Climate Climate change affects migratory birds in Uganda

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Changes in the climate globally have affected the movement of both migratory and resident species of birds, Nature Uganda has said. "We used to see strange birds perched up on that tree. But nowadays we chance on one after a long time," Ssonko, a nature lover says while pointing at the seemingly old tree.Read more…

Women struggle to rinse hunger, poverty stains

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Just looking at her one clearly appreciates that she is old and frail therefore in need of support for food, clothing and shelter to live comfortably in her last days. However, each passing day this 60-year-old woman Florence Mkandawire from Gowoyani Village, Chief Chikulamayembe's Area (Rumphi), over 80 Km from the country's third largest city, Mzuzu in the north struggles just to have one meal for her and other over a dozen mouths.Read more…

Vanishing Lake Chad puts 30m lives at risk

Lake Chad
As you approach the Lake Chad basin from Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria, the evidence of despair is telling. The air is dusty, the wind is fierce and unrelenting, the plants are wilting and the earth is turning into sand dunes. The lives of herders, fisher folks and farmers are teetering on the edge as the lake dries up before their eyes.Read more…

Taylor verdict: A valuable precedent?

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A judge from the tiny Samoan archipelago made history by declaring that Charles Taylor, the deposed president of the West African state of Liberia was guilty of "aiding and abetting" the multiple atrocities committed by a rebel force in neighbouring Sierra Leone - nine years after being indicted by a United Nations Special Court.Read more…

Ghana: Foreign retailers cited for currency depreciation

Ghana cedi
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is attributing the sharp depreciation of the Ghana cedi against major currencies to the illegal activities of foreigners in the retail sector. GUTA President, George Ofori, has cited this as one of the justifications in the renewed drive to flush out foreigners operating in the retail business, emphasizing their threat to the Ghanaian economy.Read more…

South Africa's African agenda

Kgalema Mothlanthe
The Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Mothlanthe paid a rare visit to Ghana in April at the invitation of John Dramani Mahama , Vice President of Ghana. It is significant in terms of a growing realisation of the need for South Africa to develop with Africa. The visit was within the context of consolidating the African Agenda through enhancing and deepening political, economic and social relations.Read more…