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AFRICA: We Are the Government By Jessie Boylan LAGO DISTRICT, Mozambique - As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens. MORE >>
ZIMBABWE: Numerous Challenges For Harare Water Supply By Vusumuzi Sifile HARARE - Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: Carbon Trading Welcomed, Criticised By Jessie Boylan NIASSA PROVINCE, Mozambique - A visit from Dutch contractors to Niassa Province, in northwestern Mozambique has got communities excited about the prospect of a carbon credit scheme in the area. MORE >>
UGANDA: Palm Project Accused of Environmental Destruction By Wambi Michael KAMPALA - It is a public-private partnership intended to reduce Uganda's dependence on imported vegetable oil while creating sustainable jobs and income for several thousand people. Its critics say it's destroying forests with no regard for environmental regulations. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: Jockeying for Position in Copenhagen By Servaas van den Bosch WINDHOEK - The global climate change caravan has arrived in Barcelona for a last round of talks before the Copenhagen summit. What's at stake for Africa? MORE >>
ECONOMY-AFRICA: Pros and Cons to Huge Chinese Investment in DRC By Stephanie Nieuwoudt CAPE TOWN - Concerns abound about a nine billion dollar Chinese investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially around environmental consequences and transparency. And, on the Chinese side, investors complain not only about the lack of security in the DRC but about their own government not providing enough support. MORE >>
TRADE: What Will China’s Legacy in Africa be by 2049? By Stephanie Nieuwoudt CAPE TOWN - With its recent history of tremendous economic growth, China has a few lessons to teach Africans. But African governments should be vigilant in ensuring that their countries also reap benefits from their relations with China. MORE >>
ZAMBIA : Fishing in Troubled Waters By Zarina Geloo* - IPS/IFEJ LUSAKA - In two decades of fishing on the Zambezi, Darius Wamulume has never seen anything like this. With deep ulcerations and tissue decay, the fish he has caught recently is too unsightly to sell and too suspect to eat. MORE >>
WATER-UGANDA: Reducing Run-off To Protect Lake Victoria By Pius Sawa* - IPS/IFEJ GGABA, Uganda - The Ggaba landing site on Lake Victoria is the nearest wholesale fish market to the Ugandan capital, Kampala. More than 6,000 people live and work in this fishing community. MORE >>
WATER-BOTSWANA: A Garden In the Heart of the Village By Nicholas Mokwena & Terna Gyuse MOKOBENG, Botswana - Look, there's no drama with the borehole in Mokobeng. And that's the way it should be. MORE >>
CLIMATE CHANGE: Africa Readies United Front for Crucial Copenhagen Talks By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS - As African leaders meet in Ethiopia to discuss the devastating impacts of climate change, the United Nations has released a report warning that the economically-troubled continent will be one of the hardest hit by the ravages of global warming. MORE >>
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