Pope’s Resignation Provokes Reactions in Africa
Region: AngolaBy Abdoulaye Bah The announcement by Pope Benedict XVI of his intention to resign with effect from February 28, 2013 provoked many reactions in Francophone Africa, both in traditional media and on social networks. The ... more
Views: 682Democratic Republic of Congo: Clandestine Abortions on the Rise in Goma
Region: CongoWritten by Passy Mubalama · Translated by Georgi McCarthy [Testimonies for this post were collected by email or face-to-face interviews in French and all links forward to French articles] Illegal abortion ... more
Views: 855SKUAST-Jammu for high density planting of guava fruit
Region: India
Jammu,March 29 (Scoop News) - The Division of Fruit Science, SKUAST-Jammu organizes one day training programme on high density planting of guava under the HTMM project “High density orcharding of mango an... more
Views: 1119Book Review: Overcoming Speechlessness by Alice Walker
Region: United States
Alice Walker’s recent book Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters the horror in Rwanda, Eastern Congo, and Palestine/Israel weaves a collection of horrific tales with the lifelong activist’s wisdom and ... more
Views: 3173NFL: Africa's First American Football Federation
Region: United StatesNFL: Africa's First American Football Federation www.sportscapperisland.com/ USA Football, NFL Players and International Community Help Establish Africa’s First American Football Federation 03/11/2011 USA... more
Views: 2376DGP orders 273 promotions in J&K Police
Region: India
Jammu, January 31 (Scoop News) – The Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda today ordered the promotions of 68 Sub-Inspectors to the rank of Inspectors and 205 Assistant Sub-Inspectors to the ran... more
Views: 3579Flawed DRC System Prompts Rape Victims to Opt for Extrajudicial Settlements
Region: Congo
Flawed justice system prompts some rape victims to reach out-of-court agreements with assailants. When 14-year-old Judith (not her real name) was raped in Goma, her father decided not to report the matter to the authoriti... more
Views: 1538Sangarsh RTI Movement organizes an RTI Interaction Programme
Region: India
Jammu, October 17 (Scoop News) - Sangarsh RTI Movement in J & K organized an interaction meet on Right to Information Act at Press Club Jammu, with the theme “ J & K RTI Act: Status and Role of Socie... more
Views: 2208Alleged ZANUPF spy in the Netherlands, Stephen Matenga mounts smear campaign against woman president
Region: Zimbabwe
Some media houses that have been following with interest the “Facebook attacks and smear campaign on aspiring Zimbabwe woman President Viomak by suspected ZANUPF spy Netherlands based Stephen Matenga” h... more
Views: 1977AIDS fund goes down, UN expresses concern
Region: NepalWhile the world’s NGOs and INGOs have been concentrating on more grants in favor of AIDS-tagged institutions and programs, a decline in AIDS funding has been noticed, according to the daily UN briefing o... more
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