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10/7/2009
HEALTH-NAMIBIA
Illegal Abortions Common Despite Risks
By Patience Nyangove
Ten years ago, a move to legalise abortion in Namibia failed. The number of unwanted pregnancies remains high, with many people unwilling or unable to use contraception. Despite the risks, illegal abortions remain common.
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10/6/2009
SUDAN
Darfur's Misery Far from Over, Watchdog Groups Say
By Zach Rosenberg
Details of the abuse of civilians in Darfur and southern Sudan, and reports of human rights violations committed by government officials, are emerging on the eve of a major conference in Moscow where NGOs, governments and intergovernmental organisations will discuss the overall situation in Sudan.
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MEDIA
South-South Radio from Caracas to Africa
By Mildred Pineda
Poverty, attacks on human rights and corporate fraud will be among the main news coverage focuses of a new regional public radio network, Radio del Sur, which will link stations from South America and Africa.
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HEALTH
Africa Leads World in Premature Infant Deaths
By Chryso D'Angelo
An estimated 13 million babies worldwide are born prematurely and more than one million die each year, say health experts.
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ENVIRONMENT-SOUTH AFRICA
Opportunities Spring From e-Waste
By Stephanie Nieuwoudt
Phumlani Silwana: 'I save most of my salary so that I can study computer technology.' Credit: JustPCs There was an audible gasp when Kirsten McIntyre told the audience that e-waste is the third fastest growing waste stream in the world, with between 40 and 50 million tons of computers, TVs and washing machines being "thrown away" each year.
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US-ZIMBABWE
Yearlong Sanctions Bring Few Reforms
By Zach Rosenberg
More than a year after the signing of an agreement to bring democracy to Zimbabwe, the United States continues to maintain sanctions against the southern African nation.
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10/5/2009
HEALTH-AFRICA
If Men Were Dying En Masse...
By Miriam Mannak
More than 250,000 women die in childbirth in Africa each year; many more suffer serious injury. This 20-year-old Nigerian woman developed obstetric fistula after six days of labour. Credit: Dr. Gloria Esegbona/UNFPA Maternal mortality rates in Africa constitute a "monumental tragedy" that requires urgent attention by African governments, health experts say.
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SOUTH AFRICA
We Have Land Rights but No Water Rights - Farmers
By Fidelis Zvomuya
Thandi Sihadi feeds one of her dairy cows. Credit:Fidelis Zvomuya/IPS Thandi Sihadi stands next to a dry tap. As a maize and dairy farmer in one of South Africa’s driest districts, the lack of running water is nothing new to her.
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SOUTH AFRICA
New Regulations "Good and Bad" for Black Empowerment
By Marina Penderis
The first decade of South Africa’s black economic empowerment (BEE) policies saw the creation of a predictable list of politically connected beneficiaries, featuring names such as Patrice Motsepe, Cyril Ramaphosa and Tokyo Sexwale. Now new regulations may see other companies – including white-owned business – enter the BEE stage.
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CAMEROON
'Our Lives Are Defined By This Forest'
By Ngala Kilian Chimtom
Baka family: 'We have been living here since time immemorial, and the forest has not disappeared. Those who now claim they are conserving the forest are the same people pillaging our forests.' Credit: Ngala Killian Chimtom/IPS 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.
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