[Total Energy\Uganda\Tanzania]
At least 12,000 families in Tanzania and Uganda have lost land, according to the reports. There is also endangerment of sensitive and vital ecosystems.
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Tanzania
Report: French Oil Firm Displaced 12,000 in Uganda, Tanzania
TANZANIAN JOURNALIST KABENDERA FREED, BUT FACES HEFTY FINES IN PRESS FREEDOM CASE
[Press Freedom\Erick Kabendera]
CPJ’s Muthoki Mumo: “We welcome the end of Erick Kabendera’s nearly seven-month imprisonment on charges that were transparent retaliation for his critical journalism. Kabendera’s ordeal is not yet over as these cripplingly heavy fines continue to hang over his head.”
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JULIUS NYERERE ON ADULT EDUCATION: “DEVELOPMENT IS FOR MAN, BY MAN, AND OF MAN”
[Celebrating Black History Month\Julius Nyerere]
Nyerere: “Education for liberation is therefore also education for co-operation among men, because it is in co-operation with others that Man liberates himself from the constraints of nature, and also those imposed upon him by his fellow-men.”
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UGANDAN IMMIGRANT RUNNING FOR CONGRESS DENOUNCES TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN ADDITIONS
[Trump’s Racist Travel Ban policies]
Adem Bunkeddeko: “My parents fled civil war in Uganda to start a new life in America, and this executive order is a slap in the face to families like mine who sacrifice everything for a chance at a better life in this country.”
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AFRICAN UNION CONVENES WORKSHOP ON LACK OF WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICAL PROCESS
[Africa News\Women’sRights]
The aim of the regional workshop was to provide a platform to discuss the low participation of women in electoral processes and its root causes; protection of women’s rights throughout the electoral cycle; preventive and capacity-strengthening measures to achieve the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in electoral processes.
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ECOWAS MEETS WITH NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS REGIONAL EDUCATION ISSUES
[Africa\Education News]
Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu: “We have the resources, technical support and experiences to share with Countries in West Africa. By improving access of education to Community citizens, we are laying a foundation for nation building which in turn will accelerate the development of ECOWAS and ensure peace and stability in the region.”
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