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Photographers, Stars Mingle At Infinity Awards"Even the fact that you come to America is something big"
To begin, let's get the list of celebrities out of the way: Diane Keaton, Calvin Klein, Helena Christensen, Salman Rushdie, Blythe Danner . via Photo District News
(Topix.net)African Follies - The complete anthology
African Follies chronicles some of the most unusual experiences and misadventures of my two-month journey to West Africa in December 1995. via Calypso Island Chronicles
(Topix.net)Cynicism and Hope Ahead of the Bamako Gathering
"The Bamako forum must lead to an awareness that Africa is central to the issues under debate. Africa must take ownership of the fight (against unfettered globalisation)."
With just a day to go before Africa's first-ever World Social Forum gets underway in Mali, attitudes towards the meeting appear somewhat mixed in the West African country. via Inter Press Service
(Topix.net)Tuareg attacks leave one dead
"At Diabaly however, Tuaregs in four vehicles attacked a military base. The army fought back and one person died"
Attacks by Tuareg rebels on several army posts in northern and central Mali early today left one person dead, according to officials in the West African nation. via Sunday Times
(Topix.net)New Family Law Faces Opposition
A new family law code waiting to be adopted by Parliament is facing opposition from some Islamic groups who claim it goes against Islamic principles, particularly when it comes to proposed changes to the country's marriage laws. (AllAfrica)
MALI: New family law faces opposition from Muslim organisations
BAMAKO Friday, May 02, 2008 (IRIN) - A new family law code waiting to be adopted by Parliament is facing opposition from some Islamic groups who claim it goes against Islamic principles, particularly when it comes to proposed changes to the country’s marriage laws. (irinnews.org)
MALI: Combating malaria misdiagnosis
BAMAKO Thursday, May 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Health experts say the majority of malaria cases in Mali are misdiagnosed, which causes resistance to malaria drugs and leaves other illnesses untreated. (irinnews.org)
Woman from Mali who underwent circumcision fights for asylum
"I was circumcised without my consent."
Alima Traore doesn't remember when part of her genitals was removed as a young child in her native Mali. via Newsday.com
(Topix.net)MALI: New family law faces opposition from Muslim organisations
"We have no choice but to pass it."
A new family law code waiting to be adopted by Parliament is facing opposition from some Islamic groups who claim it goes against Islamic principles, particularly when it comes to proposed changes to the ... via IRIN
(Topix.net)Combating Malaria Misdiagnosis
Health experts say the majority of malaria cases in Mali are misdiagnosed, which causes resistance to malaria drugs and leaves other illnesses untreated. (AllAfrica)
MALI: Combating malaria misdiagnosis
"The patients then buy anti-malarial drugs in the street and build up a resistance to treatment."
Health experts say the majority of malaria cases in Mali are misdiagnosed, which causes resistance to malaria drugs and leaves other illnesses untreated. via IRIN News
(Topix.net)Medoro Resources Announces 2007 Year-end Results
TORONTO, April 30 /CNW/ - Medoro Resources Ltd. announced today results for the year ended December 31, 2007. via Canada NewsWire
(Topix.net)Jean Ping Takes Over AU Commission From Konaré
Former Malian President Alpha Ouma Konare, who has served as chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC) since 2003, handed over power to Jean Ping, former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Gabon yesterday at the headquarters of the Union. (AllAfrica)
Making A Powerful Noise
"The concept to find three women from very different parts of the globe making sustainable change in their communities was invigorating and daunting"
BET founding partner Sheila C. Johnson is accustomed to attending red carpet premieres. via Black Enterprise
(Topix.net)Agriculture
The Malian government has adopted a draft decree approving a contract for artificial rain operations for the 2008-2009 crop year, official sources told PANA on Thursday. via Panapress
(Topix.net)Fears Over Privatising Cotton
After years of delays the Mali national cotton company, Malian Company for Textile Development (CMDT), is on the verge of privatisation with bids for tender just sent out, but the World Bank which backs the privatisation is worried none of the right conditions are in place to make it work. (AllAfrica)
MALI: Fears over privatising cotton
BAMAKO Thursday, April 24, 2008 (IRIN) - After years of delays the Mali national cotton company, Malian Company for Textile Development (CMDT), is on the verge of privatisation with bids for tender just sent out, but the World Bank which backs the privatisation is worried none of the right conditions are in place to make it work. (irinnews.org)
Mali: Fears Over Privatising Cotton
"The point of privatisation was to create a better-managed cotton sector... so that Mali could start to compete with the likes of India or Brazil... but this will not happen... I am very, very pessimistic about the privatisation process"
After years of delays the Mali national cotton company, Malian Company for Textile Development , is on the verge of privatisation with bids for tender just sent out, but the World Bank which backs the ... via AllAfrica.com
(Topix.net)Bamako
With the new century's global economics putting renewed pressure on the Third World, indigenous filmmaking is becoming less anthropological in nature, and more political. via DVD Talk
(Topix.net)Young Taft directs service program
"They loved sharing between the two cultures"
By Sandra Baer Thursday, April 24, 2008 Anna Taft believes in giving back through service to the community. via Dayton Daily News
(Topix.net)Environment
Sahel drought control body meets in Nouakchott The 14th follow-up meeting of the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel opened here Monday, with several delegates representing various ... via Panapress
(Topix.net)Environment
Africa seriously at risk of climate change Rabat, Morocco - Africa is still the most vulnerable continent to climate change as between 75 million and 220 million of its population will face water s hortages, ... via Panapress
(Topix.net)Still a Long Way to Go to Meet Adult Literacy Targets
In 2000 the Malian government signed up to UN Education for All goals to help 50 percent more adults become literate by 2015, but eight years on still only 30 percent of Malian adults can read or write, and the government is yet to outline its strategy to address the problem. (AllAfrica)
MALI: Still a long way to go to meet adult literacy targets
BAMAKO Thursday, April 17, 2008 (IRIN) - In 2000 the Malian government signed up to UN Education for All goals to help 50 percent more adults become literate by 2015, but eight years on still only 30 percent of Malian adults can read or write, and the government is yet to outline its strategy to address the problem. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Costly food opportunity to review aid responses
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, April 16, 2008 (IRIN) - High food prices have brought social unrest but they have also provided a "window of opportunity" to review global policies on the response to food insecurity, said a leading food aid analyst as experts and aid agencies began an unprecedented strategic re-think at a three-day meeting in Rome on 16 April. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Eat local produce, help farmers, says FAO
JOHANNESBURG Friday, April 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Rely more on local produce to cut food import bills and provide subsidised inputs to boost production, advised the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as it announced measures to help poor countries, many of which will now have to pay 74 percent more for food - up by US$6 billion from February 2008. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Climate change poses humanitarian challenges - top UN official
DUBAI Tuesday, April 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Global demand for humanitarian assistance is likely to grow in the coming decade because of climate change, warned John Holmes, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. (irinnews.org)
AFRICA: Welcome mat worn thin in SA
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, April 08, 2008 (IRIN) - Recent attacks on Somali, Zimbabwean and Mozambican migrants in South Africa have been labeled xenophobic: but could the violence point to a much bigger problem than fear of the foreign, a problem much closer to home? (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: "Let them eat subsidies?"
JOHANNESBURG Monday, April 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Food prices have the potential to change regimes and the course of history. When Marie Antoinette allegedly said, "Let them eat cake" in 1789, she was wondering why higher bread prices were causing so much trouble in Paris. (irinnews.org)
GLOBAL: Rich must pay climate change health costs
BANGKOK Monday, April 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Countries, mostly in the developing world could spend between US$6 to $18 billion a year by 2030 to manage additional costs to health services as a result of climate change, according to independent research cited by a World Health Organisation (WHO) official, hence the need for rich countries responsible for global warming to help pay towards these additional health costs. (irinnews.org)
On The Bright Side: Mali school founder makes visit to Oneonta
"It came at a very crucial moment of my life"
ONEONTA _ A Mali man who runs a private school in his home country visited Oneonta this weekend to thank area residents who have donated to his effort. via Daily Star
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