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SUDAN: Bashir May Face Genocide Charges By Zukiswa Zimela JOHANNESBURG - The International Criminal Court is to review its earlier decision not to add genocide to the charges against Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. MORE >>
ENVIRONMENT-CONGO: Defence of Great Apes Begins With Children By Arsène Severin * - IPS/IFEJ BRAZZAVILLE - "But why do they kill gorillas, why do they trap them and put them in cages? One day, if i'm president, i'll stop all those who kill gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos," says 11-year-old Judicaëlle, a student at the Holy Sprit of Moungali School in Brazzaville. MORE >>
DR CONGO: Access To Credit Hampers Farmers in the East By Emmanuel Chaco* BUKAVU - The hundreds of savings and loan cooperatives operating in South Kivu should be providing an opportunity to develop agriculture and fight food insecurity in the province, but few farmers have been able to take advantage. MORE >>
SUDAN: Peace Agreement Proving Less Than Comprehensive By Jedi Ramalapa PRETORIA - The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended one of Africa's longest and complex civil wars, with nominal agreement reached on security, wealth sharing, and governance issues. But there are renewed fears that conflict could erupt again in the country as divisions between the north and the south deepen. MORE >>
RIGHTS-CAMEROON: The Reverend Raped Me By Ngala Killian Chimtom YAOUNDE - A countrywide survey of the incidence of rape in Cameroon has returned disturbing statistics: 20 percent of the nearly 38,000 women surveyed reported having been raped; another 14 percent said they had escaped a rape attempt. MORE >>
CAMEROON: 'Our Lives Are Defined By This Forest' By Ngala Kilian Chimtom YAOUNDE - Pauline Siembe, a Baka pygmy in South East Cameroon, comes out of her smoky hut licking her fingers after a meal of pounded yam and bush meat soup. MORE >>
CAMEROON: Gearing Up for Copenhagen By Ngala Killian Chimtom YAOUNDE - "Developed countries have failed to respect the Kyoto Protocol which compelled them to reduce latest 2008 emissions of greenhouse gases by five percent. There is therefore need for new engagements to be taken at the Copenhagen Summit." Decisive words from Cameroon's minister for the environment, Pierre Hele. MORE >>
SOUTH SUDAN: Complicating the Vote for Women By Ruth Omukhango JUBA, South Sudan - In April 2010, the people of South Sudan will vote in a milestone general election, and for the first time, South Sudanese women will be able to participate. MORE >>
DRC: Respect and Protect Civilians Kristin Palitza interviews AIMEE ANSARI, acting policy and advocacy coordinator DRC for Oxfam GB KINSHASA - A government offensive against rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that began in January has dramatically increased sexual violence in the provinces of North and South Kivu. MORE >>
AGRICULTURE: Cultivating Rural Prosperity in Cameroon By Tamfu Hanson YAOUNDE - Emilie Nyate has a two million CFA smile on her face these days. She's one of the beneficiaries of the Roots and Tubers Market- Oriented Programme, known better by its French acronym of PNDRT, which is transforming the lives of small-scale farmers in Cameroon. MORE >>
ENERGY-CAMEROON: Dam Project Questioned By Ngala Killian Chimtom LOM-PANGAR, Cameroon - Construction has begun on a new dam at the confluence of the Lom and Pangar rivers in Cameroon. The government is pushing the project as key to addressing an energy shortfall, allowing for economic growth; observers believe the plan may only increase the country's vulnerability to drought. MORE >>
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