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Nobel laureates say food is human right
Today, the Nelson Mandela global crisis group - called the elders - avocated for the recogntion of food as a human right. It also advocated for solutions to the current food crisis which affects both poor and rich countries. " Nobel laureates say food is human right, call... Global Humanitarian Forum hears the human face of climate change
There have been a million posts on every website in the world about how climate change is affecting our lives on every level. Some people care, and some don't. I personally am very concerned about the environment and... Annan to African Leaders: Take Action on Zimbabwe
Kofi Annan [former Secretary General of the UN] has demanded that African Leaders take action to reolve the situation in Zimbabwe before the situation worsens.SOURCE:BBC News: "Annan Demands Action on Zimbabwe"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7356467.stmKenya talks suspended for consultations
Nairobi (ANTARA News/Xinhua) - Talks aimed at ending post- election crisis in Kenya were suspended late Tuesday after rival groups failed to agree on crucial issues.Former UN head and mediator Kofi Annan said the session was put on hold so that the Panel of Eminent African...Kenyan Bloggers Speak Out Against Violence
The turmoil continues in Kenya, especially now that President Kibaki has announced his hand-picked cabinet, which included the leader of the third-place party as his vice-president. The opposition has been howling ever since, and fears abound of violence intensifying in the...Glimmer of Hope Out of Kenya as Opposition Parties Talk
Sporadic violence is still flaring up around the country and many people are still unable to return to their homes and businesses after Kenyan's president announced the third party leader as his vice-president, enraging the opposition."Negotiators for President Mwai Kibaki... Kenyan leaders agree to peace plan
Kofi Annan announced that a tentative peace plan has been agreed to by the rival leaders.""We have agreed an agenda covering both short-term issues and also long-term issues," Mr Annan said.The deal was agreed by... Violence Erupts in Kenya After MP Murdered, Power Outages Across Countinent
Adding to tensions already stretched to the breaking point and beyond, a second Opposition member of Parliament was killed today by a police officer. Despite police insistence that the murder was not politically...Kenya: Street Battles Rage On
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly makes one wonder the Decline of Civilization where once it is said it all began for Humankind, whether Africa is increasingly becoming a Lost Cause, where no one...Kibaki and Odinga meet for first time in Kenya crisis
"Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election triggered weeks of bloodshed, a major breakthrough brokered by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan. The two leaders had not talked since the December 27 polls...Violence in Kenya Ahead of Talks
"Police fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse dozens of supporters of President Mwai Kibaki, hours before former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was due in Kenya to mediate the deadly dispute over Kibaki's re-election. "Kibaki is our president!" the supporters shouted in...US urges Kenyan political leaders to have more peace talks
"The exchanges between Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga are "not enough and not a sustained communication to find a final political resolution to the crisis," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters.The spokesman made the...Kenyan Death Toll to Rise, Shoot To Kill Order Still Active
Continuing the extremely tense situation in Kenya this week, officials with the Red Cross fear that the number of people killed will rise if things don't change soon. The death toll is nearing 600 right now, with...Kenya government rejects Annan mediation in crisis
"The Kenyan government on Monday rejected a mediation mission by former United Nations chief Kofi Annan to try to end political unrest and sent a stern warning to the opposition ahead of nationwide protests. Two weeks after President Mwai Kibaki's contested re-election... G. Kofi Annan on Mainstream Advertisers Ignoring the African Markets
"G. Kofi Annan on Advertisers Ignoring Africa.
Posted by beninmwangi on April 29th, 2007
A few minutes ago I came across a post on Kofi’s blog entitled, “African’s Aren’t Affluent Enough” this post challenged me personally to do more to help “update” public...
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