By Shout-Africa Correspondent – Overshadowed on Western newspapers, probably because of the revolutionary wave in the southern Mediterranean countries, Ugandan presidential elections have just come to an end. The official results have been announced by Badru Kiggundu, chairman of the hotly contested Electoral Commission. Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986 (a constitutional amendment in 2005 lifted the time limit for presidential term) has won again. He got 68.4% of votes, while his rival, Kizza Besigye of the FDC (Forum for Democratic Change) got 26%; they are followed by a large distance from the other six candidates, including Beti Kamya, a... Continue Reading
Dear Friend of Shout-Africa.Com, We are writing to you in request for your support. As the year is quickly coming to an end, we are at a time of both reflection and preparation. During 2010, Shout-Africa.Com has undergone significant development. We have increased our capacity to reach African communities across the world. With our growing list of contributors and an ever expanding capacity, Shout-Africa.Com is looking forward to implementing new projects that will witness growth in our international coverage. Unfortunately, most of our present funding ends this December. This leaves us with almost no funds to implement additional coverage in... Continue Reading
Africa’s newest newshub Shout-africa.com, kindly invites African journalists interested in corresponding for the online news project on voluntary basis to join the expanding team of other continental journalists promoting online journalism across Africa and the diaspora. ABOUT THE PROJECT Shout-Africa is an African news hub featuring latest news on the continent, the people, the diaspora, the arts and culture, sports, business, religion, politics, environment, human rights and more. The news hub carries relevant pan-African news published in African countries and abroad, and seeks to provide avenues for cooperation and to optimize coverage of major news events in the continent. BACKGROUND... Continue Reading
Sub-Saharan Africa – Journalists interested in the use of mobile technology for development are invited to an international conference in Kampala, Uganda on November 10 and 11. The International Conference on Mobile Communication Technology for Development 2010 will include workshops, panel discussions and demos. Deadline: 10/11/2010 For more information visit: http://www.comminit.com/en/node/320857
Worldwide – An essay competition is seeking first-person narratives on poverty reduction from writers around the globe. Deadline: October 15. Writers should focus on enterprise solutions to poverty that are faith-based, faith-inspired or interfaith. Topics can be focued in subjects including healthcare, education, consumer products and human rights. Two prizes of US$5,000 each will be awarded. Winners will be announced December 15. The essay competition is being hosted by S.E.VEN Fund (SEVEN) in partnership with the Washington DC-based Center For Interfaith Action on Global Poverty (CIFA). For more info visit : http://www.sevenfund.org/faith-and-development/
