[IPS] Cape Town - On a continent of over one billion people, where half the population have mobile phones, the use of mobile communication and internet technologies is crucial to boost development in Africa. … [Read more...]

[Oxfam] A group of leading international humanitarian, development, social justice, environmental, and workers' organizations today warned that next month's UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) looks set to add almost nothing to global efforts to deliver sustainable development. The group also warns that too many governments are using or allowing the … [Read more...]

[Worldwatch Institute] Eating Planet, a recently released book from the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) is now available as a digital download from Amazon.com. The Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Plant project, collaborated with BCFN to produce the report which highlights the challenges facing today's food and agricultural system, as well as the … [Read more...]

[News of Rwanda] As a way of promoting residents participation to foster development, Rwanda Governance Board at the end of April 2012 held talks with Kirehe administrators. … [Read more...]

[SACSIS] It wasn't that long ago, just after the 1994 elections to be precise, when it seemed almost every other South African wanted to became a public servant. For the vast majority, this was not simply because there was a job on offer but because there was a very real sense that becoming part of the newly democratic public service, in whatever capacity was the … [Read more...]

[ENA] Hawassa - The ongoing construction of Kuraz Sugar Project in South Omo Zone is creating jobs for organized pastoralists in the locality, the zonal administration chief said. … [Read more...]

[SACSIS] Socialist Party candidate, Francois Hollande has defeated Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential runoff, making him the latest EU leader to be swept aside by the crippling debt crisis. Among the first steps President-elect Hollande is planning, is to push back against German-led austerity measures. … [Read more...]

[ENA] Semera - Various community development projects launched in Afar State at a cost of 104 million birr are ready for service, the State's pastoralist community development projects coordination office said. … [Read more...]

[ENA] S.tigray - Construction of 17 safe water projects launched in Raya-Alamata Woreda, Southern Tigray Zone with over three million Birr has been finalized, the woreda information and public relation office said. … [Read more...]

[ANGOP] Caxito - Northern Bengo province governor, João Bernardo de Miranda, announced Sunday in Luanda the construction this year of theatre, football and athletics schools in Açucareira town, municipality of Dande. … [Read more...]

[UNHCR] Niamey, Niger - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has called on the international community to help Malian refugees and host communities in Niger and said a political solution was urgently needed to prevent the situation in the Sahel region from turning into a global crisis. … [Read more...]

[WFP] Johannesburg - Food is a giver of life, a platter of creativity, and catalyst for social interaction. A shared appetite for good food can create a community of people committed to ending hunger. … [Read more...]