22 July 2011 – In light of the worsening nutritional crisis in Somalia, the international medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) urges all parties inside Somalia, neighbouring countries and the international community to significantly improve assistance to the Somali population in the region and remove all the hurdles that are currently preventing the expansion of independent aid inside Somalia. The current crisis is mostly affecting Somalis. To assess the full needs of the population in Somalia, and to expand the emergency response in this complex environment, independent and immediate access inside Somalia is essential. With limited assistance... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – Tanzania-based UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will transfer the cases of six out of nine fugitive suspects to Kigali, Rwanda, for trial now that the judges are satisfied that any accused person, who is sent there for trial, will have the benefit of a fair trial. This was announced by the Gambian-born chief prosecutor of the court, Hassan Baboucarr Jallow, in an interview with this paper on Monday. Hassan Baboucarr Jallow, a former attorney-general and justice minister in The Gambia, said that the tribunal currently has only nine fugitives outstanding. “We will be filing... Continue Reading
…..95% Discovered – By: Augustine N. Myers – A research conducted in some counties of Liberia suggests that approximately 95 percent of women in the country are single mothers, which estimate gender experts say represents a single most significant gender-factor in national development because it clearly relates to women participation and representation. The is based on the fact that while development and social assessment experts are finding out the problems confronting the African societies, indications are that factors of poverty are many while its consequences seriously affect our women population, especially the young ladies. After having concentrated on alcoholism and prostitution... Continue Reading
DADAAB, 13 July 2011 (IRIN) – About 1,300 Somalis are arriving at the Dadaab refugee camps in northeast Kenya every day. The help they are seeking – refuge from a severe drought and the effects of years of conflict – is being handed out as fast as possible. But in a camp complex that has already been stretched well beyond its limits, the new arrivals need more assistance than can be provided. The nutritional state of older children, as well as under fives, is of concern, but the local Kenyan population is faring little better. “The number has skyrocketed,” a... Continue Reading
Further strengthening ties with Ghana and the West Africa region, The CWC Group last week made a significant donation straight to the Drifting Angels orphanage for schooling and other essentials. The donation – which has been gifted from the recent CWC Ghana Summit in Accra, Ghana – means that every child at the orphanage has had their school fees paid for all of the next school year, alongside 600 exercise and note books, 35 Maths and English books for the kinder garden and colouring books for the nursery. 250kg of rice, 50L of cooking oil, milk, tomato puree, sugar and soap was also purchased providing required consumables for at least... Continue Reading
