Danger may not be over yet for Lagosians, despite the rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge, as two other major bridges leading into Lagos Island, Eko and Carter bridges, may collapse soon except measures are taken urgently. Here we report the news published Kayode Ogundamisi on Facebook. A commissioned survey conducted by P.M.News on all […]
Italians friends of Africa… on the web
Among fears of racism, bigotry and violences motivated by racial tensions, there’s some good news. That is the existence of a forum for Italians about Africa. At this address, http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/africamica/, Italians discuss live on the web about Africa with Africans. We believe this is a good news especially at this time of hate and racial […]
Books: "Sortilegi", Africa seen by two Europeans
“Sortilegi” is the new book of Enzo Barnabà and Serge Latouche, recently published by Bollati Boringhieri. This book is a collection of short stories about the life and experiences of two Europeans in Africa, between Congo and Ivory Coast. This book stress a side of Congo that is slowly disappearing, African traditions fading for an […]
Zimbabwe: food shortages in the country
As Zimbabwe faces one of its worst hunger year, women have taken much of the burden as they fight to feed their children. Acute food shortages in the country’s urban and rural villages have resulted in people going for days on end without food while some villagers have resorted to eating tree roots and wild […]
Grinzane for Africa will end the 24 October
Italian literary award Grinzane has launched this year for the first time the “Grinzane for Africa award“. “The first edition of the Premio Grinzane for Africa – it’s written on Grinzane.it – will be held in Addis Abeba from 22 to the 24 October 2008“.
Festival Internazionale: strong African participation
Italian weekly “Internazionale” has organised its festival, as it does every year in Ferrara. The festival which hosted many Africans artists, writers, poets and journalists ended last 5 October. This year Italian-Ethiopian writer Ghermandi took part together with writer Waberi from Gibuti and poet Patel from Kenya.
Algeria: Medelci meets Italian colleague Frattini
Algerian foreign minister Medelci has just met Italian colleague Frattini in Rome. This is for preparing the second Algeria-Italy summit to be hosted in Algiers before the end of December this year. Both foreign minister stressed their common view on the steps Italy and Algeria will have to take for the improvement of their relationship. […]
It's time for MobileActive08
The MobileActive08 started yesterday in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference theme this year is “Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact”. MobileActive08 is hosted by Southern African NGO Network and MobileActive.org and it will last until the 15 of October at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg.
"The international community needs to listen" Mrs Shawa
“The international community needs to listen to the needs of the country because our problems we understand them better, we know them better”, Mary Shawa, secretary for nutrition, HIV and AIDS in the office of the President of Malawi, at the end of the forum on Africa’s development ended last friday the 3rd of October […]
“Africa will be better represented”, Emeagwali
“Today Africans are not well represented on the web. But I think this will change with time”, Philip Emeagwali said at the end of the conference on Africa’s development held last week, Friday the 3rd of October in Taormina, Italy. Below, you can watch the video interview to Africanews.it How do you think ICT, internet […]