Amnesty International said today that Liberia’s prison conditions are so poor that they violate basic human rights. In a new report released on the 21 September, titled Good intentions are not enough, the international watchdog reveals they witnessed inmates crowded into dirty cells without adequate food, water or healthcare during visits to four of Liberia’s [...]
Nigeria’s presidential election last April may have heralded a new era for the country’s electoral system, but what needs to be done to ensure these gains aren’t lost in future polls? Lessons from Nigeria’s 2011 Elections, International Crisis Group’s latest briefing, examines the vote that restored President Goodluck Jonathan to office and left the ruling [...]
As we reported yesterday in Latest News, the country will go to the polls today on September 20th for the first time in three years. But what significant changes, if any, can we expect if the current President is defeated? The last election was implemented as an emergency measure, following the death of President Levy [...]
Written on September 20, 2011 | Posted in
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Rising capital expenditure (capex) means the emerging African market for Iron Ore offers competitive pricing for industry consumers. Where the average capex per tonne of annual iron ore in stalwart exporter Australia is currently ~USD175/t, in West Africa it is notably 15-30% lower, at ~USD120-150/t. China, reported to have been the world’s biggest Iron Ore [...]
In the run up to the general elections tomorrow September 20th, one of the key campaign issues is healthcare service and delivery in the country. The Vote Health For All coalition campaign petitioned all of the country’s political parties to push the importance of free, quality healthcare to the top of the political agenda. The [...]
This week the Kenya Wildlife Service will begin transferring fifty Elephants from Narok North to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok South, in a move intended to alleviate an increasingly strained relationship between humans and wildlife in the area. The ten-day exercise is the first phase of a broader plan to relocate 200 Elephants, [...]
Findings from a recent research study conducted in Uganda suggest that voters are willing to elect a councillor with positive HIV status as long as they exhibit good leadership qualities. Uganda is one of eight countries where Idasa-GAP, with local partners, has been collating information on the regional impact of HIV and AIDS. Research has [...]
It is reported that Kweku Adoboli, a UK citizen of Ghanaian descent, was arrested by Met police in London early this morning in connection with claims of illicit trading which cost his employers, the Swiss banking group UBS, an estimated $2 billion. Despite assurances from the company that no customer funds had been affected, shares [...]
Written on September 15, 2011 | Posted in
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Following the devastating fire which caused extensive damage to one of Nairobi’s slums, Amnesty International has called upon the Kenyan authorities to examine the causes of Monday’s explosion and subsequent fire which is thought to have killed upwards of 100 people. In a press release, the organisation called for the Kenyan Government; ‘to ensure credible [...]
A Kenyan human rights activist held with no evidence for his involvement in a bomb attack in Uganda last year has now been released without charge. Al-Amin Kimathi and four others were freed at the start of their trial which began on Monday 12th Sept. Amnesty International’s Africa Deputy Programme director Michelle Kagari commented that [...]
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