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For the latest update on this table and info please go to Africa H1N1 Summary and comparison with other health crises, updated 16.6.2009 The following table is my attempt at collating information from a number of sources about H1N1 flu preparedness in Africa plus a comparison column of other health... [view entry]
Three years ago I started a blog called Sociolingo’s Africa on WordPress.com. I am a sociolinguist with a PhD in Education (language and education) and my original intention was to try and organise and keep track of all the information I had about Africa. I hoped that other people might... [view entry]
News is coming in of the death of African activist Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem today, 25th May – Africa Day, in a car crash in Kenya. Obits are starting to be published and I’ll put links to them on here as they come in. One of the first obits was from Pambazuka... [view entry]
Via Fossil Science A new study challenges the idea that the Nile valley was the only or even the most likely route out of sub-Saharan Africa for early modern humans. The leading author of the paper published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is Anne... [view entry]
An interesting article in The New Times (Rwanda) comments on the new language policy in Rwanda which emphasises the use of English as the medium of instruction in schools. When the Government of Rwanda announced the new language policy, emphasizing the use of the English language as a medium of... [view entry]
There is an excellent article on The Southern Tip which shows in graphs the effects of AIDS in South Africa. Compared to fifteen years ago, the average South African can expect to live about twelve years less than his/her counterpart from the early 1990s. This is compounded by the fact... [view entry]
If you want a broad view of HIV and AIDS in Africa then PlusNews is the place to go. Plus News is a specialist service from IRIN NEWS. You can search country profiles for AIDS programmes and organisations and there are also in-depth articles. The site is available in English,... [view entry]
You may be interested in this new report: An inside-the-boardroom survey of attitudes toward corporate investment in Africa among leading U.S. corporations. The information was gathered between January and November 2008 in a series of closed door interviews with senior officers of 30 American Fortune 100 corporations by senior associates... [view entry]
“MAN Green Courses” is a joint initiative of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Rosebank Consulting to promote people training and enlightenment in the areas of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. They provide a broad range of specialised training programmes for senior executives and managers in public and private sector... [view entry]
The following table is my attempt at collating information from a number of sources about H1N1 flu preparedness in Africa plus a comparison column of other health crises. I’ve listed the sources I’ve used above the table, although the same information is often posted on several sites. I’ve also added... [view entry]
