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Wednesday, 30 May 2007 |
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"The G-8 finance ministers have shown collective amnesia, choosing to forget their promises to Africa," said Max Lawson of Oxfam International. "(German) Chancellor (Angela) Merkel has got just 18 days to show true leadership, berate her fellow leaders into action and avoid embarrassment in the eyes of the world and the denial of hope for millions. The German G-8 must not be remembered as the summit of shame." |
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
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José Eduardo Agualusa, who was born in Angola and now splits his time between Lisbon and Luanda, is the author of six novels as well as a couple of volumes of investigative reporting. The first African to win the prize, he beat a strong field; the shortlist included The Story of Blanche and Marie by Per Olov Enquist, Your Face Tomorrow 2: Dance and Dream by Javier Marías and Shyness and Dignity by Dag Solstad. |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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"Women in Nigeria face a lot of odds when they contest against men," Princewill Akpakpan of the Civil Liberties Organisation, a non-governmental grouping based in the financial hub of Lagos, told IPS. "Our politics has never been on merit or issues; rather it is about those who have all it takes to force their way into office," he said. "The parties often want those who can match violence with violence, those who can coerce people to vote for them." Men are widely held to be more prepared to engage in violence than women. |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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Nii Akuetteh, Executive Director of Africa Action, said today, “Increasingly, in Africa and globally, HIV/AIDS has a woman’s face. Not only are women more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS, they are also more likely to be the primary care givers for those who are HIV-positive. If we are to successfully fight this pandemic, we need to promote strategies that address the gender inequalities that leave women and girls most vulnerable.” |
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Sunday, 29 April 2007 |
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In other words, the Atlanta gathering brought together bold, well-informed people with strong opinions. That's what it was designed to do, and the differences in perspective were as invigorating as they were enlightening. However, as the DLRP's focus groups and Bill Cosby's well-publicized rants suggest, there is a wide slice of black America (the people who have benefited the most from the Civil Rights Movement) who currently have no particular problem with the drug war, mandatory minimum sentences or the abuse of informant testimony. These people are concerned about the mass incarceration of black males, but there is a tendency to shrug and say, "You do the crime, you do the time." |
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