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Fighting FGM in Africa
The slow retreat of female genital mutilation in Africa

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is not a secret anathema in Africa anymore. From Senegal to Tanzania, governments and organisations are outspoken on the harmful practice and public debate is brought to life. Results are ambiguous, but successes are always slow.

afrol News has followed African women's fight against FGM:

» Egyptians mobilise against FGM
» Togolese anti-FGM legislation shows results
» FGM now punished effectively in Burkina Faso
» Djiboutian Minister teaches West women's liberation
» Emergency FGM rescue operation fails In Tanzania
» Alternatives to FGM in Guinea-Bissau
» Senegal determined to eliminate female genital mutilation
» Tanzania fails to enforce law against female mutilation
» Djibouti to fight female genital mutilation
» Call for worldwide ban of FGM
» Women campaigns against genital mutilation successful

Background
» Data: Prevalence of FGM in Africa
» Fighting Female Genital Mutilation in Africa

Botswana
Politics | Economy - Development
Botswana to exercise strict value budget spending, minister

afrol News, 9 February - Botswana, Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Mathambo presented the 2010/11 budget proposal calling for a robust transformation of the national economy in response to the challenges facing the country.

World | Africa
Politics | Economy - Development
Support NEPAD priorities, Ban tells development partners

afrol News, 9 February - The global food and energy crises and climate change, and coupled with the financial and economic crises, have eroded economic and social gains made in Africa over the past decade, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns in a new report, calling for a stronger partnership for Africa’s development.

Angola
Politics | Society
Angola elects speaker

afrol News, 9 February - The Angolan parliament has elected the former prime-minister António Paulo Kassoma, as the new parliament speaker, replacing Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos.

Nigeria
Politics | Society
Senators vote to empower VP

afrol News, 9 February - The Nigerian Senators have voted today to empower the vice president Goodluck Jonathan to take over as the head of the country. Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua has been hospitalised in Saudi Arabia since November after complaining of the chest pains.

Sudan
Politics | Society | Human rights
ICC drops charges against a Darfurian rebel

afrol News, 9 February - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has dropped charges against the first Darfurian war crimes suspect, Bahar Idriss Abu Garda.

Botswana
Economy - Development | Politics | Human rights | Society
Khama accused of trampling on Bushmen’s rights

afrol News, 9 February - Botswana’s President, Ian Khama has come under fire again for disregarding the rights of the Kalahari Bushmen.

Cameroon
Politics | Human rights | Society | Media
Two journalists arrested in Cameroon

afrol News, 9 February - Cameroon's secret service has arrested two journalists working for independent publications for possessing a document that could compromise powerful figures, news sources have said.

Chad
Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development | Human rights | Society
Herders receive support to improve pastoral resources

afrol News, 9 February - Chadian nomadic herders in the arid sub-Saharan Sahel region, will benefit from a grant of $19.5 million to help secure water sources. The project will be funded through the United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty.

West Africa
Politics | Economy - Development | Gender - Women | Society
West African gender fight receives UN boost

afrol News, 9 February - Gender equality, respect for women’s rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa has received a new weapon in its arsenal with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance cooperation among all stakeholders in the region.

Africa | World
Politics | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
$700 million secured for Climate Action

afrol News, 8 February - Programmes for Climate Change Action have received a huge boost with almost US700 million secured to kick-start forest and renewables projects.

World | Africa
Economy - Development | Health | Society
Study reveals sub-standard malaria medicines in Africa

afrol News, 8 February - The first results from a large-scale study of key antimalarial medicines in ten Sub-Saharan African countries have revealed that a high percentage of medicines circulating on national markets are of substandard quality and thus may contribute to the growth of drug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent form of malaria.

World | Africa
Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights | Society
Funding to help countries improve land tenure

afrol News, 8 February - A new partnership between Finland and FAO is to assist countries to develop sustainable and affordable land administration systems to improve tenure security and land governance in both rural and urban areas.

Nigeria
Politics | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
Nigeria approves hydro power plant

afrol News, 8 February - The Nigerian government has approved a multi-billion hydro electricity dam project in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the state governor, Namadi Sambo has said.

Algeria
Politics | Economy - Development | Health
Algeria seeks to reduce swine flu vaccines order

afrol News, 8 February - Algerian health officials are negotiating the reduction of its order of swine flu vaccines from 20 to five million doses, saying the cases of the virus have drastically declined in recent months.

Botswana
Culture - Arts | Economy - Development | Society | Health
Botswana youth get World Bank funding

afrol News, 8 February - The World Bank has awarded P1 million (about $100,000) to Botswana artists for the project aimed at encouraging behavioural change among youth and adults in Francistown. The young artists had submitted a funding proposal through the National AIDS Coordinating Agency last year.

Somalia | Kenya
Politics | Society | Human rights
Kenya dismiss reports on Somali army training

afrol News, 8 February - Kenyan authorities have denied reports alleging that it has trained over 2 500 Somali troops who are ready to join the government battle against the radical Islamist group, Al Shabaab.

Lesotho | South Africa
Economy - Development | Travel - Leisure | Environment - Nature
Tarring scenic Lesotho-SA mountain pass causes protest

afrol News, 4 February - Over the Sani Pass, a spectacular dirt road connects South Africa and eastern Lesotho attracting a growing number of tourists driven in 4x4 vehicles. Tarring the pass would alienate tourists, the industry, locals and environmentalists hold.

Africa | World
Politics | Economy - Development
Capital flows to developing countries declining

afrol News, 4 February - Net capital flows to developing countries fell to $780 billion in 2008, reversing an upward trend that began in 2003 and peaked at $1,222 billion in 2007, according to a new report from the World Bank.

South Africa
Politics | Human rights | Gender - Women | Society
SA’s Zuma confirms fathering a child

afrol News, 4 February - South African President, Jacob Zuma has confirmed fathering a child in an outside marriage relationship with the daughter of a local soccer boss, Irvin Khoza.

Ethiopia
Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society | Health
Ethiopia makes international food aid appeal

afrol News, 4 February - Ethiopia has declared an emergency making an international plea for aid to feed 5.2 million people this year.

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