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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

Latest news from IPS Inter Press Service - Africa

  1. KENYA: Predicting Weather With Science and Spider Webs

    Oct 9, 2008

    JOHANNESBURG, Oct 9 (IPS) - When the magungu bird flies higher in the sky than usual and seems to float in the air in its passage from south to north, the Abasuba people living on the islands of Kenya's Lake Victoria

  2. MADAGASCAR: A Difficult Step For Women

    Oct 9, 2008

    ANTANANARIVO, Oct 6 (IPS) - The northern region of Diana is known for the beautiful beaches of the Nosy-Be district and the scent of fields of ylang-ylang flowers. But the political landscape of Diana is as

  3. POLITICS: Unchecked Arms Trade Fuelling Conflict, Poverty

    Oct 9, 2008

    UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 (IPS) - With 1.3 trillion dollars spent every year on the world's militaries, countries enmeshed in conflict are often flooded by weapons which are then turned against helpless civilian

  4. HEALTH-AFRICA: New Fight Against Old Killer

    Oct 8, 2008

    DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 8 (IPS) - The key to a new multi-billion dollar strategy to eliminate malaria deaths worldwide by 2015 is to widen availability of existing diagnostic and preventative treatments.

  5. /CORRECTED REPEAT*/RIGHTS-RWANDA : Key Genocide Trials Depend On Judicial Reforms

    Oct 4, 2008

    KIGALI, Oct 4 (IPS) - Rwanda is hoping to convince the International Criminal Tribunal to change its mind over refusing to transfer three genocide suspects to face trial at home, paving the way for extradition