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 IRIN  15/01/2010Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has indicated he will not back a bill that would impose the death sentence for the crime of “aggravated homosexuality” – when an HIV-positive person has sex with anyone who is disabled or under the age of 18. Continue reading Museveni distances himself from “cruel” anti-gay bill IRIN 15/01/2010A study finding that foreigners are about half as likely to fail antiretroviral (ARV) treatment as South African citizens attending the same Johannesburg clinic has challenged widely held assumptions about migrants’ ability to adhere to HIV/AIDS drug regimens. Continue reading Foreigners fare better on HIV treatment than citizens IRIN 13/01/2010CAIRO, 13 January 2010 (IRIN) – A 6 January drive-by shooting on a Coptic Christian congregation leaving midnight mass on their Christmas Eve in Nagaa Hammadi, southern Egypt, has focused attention on decades-old tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt. AfricaVision Online 26/10/2009Big Brother Africa: Revolution sees housemates from 14 participating countries all in it with the aim of winning the phenomenal USD 200 000 prize money – a breathtaking, life-altering “winner takes all” fortune. Endemol South Africa first produced this world wide successful format in 2000, Big Brother S.A. IRIN 23/10/2009DAKAR, 23 October 2009 (IRIN) – UN aid agencies are expanding assistance to Ivoirian refugees in Guinea, for whom aid plans have been thrown off repeatedly by gridlock over elections and general uncertainty in Ivory Coast. IRIN 23/10/2009SAN, 23 October 2009 (IRIN) – Have you checked in with your breastfeeding support group? If you were a woman who gave birth in one of Mali’s 48 baby-friendly hospitals, you should have been assigned to one that checked up on you – often as soon as minutes after the delivery. IRIN 22/10/2009GOZ BEIDA, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) – The UN Refugee Agency is colour-coding villages red, yellow and green in eastern Chad marking how safe it is for internally displaced persons to return home: people from areas classified as green safe will no longer be considered as IDPs, but can remain in the camps. IRIN 22/10/2009SAN DOMINGOS, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) – Aid agencies are encouraging communities to diversify their agricultural production in Guinea-Bissau, where 90 percent of farmers grow rice or cashews to survive, making them vulnerable to erratic rainfall and price fluctuations. IRIN 22/10/2009DAKAR, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) – Irregular and below-average rains in parts of northeastern Nigeria and eastern Niger have shortened the growing season for many farmers, sparking malnutrition and food insecurity concerns among aid groups and analysts. IRIN 21/10/2009SAN DOMINGOS, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) – The International Committee of the Red Cross might seem out of place running agricultural diversification projects in northern Guinea-Bissau, given its mandate to help people in times of conflict and violence. But ICRC staff said the region is falling between the assistance cracks and aid to farmers is crucial. |
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