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Kilimanjaro and Beyond, Inspiring, Full of Laughter, Honesty and Questions!

"...honest, funny, very engaging and truly written from the heart" - Alysha Atma Salem-News.com (From book cover)

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - “I had never intended to set out on a journey to change my life? As far as I was concerned, my life was just fine the way it was. However, someone once said that life begins at the end of our comfort zone.”

Barry Finlay broke out of his comfortable retirement to find that the life on the other side of the mountain is inspiring; that smiles, strength and perseverance can change futures, opportunities and generations. Climbing a mountain – Kilimanjaro was but a small part of his journey.

The Silence over the CIA Prison in Somalia

This report raises another interesting area of concern. Several Governments in the region have Prisons that for the lack of a better term have horrible conditions.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In the August 1st-8th edition of the Nation Jeremy Scahill wrote a piece that has been met with silence from some of the people one would assume would have something to say about it.

Rwanda: Frank Habineza wins Prestigious African leader Award

The 2011 Global Pilot Award winners will have their awards bestowed upon them by the Office of the President -Republic of Uganda, during an awards ceremony,

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Frank Habineza, the President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and President of the African Greens Federation emerged as the winner of the “African leader in Innovation & Sustainability Award” by the Global Pilot International Conference.

This honor is in recognition of his tireless efforts to organize and lead a process that led to the official launching of the African Greens Federation...

The Man Who`s Nursing a Saddam Hussein like Mustache

In my opinion, the man who nurses Saddam Hussein like mustache has not yet become irrelevant.

(UGANDA) - Following the imminent/at the time of writing this, he’s on his way/ state visit of Isaias Afewerki,President of Eritrea to Uganda, my political antennae on the region which has been dormant for some time was reactivated.

Somalia`s Education Sector Further Threatened by Famine Exodus, UN Warns

Over $20 million will be needed to help 435,000 children & maintain education.

(GENEVA) - Immediate action and funding are urgently needed to prevent a dramatic worsening of the educational situation in war- and drought-wracked Somalia.

Some 1.8 million children are already out of school, with a knock-on effect on access to health care, the United Nations warned today.

Somalia Needs Your Help!

In order to act out solidarity, one must take firm and tenacious determination.

(MADRID, Spain) - The humanitarian organization “Action Against Hunger” has launched a solidarity challenge through an ad campaign with the slogan: “Action Against Hunger in Somalia”.

The worst drought in 60 years is affecting Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. About 2.5 million Somalis have fleeted their homes in hopes to escape hunger and suffering.

The Fall of a Dictatorship Requires Sacrifices

The question of Rwandan refugees and the application of cessation close is a serious matter of concern.

(BRUSSELS) - Over the weekend of July 30th and 31st there was a joint meeting between the FDU-INKINGI and the Rwandan National Congress in Brussels.

This joint meeting was to discuss a number of topic related to the stability within Rwanda and to have attendees speak and learn from the speakers on issues related to the Rwandan community in Europe.

Canada: Stop Training Militia Members for Rwanda

The Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) has re-established a one-party, authoritarian system of government that is even more repressive than the government that was in power prior to the genocide.

(KIGALI, Rwanda) - We, the members of the Rwanda National Congress (RNC), hereby petition the Government of Canada and the Council of Gatineau City to cancel a program of the Government of Rwanda to recruit Canadian citizens and Rwandans living in Canada into a Rwandan militia group and provide indoctrination and military training to the group in Gatineau city.

The training of the ‘Intore’ militia is scheduled to take place from August 4th to August 8th, 2011...

The Problems Growing Democracy in West Africa

Democracy is not just about having elections but ensuring that current law and freedom of choice are respected all the time.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - On July 28th a most interesting event occurred at the United States Institute for Peace in Washington, DC.

Open letter to all Ugandan Members of Parliament

Background information by relating apparently unrelated events.

(UGANDA) - While most despots throughout the world faced serious threats to their power base, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa which in fact dispatched two of them in the dustbins of history, there is one exceptional despot in the Horn of Africa.