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Namibia: Tourism Environmental Campaign Launched

14.05.2008 16:05    allafrica.com
Unmanaged and poorly planned travel and tourism is said to pose serious threats to the future of Africa, especially on the environment, cultures, local customs and the natural resources of host countries.


Sierra Leone: Who is a Small Borbor?

14.05.2008 16:05    allafrica.com
Freetown's number one hit-rockers, the DX-3 crew launched their album DX-3 Big Boy Mixtape Volume 1 on May 3rd at Paddys International.

South Africa: 11th Trip to Cannes Film Festival

14.05.2008 16:05    allafrica.com
South African delegates have embarked on a trip to the 61st Cannes Film Festival, scheduled to take place from today, Wednesday, 14 May 2008, until Saturday 24 May. The SA highlight this year will be the National Film and Video

Nigeria: Parents Tasked On Proper Child Training

14.05.2008 16:03    allafrica.com
Parents need to pay positive attention to the input coming into the lives of their children and also seek to build good habits in them, the Director Redfield College, Sydney, Mr. Andrew Mullins has said.

Nigeria: FG Floats Youth Empowerment Fund

14.05.2008 16:03    allafrica.com
The Federal Government yesterday said it would inaugurate a special fund to promote entrepreneurial ideas among youths, who otherwise lack access to loans and other financial services.

Kenya: Alarm Raised Over Child Sex

14.05.2008 16:03    allafrica.com
Many children have sex by the time they reach age 15, a new report says.

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Children's Fund to Honour Madiba

14.05.2008 16:03    allafrica.com
The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF) is hosting a series of events in celebration of the former President's birthday under the theme, "Celebrating a Children's Champion".

Tunisia: Unicef Hails "Considerable Decrease" of Infant Mortality Rate in Country

14.05.2008 16:03    allafrica.com
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) expressed satisfaction at the considerable decrease of the mortality rate of children aged less than 5 in Tunisia where there were 23 deaths per 1000 births in 2006 against 51 in 1990.

Uganda: Science Policy Killing Girls' Hope for University Education

14.05.2008 11:15    allafrica.com
GROWING up in a poor family in Bushenyi district, Alice Alinda studied hard from primary to secondary to get Government sponsorship at university. However, a few days ago, she realised that her name did not appear on the Government sponsorship

Uganda: Pembroke Prepares Future Careers

14.05.2008 11:15    allafrica.com
Many times, parents see their children languishing on the streets looking for jobs but they hardly think of why their children's education bred nothing but misery.

Nigeria: Rep Assures On Commission for Destitutes

14.05.2008 11:15    allafrica.com
The House of Representatives has thrown its weight on the ongoing debate over the establishment of the National Commission for the Eradication of Child Destitution in Nigeria bill which has passed its second reading at in the Senate, Hon.Yusuf Shittu

Nigeria: So the Youth Can Have a Future

14.05.2008 11:15    allafrica.com
Early this week, the media reported the demonstration of some school children in Port Harcourt, Rivers State over the incessant kidnappings in that part of the country. Children and the youth in that part of the country became tired of

Nigeria: Children Stress Right to Basic Education

14.05.2008 11:15    allafrica.com
The Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has marked this year's edition of its annual Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) Week with the theme, 'The Nigerian Child and the Right to Basic Education'.

Angola: Namibe Holds International Child's Day

14.05.2008 06:25    allafrica.com
The south-western province of Namibe will host this year the central act of International Child's Day, to be celebrated next June 1st, following a decision from the last meeting of the Cabinet Council held in Luanda.

Eritrea: Hidri Publishers And Awghet Bookshop Launch New Book in English Highlighting Rich History of the Armed Struggle

14.05.2008 02:36    allafrica.com
In line with efforts to meet readers' demands and bequeath the historical legacy of the Eritrean people to the young generation, Hidri Publishers and the Awghet Bookshop recently launched a book in English titled "The Tenacity and Resilience of Eritrea."

Angola: Country to Attend CPLP Youth Meeting in Maputo

14.05.2008 02:36    allafrica.com
Angola will attend from next May 16 to 18 the IV General Assembly of the Youth Forum of the Portuguese Speaking Countries Community (FJ-CPLP), which will new decision-making organs and define the organisation's strategy for the Pan-African Youth Meeting, to

Namibia: Second Children's Parliament

14.05.2008 02:36    allafrica.com
The second session of the Children's Parliament ended last week Friday. The young MPs deliberated on various issues affecting them. Forty-two learners, three from each region and three junior councillors from the City of Windhoek, constituted the Assembly. During the

Namibia: Namoloh to Act As NYC Secretary General

14.05.2008 02:36    allafrica.com
The National Youth Council national executive committee on Saturday endorsed Julius Namoloh as acting secretary general.

Africa: Child Hunger, Poverty Must Be Eradicated in Africa

14.05.2008 02:36    allafrica.com
President Girma Woldegoirgis of Ethiopia has stressed the need for urgent action towards eradicating child hunger and poverty in Africa.

Cameroon: Two Months After Riots, Children Remain in Prison

14.05.2008 02:36    allafrica.com
Many people under the age of 18 were arrested and imprisoned during riots over high food prices in February and more than two months later some are still behind bars.

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