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Genetically Modified Foods in Africa Need Biopolicy
Category: African Diaspora/Echo Africa
By Antony Simbowo EAC Magazine East Africa The era of genetically manipulated foods is here with us. Africa and the Third World must wake up to this realization. Within the decade, there has been an ... Friday, 25 June 2010 -
The African Eye to The Universe
Category: Positive Africa/Africans In Science
... science and technology in the new South Africa. Funding and partners A talented team of local engineers and scientists succeeded in building SALT on a rapid - for big telescope projects at least ... Monday, 11 January 2010 -
African Scientists find Gene That Causes Hereditary Heart Disease.
Category: Positive Africa/Africans In Science
... occurrence to other families, located mainly in the Eastern Cape province. It was Torrington who discovered that the disease was brought into South Africa by the Portuguese immigrant who arrived in ... Saturday, 05 December 2009 -
Privacy Statement
Category: Our Nework/Legal /Terms
... time based on your comments and our need to accurately reflect our data collection and disclosure practices. All changes to this policy are effective after we provide you with at least (30) days notice ... Friday, 20 November 2009 -
South Africa: Scientists Discover 18 New Species
Category: Positive Africa/Africans In Science
By Janine Erasmus Scientists have discovered 18 new invertebrate species in the Mkhambathi Nature Reserve on the Wild Coast in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. The 18 previously undocumented ... Monday, 07 September 2009 -
Uranium - The New Gold In Namibia
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
... southeast of Rossing, has propelled Namibia to the top ranks of global producers, behind only Canada, Kazakhstan and Australia. The country now accounts for 10% of the world’s production. Langer ... Monday, 07 September 2009 -
Barack Obama´s Ghana Visit - Reactions
Category: Positive Africa/Historical Facts
... on his contemporaries. Whereas in the affairs of Europeans the United Sates’ role was that of a guardian, nurturing democracy in Eastern Europe, the reader must be reminded that in Africa the U.S. ... Sunday, 06 September 2009 -
No Nuclear Nonsense On African Soil
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
... zones in Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, South Pacific and Central Asia, is an important regional confidence and security-building measure that will contribute to our efforts for a world ... Saturday, 05 September 2009 -
From Sports Export To Politics Of Recognition Part II -By Prof. Dr. Henning
Category: Researcherˊs Page/Poverty, Aid & Internationalism
... of conflict between East and West, between North and South, between UNESCO and IOC, which had been the background of the declaration of 1983, changed during the 1980s and 1990s. The power of the Communist ... Wednesday, 02 September 2009 -
North African Solar Energy to Power Europe
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
... grid to receive at least 15 per cent of its electricity from the Maghreb region. It is also expected to benefit North African countries. The project called DESERTEC is a low-tech solar thermal power concept, ... Monday, 24 August 2009 -
Ethiopia: Dr. Gebisa Ejeta Wins The 2009 World Food Prize
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
... government’s Point Four Program. After graduating with distinction, Ejeta entered Alemaya College (also established by OSU and supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development) in eastern ... Monday, 24 August 2009 -
Onitsha-Nigeria: Efforts Yield Fruits In The Battle Against Crime
Category: African Diaspora/Echo Africa
A community in one southeastern Nigerian city is joining forces with the police in hopes of making their home a safer place to live.Onitsha is a bustling commercial hub on the banks of the River Niger, ... Monday, 24 August 2009 -
Ghana: mPedigree-Uses SMS To Combat Fake Drugs
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
... drugs in West Africa originated in China, the Far East, and South Asia.A number of my colleagues who were involved in technology abroad were also interested in the subject and in doing something to contribute ... Monday, 24 August 2009 -
African Immigrant Politician in Germany Suffers Ethnic Abuse From Right Wing
Category: Editorial Desk /The West You Never See In Africa
... immigrated from Angola in 1988, is featured on campaign posters for Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union in the eastern state of Thuringia. The far-right National Democratic Party has defaced the ... Thursday, 13 August 2009 -
Ethnic Discrimination in Europe (Part Two)
Category: Researcherˊs Page/ Social Justice & Human Rights
... in hiring was experienced by immigrants from Africa, followed by Turkish and Southeast Asian immigrants, who remain marginalized from mainstream French life." In March 2001, the European Commission ... Friday, 07 August 2009 -
Ethnic Discrimination in Europe (Part One)
Category: Researcherˊs Page/ Social Justice & Human Rights
... everywhere in public life: on the streets, at work, in playgrounds, classrooms, shops, etc. During the previous decade, a British Crime Survey indicated that in 1991, at least 18 percent of all crimes ... Friday, 07 August 2009 -
About us
Category: Our Nework/EACN TEAM
... He is also very active in our web Documentary projects. Tony Simbowo: EAC-Cordinator and Correspondent for East African Region. ... Friday, 19 June 2009 -
4.5 million Euro Grant For Essex-led Research
Category: Researcherˊs Page/Poverty, Aid & Internationalism
... is due to expand to 27 countries over the three-year project. It will involve a team of at least 60 researchers, based across Europe, with the design, technical coordination and leadership coming from ... Sunday, 08 February 2009 -
The Plant That Cures Malaria
Category: African Diaspora/Echo Africa
... he is suffering from malaria and needs immediate treatment. The urgency is compounded by the fact that Cecilia lives in Eastern Uganda, where some of the deadliest strains of malaria are found. Malaria ... Wednesday, 03 December 2008 -
EAC USA Correspondent: Gyavira Lasana writes on his experiences in China
Category: African Diaspora/African Asia
... assistant was the chubby Mr. Wong, also completely incompetent but at least smart enough to watch NBA games on his laptop at work. I learned the hard way to completely avoid them. Classes began in early ... Thursday, 30 October 2008 -
First Mr East Africa UK and 3rd Miss East Africa UK crowned in London
Category: African Diaspora/African Europe
26th July 2008 was bound to be a historical day to be remembered even by those who did not attend the much anticipated event; with the crowning of the first ever Mr East Africa UK, the third Miss ... Monday, 04 August 2008 -
Africans came before Columbus: Evidence of Africans in Ancient America
Category: Researcherˊs Page/Race, Africa and History
... (21.2%), Equatorial (13.5), and Armenoid (18.3) groups we can assume that at least 53 percent of the Olmecs at Tlatilco were Africans or Blacks. Using the same figures recorded in Table 2 for Cerro,we ... Saturday, 02 August 2008 -
A wonderful African Experience
Category: African Diaspora/Echo Africa
... of the most amazing islands in East Africa. While Pemba is not so popular and frequented as most Islands, this crowns it as an exceptionally, excellent diving and cultural centre. Well, I did ... Saturday, 02 August 2008 -
What is the Future of Food Security in Africa?
Category: African Diaspora/Echo Africa
By Tony Simbowo: EAC Correspondent East Africa The United States of America has less than 20 percent of its work force in the agricultural sector yet it can afford to feed its entire population. On the ... Saturday, 02 August 2008 -
Barack Obama: The Pope of Hope In Berlin
Category: Editorial Desk /Special Suppliment
... Eastern Europe, while in the West, America, Britain, and France took stock of their losses, and pondered how the world might be remade. This is where the two sides met. And on the twenty-fourth of June, ... Sunday, 27 July 2008 -
2008 East African Beauty Pageant kicks off in London
Category: Editorial Desk /Special Suppliment
After two successful years running the prestigious Miss East Africa UK, Pauline Long has just launched Mr East Africa UK. The Kenyan born mother of two introduced the male contest to work with and alongside ... Sunday, 29 June 2008 -
The German President calls for an unbiased presentation of Africa
Category: African Diaspora/African Europe
... century the Ethiopian Empire already had diplomatic contacts with Europe. Via the Arabian Peninsula African wares were reaching India, South-East Asia and China as early as the 10th century. In imperial ... Sunday, 25 May 2008 -
Seeing The Other Africa
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
... can dream of. In eastern Africa, this rate is 6.8% brought on by Ethiopia’s exceptional performance, which records real GDP growth of 10%. "Ethiopia…! A country which conjures up images ... Sunday, 09 December 2007 -
Miss East Africa UK meets Her Majesty - The Queen of England
Category: African Diaspora/African Europe
Most people living in the UK have never met the queen let alone come close to Buckingham Palace, so it’s no wonder Uganda born African beauty queen-Maureen Nyakaira (Miss East Africa UK 2007) had ... Wednesday, 21 November 2007 -
The long Way To Reaping the benefits of outsourcing.
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
... most recently, India, China, and Eastern Europe. Is Africa next? Despite civil wars, malnutrition, and the anguish of the AIDS epidemic, something remarkable is happening in black Africa: the ... Tuesday, 30 October 2007 -
Outsourcing Heats Up In Africa As Ghana And Kenya Takes Up The Top Position
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
By Simbowo Antony - EAC Coordinator/Correspondent East Africa For long India has been regarded as the doyen of global outsourcing. But this is gradually changing as Africa folds up its technical ... Tuesday, 30 October 2007 -
How European Oil Companies Commit Environmental Genocide in Nigeria
Category: Positive Africa/Historical Facts
... Ethnic conflict and oil money provoked the 1967-70 Biafarian Civil War, where the largely Igbo Eastern region attempted to secede from the majority Yoruba and Hausa-Fulani regions. Latent tensions and ... Friday, 12 October 2007 -
Nigeria: The Last of Africa's pseudo-Federations
Category: Positive Africa/Historical Facts
... Failed State -Nigeria 2. The East African Federation A ... Friday, 12 October 2007 -
Maureen Nyakaira wins Miss East Africa UK 2007
Category: African Diaspora/African Europe
By Keith long - From London The much anticipated Miss East Africa UK 2007 finally took place on 1st September at the prestigious Conway Hall, London. The event saw 21 year old Ugandan medical physics student ... Tuesday, 11 September 2007 -
Kenya Positions Itself As The Next Big Business Destination In Africa
Category: Editorial Desk /Essays and features
By Simbowo Antony - East Africa Correspondent Following on the trails of the Asian tiger economies, Kenya is keenly positioning itself as the next major business hub in Africa. Considered one of Africa’s ... Monday, 03 September 2007 -
Again Racism, Intolerance and Violence in East Germany
Category: Editorial Desk /The West You Never See In Africa
... and has once confirmed the stand of many Foreigner-organizations that certain parts of East Germany has attained the crown of “no go area” for immigrants or tourists with dark complexion. "According ... Wednesday, 22 August 2007 -
So, Alabama joins Maryland, North Carolina & Co. - Opinion -
Category: Editorial Desk /The West You Never See In Africa
... accounts are settled. Or at least a lot of them. We know this too well, right? Just think about someone accepting your apology, then still being angry with you. There is always that sense of “how dare ... Tuesday, 05 June 2007 -
G8 Summit 2007 & Europe-Africa Relations: The Issues at Stake
Category: Editorial Desk /The West You Never See In Africa
... in particular, are politically rated so low. An important element is that Europe 'appears paralysed by its own internal growth problems and its strong emphasis on the two new frontiers - Eastern Europe ... Saturday, 02 June 2007 -
African History Theme Park takes off in Nigeria
Category: Positive Africa/Africa You Never See In Western Countries
... eastern Nigeria. There will be monuments honouring the heroes of the African Independence struggle and a showcase featuring scientific discoveries of the origins of human life in Africa. The project ... Monday, 02 April 2007 -
New African Fraternity Launched in Chicago
Category: African Diaspora/African America
... rival and southern neighbour of Egypt. In its prime, Kush ruled an empire extending from Ethiopia in southeast Africa to Palestine in the north," Earl Smith who has a master's degree in history ... Tuesday, 06 February 2007 -
Part IV: Lombaard answers Maqekoane – 30th July 2006
Category: Editorial Desk /Essays and features
... – to give Africa its highest token of trust as yet. Is that the African nation that Africa wants to see eradicated? Because Africa, being the cradle of mankind, 350 years ago at least, must have ... Friday, 13 October 2006 -
Reuters joins the campaign for a positive news on Africa
Category: African Diaspora/Echo Africa
By Antony Simbowo - (EAC Coordinator East Africa) - reporting from Kenya Displeased with the continuous unenthusiastic reporting on Africa, Salim Amin son of the late veteran photojournalist ... Thursday, 10 August 2006 -
How Africans discovered Coffee for Europe and the World
Category: Positive Africa/Historical Facts
... in Yemen that it first became popular as a drink. Its popularity soon spread throughout the Middle East and to Europe by the 17th century. Coffee has remained popular in Ethiopia - especially coffee ... Monday, 07 August 2006 -
Cuban Epke Rediscovered its Roots in Nigeria
Category: Positive Africa/Historical Facts
... lands. Epke, an age-long traditional sacred institution, was one of such, planted culture. Epke is a secret society, open to men in Calabar region of eastern Nigeria. The society, from the Calabar ... Monday, 07 August 2006 -
New Yam Festival 2005 celebrated in Germany
Category: African Diaspora/African Europe
... this special occasion is used to mark the eating of the new yam. In Igboland, this day of feasting ushers in not only the yam harvest season and bids farewell to the cultivation period, but is also a thanksgiving ... Thursday, 03 August 2006 -
William Kentridge: South African history through a Black Box
Category: African Diaspora/Echo Africa
... English settlers, Boers, and other tribes. Stunned by this development, the German Kaiser appointed General Lothar von Trotha, known for his ruthlessness in suppressing revolts in East Africa and China ... Thursday, 03 August 2006 -
From Sports Export To Politics Of Recognition - Part 1
Category: Researcherˊs Page/Poverty, Aid & Internationalism
... This movement based on local dance groups in several Danish towns, training together and offering courses. Utamaduni began to hold annual summer camps in Djursland (East Jutland), which were frequented ... Wednesday, 24 May 2006 -
Africa and The Third World Do Not Need Aid
Category: Editorial Desk /Essays and features
By Simbowo Antony - From East Africa Much to the chagrin of Western countries, many poor African and third world countries would rather go to the World Bank, IMF and other Western funding institutions ... Friday, 19 May 2006 -
The Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement
Category: Editorial Desk /The West You Never See In Africa
... ago, she was tired and weary from a long day of work. At least that's how the event has been retold countless times and recorded in our history books. But, there's a misconception here that does not do ... Friday, 19 May 2006 -
NewsLIinks-Africa
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... of the official website of Republic of Togo East Africa: Kenya: AfricaOnline-Kenya, Daily Nation-Kenyaˊs premier Newspaper, The EastAfrican, KenyaWeb.com, Uganda: The new vision , Ugandaˊs Monitor The ...
