The University of Malawi has been shut until further notice following a week of violent student protests.

The government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan people's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) have agreed on an internationally monitored cease-fire to cover the Nuba [Nubah] Mountains region, Southern Darfur, south-central Sudan, and on "military stand-downs" to implement a US-proposed initiative to eradicate polio, according to the United States government.

Frédéric Kitengie was arrested in Kinshasa on 5 December by National Intelligence Agency (ANR)agents. Frédéric Kitengie was interrogated about an interview he did with Moïse Katumbi, president of the Congolese football team, who is also the brother of Katebe Katoto, a declared candidate for the presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has yet to be released.

The commercial sexual exploitation of children assumes many forms and has many faces. Children are enslaved by a chain of actors, all of whom profit in some way. This report, a tribute to the courage of the many children who have been affected by this inhuman trade, presents the moving words of the children themselves, as well as the passionate and informed opinions of distinguished personalities and authorities. Part of the growing chorus of committed and outspoken people coalescing around this burning subject, they speak of the measures needed to counter it, as well as their commitments to ending it.

A three-day conference discussing development initiatives for Nigeria’s impoverished but volatile Niger Delta oil region began on Monday, in the southeastern city of Port Harcourt.

A three-day conference discussing development initiatives for Nigeria’s impoverished but volatile Niger Delta oil region began on Monday, in the southeastern city of Port Harcourt.

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday joined a declaration by other African countries to take action to reduce death rates as a result of poor hygiene, and that called for the issue of disease-contaminated water to be put at the centre of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the UN Environment Programme reported.

Muslim Hands has become one of Imfundo's ResourceBank partners. It is already translating some of the key pages on its web-site into Arabic so that it can share information relating to its activities and the KnowledgeBank with Muslims in countries where English is not widely understood.

The VSO programme in South Africa currently has over 30 volunteer development workers and focuses on three main sectors: HIV/AIDS; gender; housing, water and sanitation. It is now seeking to recruit a development professional, with the initiative, drive and energy to develop the programme in the housing, water and sanitation sector.

The Soweto Youth Drama Society seeks to employ a young and energetic outgoing person to assist the coordinator to work in primary schools in SOWETO and other surrounding townships.

The GreenHouse Project seeks to employ a person with a strong commitment to people driven development, sustainable urban regeneration and a participatory approach to work. The candidate should have a strong fundraising background with skills in the areas of management and
organisational development.

The National Clearing House on Youth Employment (NCYE) urgently needs to employ a Project Director to co-ordinate the implementation, management and sustainability efforts of the project.

CIVICUS is an international civil society movement with members in over one hundred countries. Positions available: Chief Operating Officer, Director of Programmes, Director of Communications, Manager for Finance and Administration, Human Resources and Logistics Manager

The 12th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Africa opened in Burkina Faso amid calls for improved access to treatment, Agence France-Presse reports. Six thousand delegates -- including public health workers, scientists and government officials from around the world -- will focus on "community solutions" to the African HIV/AIDS pandemic at the five-day meeting.

For the second year running, an under-resourced, rural school in Northern Province has produced the winner of the Maths and Science Teacher of the Year Award.

The Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN) has launched a US $4.3 million-project whose goal is to increase the use of computers and other IT equipment in the country's schools.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has drawn up a five-year programme to boost girls' education in six Nigerian states starting next year, Maman Sidikou, head of UNICEF's education unit in the country has said.

Details are emerging about a clash between police and students in Lubumbashi in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two students were killed on Saturday when police opened fire on a demonstration involving an estimated 500 university students.

The Institute for Human Rights & Development in Africa is a pan-African human rights organisation with its headquarters in Banjul, the Gambia. The Institute specialises in the African regional human rights system, including impact litigation in national and international fora based on African human rights treaties, and training in the procedures of African treaty mechanisms.