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Ethiopia unveils ancient obelisk
Ethiopia is celebrating the unveiling of the reassembled Axum obelisk, one of the country's greatest treasures.
The obelisk, at least 1,700 years old, was looted by Italian troops in the 1930s and returned to Ethiopia in 2005.
A giant Ethiopian flag was removed from the obelisk in front of what organisers said was a crowd of tens of thousands in the ancient northern town of Axum.
The ceremony is the last big event of Ethiopia's millennium year, the year 2000 by the country's Coptic calendar.
(continued at link with video) Ethiopia is celebrating the unveiling of the reassembled Axum obelisk, one of the country's greatest treasures. ... more -
Millions to starve in East Africa
"The cost of food has escalated by up to 500% in some places, leaving people who have suffered drought after drought in utter destitution," says Oxfam's Rob McNeil, who has just returned from the Somali and Afar regions of Ethiopia.
"Some of the roads we travelled on were littered with dead livestock. There is little or no pasture or water for the animals that people rely upon. People are increasingly becoming desperate.
"I saw people in one village reduced to pounding the food pellets intended for their animals into porridge to feed their families. We fear that the worst could be yet to come as the crisis deteriorates across East Africa."
They reckon 9-14 million people could go hungry.
There's more at the link. "The cost of food has escalated by up to 500% in some places, leaving people who have suffered drought after drought in utter des... more -
Ekizibu - a short film about midwives in Uganda
Ekizibu means 'an issue' in Swahili Luganda.
I heard the midwives say, 'it's an issue,' a lot while I was shooting this film.
This short film exposes the issues midwives deal with everyday in Uganda, including communication and transportation, electricity, clean water and lack of supplies.
From mud huts to small health centers to busy district hospitals, these midwives work on the frontline in the fight of maternal health care. In Uganda the maternal mortality rate is 1 in 16, in America it is 1 in 4000. Ekizibu means 'an issue' in Swahili Luganda. ... more -
Community in Action - a village project in Uganda
A short film about Community in Action, a village cooperative program. Run by Kemigisa Margaret, Community in Action includes the village of Kanyawara where she lives and grew up and several surrounding villages, in South Western Uganda. I met Margaret in November 2006 and was impressed with her boundless energy, her dedication to her community and her incredible personality.
Community in Action's projects include, a youth environmental club, teaching HIV/AIDS prevention to teenagers using song writing and poetry workshops, a bee-keeping project for boys, a community sustainable garden, a women’s handcraft co-op, including jewelry made from recycled paper beads and the baskets made from raffia, which grows indigenously, and dyes made from plants grown in the community garden. Margaret does all of this on top of her full time job teaching conservation at the Kibale National Park,which she grew up on the border of and raising children. She is truly a wonder!
To find out more about Community in Action, you can contact KemigisaMargaret@yahoo.com A short film about Community in Action, a village cooperative program. Run by Kemigisa Margaret, Community in Action includes the vill... more -
100 Killed In Kenya Election Riots
Kenya's reputation as one of Africa's most stable democracies was shattered yesterday as the fallout from Sunday's highly controversial presidential elections led to nationwide rioting and the deaths of more than 100 people. Kenya's reputation as one of Africa's most stable democracies was shattered yesterday as the fallout from Sunday's high... more
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UK Government Voices 'Real Concerns' Over Kenya Election 'Irregular...
Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Sunday expressed "real concerns" at "irregularities" reported in the Kenyan presidential elections.
Miliband urged leaders in Nairobi to work together to address the irregularities noted by European Union observers and others, in a joint statement with International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander.
Halfway through the count in Kenya's presidential and parliamentary elections, the opposition leader, Raila Odinga, was so far ahead - by 700,000 votes - that analysts predicted it would take a minor miracle for the incumbent, Mwai Kibaki, to survive. Last night, that miracle duly came to pass. Mr Kibaki was declared the winner with a comfortable majority, and the pro-opposition shacks in the south of Nairobi went up in flames. Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Sunday expressed "real concerns" at "irregularities" reported in the Kenyan pr... more
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