The Changing Faces of Citizen Action: A Mapping Study through an ‘Unruly’ Lens

From: Yona Maro

For the activist, the academic interested in power and politics, the development practitioner and the engaged citizen, the last couple of years or so have offered a veritable treasure of moments with which to re-imagine the world, and the place of the ‘citizen’ in it, the relationships […] Continue Reading…

Kerry names Feingold special envoy for African region, including DRC

From: Judy Miriga

Good People,

Russ Feingold failed to harmonize Kenya’s situation of 2007/8. Instead of giving a hearing to warring factions to solve a situation, he made the situation worse by favoring one group against the other thus dividing Kenyans Diaspora who worked so hard to bring […] Continue Reading…

Apollo Memorial 2013

from pwbmspac

Happy Moon Day.

Lets reflect upon this annual memorial to the Apollo astronauts lunar landing, summer 1969.

If their have been any further instances of contemporary Terrestrial human piloted travels spaceward beyond earth orbit (small or large scale), such remained officially unpublished in the open literature – – although rumored […] Continue Reading…

SHOULD YOU GIVE UP YOUR FAITH FOR THE SINS OF BISHOPS?

From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 2013

One of you has reacted angrily on my yesterday’s article where LifeSiteNews.com revealed how U.S. Bishops’ foreign relief agency is funding a leading abortion-marketing firm where Catholic Relief Services is distributing a two-year $2.7 million grant to Population […] Continue Reading…

REVIEW: It is time Kagame and Museveni take back their Rebel Groups out of Congo

From: Judy Miriga

Good People,

It is not about Kabila but the whole Congolese Public Mandate to Democratic Rights to live at Peace in dignity with its neighbours and observing the International Law for Human Rights security and protection to live a dignified life in pursuit for happiness.
[…] Continue Reading…

U.S.BISHOPS CAUGHT GIVING $2.7 MILLION TO ABORTION DRUG GROUP

From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
FRIDAY, JULY 19, 2013

Catholic Relief Services is in the midst of distributing a projected $2.789 million grant to one of the leading voices in the international abortion movement, LifeSiteNews reports. The U.S. Bishops’ foreign relief agency is distributing the funds to […] Continue Reading…

Border blues – Why must African passport holders jump through hoops for a visa?

From: This is Africa

Greetings friends,

Are African travellers the only ones forced to jump through hoops for a visa? It certainly feels like it sometimes, which is probably why the story of the Senegalese woman who told the French to stick their visa where the sun don’t shine struck such […] Continue Reading…

Congo-Kinshasa: Army Advances in 4th Day of Battle

From: Judy Miriga

Good People!

UN DRC Congo combined Army must keep on the good work of surging forward aggressively. This is the only hope for the dying souls of Congolese people………

For the sake of Human Rights, M23 must be driven out of DRC Congo into Rwanda once and […] Continue Reading…

KENYA: SAD DAY FOR KETHI AS JUDGES ARE EXPECTED TO RULE IN FAVOR OF TNA

From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013

As High Court judges Richard Mwongo, Weldon Korir and Mumbi Ngugi rule tomorrow whether Kethi Diana Kilonzo’s name should be on the ballot paper for the Makueni by-election, most Kenyans have already concluded that the ruling will be […] Continue Reading…

Nigeria’s Economic Growth: AfDB approves up to US $150 Million Line of Credit to Fidelity Bank in support of Nigeria’s Economic Growth

From: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)
PRESS RELEASE

AfDB approves up to US $150 Million Line of Credit to Fidelity Bank in support of Nigeria’s Economic Growth

TUNIS, Tunisia, July 17, 2013/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) approved today a US $75-million medium-term […] Continue Reading…

High-Level Forum on Water and Sanitation for All: WSA and the Ivorian Government are organising the 2013 High-Level Forum on Water and Sanitation for All

FFrom: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)

PRESS RELEASE
WSA and the Ivorian Government are organising the 2013 High-Level Forum on Water and Sanitation for All

800 participants are expected in Abidjan from 21 to 23 November 2013

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, July 16, 2013/ — “To promote vibrant and effective […] Continue Reading…

Tanzania to investigate killing of 7 Peacekeepers in Suda

From: Judy Miriga

Are Kagame and Museveni bullies in the great lakes of East Africa in their persistance quest to destroy DRC Congo livelihood with take-over of Migingo Island???

Will the world just sit and watch when innocent are killed with pain and suffering on the faces of […] Continue Reading…

Financing Africa’s infrastructure: AUC Chairperson, ECA Executive Secretary, and AfDB Group President will meet in Tunis on 19 July 2013

From: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)

PRESS RELEASE
Roundtable on financing Africa’s infrastructure in Tunis

AUC Chairperson, ECA Executive Secretary, and AfDB Group President will meet in Tunis on 19 July 2013

TUNIS, Tunisia, July 15, 2013/ — AUC Chairperson, Mrs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, ECA Executive Secretary,Mr Carlos Lopes and AfDB […] Continue Reading…

Hunting Africa’s Newest Holy Grail – an Affordable Internet and Content Device for the Home

From: Abdalah Hamis

Up until now, the focus has largely been on seeing how the price of mobile phones (whether smart or feature phones) can come down to open access to different content and services to wider numbers of people. But the new Holy Grail is finding a cheap household […] Continue Reading…

VATICAN FREEZES PRELATE ACCOUNT AS MUSLIMS WANT NUNCIO EXPELLED

From: Ouko joachim omolo
The News Dispatch with Omolo Beste
SATURDAY, JULY 13, 2013

A jailed prelate’s accounts at the Vatican bank have been frozen as part of an investigation into his financial dealings, the Guardian report. According to Pope’s spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi the Promoter of Justice – an official […] Continue Reading…

Kagame Hits Back on Kikwete’s call to negotiate

From: Judy Miriga

Good People!

FDLR controls 50 percent of the South Kivu Province but they are a mixture of both Hutu, Tutsi and Congo Rebel groups. M23 is predominantly Tutsi of the Kagame tribal group which is why, Kagame gives its full financial support and protection for Kagame’s […] Continue Reading…