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In Namibia, housing the urban poor is crucial

Published in Monday August 6th, 2012 In In the media

August 3rd, 2012 Any formal process of addressing the acute shortage of housing will be a failure because the majority in need of housing are the poor, whose incomes do not allow them to purchase houses through banks, from individuals or property developers. This was the view of Dr. Anna Muller of the Namibia Housing […]

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In Nigeria, flood displaces 100 persons in Nguru

Published in Monday August 6th, 2012 In In the media

August 6, 2012 Over 100 people were displaced yesterday after a heavy downpour that destroyed more than 50 houses in different locations in Nguru town of Yobe State. Daily Trust gathered that the rainfall, which started around 1pm and lasted more than four hours, destroyed many buildings at Bulaburin, Tsohuwar Nguru and Unguwar Kanuri areas […]

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Uganda: Gold in Mubende and 270 Families Evicted

Published in Friday August 3rd, 2012 In In the media

August 1st, 2012 A gold-mining factory operating in a remote, shabby outpost of Bukuya in Kassanda North county, Mubende district, has courted conflict with more than 270 families claiming that they were paid peanuts to quit their land. AUC Mining is a locally registered company with Ugandan and British owners. The company’s local partners include […]

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Kenya: 200 Pokot Resettled

Published in Friday August 3rd, 2012 In In the media

August 1st, 2012 More than 200 Pokot pastoralist families displaced by armed conflict at the Kenya-Uganda border have been resettled in Orolwo village in Pokot North District by a local non governmental organisation. The affected families that reside in Kanyerus, Asilong and Konyao locations were routed from their villages, due to frequent crossborder cattle rustling […]

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Tackling slum problems in Zambia

Published in Thursday August 2nd, 2012 In Social movement news

August 1st, 2012 The Zambian government last week invited a broad range of experts, central and local government officials and community representatives to discuss new ways of dealing with the country’s slum problems. A Slum Upgrading and Prevention Dialogue was officially inaugurated by Mr. Bernard S. C Namachila, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Local Government […]

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Ghana Renews Efforts to Tackle Housing Deficit

Published in Thursday August 2nd, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 The government of Ghana is placing renewed attention on tackling the housing deficit, with an emphasis on private sector investment, better urban planning and more low-cost homes. Two recently launched projects that dovetail with these aims could point the way for construction development. The Ghana Housing Profile, authored by the UN Human […]

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Namibia: Uncertainty for Tsumkwe Settlers

Published in Wednesday August 1st, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 The spokesperson for a group of people who settled in the Tsumkwe area, and currently face eviction, says that their plight has worsened since they are now being denied access to water for their animals. Juda Nganjone, told New Era that the farmers now take their animals wherever they can find water […]

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Namibia: Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority Accused of Land Invasion

Published in Tuesday July 31st, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 The Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Alpheus !Naruseb, is intervening in a land dispute in which the Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority is accused of allotting portions of land already given to the Onandjandja resettlement project. !Naruseb confirmed that he is still investigating the matter. About 40 families of returnees were resettled on a […]

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Liberia: Help to the West Point Fire Victims

Published in Tuesday July 31st, 2012 In In the media

July 31, 2012 EDITORIAL We are heartily pleading with the Government of Liberia (GOL), local and international humanitarian organizations, people of goodwill among others to help the West Point fire victims. On Saturday, July 28, 2012, fire gutted 32 houses in the Township of West Point, rendering several persons, including women, children and the elderly […]

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1.6 million Housing units in Uganda uninhabitable

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

July 30, 2012 Uganda is facing a national housing backlog of about 1.6million substandard houses and structures that are not appropriate for human habitation. According to the minister for lands, housing and urban development Daudi Migereko, out of the 1.6 million housing units, 211,000 units should be in the urban areas and 1.2 million units […]

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