http://www.africafiles.org/ AfricaFiles is a network of volunteers committed to promoting African perspectives and alternative analyses for human rights and economic justice in Africa. en-ca Copyright 2010 AfricaFiles. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:59 EST 20 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24278 The August 2010 issue of UN Youth Flash includes an article on the successful launch of the International Year of Youth and includes news from some of the worldwide opening events. Information from UN and other international organizations, Youth in Action events, and available publications are also included in this issue. JDN Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24278 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24262 In a nation with Africa’s only female president, Liberian girls are outpaced by boys in educational enrollment, retention and completion rates from the earliest grades through university. Only 18% of girls who make it to high school graduate, compared with 25% of boys. This article is about an effort to redress this situation. HSEN/CJW ed. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24262 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24241 This article, by Andile Lungisa, chairperson of the National Youth Development Agency and deputy president of the ANC Youth League, was originally published in the South African Mail and Guardian. It sets out his concerns about unemployed youth, and suggests ways to correct the basic education system that will be of the benefit to the country as well as the youth of South Africa. JDN Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24241 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24240 While it is common to have high rates of child malnutrition in northern Cameroon between harvests, the present situation is worse than usual. Crop failure due to heavy floods this year, a cholera outbreak, and chronic poverty have all added to the problem. JDN Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24240 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24223 Albino children have been looked upon with mistrust in African countries, sometimes turning up mutilated or dead. This is the first time it has occurred in Swaziland. JDN/CJW Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24223 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24212 The invention of a teabag able to convert dirty water into potable water could change the lives of millions living in the two-thirds world. Imagine all the children that would be spared water-borne diseases such as cholera. JDN/CJW Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24212 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24206 Therapeutic products, such as Plumpy’nut, Plumpy’doz and others, that are being used to treat malnourished children in the Sahel region of Africa are outlined in this article. JDN/CJW Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24206 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24185 The focus article in this issue of Youth Flash introduces "the International Year of Youth" and highlights the opportunities to participate in events, campaigns, publications, grants and scholarships that are available. JDN/CJW Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24185 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24186 The 77-year-old father of human rights defender Leo Igwe, was attacked in his home by unidentified men, causing him to lose an eye. The police have refused to investigate the incident, which is believed to be linked to the Igwe family’s campaign for justice for a child rape survivor. The family is at risk of further reprisals if the authorities do not protect them. Amnesty urges police to investigate the attack and continuing harassment of the family and to take measures to protect them. Please see targets and suggested actions below. JS/CJW Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24186 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24183 In Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, the streets are flooded with street kids, the result of war and economic hardship. The road to rehabilitation for these children is very hard and many have turned to crime. The author is concerned that the progress of the past 12 months is unravelling and new solutions must be found. JDN/CJW Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24183