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11/19/2008
POLITICS-DR CONGO
What Future For MONUC?
By Stephanie Kale
U.N. peacekeepers are facing problems protecting a civilian population when war resumes. Credit: Josh Kron/IPS Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria and newly-appointed U.N. envoy in the Great Lakes Region, has visited both Congolese president Joseph Kabila and CNDP rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda, attempting to chisel the outlines of a new peace in the region.
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MIDEAST
Palestinian Split Deepens
Analysis by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
Palestinian resistance factions were roundly blamed in the mainstream media for their last-minute decision to boycott last week's Egypt-sponsored "comprehensive dialogue" summit, ostensibly aimed at Palestinian national reconciliation. But some independent commentators say the move, led by Gaza-based resistance faction Hamas, was justified.
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DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA
Groundwater: Protecting a Hidden Resource
By Moses Magadza
Groundwater -- water located beneath the ground in soil or rock formations -- is a secure source of water that if properly managed can last for centuries. The challenge is how to locate it and monitor the effects of its use.
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11/18/2008
EDUCATION
Zimbabwe’s School System Crumbles
By Stanley Kwenda
Denzil Maruva (8): "We have not been going to school because teachers are on strike." Credit: Stanley Kwenda/IPS Glen View 5 Primary School in one of Harare's high-density suburbs is deserted. Classrooms are empty, desks and chairs are piled up in corners and instruction charts are peeling off the walls. Yet, the school's third term is in full swing.
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HEALTH-AFRICA
Who Is To Blame for the Crisis?
By Kristin Palitza
Health systems on the continent are riddled with inadequate policies, strategies, lack of institutional capacity, poor scientific review mechanisms and weak funding for research in the public and private sector, said Luis Sambo, regional director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa.
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DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA
Governance Still Failing Africa
By Azhar Vadi
How can governance be improved to give development a chance in Africa? Political theorist Patrick Chabal believes a role has to be found for traditional methods of accountability to be used alongside formal systems recognised in the West.
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POLITICS-EAST AFRICA
Love Thy Neighbour
By Charles Wachira
Fears the North-South peace could break down over sharing oil revenues have led both sides to re-arm. Credit: Timothy Mckulka/UNMIS Khartoum has long maintained a studious silence over its suspicions that the Kenyan government was assisting the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), which governs the semi-autonomous south of Sudan to replenish its armament.
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POLITICS-ANGOLA
A Tradition of Strong Women
By Louise Redvers
Luzia Inglês Van-Dúnem -- plenty of powerful women in Angola Credit: Louise Redvers/IPS She was orphaned by Angola's liberation struggle against Portugal, but through it she found a new family and a life-long inspiration.
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TRADE
Kibuzi Bananas Follow Ugandans to London
By Wambi Michael
Bananas being loaded in Masaka, central Uganda. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS ''We have lots of orders for apple banana. There is a ready market for kibuzi in London. It is eaten from Monday to Monday. But how to get it there is the issue. Almost 60 percent of the cost goes to freight.’’
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11/17/2008
DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA
Gender Budgeting Still Finding Its Feet
Joyce Mulama interviews MERYEM ASLAN, East and Horn of Africa programme director for UNIFEM
Meryem Aslan With the world slightly past the halfway mark to the Millennium Development Goal deadline of 2015, pressure is mounting to promote gender equality. Goal Three is to promote gender equality and empower women -- but in fact, every goal relates directly to women's rights.
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