Tag Archives: Oxfam
The threat of famine across West Africa is getting worse with the political crisis in Mali, experts and aid workers said Thursday, urging the Canadian government to co-ordinate a response from other countries. Canada should call together an international forum … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Mali, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Burkina Faso, Canada, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Oxfam, Sahel, Senegal, West Africa
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On the eve of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, more than 25 footballers including Seydou Keita from Mali, Charles Kaboré from Burkina Faso, Demba Bâ from Sénégal and Lawali Idrissa from Niger have spoken out in solidarity with millions … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Sports
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Tagged Burkina Faso, Charles Kaboré, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oxfam, Sahel, Seydou Keita
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Thousands of needless deaths occurred from famine in East Africa last year because the international community failed to heed early warnings, say two leading British aid organisations. Oxfam and Save the Children say it took more than six months for … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Special Reports
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Tagged Barbara Stocking, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Oxfam, Save the Children, Somalia, United Nations
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Kabul – An Afghan woman cut off her father-in-law’s penis with a knife after he tried to have sex with her, a doctor in eastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province said Saturday. “One day when the husband was away from home he … read more »
Posted in Miscellaneous, Odd News
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Tagged Afghanistan, Father-in-law, Forced marriage, Ghazni, Ghazni Province, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kabul, Law, Oxfam
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November 13, 2011 by benim
A British aid agency has withdrawn nearly two dozen workers from the Upper Nile area of South Sudan following several days of increased violence. Oxfam says its workers reported hearing bombings and heavy artillery fire Friday near the Sudan border. … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, South Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Blue Nile, humanitarian aid, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Oxfam, Pan African News, South Sudan, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Upper Nile, West Africa
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September 27, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – An official in eastern DRC says gunmen have released a boat and about 100 hostages aboard. Victor Chomachoma said on Tuesday that the vessel was freed after a ransom was paid to the gunmen. It was not immediately … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Burundi, Damon Albarn, Democratic Republic of Congo, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kinshasa, Lake Tanganyika, Mai Mai, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Oxfam, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tanzania, West Africa
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September 25, 2011 by benim
A parliamentary member says 19 people died when a truck crashed while carrying goods and people. Triphon Kinkey Mulumba said Sunday the crash was caused by overloading and a poor breaking system. He said 9 people died at the scene … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Congo, Damon Albarn, Democratic Republic of Congo, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kinshasa, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Oxfam, Pan African News, Road surface, Southern Africa, Truck, West Africa, Western Europe
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September 7, 2011 by benim
Lubumbashi – Gunmen attacked a prison in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, freeing a former militia leader and allowing close to 1 000 inmates to escape, a local official told AFP. “Eight armed and masked men got off a … read more »
Kinshasa – Authorities in northwestern Congo say more than 100 people are feared dead after two boats collided on a river. Equateur province spokesperson Rebecca Ebale Nguma says at least 220 people were aboard the boat on the Tshuapa River … 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, Boat, breaking news, Central Africa, Congo, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kasai River, North Africa, Oxfam, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Paris – Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are bearing the brunt of a surge in activity by the marauding former Ugandan rebels, Oxfam said in a report on Thursday. Communities in the remote region are already among … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Acholi people, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, North Africa, Oxfam, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Uganda, West Africa
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Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are bearing the brunt of a surge in activity by the marauding former Ugandan rebels, Oxfam said in a report. Communities in the remote region are already among the most isolated and … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged About Africa, Acholi people, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, North Africa, Oxfam, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Uganda, West Africa
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The Oxfam aid agency urged Kenya on Monday to allow the use of a new camp to decongest the world’s biggest refugee settlement in the east of the country where hundreds are pouring in daily. The new camp, Ifo II, … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Dadaab, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Kristin Davis, North Africa, Oxfam, Pan African News, Refugee, Refugee camp, Sex and the City, Southern Africa, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, West Africa
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