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I am angry and frustrated by the arrogance and negligence of newspaper Called Irish Independent, which print article by Kevin Myers, on July 10, 2008 who wrote under the title of "Africa is giving nothing to anyone -- apart from AIDS".

Addis Ababa, July 2008 - Download the attachment or use the link below.

Youth Employment in Africa: Views and News - Issue Eight - (pdf 552 KB) 

WELCOMING REMARKS OF THE AUC DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON MARKING THE DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD- 2008

“RIGHT TO PARTICIPATION: LET CHILDREN BE SEEN AND HEARD”

Buy one ticket online or at the box office to either screening of  “Youth Producing Change” and receive a 2nd ticket free at the box office. This innovative program features 9 short films produced and directed by young people from across the globe.

On the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) proudly announced the 25 winners of the Red Ribbon Award 2008.

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC):

• Adopted in Addis Ababa on 11 July 1990
• Entered into force on 29 November 1999

The southern African contribution to the African Standby Force (ASF) to fulfil the African Union's (AU) peacekeeping ambitions will depend heavily on South Africa, but with its army already overstretched, underfunded and struggling to meet existing commitments, regional military experts believe this will be a burden the country cannot carry.

Five regional brigades - southern, eastern, central, western and northern - were scheduled for activation in 2010 to respond to threats to peace on the continent. In southern Africa the ASF would be deployed through the Southern African Development Community (SADC) under AU or UN mandates, and would be on standby in the regional body's host country, Botswana.

Your Eyes and Ears in MEXICO

By Edwina Orowe, Speak Africa(Kenya)

I’ll be traveling to the XVII International Aids Conference in Mexico City August 3-8 2008, where through the YouthForce I’ll be working alongside youth and student journalists to write, blog, podcast, take photographs and produce video.

Through our work we hope to lend a youth perspective to the issues discussed, and bringing youth concerns to the foreground of the conference agenda.

The YouthForce began at International AIDS conference (IAC) 2000 in Durban. This was because of the fact that out of thousand of people attending the world conference, there were just about fifty young people! This was totally unacceptable and especially at a time when young people are the most infected and affected.

African Liberation Day
Mwaura Kaara
May 6, 2008

On April 15, 1958, in the city of Accra, Ghana, African leaders and political activists gathered at the first Conference of Independent African States. This conference was attended by representatives of the governments of Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, The United Arab Republic (which was the federation of Egypt and Syria) and representatives of the National Liberation Front of Algeria and the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon. This conference was significant in that it represented the first Pan-African Conference held on African soil.

The Conference called for the founding of African Freedom Day, a day to "mark each year the onward progress of the liberation movement, and to symbolize the determination of the People of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation."

Leadership (Abuja)

The British Council has joined forces with the Youth Media and Communication Initiatives (YMCI) and National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to organize the 1st African Media Literacy Conference in Abuja in July 30 and 31.

This was disclosed by the YMCI coordinator, Mr. Chido Onumah, during a press briefing in Abuja, yesterday.

Mr. Onumah who said the theme of the conference is "Media Literacy: A Tool for Youth Empowerment and National Development" claimed that their focus is on the importance of media education for children and youth.

"This conference will explore the roles of young people, their needs and realities in light of today's rapidly changing communication technologies, their impact and growing involvement by our children and youth", he posited.