Just Africatag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-16778942009-10-29T08:39:29-07:00Africa Action's notes on the struggle for social, political and economic justice in Africa.TypePadGuinea : A Month and a Day Latertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a68a76e1970c2009-10-29T08:39:29-07:002009-10-29T16:04:58ZIt has been a month and a day since the brutal stadium attacks in Conakry claimed the lives of a reported 157 people and injured 1,253 more. Only 3,000 of a 97,000 labor force reported to work yesterday with thousands...Michael Stulmanhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/10/guinea-a-month-and-a-day-later.htmlWhat's in a day?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a678924a970c2009-10-26T12:03:00-07:002009-10-26T19:03:00ZThis blog hits the web just after last week’s International day for the Eradication of Poverty, and the weekend’s U.N. day, and World development information day. But in case you are worried about having missed October’s other gems including World...David Haunhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/10/whats-in-a-day.htmlVital Voices: Civil Society in Guineatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a5e6b9fa970b2009-10-14T16:31:27-07:002009-10-14T23:31:27ZIn the mid 1950s, Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed for a substitution of “tired feet for tired souls” to spur the Montgomery boycotts. With the brutality of the September 28th attacks in Guinea already behind us, it is difficult to...Michael Stulmanhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/10/vital-voices-civil-society-in-guinea.htmlA Step in the Right Direction for Sudan?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a6241f14970c2009-10-08T06:45:51-07:002009-10-08T13:54:42ZOn September 29th, 2009, the Associated Press reported that women and girls who escaped from the fighting in Darfur have become victims of rape within refugee camps, a disturbing trend found in countries torn apart by war. Refugee camps that...Nyketha Lykenhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/10/a-step-in-the-right-direction-for-sudan.htmlW.A. Flooding and Climate Change in Africatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a6081ae2970c2009-10-01T08:33:09-07:002009-10-01T15:33:09ZIt has been a wet summer in West Africa as severe flooding has taken a huge toll on the region. The Horn of Africa underwent a similar situation in 2006 when extreme droughts through the end of 2005 were followed...David Haunhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/10/wa-flooding-and-climate-change-in-africa.htmlWorry over Women’s Dress or sense of Empowerment?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a58d790b970b2009-09-22T09:01:43-07:002009-09-22T16:01:43ZIt seems like every time you open the paper to the world section there is Sudan; another speculation of the south Sudanese war uprising once again, and my favorite, the war in Darfur is over. Imagine my surprise when I...Nyketha Lykenhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/09/worry-over-womens-dress-or-sense-of-empowerment.htmlJust Words: A Benefit Concert for Peace and Justice in Africatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a56f119b970b2009-09-14T15:54:09-07:002009-09-14T22:54:09ZWho: The Africa Action benefit concert, Just Words for Peace and Justice in Africa, will feature the 2008 Wammie Award Winners from The Washington Area Music Association Chopteeth, John Stone Reggae, Regg'go and some of the best socially conscious poets,...Michael Stulmanhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/09/just-words-a-benefit-concert-for-peace-and-justice-in-africa.htmlSudan, "War is over" but where's the peace?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a558a31a970b2009-09-08T11:52:52-07:002009-09-08T18:52:52ZGeneral Martin Luther Agwai’s recent comments regarding the situation on Darfur are not only controversial but grossly underestimate their potential consequence. Agwai made the remarks as the outgoing military commander of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in the...David Haunhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/09/sudan-war-is-over-but-wheres-the-peace.htmltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a5589d93970b2009-09-08T11:48:57-07:002009-09-08T18:48:57Zsyzic43wr5Michael Stulmanhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/09/syzic43wr5.html"Pornographic" Maternal Mortality in Zambiatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5538b1d9f88340120a541fb03970c2009-08-12T11:01:18-07:002009-08-12T18:01:18ZThe news editor of Zambia’s largest independent newspaper is on trial for distributing obscene images. Pornography is illegal in Zambia, and Chansa Kabwela faces five years in prison if convicted. The ‘obscene’ images? A mother in labor, the baby in...Morgan Hustonhttp://africaaction.typepad.com/justafrica/2009/08/pornographic-maternal-mortality-in-zambia.html