Somalia Travel Guide Aromatic flora, producing frankincense and myrrh, are indigenous to the Islam is the state religion in Somalia, and most of the people are Sunni Muslims http://www.world66.com/africa/somalia
Extractions: Somalia travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see the travel guide you write Recent Changes Map View Enlargement [edit this] [Change image] [Upload image] Somalia is bounded on the north by the Gulf of Aden, on the east and south by the Indian Ocean, on the southwest by Kenya , on the west by Ethiopia , and on the northwest by Djibouti . The total area is 637,657 sq km (about 246,200 sq mi). The northern part of Somalia is known as Somaliland and is a semi-autonomous region. Mogadishu is the capital and largest city of the country. Most travelers will find that it is the most convenient place to start their trip to this fascinating country. It's the only place with an Internet Cafe, for example. Somalia has a long coastline, extending for about 3025 km (about 1880 mi), but it has few natural harbors. A sandy coastal plain borders on the Gulf of Aden in the north. A series of mountain ranges, with average elevations between about 915 and 2135 m (about 3000 and 7000 ft), dominates the northern part of the country. To the south, the interior consists of a rugged plateau, ranging in elevation from about 500 m (about 1640 ft) in the north to less than 180 m (less than 600 ft) in the south. In the south, a wide coastal plain, which has many sand dunes, borders on the Indian Ocean. The country's two major rivers are found on the southern plateau, the Jubba in the southern part and the Shabeelle in the south central section.
IRIN Africa Horn Of Africa SOMALIA SOMALIA UN Agencies Somalia lacked the indigenous capacity to assess the damage caused by the tsunami An estimated 114 people were killed in Somalia when the tsunami, http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=44868&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&Se
State Terror In Ethiopia The East African nation of Ethiopia is the latest US terror war ally to turn its guns on indigenous peoples in a zone coveted by corporate interests for its http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Jun2004/snow0604.html
The Nine Regions - International Alliance The East African region is the newest in the Alliance, established in the 4th For information on the situation of indigenous peoples in French Guyana http://www.international-alliance.org/about_regions.htm
Extractions: ACTIVITIES TFRK EXPERT MEETING ... 'SPEAKING OUT' CONFERENCE [ESP] [FR] INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' NETWORK FOR CHANGE [ESP] [FR] BALANCED RELATIONSHIP PROJECT [ESP] [FR] UNFCCC [ESP] [FR] CBD [ESP] [FR] UNFF [ESP] [FR] ... UNPFII [ESP] [FR] The Nine Regions of the International Alliance In each of the nine regions of the Alliance there is an indigenous peoples' organization which has volunteered to act as the regional secretariat of the Alliance. These secretariats coordinate the work of the Alliance on a regional level, and each has a regional secretary dedicated to following up and implementing Alliance activities as planned by the ICC. This page is intended as a brief introduction to the regions, and to the secretaries working with in them, for further information we recommend contacting the regional secretariats directly. Bahasa Region The Bahasa Region is coordinated through the Ikatan Cendekiawan Tanimbar Indonesia organization, based in Jakarta. The region covers three countries, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The regional secretary is Ms. Johanna Rumsfaan.
Emerging States And Unrepresented Peoples - Global Policy Forum The Roma Somalia West Papua indigenous peoples Other Articles Somalia. Somaliland Poll Transparent (April 17, 2003) A South African monitoring http://www.globalpolicy.org/nations/sovereign/sover/emerg.htm
Extractions: about GPF What's New Newsletter Sitemap ... *Opinion Forum States like to pretend that they are "eternal," but states are really quite ephemeral. Old states fall apart and new ones come into being. In recent years, Czechoslovakia divided into two states, while Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union collapsed into many smaller states. What moves people to claim the right to form a new state, and what leads to a successful outcome (i.e. independence)? In a globalizing world, with decreasing national sovereignty and closer ties between people everywhere, what is the attraction of forming another independent state? Repressive governments, denying minority populations their rights, seem to be the main impetus for independence movements. But once independence is gained, the good life does not necessarily begin. Other minorities may, in turn, be disregarded or oppressed in the new emerging state. Analysis Links
STATE TERROR AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN ETHIOPIA STATE TERROR AGAINT indigenous peoples IN ETHIOPIA The East African nation of Ethiopia is the latest US Terror War ally to turn its guns on indigenous http://ww3report.com/ethiopia.html
Extractions: by keith harmon snow The East African nation of Ethiopia is the latest US Terror War ally to turn its guns on indigenous peoples in a zone coveted by corporate interests for its natural resources. Four months after armed forces of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Defense Front (EPRDF) and settlers from the Ethiopian highlands initiated a campaign of massacres, repression and mass rape deliberately targeting the Anuak minority of Ethiopia's southwest, atrocities and killings continueand the situation remains in whiteout by the Western media. The most recent attack was on March 27, when EPRDF troops entered villages in Jor district, killing over 100 residents, including women and children. Many of the survivors were forcibly removed by the soldiers, with rights observers claiming village women are being held as sexual slaves. Based on field investigations conducted in January, two US-based organizationsGenocide Watch and Survivor's Rights Internationaljointly released a report on Feb. 22, providing substantial evidence that EPRDF soldiers and "Highlander" militias in southwestern Ethiopia targeted Anuak civilians. The "Highlanders" are of neither the agriculturalist Anuak nor the cattle-herding Nuer, the two indigenous peoples of the region, but predominantly Tigray and Amhara people resettled into Anuak territory since 1974. The current conflict was sparked by the killing of eight U.N. and Ethiopian government officials whose van was ambushed on Dec. 13, 2003, in the Gambella district of southwestern Ethiopia. While there is no evidence attesting to the ethnicity of the unidentified assailants, the incident provided the pretext for the ongoing pogrom against the Anuak.
Investing In Africa Can Be Quite A Challenge But Good Deals Are Something important to note, in African culture people do not maintain continuous For example, in the Northeastern province which is dominated by somali http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/71/Investing_In_Kenya.html
Extractions: But Good Deals Are On The Horizon ~ by James Joroge June 2005 Geography Kenya lies in the Eastern part of the African continent with an area of 582,646 square kilometers (slightly smaller than the size of Texas). The country is nearly shield-shaped, its northern part is broader while the southern part tapers out to a tip. The equator runs midway, almost dividing the country in two equal halves. Its neighbors in the region are: i) Ethiopia to the north a) The coastal plain - a region of high temperatures bordering the Indian Ocean b) Nyika Plateau - This the safari country that occupies most of Kenya. The region is dry with little and sometimes unreliable rainfall. c) The Highlands - situated in the central part of Kenya and divided into two parts by the Great Rift Valley, the Eastern highlands and Western highlands. This region receives heavy and reliable rainfall throughout the year.This is the breadbasket of the country with a lot of farming activities.
MRG - Online Bookshop Challenges the invisibility of people of African descent and Examines the threat to survival of many indigenous peoples throughout Asia as a result of http://www.minorityrights.org/BookshopBody.asp
ELandnet Africa africa links to sources about unrepresented nations, indigenous people and Falasha (18) Links to resources about the Jews in Ethiopia and Somalia. http://www.elandnet.org/links/en/Africa/
Panel 46 Rural economic development in SubSaharan africa issues and prospects The Ju/hoansi are a tribe of indigenous people with a 70000-year-old culture in http://www.nomadit.co.uk/~aegis/panels/46d.htm
Extractions: leliveld@fsw.leidenuniv.nl The aim of the panel is to encourage debate that is critical of the impact of current policies on rural (economic) development in SSA, and to explore innovative approaches to theories of and policies for the poor in SSA. The organizers welcome (socio-) economic contributions to this debate. The scope of the panel is wide to offer a forum for interlinked themes to be discussed. The central question will be how specific local economic conditions and institutions influence rural households economic opportunities and constraints and what this means for rural economic development in SSA. Therefore, the panel will feature papers based on new fieldwork data and, in particular, innovative approaches to sampling, economic survey design and methodology. Themes included are, among others, resource mobilization (land, labour, capital), the role of markets (agricultural and non-agricultural product markets, labour markets, financial markets, land markets), the role of risk and uncertainty, farm and off-farm income sources, and the links between local economic conditions and national and international institutions and policies. It is anticipated that several papers will make the case for a re-direction, as well as an increase in, government, donor and NGO expenditures. Contributions that criticize the current emphasis in the literature on small-scale self employment (on or off-farm), the role of micro-credit and micro-insurance, and the removal of 'distortions in land, labour and input markets, will be welcomed. Discussion will focus on policy initiatives to reduce the vulnerability of the poorest people, especially rural women.
FAF - Preamble Returning to africa s Roots/Modernizing the indigenous The people may be from the north or the south, but in the end they realize they are one nation, http://freeafrica.org/returning_to_africa.html
Extractions: Returning to Africa's Roots/Modernizing the Indigenous George B.N. Ayittey All Africa needs to do is to return to its roots and build on and modernize its own indigenous institutions. There is now a greater awareness of the need to reexamine Africa's own heritage. Return to traditional institutions will ensure not only peace but stability as well: In Mali each existing ethnic group is recognized for its distinct heritage. "Ethnicity cannot be manipulated in this society," said educator Lalla Ben Barkar. "The people may be from the north or the south, but in the end they realize they are one nation, and that is Mali" (The Washington Post, 24 March 1996, A28). Carl M. Peterson and Daniel T. Barkely offered a reason why Somalia imploded: The previous government [Siad Barre's] failed to incorporate the institutional aspects of Somalia's indigenous culture into a functioning national body. [Therefore] a stable, viable and fair political system must comprise the essential characteristics of Somalia's complex society. This means revitalizing indigenous institutions, restoring traditional powers and giving clans a legitimate outlet for political expression. (New African, June 1993, 20). E. F. Kolajo of Thoyandou, South Africa, concurred: "The Japanese, Chinese, and Indians still maintain their roots, and they are thriving as nations. Africa embraces foreign cultures at the expense of its own, and this is why nothing seems to work for us" (New African, February 1995, 4). In fact, according to The Bangkok Post, "Japan's postwar success has demonstrated that modernization does not mean Westernization. Japan has modernized spectacularly, yet remains utterly different from the West. Economic success in Japan has nothing to do with individualism. It is the fruit of sheer discipline the ability to work in groups and to conform" (cited by The Washington Times, 9 November 1996, A8).
News@nature Journeying east around the coastlines of Somalia and eventually India would move out of africa were, so the obvious people to sample are indigenous ones http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050509/full/050509-10.html
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Extractions: In view of the increasing use of khat worldwide, and the negative international attention caused by official uncertainty concerning this once indigenous practice, the present article surveys the various uses of khat, and advocates not only further research but also a positive approach to khat use as a social event. The shrub khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) has a slender trunk with smooth, thin bark. The lancet-shaped leaves are between 0.5 and 10cm long and 0.5 to 5cm wide. Young leaves are a reddish green, later turning to yellow-green. In areas with frost, the shrub grows no higher than 1.5 meters, but in places with more rainfall, like the highlands of Ethiopia and areas near the equator, khat trees can reach 20 metres. Khat is known by a variety of names, many of them phonetic transcriptions of the most commonly used Arabic khat: catha, kat, qat, ciat, tsjat and ch'at. The term mira or miraa is also common, particularly in areas of Kenya (UN 1956:7; Kennedy 1987:176-177).
Africa Despite signs of significant progress, SubSaharan africa remains the world s of Tanzania launches new indigenous Knowledge (IK) Publication in africa http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,menuPK:258649~pa
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International Books; Books On Politics indigenous Knowledge/indigenous peoples/Sustainable Development Maria Brons analyses the contemporary political history of Somalia from a precolonial, http://www.antenna.nl/~i-books/rubpol.html
Extractions: Bringing together in-depth analysis and critical insights into the potential benefits of improved technology in Africa's development, this work illustrates the central role geoinformation and information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play in the delivery of efficient and effective services by governments and agencies.
L1 In The L2 Classroom Guidance on Ethnicity, Ethnic Minorities and indigenous peoples. University of Pennsylvania African Studies Centre. Somalia page http://www.nceltr.mq.edu.au/resources/hornbib.htm
AllAfrica.com East Africa [document] How The US Can Support to all vulnerable people in the Horn of africa, regardless of race, ethnicity, The peacemaking efforts of NGOs and indigenous groups should also be http://allafrica.com/stories/200101080509.html
Primary Goal In 1998 CCR provided training to members of somali Peace Line, with which it The main components of the africa Project seem to be highly relevant and http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/archive/ar/projects_africa.html
Extractions: To contribute to the empowerment of non-governmental organisations, community groups, political parties, governments and other bodies in Africa through the sharing of skills, information and resources on conflict prevention, management and resolution. This programme began in 1997 when CCR supported the District Secretary of Mafeteng in training officials to mediate conflict at local government level. CCR subsequently supported the establishment of the Lesotho Network for Conflict Management (LNCM) and various peace processes at local and national levels.
Loyola University Chicago: Black World Studies a) The indigenous african world view, life and world. virtues are taught in indigenous africa, using the experience of the Chagga people (ethnic group) http://www.luc.edu/blackworld/courses/course_description_F2000.shtml
Extractions: This course will examine the history, culture and life ways of a segment of the indigenous peoples of the land known as Australia. Aboriginal peoples have experienced major shifts and alterations in their pattern of existence and traditions since the discovery of their homeland by European adventurers in the 1600-1700s. Aboriginal "Dreamtime," cosmology, resistance movements and land rights disputes will be explored as will the impact of modernity and notions of "progress" within the context of this society. ENGLISH
