CHAD: Prices hike, teachers strike
Teachers demanding more pay to face higher food prices entered the third day of a nationwide strike. The government has called their demands "illegal" and "unjustified", because the "high cost of living is a general problem that does not concern only the teachers.
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2010 is the Year of Peace and Security in Africa
2010: The Year of Peace and Security in Africa was launched this week at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
The Year of Peace aims at giving new impetus to the efforts for peace and security on the continent.
In 2010, AU member states will seek to accelerate the implementation of commitments and instruments to promote safety. They must also build bridges between official efforts and initiatives of civil society to promote peace and security.
CSO Consultation on the Year of Peace and Security in Africa.
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2009 Cost of living in Malawi, much better than 2008 and 2007
As far as cost of living is concerned, the just ended year was a good year, not only in terms of food availability, but in terms of the pace at which the general prices of basic commodities in the urban areas were increasing/decreasing (inflation). Although cost of living generally increased in December 2009 in all the four cities, the trend for the whole year is more favourable than in the past three years.
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Analysis of the year 2009 in Malawi
An analysis of the year 2009 in Malawi through media articles. the analysis covers: politics, economy, food security, civil society, religious groups, social, cultural life, education, health, environment, gender and basic needds basket.
Tha analysis has been compiled by the Centre for Social Concern (CFSC), Box40049 - Lilongwe 4, Area 25, Tel. 01 715 632 - http://www.cfscmalawi.org
CFSC Press Review January 2009
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South Africa - Apartheid reparations by corporations
A landmark case
against several international corporations accused of aiding South Africa’s
apartheid regime is underway. The companies include Daimler AG, General Motors,
Ford Motor Company, and IBM. They’re accused in a class-action lawsuit of
complicity in human rights abuses during the years they did business in
apartheid South Africa. The suit was filed several years ago by black victims
of white minority rule. Their lawyers are seeking up to $400 billion in
compensation.
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A burning issue in the climate change fight in Africa
Fuel-efficient cooking stove. It is a potent, if modest, weapon against climate change. By burning wood more completely, it will roughly halve the amount of fuel she uses.
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When faced with Climate Change, Africa saved Homo sapiens from extinction
Do you think you know who you are? Is every single person in the world coming from Africa?
Between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago, genetic data suggest that the population dwindled to as few as 2,000 individuals. And then something happened. It began slowly, with only a few hints of the explosion to come.
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Cell phones cut maternal deaths in GHANA
When we did not have mobile telecommunication, women were dying… Mothers used to bleed to death while waiting in their homes, for a health worker to come to help them. There has been not even a single maternal death since
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WRITE to prevent the execution of the 105 individuals sentenced to death by special counter-terrorism courts that were established following the attack on Khartoum in May 2008. Find information and suggestions 
An analysis of the year 2009 in Malawi through media articles. The analysis covers: politics, economy, food security, civil society, religious groups, social, cultural life, education, health, environment, gender and basic needs basket. 
