IPS Inter Press Service - African Union Summit - Maputo July 2003IPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath.DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Water Management Crucial To Growth- September 17, 2008 BERLIN, Mar 16 (IPS) - Water management is set to play a crucial role in the development of travel and tourism industry in Africa in the coming years, according to experts.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=22878 ENERGY-SOUTHERN AFRICA: The Challenges of Getting Malawi Wired- September 17, 2008 BLANTYRE, Mar 22 (IPS) - It's a tale of delays, missed deadlines and the grinding problems that can dog large-scale infrastructure projects. Work to connect electricity lines between Malawi and neighbouring Mozambique was scheduled to have been completed by 2002. The deadline has now been shifted to 2005, however - and officials aren't ruling out 2006.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=22970 POLITICS-AFRICA: AU Summit Faces a Host of Crises- September 17, 2008 KHARTOUM, Jan 22 (IPS) - The annual summit of the African Union (AU) begins in Sudans dusty capital of Khartoum, Monday, amidst a political crisis in the Ivory Coast, famine in East Africa and conflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=31855 HEALTH-BURKINA FASO: Activism Clashes With Tradition- September 17, 2008 OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 9 (IPS) - Government and civil society representatives from around the world met in Kenya recently to debate how best to end female genital mutilation -- a laudable effort. However, a case in Burkina Faso has exposed the limitations of their campaign.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=25793 CHALLENGES 2004-2005 : Little Hope for Darfur- September 17, 2008 NAIROBI, Dec 24 (IPS) - As 2004 draws to a close, the people in Sudans western province of Darfur have no reason to celebrate but flee the violence that has continued to spread in the volatile region, despite a ceasefire signed between the government and rebels in November.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=26799 POLITICS: Darfur Overshadows the Peace Process in South Sudan- September 17, 2008 NAIROBI, Sep 2 (IPS) - The crisis in the Sudans western region of Darfur has overshadowed the peace process in the south of the country, where more than 2 million people have been killed since 1983.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=25312 DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHERN AFRICA: NEPAD Highlights Infrastructure Needs- September 17, 2008 JOHANNESBURG, Jul 10 (IPS) - "If you see a set of bright, shining lights at night, it's not a vehicle but a giraffe that got stuck in a pothole in the middle of the road. So, watch out," Zambians used to joke about the state of their roads a few years ago.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=24578 POLITICS: Cleaning Up Africas Image- September 17, 2008 JOHANNESBURG, Jul 5 (IPS) - Conflict resolution and poverty reduction will dominate the annual summit of the African Union (AU), to be held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, this week from Jul. 6 to 8.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=24491 POLITICS-AFRICA: Champagne Tastes on Beer Money- September 17, 2008 ADDIS ABABA, Jul 9 (IPS) - It was billed as a summit where a new future for Africa would be unveiled. African Union chief Alpha Oumar Konare laid out a 1.7 billion dollar plan that would help revitalise the troubled and marginalized continent.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=24561 POLITICS: An African Army, for Africans- (Found September 17, 2008 ) BULAWAYO, Jul 2 (IPS) - As the third annual summit of the African Union (AU) draws closer, the spotlight is falling on the organisation's newest branch: the Peace and Security Council, and its proposed standby force.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=24475 |