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Greenville, S.C. Tonight; Happy Birthday, FOD! Flood emergency in Louisville.

fodfrontpage@gmail.com ***** ***** Greenville Bi-Lo Center Tonight! Greenville pretty much looks like paradise to me.  Check out this realtor’s website for GORGEOUS pictures of the surrounding flora and fauna and the downtown area (realtors always have the best pictures).  I notice that Furman University is there.  I wonder if there are any job openings for English professors? I’m guessing David won’t have much time for sightseeing, though, since he’ll be in LOUISVILLE sin

Ugandan Foreign Minister on Peace-keeping and the Al Shabaab

Foreign Minister Hon Sam Kutesa [NRM, Sembabule] on 22nd July chaired a United Nations Security Council debate on the theme “ Post-conflict peace building”. Uganda, a non-permanent member representing African countries, ends a one-month period as chair of world’s most powerful body. Here is a text of that interview in which he discusses the Security Council, peace-keeping and Somalia’s Al Shabaab. peace-keeping troops. The interview was done at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC. It wa

Alphabet Soup

That is, perhaps, the best way to describe my brain right now. It is swimming with languages, and when I open my mouth, who knows what will come out. I decided to come to Burundi for multiple reasons. The first—and most important—was that the job offer was the most challenging. The second was that I would be able to use my French full-time (Burundi is still Francophone, although it is moving toward English due to its recent membership in the East African Community), and continue to improve my K

Back in Toronto, via Kigali

I returned from Bukavu yesterday. A sign of a country not having full sovereignty is the fact that you have to get there through another country. Those who have business in Rwanda can go through Rwanda, flying into Kigali and going overland into Bukavu via Cyangugu, which is Rwanda’s sister city to Bukavu (and the place that the Rwandan army and militias have invaded Bukavu from numerous times during the war). An alternative is to fly into Kenya, from Kenya to Bujumbura in Burundi, and overland

News: Australia, Sarah Palin, Terence Koh, Baltimore Firefighters

Gay couples stage mock weddings across Australia : "In the largest protest, about 2,000 people, many in bridal veils, marched on the Labour Party's national policy-making conference in Sydney, chanting 'gay, straight, black or white, marriage is a civil right.' Similar rallies and mock weddings were held in the southern capital of Melbourne and the Queensland city of Brisbane." Obama "Joker" posters turning up around L.A. Jessica Simpson wants to know if "asks" is a word .

Burundi: New Camp for Refugees

At least 2,500 Congolese refugees are to be moved from Burundi's central province of Mwaro to the eastern Ruyigi province in a move aimed at consolidating camps across the country.

Recent Religious Headlines [T11R-4]

Group urges Burundi to drop new law against homosexuality (CNN) A human rights group urged Burundi to reverse a law that makes homosexuality illegal, saying it risks worsening the harsh treatment of gays in the eastern Africa nation. The Episcopal Church and gays (Los Angeles Times) The Episcopal Church's support for gays and lesbians reaches far beyond religion to touch society. With a little more than 2 million members, the Episcopal Church of the United States is far from b

Burundi faces criticism over law banning homosexual behavior

Digital Journal : "Now, in a new report issued by Human Rights Watch, an international organization headquartered in New York City and in existence since 1978, Burundi faces fresh criticism for making the lives of the LGBT community even more difficult than they were before the law was passed."

Review of God’s financial provision, the great results & short USA news.

I have been thinking about finances, because of our recent pressing needs. You will see near the end of each number underlined our current need in each country. But God has done amazing things with the large & small gift/donations we’ve had in the past. 1. In Burundi we were given $4,500 (from one of my relatives) so we could buy a mini-bus & $1,000 for a motorcycle taxi which gave us income for travel & training material which resulted in more than a tho

African News Update – South Africa: Zuma’s Appointments And the Mills of Rumour And Distrust (AllAfrica.com)

South Africa: Zuma’s Appointments And the Mills of Rumour And Distrust (AllAfrica.com) Johannesburg — THE African National Congress’s (ANC’s) pursuit of racial, ethnic and regional balance has heavily influenced appointments to senior government positions since 1994. The movement has achieved some success in this project, even if complaints have regularly surfaced concerning the over-representation of whites, a scarcity of non-Nguni Africans, and the superabundance of Xhosa … S Africa’s Zuma To

Marie-Josee

I have written before about my amazing friend, the nurse and widow, who worked with me in Rwanda and supported her children, sisters and nephews.  I don’t know how Marie-Josee and I became such good friends.  I think it started with a sick visit. One of our Rwandan colleagues, Francis, was sick in bed for a few days sometime during my first two months in Byumba.  I learned that the local custom is to visit a sick person to offer company and conversation.  I joined some Ugandan colleagues durin

UPDATE ON HOW TO GET NEW LAPTOP FOR N15,000

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Win 5×2 tickets for WEAD Festival !

Ce weekend au Wead Festival à Havelange, vous pourrez retrouver entre autres : The Experimental Tropic Blues Band, Alpha 2.1, Austin Lace, Jeronimo, Burundi Black Sound System, … Voulez-vous remporter un pass weekend ? Soyez parmi les premiers à répondre à notre question-concours à l’adresse wead@moodio.tv ! Question-concours : Quels sont les 5 artistes présents au Wead Festival et déjà présents sur Moodio.TV ? (Conseil: utilisez notre outil de recherche). _____ Op het Wead Festival

RFMF Soldiers are Cheap Line Dispensable Pawns

On July 29, 2009, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled - "New Challenges for International Peacekeeping Operations" - in Washington, DC. The following is the testimony of Susan E. Rice, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, as delivered: Chairman Berman, Ranking Member Ros-Lehtinen, Distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for convening this hearing on the opportunities and challenges for interna

Group Urges Burundi To Drop New Law Against Homosexuality

A human rights group urged Burundi to reverse a law that makes homosexuality illegal, saying it risks worsening the harsh treatment of gays in the eastern Africa nation. In March, people in Burundi demonstrate in favor of a measure banning homosexuality. It became law in April. The new law makes “sexual relations with persons of the same sex” illegal and punishable by up to two years in prison, Human Rights Watch said in a recently released report. It was enacted just as the gay, lesbian and tra

Burundi urged to reverse law that makes homosexuality illegal

(CNN) — A human rights group urged Burundi to reverse a law that makes homosexuality illegal, saying it risks worsening the harsh treatment of gays in the eastern Africa nation. The new law makes “sexual relations with persons of the same sex” illegal and punishable by up to two years in prison, Human Rights Watch said in a recently released report. It was enacted just as the gay, lesbian and transgender community had started to mobilize and call for equal treatment, according to the organiz

Somalia: Obama administration sends arms to prop up Islamist government

The Obama administration has been sending weapons to Somalia since early May to support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) against a rebel insurgency that threatens to overwhelm the government. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed the shipments in late June, following an urgent plea by the TFG for international aid, including troops, as heavy fighting engulfed the capital Mogadishu. Somali Parliamentary Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur announced June 22, “The government is we

Life Expectancy for World Countries in 2009

Recently I read somewhere about life expectancy comparing the USA vs my home-Country; Canada. It had me wondering what the rest of the world would be like in comparison, so I gathered some information here to share with you. [ InfoPlease -->] Find the average life expectancy for each country and the world. As of 2009, the country with the highest life expectancy is Macau at 84.4 years; the country with the lowest life expectancy is Swaziland at just 31.9 years. The average lifespan for th

Off to Africa, Clinton to pledge new Somali aid

WASHINGTON — On a seven-nation tour of Africa this week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will pledge more U.S. assistance, including military aid, to Somalia's shaky government as it fights for survival against Islamist extremists. U.S. officials say the Obama administration plans to go ahead with additional weapons supplies to double an initial provision of 40 tons of arms. The U.S. also has begun a low-profile mission to help train Somali security forces in neighboring Djibou

Gays and Lesbians Face Increasing Persecution in Burundi

Community Members Speak Out Against New Law Criminalizing Homosexual Behavior An April 2009 law that criminalizes homosexual conduct threatens to exacerbate the deplorable treatment of gays and lesbians in Burundi, Human Rights Watch has said in a multimedia project published. The project, “Forbidden: Institutionalizing Discrimination against Gays and Lesbians in Burundi,” consists of printed and online narratives , photos, and voice-recorded testimonies of Burundian gays and lesbians tha