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Italiano NAIROBI – Millions of people in parts of the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing a food and livelihood crisis brought on by structural causes such as the dependence on the mining sector and a poor road and livelihoods infrastructure, say officials.
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 IRIN  08/07/2010NAIROBI – Judy Wanjiku, 26, lost a tooth during an attempted rape in Nairobi’s Mathare slum as she walked to a toilet near her home one evening. IRIN 07/07/2010GOMA – In a country known as the most dangerous in the world to be female, the most unusual aspect of the story of convicted rapist Eleka Amungu is that he is behind bars. IRIN 07/07/2010JUBA – Tension over the future of Abyei, a flashpoint region roughly the size Lebanon on Sudan’s north-south border, erupted into armed violence and street demonstrations this week. IRIN 06/07/2010DAKAR – More than half the paediatric fevers treated in public health clinics in Africa are caused by diseases other than malaria, according to a study by Oxford University and other research groups, whose authors caution against the “continued indiscriminate use of anti-malarials for all fevers across Africa.” Continue reading Most paediatric fevers not caused by malaria IRIN 06/07/2010NAIROBI – Heavy fighting in the northern areas of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has trapped many residents in their homes, with some unable to bury their dead, civil society sources said on 6 July. International Crisis Group 05/07/2010Rashid Abdi, Crisis Group’s Somalia Analyst, talks about the divisions between Islamist groups in Somalia, where these divisions come from and how they affect stability in the country and in the region. IRIN 05/07/2010NAIROBI – “Crowd-sourcing” is a new buzzword in the world of humanitarian information. The combined power of mobile phones, mapping technology and social networking can enable citizens in crisis to seek help, facilitate aid deliveries, bear witness to abuses and hold governments and aid agencies more accountable, advocates say. Continue reading Finding space for crowd-sourcing in humanitarian response AfricaVision Online 03/07/2010An oil tanker exploded in Democratic Republic of Congo, close to the border with Burundi, least 220 people are feared dead. Parts of Sange village are burning. A truck, travelling from Tanzania, overturned in the village. The fuel oil spread through the village before exploding. The village is about 70km south of the town of Bukavu in South Kivu. IRIN 02/07/2010MOMBASA – Binti Omar waits anxiously for her HIV test in a tent erected as part of a testing drive being conducted by the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya in the coastal city of Mombasa; Omar is accompanied by her fiancé, Abubakar Ismael, and his two wives. Continue reading Muslim leaders champion HIV testing in marriage |
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