Tag Archives: Non-governmental organization
Cairo – Egyptian authorities have denied permission to eight US-based nonprofit groups to operate locally, including a centre headed by former American president Jimmy Carter that monitors elections, a ministry official said on Monday. The Social Affairs Ministry official said … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jimmy Carter, Monday, Non-governmental organization, United States, Washington
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Marren Akatsa-Bukachi Ending gender-based violence will mean changing cultural concepts about masculinity. This includes recognition of the importance of active engagement of men and women at all levels, whether they are policy makers, parents, spouses or young boys and girls. … read more »
Posted in Article, Lifestyle, News, Pan African News, Women
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Tagged Domestic violence, feminism, gender, Men, Non-governmental organization, People, Violence and Abuse, Women
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Elena PONOMAREVA No matter how popular common human values, «global management» and other stereotypes are, a foreign policy of a sovereign state has always been and is still based on its own national interests and national security vision. Not many … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Arab Spring, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, International Republican Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Non-governmental organization, putin, Russia, United States Agency for International Development, Vladimir Putin
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Washington – The United States and Egypt are moving toward resolving an impasse over US-funded pro-democracy groups that has cast a shadow over Washington’s security ties with Cairo, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday. “We’ve had a … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Cairo, Egypt, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Non-governmental organization, Reuters, United States, Washington
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Mark Tran-Guardian UN human rights experts have expressed their dismay at what they see as the continuing abuse of anti-terrorism legislation to curb freedom of expression in Ethiopia. The blunt criticism from the UN may not be so easy to … read more »
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country’s electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015? It is hard to believe how Clara Town, a slum in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, once had access to the country’s … read more »
Posted in Liberia, Special Reports, West Africa
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Tagged Clara Town, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, LEC, Liberia, Monrovia, Non-governmental organization, World Bank
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An Egyptian military delegation abruptly cancelled its meetings with U.S. lawmakers to return to Cairo on Monday after warnings from both Congress and the White House that Egypt’s crackdown on non-governmental groups could threaten its $1.3 billion in annual U.S. … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, Congress, Egypt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jay Carney, Non-governmental organization, Patrick Leahy, White House
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ROME, Italy, January 27, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is once again taking action for Africa in a collaboration with the University of Genoa for the next SpeRA Conference (Solidarity, Projects and Resources for … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Genoa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Italian universities, Non-governmental organization, Nonprofit organization, Rome, sub-Saharan Africa, University of Genoa
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In the warm summer of 2011, a twenty-something Israeli named Daphne Leef set up a Facebook protest page agitating against the high cost of housing in Tel Aviv. She pitched a tent and helped touch off a social protest movement … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Gilad Shalit, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, New Israel Fund, NIF, Non-governmental organization, Occupy Wall Street, Rachel Liel, tel aviv
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“Less than two weeks after the military violently crushed street protests leaving dozens killed and hundreds injured, some warned Thursday’s raids were a sign of a fiercer crackdown ahead of new protests planned for Jan. 25, the anniversary of the … read more »
Posted in Dr. Ashraf Ezzat, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Republican Institute, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Non-governmental organization, United States
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Cairo – Two Egyptian ministers defended on Sunday raids on 17 offices of non-governmental organisations, three of them US-funded, that prompted hints from Washington that it may review its huge aid programme. Planning and International Co-operation Minister Fayza Abul Naga … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Republican Institute, Non-governmental organization, Politics of Egypt, United States, United States Department of State, Victoria Nuland
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Washington – The Obama administration is demanding that Egyptian authorities immediately halt raids on non-governmental organisations in the country, calling the action “inconsistent” with longstanding US-Egypt co-operation. The state department on Thursday expressed deep concern over the raids, which targeted … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Egypt, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Republican Institute, Middle East, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Non-governmental organization, Politics of Egypt, United States, Victoria Nuland
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November 25, 2011 by benim
Sierra Leone – A city in Sierra Leone is offering a five-year scholarship to girls who keep their virginity until they complete university. The aim is to cut teenage pregnancies by ensuring “that at least 80% of school going girls … read more »
Geneva – Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Tuesday pleaded with the international community to step up aid to the Horn of Africa, saying that its response would determine “whether huge numbers of people live or die”. “Today three-quarters of a … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid, Humanitarian crisis, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, West Africa
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“We’re in a state of crises where our nation is literally ripping apart at the seams right now, and lawlessness is occurring from one nation to the other. And we’re seeing the fulfilment of the book of Judges here in … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Dean Hamer, East Africa, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Ghana, Homosexuality, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, LGBT, LGBT rights by country or territory, Michele Bachmann, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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International investors have chosen Ghana as the fourth best country in Africa for investment, according to the Africa Business Panel survey 2011. The survey, released in late June 2011, was conducted by the Africa Business Panel that sampled 800 business … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Accra, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Business and Economy, East Africa, Economic Development, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Standard Bank, West Africa
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Life for people in Karamoja, Uganda, is tough. Rains are erratic, many rely on aid and the region is unloved by government. But the political crisis that produced famine in Somalia is not here This week it has been raining … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, News, Somali, Spotlight, Uganda
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Tagged 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Humphrey Hawksley, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Karamoja, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, Uganda, West Africa, World Food Programme
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The Western Region Minister Paul Evans Aidoo has ordered the immediate arrest of all homosexuals in the region. He has tasked the Bureau of National Investigations and all security agencies to smoke out persons suspected to be engaging in same … read more »
Posted in Ghana, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Bureau of National Investigations, East Africa, Ghana, Homosexuality, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Muslim, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, West Africa
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Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson did something that only few journalists tried in recent years: They defied the Ethiopian governments ban on journalists in the Somali region of Ethiopia and illegally crossed into the country from Somalia. On July 1st, … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged About Africa, Addis Ababa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Pan African News, Somali Region, Southern Africa, West Africa
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The issue of homosexuality has dominated the Ghanaian airwaves and print media for quite a while, which is unusual in a country where our attention span on issues is about the same as a butterfly, fluttering from one flower to … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Adisadel College, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Central Region, East Africa, Gay, Ghana, Homosexuality, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa, Western Europe
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Police fired into the air in Kinshasa Monday to disperse more than 100 demonstrators, mainly supporters of Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who were protesting alleged electoral irregularities. Using weapons and tear gas, they chased away the … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, electoral fraud, Étienne Tshisekedi, Independent National Electoral Commission, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kinshasa, Nigeria, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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One of Morocco’s biggest trade unions urged its members on Monday to boycott voting in a July 1 referendum for a reformed constitution led by King Mohammed, adding weight to a youth-led movement’s opposition to the plan. After some of … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Arab people, breaking news, East Africa, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Moroccan people, Morocco, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, trade union, Tunisia, West Africa
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Agnes Kwaje Lasuba, the minister of gender, social welfare and religious affairs of the government of South Sudan on Saturday decried all forms of child abuse, especially violence and exploitation. Speaking to Sudan Tribune follow her remarks on the occasion … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged About Africa, Abyei, Africa news, African History, African Maps, African Union, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, West Africa
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On the Day of the African Child, which draws attention to the need to improve the wellbeing of African children, we should also turn our thoughts to Africa’s street children Today, the Day of the African Child, commemorates … read more »
Posted in Indepth Africa Magazine, News, North Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, African History, African Maps, African Union, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International observance, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Soweto, Street children, United Nations Human Rights Council, West Africa
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Zambia’s copper exports are not being properly accounted for because major exporters are exploiting a vicious circle of corruption to avoid paying tax, the country’s main opposition leader said on Tuesday. Michael Sata, who will be running against President Rupiah … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News, Southern Africa, Zambia
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Glencore, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Michael Sata, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Patriotic Front, Reuters, Rupiah Banda, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zambia
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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would ensure that election materials are made accessible for forensic inspection as might be ordered by any election tribunal. Spokesperson for the commission Kayode Idowu made this known to reporters on … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Glencore, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Michael Sata, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Patriotic Front, Reuters, Rupiah Banda, Southern Africa, West Africa, Zambia
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A Moroccan prosecutor said there is no secret torture centre at the headquarters of the country’s intelligence service, after visiting the site on Wednesday. The visit came days after Moroccan police broke up a gathering of about 100 reform activists … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Amnesty International, Arab League, breaking news, Casablanca, East Africa, Human rights, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Intelligence agency, Morocco, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, torture, West Africa
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Moroccan police broke up a gathering Sunday of about 100 reform activists to stop them from reaching an alleged secret detention and torture centre, leaving about 10 wounded, witnesses said. The wounded, some from beatings, were taken to hospital in … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Amnesty International, Arab World, breaking news, East Africa, Human rights, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Islamism, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Morocco, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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United Nations humanitarian agencies are calling for increased assistance to an estimated 2 million people affected by drought in the Horn of Africa country, where emergency conditions are projected to persist until the next rainy season arrives in October. Water … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, Ethiopian government, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Meles Zenawi, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Non-governmental organization, Politics of Ethiopia, United Nations, World news
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Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who became the hero of the Egyptian revolution, on Sunday said he planned to take an extended break from the Internet giant to set up his own NGO in Egypt. “Decided to take a long … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, Google, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Mena, Mohamed ElBaradei, News local news, Non-governmental organization, Twitter, World news, Youtube
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