 22 Décembre 2011.
Renforcer l’engagement du Sénégal pour l’élimination de la pratique, promouvoir et informer les parlementaires, les dirigeants politiques et la société civile de l’avancée de la campagne internationale, et accroître l’assistance technique aux parlementaires et aux militants afin de promouvoir leur contribution politique et de consolider la position en faveur de la résolution au sein des Nations Unies. Continue Reading…
Published on Left Foot Forward, by Daniel Elton, December 28th 2011.
For an organisation often seen as the prime home of political correctness, the BBC has not covered itself in glory in the final months of 2011 when it comes to women’s representation. First we had the bizarre spectacle of a 10-person shortlist for sports personality of the year that did not feature a woman – apparently winning gold at the world rowing championiships or the European gymnastics championship is not enough. Continue Reading…
Publié dans Cramer.be, par Hugues Seumo, 25 Décembre 2011.
L’éradication définitive de la pratique de l’excision et de la mutilation génitale féminine en Afrique était au menu des discussions de la communauté internationale et des Nations unies qui avait réuni une kyrielle d’ONG à New York, il ya de cela un peu plus de trois semaines. Au constat, plus de trois millions de femmes victimes chaque année … Continue Reading…