Zimbabwe
School children from Zimbabwe, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago are among the winners of the European Commission's (EC) International Drawing Competition on Gender Equality, announced on 29 June.
Each winner will be given €1,000 to spend on computers, books or pay for school, library fees or other educational materials. The winning drawings were...
Thirty-five people have been removed from the European Union’s (EU) visa ban and asset freeze list on Zimbabwean nationals.
The EU’s High Representative, Catherine Ashton, announced the gesture towards Zimbabwe in mid-February 2011 at the EU’s annual review of its policy towards the country which includes an in-depth assessment of its economic, social and political situation....
“We are presently engaged with those EPA partners still committed to the process in order to keep the negotiations on track and to deliver successful outcomes in the not so distant future”, says EU trade Commissioner, Karel De Gucht, in an interview with The Courier.
Only one ‘full’ EPA with CARICOM has been signed to date. How can EPA talks be given new impetus?...
The participation of women in Zimbabwe’s process of democratic transition was at the centre of the public hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels on 6 October 2010, hosted by Judith Sargentini, member of the Greens Group, and organised by the EEPA ('Europe External Policy Advisors'), a group of consultants specialised in EU development policy.
“Democracy can only...
In Africa, cloth is not simply a way of covering the body. It also a means of communicating cultural belonging and defining social status. It is like a history lesson made plastic, walking around in towns and villages. This is the concept that Ann Gollifer, a British artist living permanently in Botswana, explores in her work, particularly in her ‘Urban Camouflage’ project....
Ah ... the pursuit of self-interest ... that greatest of all motivators of mankind ... can sometimes have wider benefits and it is indeed a cornerstone of modern society. My neighbour and I agree not to clobber each other over the heads because it is in our mutual and separate self-interest.
Self-interest is then also the main driver of South Africa's keen promotion of the economic...
The 11th edition of Harare International Festival of the Arts will take place this year between 27 April and 2 May. This six day annual festival and workshop programme showcases the best of Zimbabwean artistry, along with the work of international artists.
The festival puts the spotlight on various disciplines: theatre, dance, music, circus, street performance, the spoken word and visual...
HIV/AIDS: Responsible cooperation
Health – and the fight against HIV/AIDS in particular – is one of the South African Government’s biggest priorities, alongside education, employment and combating poverty.
Southern Africa, and South Africa in particular, has one of the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) rates in the world. The virus is notably prevalent among women...
Ahead of the Shanghai Expo 2010, China (1 May to 31-October 2010), a showcase for all the globe’s nations, notably those of the African continent (see box), we ask Professor Ian Taylor, an expert on China-Africa relations at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland* whether Europe has any lessons to learn from China’s expanding ties with Africa.
What is the nature of a typical...
The 8th Bamako Encounters – the Biennial Exhibition of African Photography, which took place from 7 November to 7 December 2009 in Bamako, were organised by the Ministry of Culture in Mali, in collaboration with Culturesfrance (Paris), with financial, technical and media support from many local and international corporate bodies.
This year, the theme of the Biennial of African...
School children from Zimbabwe, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago are among the winners of the European Commission's (EC) International Drawing Competition on Gender Equality, announced on 29 June.
Each winner will be given €1,000 to spend on computers, books or pay for school, library fees or other educational materials. The winning drawings were...
Thirty-five people have been removed from the European Union’s (EU) visa ban and asset freeze list on Zimbabwean nationals.
The EU’s High Representative, Catherine Ashton, announced the gesture towards Zimbabwe in mid-February 2011 at the EU’s annual review of its policy towards the country which includes an in-depth assessment of its economic, social and political situation....
“We are presently engaged with those EPA partners still committed to the process in order to keep the negotiations on track and to deliver successful outcomes in the not so distant future”, says EU trade Commissioner, Karel De Gucht, in an interview with The Courier.
Only one ‘full’ EPA with CARICOM has been signed to date. How can EPA talks be given new impetus?...
The participation of women in Zimbabwe’s process of democratic transition was at the centre of the public hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels on 6 October 2010, hosted by Judith Sargentini, member of the Greens Group, and organised by the EEPA ('Europe External Policy Advisors'), a group of consultants specialised in EU development policy.
“Democracy can only...
In Africa, cloth is not simply a way of covering the body. It also a means of communicating cultural belonging and defining social status. It is like a history lesson made plastic, walking around in towns and villages. This is the concept that Ann Gollifer, a British artist living permanently in Botswana, explores in her work, particularly in her ‘Urban Camouflage’ project....
Ah ... the pursuit of self-interest ... that greatest of all motivators of mankind ... can sometimes have wider benefits and it is indeed a cornerstone of modern society. My neighbour and I agree not to clobber each other over the heads because it is in our mutual and separate self-interest.
Self-interest is then also the main driver of South Africa's keen promotion of the economic...
The 11th edition of Harare International Festival of the Arts will take place this year between 27 April and 2 May. This six day annual festival and workshop programme showcases the best of Zimbabwean artistry, along with the work of international artists.
The festival puts the spotlight on various disciplines: theatre, dance, music, circus, street performance, the spoken word and visual...
HIV/AIDS: Responsible cooperation
Health – and the fight against HIV/AIDS in particular – is one of the South African Government’s biggest priorities, alongside education, employment and combating poverty.
Southern Africa, and South Africa in particular, has one of the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) rates in the world. The virus is notably prevalent among women...
Ahead of the Shanghai Expo 2010, China (1 May to 31-October 2010), a showcase for all the globe’s nations, notably those of the African continent (see box), we ask Professor Ian Taylor, an expert on China-Africa relations at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland* whether Europe has any lessons to learn from China’s expanding ties with Africa.
What is the nature of a typical...
The 8th Bamako Encounters – the Biennial Exhibition of African Photography, which took place from 7 November to 7 December 2009 in Bamako, were organised by the Ministry of Culture in Mali, in collaboration with Culturesfrance (Paris), with financial, technical and media support from many local and international corporate bodies.
This year, the theme of the Biennial of African...
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