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Burkina Faso, Kenya and Niger provide funds for slum upgrading initiatives

Published in Friday October 5th, 2012 In In the media

October 04, 2012 In order to support the implementation of tangible actions that will help in the improvement of the living conditions for slum dwellers, Burkina Faso, Niger and Kenya recently made financial contributions to the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme. Burkina Faso committed to provide USD 800, 000, thus setting the record as the highest […]

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In Niger, flooding adds to humanitarian woes

Published in Monday October 1st, 2012 In In the media

September 29th, 2012 Already beset with a severe hunger crisis, the West African nation of Niger is now grappling with the worst flooding in 80 years. At least a half-million people have been displaced, according to the aid agency Oxfam, and cholera rates are expected to rise. More than 80 people have died in the floods, […]

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Gbagyi Indigenes Protest Over Resettlement Plans in Nigeria

Published in Wednesday September 26th, 2012 In In the media

September 25, 2012 Gbagyi indigenes in the FCT yesterday staged a peaceful protest in front of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja to criticize the proposed plans by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to relocate them from their land. The protesters, who assembled under the auspices of Greater Gbagyi Development Initiatives, carried placards that read: “landlessness […]

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Kogi Flood: Over 3,000 Still Trapped in Ibaji LG, Nigeria

Published in Wednesday September 26th, 2012 In In the media

September 25, 2012 More than 3, 000.00 people are still trapped in various communities in the oil rich Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State as more water hit the area due to rampaging flood. Several residents were evacuated to Idah, the nearby local government, when the Niger River over flowed its bank in the […]

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State Funds Slum Upgrading Projects in Kenya

Published in Thursday September 20th, 2012 In In the media

September 19, 2012 THE government has spent more than Sh49 million in various development housing projects in Homa Bay town. The projects, under the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme, include ten classrooms, one health centre, an ECD hall and a block of pit latrines at Rabuor Masawa Primary School. Others are a health centre at Makongeni […]

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In Kenya, City Slum Dwellers Sue Former President

Published in Wednesday September 19th, 2012 In In the media

September 13, 2012 RESIDENTS of Nairobi’s Mukuru kwa Reuben slums in Nairobi have sued retired President Daniel Moi and others over attempts to evict them. Yesterday after hearing the slum dwellers, Justice George Odunga issued a temporary order barring Joseph Kamotho, the former minister and Secretary General of Kanu, from evicting them. Kamotho has been […]

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Flood Renders 2,850 Homeless and Destroys 180 Homes in Nigeria

Published in Wednesday September 19th, 2012 In In the media

September 18, 2012 Another round of flood yesterday rendered 2, 850 people homeless and destroyed about 187 homes, a farm house and worship centre in Kaduna. According to the statistics made available to LEADERSHIP by a senior officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Baba Ali Mohammed, no fewer than 187 houses, a Living […]

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20 Corpses Recovered in Adamawa Flood, Nigeria

Published in Tuesday September 18th, 2012 In In the media

September 17, 2012 At least 20 corpses swept away by flood have been recovered from River Benue in Adamawa state, Red Cross officials have said. The Red Cross secretary in the state Abubakar Ahmad told Daily Trust on Sunday that, “Corpses of 20 persons swept away by flood, which followed heavy rains and unexpected release […]

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2012 Communications Report available for viewing

Published in Friday September 14th, 2012 In Dialogue with countries

The UN Human Rights Council has already made available for viewing the report with all communications sent by the Special Rapporteurs, as well as the answers received by the Member States.

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Squatter Eviction to Be Supervised By Law in Kenya

Published in Friday September 14th, 2012 In In the media

September 13, 2012 A Bill seeking to regulate future forced evictions of people occupying illegal land was introduced in the House yesterday for the first reading. The Evictions and Resettlement Procedures Bill, sponsored by Kisumu Town East MP Shakeel Shabbir, seeks to protect people occupying land from unlawful and non-procedural evictions. The purpose of the […]

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