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EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: IRIN Digest - February 2015
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The invisible lesson of Invisible Children
LONDON, 3 February 2015 (IRIN) - In the second of his columns for IRIN, Paul Currion reflects on the lessons to be drawn from the news that Invisible Children, the activist NGO, is winding down its operations. Widely criticised for its over simplified view of the Lord's Resistance Army - a Ugandan rebel group - IC managed to harness the power of digital media in a way mainstream humanitarian agencies could only envy. Read report online |
| South Sudan peace: Deal? What deal?
NAIROBI, 2 February 2015 (IRIN) - Expectations were low after more than a year of catastrophic conflict in South Sudan, but even so, some analysts and activists say they are disappointed at how little this weekend's peace talks achieved. Read report online |
| Drones for good?
DUBAI , 9 February 2015 (IRIN) - Most commonly associated with spying and military missions, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - or drones - for humanitarian purposes is the subject of both hype and caution, but experts argue they could play an important role in disaster relief as well as having other useful civilian applications. Read report online |
| Why democracy may have to wait in the Central African Republic
BANGUI, 9 February 2015 (IRIN) - Insecurity and a lack resources could derail elections in the Central African Republic, crucial for the return to normality after almost two years of intense conflict. Already delayed once, the parliamentary and presidential polls - now scheduled for July and August - are provoking a debate over what should come first: national security or democratic process. Read report online |
| Why South Sudan's children are fighting again
NAIROBI, 12 February 2015 (IRIN) - Thousands of children are fighting with government and rebel forces in South Sudan, reversing a painstaking demobilization program and fanning calls for war crimes trials as a better way to protect minors from recruitment. Read report online |
| Life after combat in CAR
BANGUI, 17 February 2015 (IRIN) - Helping thousands of fighters in the Central African Republic return to civilian life presents a dilemma for aid workers: offer too many incentives and risk rewarding violence; offer too few and potentially fail to stem it Read report online |
| A map of hunger in 2015 - where to watch
LONDON, 17 February 2015 (IRIN) - An interactive map of countries that are likely to face major food shortages in 2015. Read report online |
| Three words of advice for WHO Africa's new chief
DAKAR, 24 February 2015 (IRIN) - WHO's new regional director for Africa faces a tough road ahead, as she attempts to restore confidence in the organization following failures to act more quickly during the Ebola outbreak. Read report online |
| The World Humanitarian Summit: Talking shop or game changer?
LONDON, 25 February 2015 (IRIN) - With just over one year to go until the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, aid workers say the consultations so far have broadly succeeded at engaging an unprecedented spectrum of voices, but many fear the process still lacks any clear framework for turning talk into action. IRIN takes a look at the WHS preparations and some of the key issues emerging from the consultation process. Read report online |
| IRIN's Top Picks: Cats, Celebrities, Cold War and Climate Change
DUBAI, 26 February 2015 (IRIN) - Our global network of specialist correspondents share some of their top picks of recent must-read research, interviews, reports, blogs and in-depth articles to help you keep on top of global crises. Read report online |
| Why was the UN sidelined in "joint" DRC operation against rebels?
GOMA, 26 February 2015 (IRIN) - This week, a long-awaited military offensive began against a Rwandan rebel group based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It had been planned as a joint operation between Congolese government forces and a unique combat unit of United Nations peacekeepers. But by the time the gunfire began on Tuesday, the partnership had broken down and the UN had been side-lined. Read report online |
| Working to keep the peace: The impact of job schemes on ex-rebels
NAIROBI, 27 February 2015 (IRIN) - Job-creation schemes are the traditional way to tackle the post-conflict problem of unemployed ex-fighters and to reduce the threat they can pose to peace and stability in fragile states. Read report online |
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Africa Realities Media s’adresse à l’Afrique et au monde développé. De nombreux abus subis par les peuples africains sont commis par des États africains et des élites dirigeantes, mais ils sont souvent protégés par le silence international, le lobbying, les relations publiques, les intérêts commerciaux, les accords migratoires et une responsabilité mondiale inégale. Tandis que des gouvernements paient des lobbyistes pour présenter une bonne image à l’étranger, des Africains ordinaires continuent de faire face à la violence, à la faim, aux maladies, à la pauvreté, à la répression et à l’exclusion. Nous contestons la normalisation de la souffrance africaine et exigeons une vérité égale, une justice égale et une protection égale.
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