africa

May 24, 2010

Case Study: Development Swarm in Kibera

http://bit.ly/9wcZyX – from Kenya, a development swarm “Inspired by Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen Fund” – in Kibera. What do you think of this case study?

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April 24, 2010

New Statistics: Infant Mortality

Counting Malaria Out has statistics for Kenya’s River Tana area, infested by mosquitoes: 11% of mothers die before childbirth, 20% of children die before 5 years of age due to malaria. 70% of adults are jobless. Casual jobs bring about $1.25/day, which cannot provide food for a family. A mosquito net costs $3.25/ea. Families cannot [...]

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April 18, 2010

Africa: a clash of eschatologies is brewing?

A Pew survey shows that in every African country with a considerable Christian population, over 50% expect Jesus to return in their life time. Over 30% of Muslims in Muslim-dominated African countries expect the Caliphate (=golden age of Islamic rule) to be reestablished in their lifetime.

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April 18, 2010

Hidden martyrs in Egypt

The Assyrian International News Agency reports the growing number of attacks on the Egyptian Christian population by Islamic radicals: 24 in 2008, 29 in 2009. Coptic Christians number about 7 million or 10% of Egypt.

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April 18, 2010

Human trafficking for sacrifice

Ugandan children are trafficked and killed by the rich for ritual sacrifice to bring more success (Examiner). Just when you thought human trafficking couldn’t get worse. This is apparently a regular event in Uganda.

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April 17, 2010

Rising Somalia Prostitution

Noticing an increase in searches to JustinLong.org on Somali prostitution, I began digging around. The UN last year reported a widespread rise in rape and prostitution in Somalia with the increasing chaos. This year, increasing piracy is disrupting the local fishing economy and introducing drugs, alcohol and prostitution. Human Rights Examiner likewise reported human trafficking [...]

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April 16, 2010

Africa: hub for drug traffickers

Africa’s Drug Problem – It doesn’t produce or consume much cocaine, but West Africa has become a critical hub for traffickers (NYT).

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April 15, 2010

Somali group bans Christian bells

An Islamist group has banned bells at the end of classes, saying they are Christian (BBC). They also banned music (WSJ).

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April 15, 2010

Africa goes to church, the mosque and the witch doctor

http://bit.ly/a2femj - The Pew Forum has a major new study interviewing 25,000 people in 19 sub-Saharan African countries about all aspects of faith and belief: the results are that the overwhelming majority of Africans are committed followers of either Islam or Christianity. Click through for lots of statistics.

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April 1, 2010

Niger: the hungry

http://bit.ly/bUcsfK – Niger: Half the population is facing serious food crisis (UN). Isn’t it time to feed Jesus (Matt. 25:31)?

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April 1, 2010

Eritrea: still imprisoned for faith

http://bit.ly/dBcTIc – 2,200 Christians imprisoned i Eritrea for practicing their faith in unregistered groups. Number has dropped as many released due to poor health or drafted into military for war against Ethiopia.

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March 29, 2010

Somalia: prostitution + HIV + truckers

SOMALIA: High-risk truckers still unaware of HIV (IRIN).

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March 29, 2010

Somalia: new martyr

Somali Militants Kill Pastor, Crack Down on ‘Non-Muslim’ Culture. Militants track down an underground church leader and kill him. In Crosswalk.com.

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March 29, 2010

Will Libya Change?

Is Gaddafi’s son a modernizer – or just the front man in a performance? In TIME.

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March 22, 2010

Christians attacked in Egypt

23 Christians Wounded in Egypt, Bishop Says when extremist Muslims attacked a community center in a western province. In FoxNews.

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March 22, 2010

Morocco cracking down on expats

Several sources are reporting Morocco has been suddenly cracking down accusing foreigners of proselytizing and expelling them. See ICC for a brief summary. Could be related to an earlier set of expulsions.

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March 22, 2010

Gaddafi row: suggests Christian-Muslim split in Nigeria

The leader of Libya suggested Nigeria ought to be split on religious grounds between Christians and Muslims, and a diplomatic row has ensued.

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March 22, 2010

New martyrs in Nigeria

Second Wave of Attacks Near Jos, Nigeria Leaves 13 Christians Dead (Religion News Blog). The attacks are more political in nature: Christian politicians in Plateau state have blocked many Muslims from being legally recognized as citizens (CBSNews.com). Update: Steve has further analysis.

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March 21, 2010

Mapping crime in Kenya

Hatari.co.ke uses the Ushahidi crowdsourcing platform to visualize crime and corruption in Nairobi. In MediaShift Idea Lab.

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March 21, 2010

Africa’s horror worms

Read and prepare to be (more than a little?) grossed out. This is what dirty and unsanitary water can lead to. In New Scientist.

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