On the 2nd of September we published the call for a missing girl in Ghana. Here we’re happy to update that news as she has been found. Below you can find the message as published on Facebook.
Tomorrow press conference in Rome about Africa
A press conference will be held tomorrow, 10 September, in Rome (Italy) about missionary press organisations working in Africa. “Reconciliation, justice and peace for Africa”, this is the title of the meeting with the press, will take place at the headquarters of the Italian Azione Cattolica (Catholic Action) in Rome in Via della Conciliazione 1 […]
Senegal: Hundreds displaced after clashes
600 people or more are displaced in the Casamance’s region main city, Ziguinchor. UN website Irinnews.org reports. What follows is the full report
Zimbabwe: SADC leaders calls end of sanctions
The BBC is reporting that southern Africa leaders called today the international community to end sanctions against Zimbabwe.
Kenya: Somalia pirates held in Kenyatta airport
37 suspected pirates are held in Kenyatta airport in Nairobi under high security. “President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga had been informed about the aircraft and its human cargo and were said to be in negotiations with both the Seychelles and Somali governments”, The Nation reports. Source: Norwegian Council for Africa, nation.co.ke,
Mali: interview to Souleymane Yanogue
Souleymane Yanogue is the president of the Association for the solidairty of North / South Mali which deals with the development of rural and urban areas of the country. Africanews.it interviewed him via Facebook despite the oddities of electricity in Mali.
22-27 September: Cous Cous Fest in Sicily
Will be held September 22 to 27 in San Vito Lo Capo, in the province of Trapani, the Cous Cous Fest now in its twelfth edition. Among the artists who will perform there will be Negrita, Giuliano Palma and Bluebeaters, Bandabardò, Moni Ovadia, Vanessa Galipoli. Following the press release.
Refugees: EU Commission back ‘resettlement’ program
The European Commission proposed today a program for the relocation of refugees from a country of first asylum, offering temporary protection, to another country that could offer permanent protection. Jacques Barrot, Member of the European Commission for Justice, Freedom and Security, said that it is a tool that will enable the EU to show solidarity […]
Italy meeting: "Knowledges of Africa"
The Foundation Lettera27 participates in Festivaletteratura Saturday 12 and Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at the Episcopal Seminary in Mantua with three meetings on the knowledges of Africa on the Move: language schools, voices to increase content on literature, art, history and news about the African continent, inside Wikipedia, the largest free online encyclopedia. Who are […]
DR Congo: fury over European-African energy plan
Fury at plan to power EU homes from Congo dam World Bank supports controversial $80bn project Plans to link Europe to what would be the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam project in the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo have sparked fierce controversy. The Grand Inga dam, which has received initial support from the World Bank, would […]