The Faith and Ethics Network for the ICC has drafted a Manual for African Religious leaders and faith-based communities on ‘Advancing Justice and Reconciliation in relation to the ICC’. A preparatory meeting was held in May 2005 in Nairobi. Participants of the meeting included representatives from the Muslim, Hindu, Bahaí, Catholic and Anglican communities from around Africa. A representative of the Victims Participation and Reparation Section of the ICC also participated.

Short term researcher for the African Gender Institute with an interest in feminism, gender and sexuality.

Amidst debates on whether or not to allow the use of cell phones in schools, the Meraka Institute has put its expertise in information and communications technology (ICT) to work in an effort to use these devices positively in a teaching and learning environment.

The Community Education Computer Society (CECS), an ICT training NGO, seeks to fill the position of Project Officer and Content Editor on a fixed-term contract basis.

Job title : Editor in Chief for public broadcasting survey. The Open Society Institute, an international grant making foundation, seeks an Editor-in-Chief for a survey of public service broadcasting in sub-Saharan Africa.

Up to 400 African and Asian migrants have begun disembarking in Mauritania from a freighter intercepted by the Spanish coastguard over a week ago. The migrants were handed over to Spanish police after Mauritania and Spain reached a deal following prolonged diplomatic wrangling over responsibility for the migrants.

The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is being urged to release human rights lawyer and former presidential candidate Marie Therese Nlandu and her associates from prison. The calls come following the resumption of Nlandu's trial before a military tribunal in the Congo capital, Kinshasa, on January 24. The former presidential candidate and her associates have been charged with illegal possession of firearms and with organizing an "insurrectionary movement."

President Thabo Mbeki has firmly discarded any suggestion that a basic income grant was on the cards for impoverished South Africans. With a basic income grant, the government would effectively be "abandoning" its citizens, he said. However, a "more targeted, more precise" comprehensive social security system would definitely be implemented.

In spite of a global commitment following the 2002 UN Special Session on Children to end Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) by 2010, the practice is still widespread, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. To put an end to this harmful practice, UNICEF will spearhead a coordinated effort in 2007 to slash FGM/C in 16 African countries by 2015 – the target year for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

The aim of the conference is to engage academics, activists, labour, civil society and government on research related to municipal service delivery undertaken by the Municipal Services Project. We also hope to open up new debates and thinking about future research priorities.

The Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA) is hiring a Programme Officer to develop the organization’s work in Uganda and elsewhere in the region. The position will most likely be based in Kampala or Nairobi (home of the OSIEA head office). Send cover letter and resume by February 27, 2007 to: [email][email protected] or fax to +254-20-3877663. No telephone inquiries please. Please Note: Because of the large number of applications received, only selected candidates will be contacted further by OSIEA.

The International Fellowships Program (IFP) is a programme supported by the Ford Foundation and administered in West Africa by the Association of African Universities (AAU) in collaboration with Pathfinder International, Nigeria and Association for African Women on Research and Development (AAWORD), Senegal.

This summit, organised by Maya Initiatives, Cameroon and Youths for Human Rights, Liberia, is aimed at creating a central system (an African network) where young African activists can share information and learn more about the activities of one another. YAAS 2007 will provide a forum for the sharing of resources (human and financial) that should strengthen and consolidate the activities of young African activists.

The Chief of Party (COP) will be responsible for the overall management of the USAID Cooperative Agreement for the Positive Change: Children, Communities and Care Program, valued at $20 million for five years. S/he will provide strategic and operational leadership to develop and implement a multi-sectoral, integrated HIV/AIDS program that will achieve measurable outcomes in the mitigation of the impact of HIV/AIDS on families and communities in Ethiopia, and provide care and support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Egyptian human rights organisations have called upon the Supreme Council of Press (SCP) to comply with the law and not to hinder the publication of the newspaper "Al-Badiel", which has met all provisions for release as set by the law. The legal 40-day period for the announcement of any SCP objection has passed with neither a response nor the approval of a licence for the newspaper.

The Democratic Republic of Congo still needs international support, the U.N. Security Council said on Wednesday, February 7, as it prepared to extend a mandate on the world's largest peacekeeping mission for two months.

Komku Trust, a development organisation located in D’kar and operating in western Botswana, is looking for a Livelihoods Support Officer. Komku is committed to the development of the San and other minority, rural groups. Komku’s development work is executed by a team of dedicated field workers who endeavour to bring about a positive change of lifestyle among the marginalised communities through activities of mobilisation, organisation, training and technical support for self-sustainable activities leading to long term improvement of the livelihood of the people.

IRIN is a unique humanitarian news and analysis service. Part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, IRIN provides original content about emergencies to an audience of millions worldwide through the internet, TV and radio. IRIN seeks dynamic, experienced media and/or humanitarian professionals for a key management position: Senior Editor, East, Central and the Horn of Africa.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow to work under Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP) for a two-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. The program has a focus on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, gender relations, rural change, and poverty reduction. The position reports to the Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division (DSGD) and is based in Abuja, Nigeria.

CIVICUS is currently recruiting a Project Administrator for the CSI, to be based at the head office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Reporting to the Project Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the financial management of the project and providing overall administrative support to the CSI project, including fundraising, grant management, staff recruitment, staff induction, office management etc. S/he will work closely with the CSI Project Manager as well as other members of the CSI team.