TERRAVIVA AFRICA

12/2/2009

DEVELOPMENT

Global Challenges Require Innovative Partnerships

By IPS Correspondents

The High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation kicked-off here Tuesday, with U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose Migiro calling for practical solutions and reinforced South-South and North-South partnerships to address the demands of our "deeply interconnected world."

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12/1/2009

WORLD AIDS DAY

Herdboys at Risk to Contract HIV

By Letuka Mahe

Herdboys in Lesotho are at risk to contract HIV. Credit:Letuka Mahe/IPS In the scorching heat of the midday summer sun, a teenage boy’s sharp voice can be heard vividly as he continuously summons his cattle. Glad in his shabby-looking rag that used to be a blanket and black gumboots, the only thing that occupies his mind is his herd, his everyday companions, nothing else.

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Q&A

Even Island States Can Make Plans to Improve Food Security

Nasseem Ackbarally interviews ERIC MANGAR of the Movement for Food Self-Sufficiency (MAA) in Mauriti

Eric Mangar: 'The global food system is very vulnerable.' Credit: Nasseem Ackbarally/IPS Eric Mangar deplores the fact that Mauritius, despite being a net food importer, has failed to learn its lessons from the food crisis. The island state is pursuing "business as usual" without taking steps to improve food production on the local front.

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WORLD AIDS DAY

Growing Up with HIV

By Zarina Geloo

hand woven tag bearing the HIV symbol on sale at the Sokoni Market in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit:Allan Gichigi/IRIN Sixteen-year-old Andela Milambo* wants a husband. She is not looking for love, but for someone to share the burden of living with HIV. She wants to be able to take her medicine without having to hide, to discuss the recurring herpes with someone who understands.

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11/30/2009

POLITICS-NAMIBIA

Born Frees Make their Mark

By Servaas van den Bosch

Maria Martin (20) holding up her thumb with the purple mark to show she voted. Credit:Servaas van den Bosch/IPS "It was like writing my first exam. I was nervous and didn’t want to make a mistake. I must have checked the ballot 10 times."

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Q&A

Forging New Paths to Sustainable South-South Cooperation

Mithre J. Sandrasagra interviews RICHARD KOZUL-WRIGHT of UNCTAD's South-South unit

Richard Kozul-Wright Credit:U.N. Photo Countries from the South are assuming leading roles in decisions on global issues ranging from economic recovery to food security, climate change and HIV/AIDS.

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Commonwealth Champions Adaption Fund

By Peter Richards

South African President Jacob Zuma admits that before to coming to Trinidad for the bi-annual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), he met with its secretary general, Kamalesh Sharma, to discuss the relevance of the grouping in today's evolving global power structure.

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TRADE

Africa Should be Prioritised at WTO Ministerial

By Isolda Agazzi

African countries are ready to conclude the Doha Round on the basis of current proposals, but warn against any attempt to renegotiate them at the seventh ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that opens in Geneva today. Meanwhile, the Africa Trade Network demands a moratorium on the Doha talks.

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Q&A

'You Have To Be Educated To Be A Leader'

Eunice Wanjiru interviews DEMITIRI MUKANDASHIMIYE, nurse, Nyamata Health Centre

Traffic flowing in and out of her office, each interruption addressed with effortless calm, the nurse in charge of Hospitalisation and Immunisation at Nyamata Health Center in Bugesera District, is a confident woman in her element.

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11/28/2009

NAMIBIA

Waiting at the Polls

By Servaas van den Bosch

Some voters took up to eight hours to cast their ballots at the women's centre in Okuruyangava, one of Windhoek’s poorest townships. Credit:Servaas van den Bosch/IPS The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has again suspended the observer status of a human rights watchdog it accuses of lying about mistakes on the voter’s roll.

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LATIN AMERICA: Border Mining Projects Before Ethics Tribunal

Slammed For Its Roma Expulsions, France Shifts Rhetoric

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ENVIRONMENT-PHILIPPINES: Mining Project Digs Up Locals' Ire

HEALTH: H1N1 Pandemic Is Over, But Vigilance Needed - WHO

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