"Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation."
International donors pledged to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts warn that the country does not have the absorption capacity for so much aid, while others say donors should pressure the Malian government to stop ongoing human rights abuses.
An international donor conference ‘Together for a new Mali’, organised by the European Union and France, together with Mali, took place in Brussels today. Represented at the highest levels, the international community has mobilised decisively in support of Mali’s development priorities.
EXCLUSIVE. The joint meeting of the Commissions of the African Union and of the European Union earlier in April confirmed our common desire to place agriculture at the top of our respective political agendas. The stakes are high if we are to take up the challenge of food security and economic development in rural areas.
Johannesburg – As the African Union celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, it is still younger and less integrated than the 56-year-old body that is now the European Union, and, according to politicians and diplomats, has a big advantage over the Europeans as it charts its own path of integration.
Experts have questioned the ability of Horizon 2020 — the new six-year funding mechanism for European research — to foster research partnerships and build capacity in the developing world. At a conference in Brussels this month (4-8 March), researchers and politicians raised objections to the mechanism’s complex application procedures and its lack of commitment to capacity building and educational outreach projects.
The European Union needs a strong aid budget to maintain its global anti-poverty efforts outline European Development NGOs of Concord ahead of the 7-8 February EU budget summit. In November 2012, EU Council President Van Rompuy suggested a €13bn cut for EU external spending compared to the European Commission’s proposal, reducing the Heading 4 proposal by 13% and the proposed amount for European Development Fund by 11%. Now it seems that future European aid spending could be under greater threat.
Ory Okolloh, the Executive Director of Ushahidi , is from Kenya but currently lives in Johannesburg. Her blog is "outlet for her opinions. While it is primarily focused on Kenya, she reserves to write about whatever she wants."
Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian social justice activist living in Spain, with a background in technology, gender issues and human rights. She is interested in creating a community of grassroots African bloggers as a way for Africans to exchange ideas, share experiences and tell their own stories in our own words.
Native of Cape Town, Sean Jacobs lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches in Manhattan. He obsesses about the relationship between politics and popular culture, but the main rationale for his blog is to comment on what passes for media coverage of the African continent.
Rosebelle Kagumire is an experienced Ugandan Journalist. She won the best Journalist blogger English category at the Panos hosted competition in 2009. Currently she is a student of MA. Media, Conflict and Peace studies at University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica.
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