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GAMBIA-L Digest 76
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Mr Sissoho's Case
by SANG1220@aol.com
2)
by ABDOU <at137@columbia.edu>
3) New "demo" issues of The Observer
by Francis Njie <c3p0@xsite.net>
4) Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
by "Alpha Robinson" <garob1@cip.hx.uni-paderborn.de>
5) RE: THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRIBE
by BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH <kolls567@qatar.net.qa>
6) RE:(PART4) THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRIBE
by BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH <kolls567@qatar.net.qa>
7) New member
by momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
8) Re: Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
by "Alpha Robinson" <garob1@cip.hx.uni-paderborn.de>
9) Need email of The Observer
by David Gilden <dgilden@tiac.net>
10) New member
by momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
11) Fwd: SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Living Under
by momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
12) Fwd: LIBERIA-POLITICS: Voting for Real Peace
by momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
13) Fwd: Beijing Followup #89
by momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
14) Fwd: ENVIRONMENT: Activists Leery of West African Oil Pipeline
by momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
15) Fwd: Report from GK '97 Alternative: "Lo
by momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
16)
by Liz Stewart <liz@stanne.com>
17) criminal law and punishment
by =?iso-8859-1?Q?Asbj=F8rn_Nordam?= <asbjorn.nordam@dif.dk>
18) New member
by momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
19) SV: (PART3) THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRBE IN AFRICA
by "Momodou S Sidibeh" <momodou.sidibeh@stockholm.mail.telia.com>
20) Re: New member
by Liz Stewart <liz@stanne.com>
21) Re: Gambia's new electoral commission
by binta@iuj.ac.jp
22) Re: Gambia's new electoral commission
by Andrea Klumpp <klumpp@kar.dec.com>
23) New member
by "A. Loum" <tloum@u.washington.edu>
24) Re: Sierra Leone army chief backs female circumcision (fwd)
by Ancha Bala-Gaye u <bala7500@mach1.wlu.ca>
25) FORWARDED MESSAGE
by ABDOU <at137@columbia.edu>
26) FORWARDED MESSAGE
by ABDOU <at137@columbia.edu>
27) New member
by momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
28) UNITED NATIONS: U.S. Group Urges Payments With No Strings
by momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
29) Introduction of new member Habib Diab Gh
by hghanim@nusacc.org
30) Re: Introduction of new member Habib Diab Gh
by "Numukunda Darboe(Mba)" <ndarboe@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
31) International Organisation for Migration
by TSaidy1050@aol.com
32) Re: International Organisation for Migration
by madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
33) First Ladies Club !!!
by madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
34) Gambian Group to perform in Seattle
by ASJanneh@aol.com
35) Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Gambia
by ASJanneh@aol.com
36) New Members
by momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
37) Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
by "A BITTAYE" <mae96ab@wye.ac.uk>
38) IOM
by Olafiaklinikken Olafia <olafia@online.no>
39) RE: Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
by =?iso-8859-1?Q?Asbj=F8rn_Nordam?= <asbjorn.nordam@dif.dk>
40) RE: First Ladies Club !!!
by Ceesay Soffie <Ceesay_Soffie@ems.prc.com>
41) Re: IOM
by binta@iuj.ac.jp
42) HIV/GAMBIA/SENEGAL
by Olafiaklinikken Olafia <olafia@online.no>
43) Re: Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
by binta@iuj.ac.jp
44) Fwd: DEVELOPMENT: German Agency Taking To Third World Know-how
by momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
45) Fwd: WEST AFRICA: Nigerians Learn How to Talk to their Neighbours
by momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
46) Re: IOM
by sarian@osmosys.incog.com (Sarian Loum)
47) RE: Introduction of new member Habib Dia
by "Numukunda Darboe(Mba)" <ndarboe@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
48) RE: HIV/GAMBIA/SENEGAL
by BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH <kolls567@qatar.net.qa>
49) Re: IOM
by madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
50) AE-CHAIRS> Research positions (fwd)
by "N'Deye Marie N'Jie" <njie.1@osu.edu>
51) NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
by TSaidy1050@aol.com
52) Re: Introduction of new member Habib Diab Gh
by TSaidy1050@aol.com
53) Jobs at the HIID (fwd)
by madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
54) Re: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
by Latir Downes-Thomas <latir@earthlink.net>
55) Re: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
by madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
56) Re: Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
by madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
57) Re: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
by Liz STewart <liz@stanne.com>
58) Re: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
by Latir Downes-Thomas <latir@earthlink.net>
59) News about the motherland...CMAG concluding statement.
by madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
60) Re: IOM
by sarian@osmosys.incog.com (Sarian Loum)
61) Re: IOM
by WANTI WANTI CAAN GETTI AND GETTI GETTI NUH WANTI <ABARROW@rr5.rr.intel.com>
62) Re: IOM
by WANTI WANTI CAAN GETTI AND GETTI GETTI NUH WANTI <ABARROW@rr5.rr.intel.com>
63) Ayi Kwei Armah
by Gabriel Ndow <gndow@Spelman.EDU>
64) Re: Ayi Kwei Armah
by Gabriel Ndow <gndow@Spelman.EDU>
65) RE: Ayi Kwei Armah
by BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH <kolls567@qatar.net.qa>
66) Re: IOM
by TSaidy1050@aol.com
67) Re: IOM
by TSaidy1050@aol.com
68) Re: IOM -Reply
by Ndey Drammeh <NDRAMME@wpo.it.luc.edu>
69) Re: SV: (PART3) THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRBE IN AFRICA
by Laura Munzel <lem10@columbia.edu>
70) Re: New Members
by "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <msjaiteh@mtu.edu>
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Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 18:19:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: SANG1220@aol.com
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Cc: SANG1220@aol.com
Subject: Mr Sissoho's Case
Message-ID: <970706181904_-259209628@emout19.mail.aol.com>
I am appalled at what I see as ineptitude on the part of the defense in this
case. Somebody ought to bring them on malpractice charges. (a) It is
counsel's responsibility to research thoroughly the provisions of Diplomatic
Immunity as set forth by the state depart.,(b) Whether Gambia government
register him as special advisor on a special mission for the Gambia. This
according to what is presented was noy done otherwise the judge would find
for Sissoho. If Mr Sissoho wants to be philantrophic fine, but don't be a
fool on top of it. I can see giving money to a high school marching band, but
I cannot see spending $180,000.00 plus legal fees on those lawyers or
$10,000.00 on a masseuse that did not do anything to earn it.This is utterly
ridiculous and these lawyers should be made to pay. They could have
plea-bargain the case using his philantrophic adventures to his advantage and
telling the judge that his behaviour reflect the way business is done in West
Africa. The judge is more inclined to believe this than the "lane brain idea
of an affirmitive defense. Those of you in the Miami area familiar with this
case should help get another counsel for him an provide us with transcripts
of the case or the case number so we can retrieve it on court t.v's web site.
If Mr. Sissoho's religious beliefs don't allow him to enjoy the amenities of
weatern life , for god's sack stay the hell away from it. Again anybody
familiar with this case, please supply us with more details.
Thanks
Daddy Sang
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Date: Sun, 6 Jul 1997 20:00:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: ABDOU <at137@columbia.edu>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.95L.970706192814.5336A-100000@terve.cc.columbia.edu>
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Hi folks,
Daddy Sang wrote : "I am appalled at what I see as ineptitude on the part
of the defense in this case."
Perhaps the reason Mr. Sissoho lost the case is that he had no
case. After all, he has admitted to attempting to bribe a U.S. official.
Even if he had diplomatic immunity, which circumstantial factors such as
Mr. Sissoho's illteracy would most likely preclude, the intent of
immunity is not to facilitate the commission of petty crimes.
It says a lot about The Gambian government that it is spending its
few and scarce resources in the defense of an admitted lawbreaker. This
unusual energy from the moribound and corrupt Gambian bureaucracy coupled
with the fact that Mr. Sissoho continues to be housed by poor Gambian
taxpayers makes me wonder if this is the first time that he has attempted
to bribe public officials. After all, there are many individuals in The
Gambia who are wealthier than Sissoho and who have invested a lot more
money in the economy but who continue to live in their own houses and are
not guarded by Gambian soldiers as is the mysterious Sissoho.
The growing American unwillingness to accept the abuses of
diplomatic priviledges is welcome and will hopefully refocus the energies
of Gambian diplomats towards carrying out their duties as envoys of
Gambian taxpayers.
Thanks and bye for now,
-Abdou.
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A.TOURAY
Computer Science
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
MY URL ON THE WWW= http://www.cc.columbia.edu/~at137
A FINITE IN A LAND OF INFINITY.
SEEKING BUT THE REACHABLE.
I WANDER AND I WONDER.
ALAS, ALL RESPITE IS FINAL.
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Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 22:01:49 -0500
From: Francis Njie <c3p0@xsite.net>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: New "demo" issues of The Observer
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970706220149.006e2278@xsite.net>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Gambia-L:
Please find more demo issues from June, courtesy of Abdou Touray and
Momodou Camara, at...
http://www.xsite.net/~c3p0/observer
Regards,
Francis
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 09:31:22 + 0200 MET
From: "Alpha Robinson" <garob1@cip.hx.uni-paderborn.de>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
Message-ID: <61B190095F@cip.hx.uni-paderborn.de>
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From: Jose Forlani <gg33@ihw.bau-verm.uni-karlsruhe.de>
To: "'Aline Clerc'" <aline.clerc@dgr.epfl.ch>,
"'Anne Boulland'"
<anne.boulland@airliquide.com>,
"'Blaise Fleury'"
<blaise.fleury@ibap.dgc.epfl.ch>,
"'Bruno Merz'"
<bmerz@gfz-potsdam.de>,
"'Didier Robert'" <didier@inser.ch>,
"'Francois Georgy'" <fgeorgy@ibm.net>
To: "'Jonathan Trail'" <jonathan.trail@ebay.sun.com>,
"'Jordi Montserrat'"
<montserrat.itv@srpv.ch>,
"'Marc Riedo'" <marc.riedo@dgr.epfl.ch>,
"'Martine Forlani'" <martine.forlani@ehl.ch>,
"'Olivier Girard'" <olivier.girard@bakom.admin.ch>,
"'Philippe Girard'" <philippe.girard@tsr.srg-ssr.ch>
To: "'Philippe Noirjean'" <Pnoirjean@atge.automail.com>,
"'Piroska Simonkay'"
<pircsi@indigo2.vsz.bme.hu>
Subject: WG: (Fwd) WG: (Fwd) Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 08:56:14 +0200
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Von: Petra Kastner-Klein[SMTP:petra.kastner-klein@bau-verm.uni-karlsruhe.de]
Gesendet: Thursday, July 03, 1997 11:13 AM
An: Merz; Rau Matthias; Baerlund Ilona; Lehmann; Zehe Erwin#10.5.1995 S(rz09); Disse Markus; Fedorovitsch Evgeni; Bardossy Andreas; Casper Markus; Muster; Badde Oliver; Klein Petra; Schmitt-Heideri
Betreff: (Fwd) WG: (Fwd) Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
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>From: <rculrike@uxmail.ust.hk>
>Subject: (Fwd) WG: (Fwd) Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
>To: GG12@ihwhp2.bau-verm.uni-karlsruhe.de (Petra Klein)
>Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 09:24:33 +0800 (HKT)
>Cc: richiardone@to.infn.it (renzo richiardone), thor@cmr.no (Thor Gjesdal),
> stockhause@ifu.fhg.de (Martina Stockhause)
>
>Forwarded message:
>>From kornblueh@dkrz.de Tue Jul 1 22:15:06 1997
>From: kornblueh@dkrz.de (Luis Kornblueh)
>Message-Id: <199707011413.QAA10815@regen.dkrz.de>
>Subject: (Fwd) WG: (Fwd) Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
>To: rculrike@uxmail.ust.hk (Ulrike Niemeier)
>Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 16:13:26 +0200 (MET DST)
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>--- Forwarded mail from erhard@pik-potsdam.de (Markus Erhard)
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>From: erhard@pik-potsdam.de (Markus Erhard)
>Subject: WG: (Fwd) Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
>
>>From: Koppisch <koppisch@rz.uni-greifswald.de>
>>Subject: WG: (Fwd) Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
>>To: hermann.heilmeier@uni-bayreuth.de
>>Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 20:18:30 METDST
>>Cc: erhard@pik-potsdam.de
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>>Betreff: fwd: (Fwd) Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
>>
>>I'd like to bring the following to your attention:
>>
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>>
>>Date sent: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 20:44:50 -0700
>>From: Frank Hirtz <fwhirtz@ucdavis.edu>
>>Subject: vote!
>>
>>A few Neo-Nazi groups are trying to create (again) a usenet
>>group where they want to keep in contact with each other
>>regarding their activities. I believe it is not necessary
>>to dwell further on these activities.
>>
>>The group is rec.music.white-power.
>>
>>To create such a group, they have to win a referendum that is
>>always organised when a new usenet group is created. All persons
>>with an email address, and only those, can vote in this
>>referendum.
>>
>>It is IMPORTANT to vote only once, otherwise the vote is
>>cancelled.
>>
>>To prevent the creation of this group, you have to:
>> 1. Send this message to people you know
>> 2. Send an email to the following address:
>> music-vote@sub-rosa.com
>> with as contents (not 'subject') ONLY the following line:
>> I vote NO on rec.music.white-power
>>
>> Since the vote is automatic, it is important to send the exact
>> line as it is given above, without adding anything, not even
>> a name.
>> And please send it only once or it becomes invalid ! Also, please
>> FORWARD THIS LETTER TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WITH AN E-MAIL
>> ADDRESS
>>___________________________________________________________________
>>Frank Hirtz Department of Human and Community Development
>> University of California, Davis
>> Davis, CA 95616
>> Tel: (916) 752 8928; Fax: (916) 752 5660
>>___________________________________________________________________
>>
>>Barbara Praetorius
>>Deutsches Institut f=FCr Wirtschaftsforschung - German Institute for =
>>Economic=20
>>Research
>>DIW, K=F6nigin-Luise-Str. 5, D-14195 Berlin
>>Phone ++49 (30) 89 789 676 Fax ++49 (30) 89 789 200 =
>>http://www.diw-berlin.de=20
>>
>>Tjark Goerges
>>Dept. of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
>>Kiel University
>>24118 Kiel, Germany
>>Olshausenstr. 40
>>Phone +49-431-880-3194
>>Private +49-4340-9794
>>Fax +49-431-880-1625
>>email:tgoerges@plantnutrition.uni-kiel.de
>>http://www.uni-kiel.de:8080/plantnutrition_soilscience
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:48:08 +-300
From: BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH <kolls567@qatar.net.qa>
To: "'GAMBIA-L@U.WASHINGTON.EDU'" <GAMBIA-L@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject: RE: THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRIBE
Message-ID: <01BC8ACB.C4083E40@dihb.qatar.net.qa>
****** THE GENESIS OF LANGUAGE AND TRIBE*******
Even if Dr.Leakey is wrong in positing that black humanity is the Adam and
Eve of Non-Black humanity, he is definitetly right in saying that the whole
of black humanity is genetically related.
And if that is accepted,it must also be accepted that the various languages
that black people speak are also genetically related.That, plus its
relationship with ethnic feeling is what we want to look at in this and the
coming installments.
At present, black africa has about 1800 languages, and that constitutes
about 30% of the total number of languages on the entire planet.That sounds
very depressing of course!And maybe that is why one writer once commented
to the effect that: "Africa is so linguistically confused that it cannot
communicate with itself,never mind communicat with the rest of the world."
But before we can plunge into our continent's language puzzle, we need to
inform ourselves of a couple of facts about the nature of language.Language
is basically nothing more than an instrument to talk about the world around
us; and that world could be the physical one that we see around us or our
own inner experiences and thoughts or those of the group we belong to.That
being the case, if there is an upheaval or a lot of quick changes has taken
place in either the physical or experiential world of the people,their
language quickly changes to reflect the new reality.It would follow from
that that the languages of societies that are relatively stable tend to
change less than the languages of the societies that experience change more
often.Now, let us assume that a group of one thousand mandikos left upper
Egypt after the invasion of the Hykos 1800 years before the birth of Christ
and headed east towards Sudan; then headed south towards Ethiopia .And let
us assume that after three hundred years of stay in Ethiopia some of the
descendants of those Mandinka speaking people decided that they didn't like
to stay in Ethiopia any longer so they also packed their bags and headed
west and eventually reached the Atlantic Ocean (West Africa) around the
time that Jesus Christ was born.And let us assume further that after 400
years of settling down in West Africa, a Caravan Trading Mission came from
Egypt to buy some west African gold and salt from the West African
Mandikos; and let us say that it turned out that the head of the mission
was incidentally none other than a descendant of the upper Egypt Mandinkas
who had decided not to migrate from Egypt in the first place.Now,the fact
that the head of the mission is also a mandinka is communicationally
irrelevant because neither party would be able to talk to each other
without the service of a translator.If this same person (head of the
mission), after finishing his business in West Africa, went to Ethiopia and
met the descendants of those Mandinkas that had settled there,he would
again have to get himself a very able translator or else he would never be
able to communicate with his cousins.Now, in Linguistics,the Mandinka
language that the upper Egyptian speaks is the Mother Language for both the
West African and Ethiopian Mandinka ,and these last two are the the
Daughter Languages to the upper Egyptian one.Now,if a group of languages
related in the manner that we have just described,they are said to be
genetically related but because members of these three Mandinka languages
cannot directly talk to each other without the service of a translator,they
(the three languages) are said to be mutually UNINTELLIGIBLE.So, now we
know that even if a group of languages have a commonality of origin, but
cease to communicate to each other consistently for a prolonged period of
time,there would come a day when they would not be intelligible to each
other.This is the kind of thing that has more or less happened to our
languages in Africa.And we will soon try to demonstrate that by giving real
examples,but for the mean time we want to talk about the the tribal aspect.
We cannot understand black africa's obsession with tribe without first
going back again to where it all started,namely, egypt,because the sins of
the fathers has throughout history had a cruel way of visiting the sons
(and dauthers).So,Egyypt was devided at one time into thirty provinces and
each province in turn was devided into a number of districts and it goes
without saying that the people living in any given district (neighbourhood)
are more or less related to each other by blood.And for administrative
reasons,each district was assigned a flag on which an animal or a bird is
drawn(pictogram) on it,a very practical way of identifying who comes from
where.This procedure was necessary because every district was assigned by
the state to perform a specific service or profession as its contribution
to the national development.Now let us say that a given district is given a
flag on which a goat is drawn and that the profession of the people is
carpentry; they would as time went on be known as the Goat Clan or the
Carpenters,since they alone would have the goat as their symbol.This
division and specialisation of labour evntually led to the heridetary
transmission of trades(and also the begining of TOTEMIC names for black
people eg.Jatta,Manneh,Njie),thus carpenter fathers teaching their sons all
the secrets of carpentry and the sons in turn teach their sons etc.And no
one would have anything to do with any other profession different from th
the one ones own clan was specialised in.It became a taboo of almost a
religious proportion either not to perform the trade your people are famous
for or to venture into new ones.People who did that were dismembered and
cut off from the group.That was tantamount to a death sentence in the
ancient world,because one belonged to the Clan and not to onesself or to
ones parents.Because it was the clan thatt gave the individual its
identity,livelihood,culture and security. And anyone attempting to abuse
those previliges would be doing it at the pain of death.It was very rare
for anyone in Egypt of those days to even contemplate such a thing!
We need to say one more thing here before concluding this installment.One
of the secrets of ancient egypts strenght in almost all her four thousand
years of history was its linguistic homogenity.A villager from any part of
egypt on a visit to Thebes or Memphis (the capitals) would talk in his
dialect to the urbanites and be perfectly understood by them.So we can now
conclude by saying that the fierce Clanishness that had been learnt and
internalized in the profession oriented districts of Ancient Egypyt well
before the Great Migrations somehow interplayed and interacted with the new
languages acquired after the Treks to produce a black person that is almost
incapable of thoughts and actions that trancend the immediate concerns of
the Ethnic group he belongs.The Grip of History, as it turns out ,can be so
cruel and overpowering sometimes!
In our NEXT INSTALLMENT, we will talk about the black languages and how
most of them are genetically related.And until then????.
Regards Basssss!
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:51:37 +-300
From: BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH <kolls567@qatar.net.qa>
To: "'gambia-l@u.washington.edu'" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: RE:(PART4) THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRIBE
Message-ID: <01BC8ACC.24946E00@dihb.qatar.net.qa>
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From: BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH[SMTP:kolls567@qatar.net.qa]
Sent: 02/NEiU CaCea/1418 11:48 O
To: 'GAMBIA-L@U.WASHINGTON.EDU'
Subject: RE: THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRIBE
****** THE GENESIS OF LANGUAGE AND TRIBE*******
Even if Dr.Leakey is wrong in positing that black humanity is the Adam and
Eve of Non-Black humanity, he is definitetly right in saying that the whole
of black humanity is genetically related.
And if that is accepted,it must also be accepted that the various languages
that black people speak are also genetically related.That, plus its
relationship with ethnic feeling is what we want to look at in this and the
coming installments.
At present, black africa has about 1800 languages, and that constitutes
about 30% of the total number of languages on the entire planet.That sounds
very depressing of course!And maybe that is why one writer once commented
to the effect that: "Africa is so linguistically confused that it cannot
communicate with itself,never mind communicat with the rest of the world."
But before we can plunge into our continent's language puzzle, we need to
inform ourselves of a couple of facts about the nature of language.Language
is basically nothing more than an instrument to talk about the world around
us; and that world could be the physical one that we see around us or our
own inner experiences and thoughts or those of the group we belong to.That
being the case, if there is an upheaval or a lot of quick changes has taken
place in either the physical or experiential world of the people,their
language quickly changes to reflect the new reality.It would follow from
that that the languages of societies that are relatively stable tend to
change less than the languages of the societies that experience change more
often.Now, let us assume that a group of one thousand mandikos left upper
Egypt after the invasion of the Hykos 1800 years before the birth of Christ
and headed east towards Sudan; then headed south towards Ethiopia .And let
us assume that after three hundred years of stay in Ethiopia some of the
descendants of those Mandinka speaking people decided that they didn't like
to stay in Ethiopia any longer so they also packed their bags and headed
west and eventually reached the Atlantic Ocean (West Africa) around the
time that Jesus Christ was born.And let us assume further that after 400
years of settling down in West Africa, a Caravan Trading Mission came from
Egypt to buy some west African gold and salt from the West African
Mandikos; and let us say that it turned out that the head of the mission
was incidentally none other than a descendant of the upper Egypt Mandinkas
who had decided not to migrate from Egypt in the first place.Now,the fact
that the head of the mission is also a mandinka is communicationally
irrelevant because neither party would be able to talk to each other
without the service of a translator.If this same person (head of the
mission), after finishing his business in West Africa, went to Ethiopia and
met the descendants of those Mandinkas that had settled there,he would
again have to get himself a very able translator or else he would never be
able to communicate with his cousins.Now, in Linguistics,the Mandinka
language that the upper Egyptian speaks is the Mother Language for both the
West African and Ethiopian Mandinka ,and these last two are the the
Daughter Languages to the upper Egyptian one.Now,if a group of languages
related in the manner that we have just described,they are said to be
genetically related but because members of these three Mandinka languages
cannot directly talk to each other without the service of a translator,they
(the three languages) are said to be mutually UNINTELLIGIBLE.So, now we
know that even if a group of languages have a commonality of origin, but
cease to communicate to each other consistently for a prolonged period of
time,there would come a day when they would not be intelligible to each
other.This is the kind of thing that has more or less happened to our
languages in Africa.And we will soon try to demonstrate that by giving real
examples,but for the mean time we want to talk about the the tribal aspect.
We cannot understand black africa's obsession with tribe without first
going back again to where it all started,namely, egypt,because the sins of
the fathers has throughout history had a cruel way of visiting the sons
(and dauthers).So,Egyypt was devided at one time into thirty provinces and
each province in turn was devided into a number of districts and it goes
without saying that the people living in any given district (neighbourhood)
are more or less related to each other by blood.And for administrative
reasons,each district was assigned a flag on which an animal or a bird is
drawn(pictogram) on it,a very practical way of identifying who comes from
where.This procedure was necessary because every district was assigned by
the state to perform a specific service or profession as its contribution
to the national development.Now let us say that a given district is given a
flag on which a goat is drawn and that the profession of the people is
carpentry; they would as time went on be known as the Goat Clan or the
Carpenters,since they alone would have the goat as their symbol.This
division and specialisation of labour evntually led to the heridetary
transmission of trades(and also the begining of TOTEMIC names for black
people eg.Jatta,Manneh,Njie),thus carpenter fathers teaching their sons all
the secrets of carpentry and the sons in turn teach their sons etc.And no
one would have anything to do with any other profession different from th
the one ones own clan was specialised in.It became a taboo of almost a
religious proportion either not to perform the trade your people are famous
for or to venture into new ones.People who did that were dismembered and
cut off from the group.That was tantamount to a death sentence in the
ancient world,because one belonged to the Clan and not to onesself or to
ones parents.Because it was the clan thatt gave the individual its
identity,livelihood,culture and security. And anyone attempting to abuse
those previliges would be doing it at the pain of death.It was very rare
for anyone in Egypt of those days to even contemplate such a thing!
We need to say one more thing here before concluding this installment.One
of the secrets of ancient egypts strenght in almost all her four thousand
years of history was its linguistic homogenity.A villager from any part of
egypt on a visit to Thebes or Memphis (the capitals) would talk in his
dialect to the urbanites and be perfectly understood by them.So we can now
conclude by saying that the fierce Clanishness that had been learnt and
internalized in the profession oriented districts of Ancient Egypyt well
before the Great Migrations somehow interplayed and interacted with the new
languages acquired after the Treks to produce a black person that is almost
incapable of thoughts and actions that trancend the immediate concerns of
the Ethnic group he belongs.The Grip of History, as it turns out ,can be so
cruel and overpowering sometimes!
In our NEXT INSTALLMENT, we will talk about the black languages and how
most of them are genetically related.And until then????.
Regards Basssss!
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:25:00 +0200
From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: New member
Message-ID: <19970707102651.AAA54636@LOCALNAME>
Gambia-l,
Susan Hayes has been added to the list. Welcome to the
Gambia-l, we look forward to your contributions.
Please send a brief introduction to: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Momodou Camara
*******************************************************
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara
**"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's
possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible"***
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 16:44:36 + 0200 MET
From: "Alpha Robinson" <garob1@cip.hx.uni-paderborn.de>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
Message-ID: <3E9A334C9@cip.hx.uni-paderborn.de>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 09:31:22 + 0200 MET
Reply-to: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
From: "Alpha Robinson" <garob1@cip.hx.uni-paderborn.de>
To: GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Neo-Nazis on the NET (fwd)
Sorry about the 'unreadable' nature of the previous mail. It was sent
in a hurry. For those interested, here is the essential part of the
forwarded message.
Thanks.
Alpha
>>A few Neo-Nazi groups are trying to create (again) a usenet
>>group where they want to keep in contact with each other
>>regarding their activities. I believe it is not necessary
>>to dwell further on these activities.
>>
>>The group is rec.music.white-power.
>>
>>To create such a group, they have to win a referendum that is
>>always organised when a new usenet group is created. All persons
>>with an email address, and only those, can vote in this
>>referendum.
>>
>>It is IMPORTANT to vote only once, otherwise the vote is
>>cancelled.
>>
>>To prevent the creation of this group, you have to:
>> 1. Send this message to people you know
>> 2. Send an email to the following address:
>> music-vote@sub-rosa.com
>> with as contents (not 'subject') ONLY the following line:
>> I vote NO on rec.music.white-power
>>
>> Since the vote is automatic, it is important to send the exact
>> line as it is given above, without adding anything, not even
>> a name.
>> And please send it only once or it becomes invalid ! Also, please
>> FORWARD THIS LETTER TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WITH AN E-MAIL
>> ADDRESS
>>___________________________________________________________________
>>Frank Hirtz Department of Human and Community Development
>> University of California, Davis
>> Davis, CA 95616
>> Tel: (916) 752 8928; Fax: (916) 752 5660
>>___________________________________________________________________
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:06:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: David Gilden <dgilden@tiac.net>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Need email of The Observer
Message-ID: <l03102800afe67db41f23@[204.215.135.128]>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Does anyone have an email address for the The Observer?
Thanks
Dave
*Cora Connection Your West African, Manding Music Source*
http://www.drive.net/kora.htm
------------------------------
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 22:58:45 +0200
From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: New member
Message-ID: <19970707220041.AAA38758@LOCALNAME>
Gambia-l,
Liz Stewart has been added to the list. Welcome to the
Gambia-l, we look forward to your contributions.
Please send a brief introduction to: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Momodou Camara
*******************************************************
http://home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara
**"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's
possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible"***
------------------------------
Date: 07 Jul 1997 21:13:47 GMT
From: momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Fwd: SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Living Under
Message-ID: <3021660061.179450892@inform-bbs.dk>
Copyright 1997 InterPress Service, all rights reserved.
Worldwide distribution via the APC networks.
*** 03-Jul-97 ***
Title: SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS: Living Under Siege
By Lansana Fofana
KOIDU, Sierra Leone, Jul 3 (IPS) - The eastern district of Kono
took a battering during Sierra Leone's civil war as rebels and
government forces battled for control of its gold and diamond
fields.
Now it's under pressure again as a result of a month-long
interruption of road transport by a militia opposed to Sierra
Leone's military junta.
''Foodstuff, petrol, kerosene and other essential items have
stopped coming in and we now survive on reserves. Pretty soon
these may run out,'' Sahr Komba, a civil servant resident in
Koidu, Kono's main town, tells IPS.
''People here must brace themselves for worse to come,'' he
adds. ''Because of the blockade by the Kamajors, transport
vehicles have not been plying the highway leading to and out of
the town. Things are getting worse.''
The Kamajors, said to number over 10,000, are hunters whom the
then govenment organised into militias about three years ago to
help the military fight Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels.
However, after a May 25 coup that ousted civilian president
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, the RUF teamed up with the military while the
Kamajors, angered by the overthrow, turned their guns on the
ruling Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC).
The hunters, who have blocked the main highway between Koidu
and Freetown, 320kms to the west, have vowed to fight the military
junta and its allies of the RUF, which now calls itself the
People's Army, until Tejan Kabbah is reinstated.
''We will fight till the AFRC/RUF government is kicked out,''
Kamajor Kinnie Morie told IPS. ''Our cause is to restore democracy
and we can't sit back and see this country being ravaged by armed
thugs.''
After making several unsuccessful attempts to dislodge the
Kamajors from their strongholds in the southeast of the country,
the AFRC/RUF forces turned their attention to Kono. The two sides
fought recently for the control of the Freetown-Koidu highway but
the hunters still occupy parts of it.
Last week the AFRC offered to sign a truce with the militias
and repeated an earlier offer for them to join it as the RUF had
done. ''We believe the Kamajors are our brothers and so we don't
intend marginalising them,'' an AFRC official told IPS this week.
But the Kamajors have turned down the offers and have continued
blocking transport to and from Kono.
The gold- and dismond-mining area also used to be Sierra
Leone's breadbasket, but the rebel war that started in 1991 chased
farmers from their fields. Armed clashes that broke out months
after a November 1996 peace accord delayed the resumption of
agriculture. Then came the coup and the blockade.
Since the war, Kono's roughly 500,000 people, some of them
migrant miners from other West African countries, have had to
depend on Freetown for essential goods, including rice, the staple
in Sierra Leone. The blockade has thus hurt the area's residents.
''Before the military coup and the Kamajor blockade, rice used
to be sold for 23,000 leones a (50-kg) bag but now the price has
soared to 60,000 leones,'' complains Saffia Fanday, a public
servant in Koidu. ''Petrol which was sold at 4,000 a gallon now
goes for 30,000.''
The leone exchanges at 1,000 to the U.S. dollar.
''The situation in Kono is bad enough,'' says Charles Sesay, a
relief worker based here. ''There is no good drinking water, no
medicines in the government-run hospital, no electricity and now
food and other vital items have stopped coming in. This is
alarming.''
According to Sesay, epidemics could break out if the situation
continues. ''Already children have been dying daily because of the
lack of proper health care services and there is the looming
threat of cholera, measles and other outbreaks,'' he says.
According to some reports, about 10 children have been dying
each day in Kono, where all schools have been closed since the
blockade. (END/IPS/LF/KB/97)
Origin: Harare/SIERRA LEONE-POLITICS/
----
[c] 1997, InterPress Third World News Agency (IPS)
All rights reserved
------------------------------
Date: 07 Jul 1997 21:18:25 GMT
From: momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Fwd: LIBERIA-POLITICS: Voting for Real Peace
Message-ID: <827981790.179451146@inform-bbs.dk>
Copyright 1997 InterPress Service, all rights reserved.
Worldwide distribution via the APC networks.
*** 02-Jul-97 ***
Title: LIBERIA-POLITICS: Voting for Real Peace
By Attes Johnson
MONROVIA, Jul 2 (IPS) - As Liberia moves towards elections, people
here agree on one thing: any vote at the Jul. 19 polls must be a
vote for peace and stability.
''We want our children to be educated in order to be able to
face the challenges of tomorrow,'' says Gloria Talawarian, a
taylor in downtown Monrovia. ''We want elections for peace and
security.''
Similar calls have been issued by participants in the various
street parades and rallies that have added a dash of colour to the
election campaign, which started on Jun. 16.
''We are tired of living like beggars in our own home ... or
living in Greystone,'' said one of the hundreds of People's
Democratic Party of Liberia (PDPL) backers who marched in mid-June
in support of PDPL presidential hopeful George Toe Washington.
Greystone is a private residential area for Americans.
Thousands of people sought refuge there when they were forced from
their homes by factional fighting that broke out in Monrovia in
April 1996, seven months after the country's factions agreed to
end a civil war they began in 1989.
The fighting ended in June 1996 and since the start of this
year, a West African peacekeeping force, ECOMOG, has been
disarming the factions. However, many of the combattants have been
unwilling to hand in their weapons and this has forced the West
African peacekeepers to carry out searches in various parts of the
country. On Jun. 26, ECOMOG disclosed that it had recovered 7,000
hidden arms since February.
Liberia's church officials are also worried that the election
may be marred by violence. In a Jun. 18 press release, the Liberia
Council of Churches (LCC) urged political parties and their
supporters to be tolerant of one another's views and to refrain
from character assassination during the campaign.
It also called on the parties to educate their followers so as
to prevent them from engaging in acts that could ignite violence.
''Activities of all contending parties should aim at providing
deliverance for those who have been cut off from normal life due
to the long-running civil war and create democratic empowerment
for our people, thereby allowing them to freely participate in the
process,'' ran the appeal, signed by LCC Secretary-General Rev.
Stephen Muin.
But at least four parties, including the Unity Party (UP),
headed by former UN Development Programme (UNDP) Africa Director
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf -- one of the two frontrunners --, have
complained that their activists had been the victims of violent
attacks. The complaints were submitted on Jun. 18 to the
Independent Electoral Commission (IECOM).
At a four-hour meeting he held on Jun. 24 with representatives
of political parties, ECOMOG Commander General Victor Malu charged
that some presidential candidates, whom he described as
''troublemakers'', were plotting to kill their opponents.
He also warned against violence. ''While ECOMOG is escorting
anybody to campaign, if you throw stones at that person, you will
be throwing stones at ECOMOG and, as such, ECOMOG will retaliate
by throwing bullets (at you),'' Malu said.
In the meantime, IECOM itself has not had an easy time of it.
It was only on Jun. 25 that its 6,500 registrars began the task of
registering voters.
The Commission has not yet received all the money it has been
promised by the Liberian and foreign governments for the
organisation of the election, and the registration drive has been
snagged by logistical problems.
Up to last weekend, some of the 2,000 registration centres had
not yet been equipped, while getting to those that are already
functioning is not always easy.
''People are finding it hard to turn out to register due to the
poor weather (heavy rains) each day, coupled with the state of the
roads that have been abandoned due to the war,'' said taxi driver
Peter Mulbah. ''Bridges have been destroyed. Vehicles can't move
about freely.''
Amid all the snags, Liberians hope that the election will go
smoothly and usher in a new era for the troubled country.
There are around 1.2 million people of voting age in the small
West African nation. The main contenders in the presidential race
are Johnson-Sirleaf and former rebel leader Charles Taylor of the
National Patriotic Party (NPP).
''We don't care who wins,'' Oldman Says Dahn, an elderly farmer
from Nimba county in the north, told IPS. ''All our concern is to
sleep and get up in peace again, send our children to school and
grow our food once again.'' (END/IPS/AJ/KB/97)
Origin: Harare/LIBERIA-POLITICS/
----
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Date: 07 Jul 1997 21:20:44 GMT
From: momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Fwd: Beijing Followup #89
Message-ID: <954662878.179451378@inform-bbs.dk>
GLOBALNET 89
International Women's Tribune Centre, 777 United Nations Plaza, New
York, NY 10017, Tel: (1-212) 687-8633. Fax: (1-212) 661-2704 . e-mail:
iwtc@igc.apc.org
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR NETWORKS.
July 1, 1997
by Anne S. Walker
UPDATE ON UN EVENTS AROUND WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS
Appointment of Mary Robinson as High Commissioner for Human Rights! UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan, in announcing this appointment, said "I
think it is one of the most important appointments that I will have the
opportunity of making in my term." It is expected that Ms. Robinson will
assume her duties before the 52nd session of the UN General Assembly
(September 1997). Mary Robinson, currently President of Ireland,
participated in the work of the International Committee of Jurists in
Geneva between 1987and 1990, and was special rapporteur to the Council
of Europe's Interregional Meeting on the theme "Human Rights on the Dawn
of the 21st Century.". She is the first woman to be appointed High
Commissioner for Human Rights.
CEDAW Meets in New York July 7 - 25, 1997. The Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) opens its 17th
Session at the UN in New York at 10.00am, Monday July 7th. The 23
experts of CEDAW, who serve in their personal capacity, monitor the
implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women which was adopted by the UN General
Assembly in 1979 and came into force in 1981. The Convention has so far
been ratified by 160 countries. Last year, the Committee revised its
guidelines for reporting by inviting Governments to include information
on measures taken to implement the Beijing Platform for Action. The
Committee also urged the UN/CSW to prepare an Optional Protocol to the
Convention which would allow individuals and groups the right to
petition the Committe directly about violations of women's rights. The
23 expert members of CEDAW for this session are: Charlotte Abaka
(Ghana); Ayse Feride Acar (Turkey); Emna Aouij (Tunisia); Tendai Ruth
Bare (Zimbabwe); Desiree Patricia Bernard (Guyana); Carlota Bustelo del
Real (Spain); Silvia Rose Cartwright (New Zealand); Miriam Yolande
Estrada Castillo (Ecuador); Ivanka Corti (Italy); Aurora Javate de Dios
(Philippines); Yolande Ferrer Gomez (Cuba); Aida Gonzalez Martinez
(Mexico); Sunaryati Hartono (Indonesia); Salma Khan (Bangladesh);
Yung-Chung Kim (Republic of Korea); Ahoua Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso); Anne
Lise Ryel (Norway); Ginko Sato (Japan); Hanna Beate Schopp-Schilling
(Germany); Carmel Shalev (Israel); Lin Shangzhen (China); Kongit
Sinegiorgis (Ethiopia); and Mervat Tallawy (Egypt). For further
information, contact Ann Marie Erb-Leoncavallo, UN Department of Public
Information. Tel: (1-212) 963-0499. Fax: (1-212) 963-1186.
Two Special Consultations Between NGOs and CEDAW Experts Planned: These
will be held on July 10 and 17 from 1:15 - 2:45 pm in Conference Room 7
for NGOs that have information to present to CEDAW on the situation of
women in the nine countries that are presenting reports: Antigua and
Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Bangladesh; Israel; Italy;
Luxembourg; and Namibia. NGOs interested in attending the CEDAW session
and/or the two consultations should contact: Koh Miyaoi, NGO Liaison in
the UN Division for the Advancement of Women (UN/DAW). Tel: (1-212)
963-8034. Fax: (1-212) 963-3643
CEDAW Sessions in 1998: CEDAW meets again in New York from 12 - 30 Jan.
1998 with a pre-session from 5-9 Jan. 1998. For further information
contact Ann Marie Erb-Leoncavallo of UN/DPI at address given above.
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) session in 1998: UN/CSW will
meet from 2 - 13 March 1998. Priority themes for this session are:
Violence Against Women; Women and Armed Conflict; Human Rights of Women
and; The Girl Child. In 1998, the United Nations will be celebrating 50
years since the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in
1948, and groups worldwide are planning special commemorative events
that will take place during this year. Women's groups are planning to
make the CSW session a focus of their ongoing concern for women's human
rights, and much discussion is taking place in various parts of the
world about ways to do this. Watch for a special edition of Global
Faxnet that will carry as much information as possible about plans and
preparations for March 1998. If you have information about plans in your
country or region, please let us know!
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Date: 07 Jul 1997 21:12:23 GMT
From: momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Fwd: ENVIRONMENT: Activists Leery of West African Oil Pipeline
Message-ID: <632942558.179450570@inform-bbs.dk>
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*** 03-Jul-97 ***
Title: ENVIRONMENT: Activists Leery of West African Oil Pipeline
By Pratap Chatterjee
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul. 3 (IPS) - Three of the World's largest oil
companies - Exxon, Shell and Elf - are finalising plans to pour
billions of dollars into a 1,000 kms pipeline from southern Chad
to a tanker port in Cameroon.
Environmental activists from AfriÂXKðQ]ðWÛ,ÜÕK-ÛP[YðZÂXKðð
however, are coincerned that the new project may turn into a
nightmare for the ecology and human rights - as happened with the
Shell exploration programme in the Niger delta.
For Chad - a landlocked country ranked among the poorest in
the world - the project promises a major stimulus to the economy
which depends on cotton exports for half the national income.
For Cameroon - which depends on oil revenues for half its
income - the project could bring investors to outlying northern
oilfields which it badly needs to supplement its dwindling coastal
reserves.
The World Bank is considering making a 370 million dollar loan
for the four billion dollar project through the International
Development Association and the International Finance Corporation,
branches of the multilateral institution that advance loans to the
world's poorest countries and to the private sector.
Critics fear the loan could well be abused in both countries,
which have been involved in corruption and human rights abuses
while having little experience in the environmental problems
caused by pipelines.
''We are especially worried about water pollution since the
pipeline will cross several of our largest rivers, which are used
by local communities for their daily needs,'' says Louis Djomo,
coordinator of of the African Forest Action Network (AFAN), a
network of 60 West and Central African non-governmental
organizations (NGOs)
He points to Ogoniland in neighboring Nigeria where more than
30 years of Shell oil exploration has polluted drinking water, and
caused fish to disappear from the rivers. Crops now cannot grow on
large stretches of now-infertile land in the ogoni region.
The Doba basin has been a historic centre for Christian and
animist rebel groups that have opposed the Muslim-dominated north
for the past 30 years.
''There is a lot of talk about the coming oil bonanza in
N'Djamena, but Chadian human rights monitors fear that the oil
will lead to an increase in repression and human rights violations
in the South,'' says Irene Mandeau, who heads Amnesty
International's working group on Chad. Local people report that
problems have already arisen.
About three years ago Dingamtolem Ajikolmian, a local peasant,
heard that an airplane was to land on a nearby field, so he
decided to take his children to witness the rare event. Nervous
Chadian security forces protecting Exxon staff shot and killed
Ajikolmian in front of his children, according to Claudia and
Martin Duppel, volunteers from Germany who lived in the Doba
region for several years.
Activists also do not believe that the wealth from this new
project will trickle down to those in need. Transparency
International, an international coalition fighting corruption in
international business transactions, ranks Cameroon among the
world's 10 worst offenders in corrupt practices.
In Chad corruption is so severe that Western donors have
insisted that public finances be controlled by a Swiss company
called Coteca, according to the British Economist magazine.
Reporters and activists, who have visited the area, report that
the consortium officials have been extremely uncooperative about
releasing information and they found it difficult to assess a true
picture of the situation.
Initially Exxon officials even refused to turn over basic
project documents to U.S. government officials, but became more
forthcoming after thir actions received unfavorable publicity in
the media.
Company officials now say that the project documents will be
made available later this year. ''I think that the environmental
documents will answer a lot of questions. But until they become
public, I'm afraid that we cannot answer anything in definitive
terms,'' says Miles Shaw, an Exxon spokesman in Houston.
Shaw also told IPS that the human rights situation had
improved dramatically in recent months. ''Everybody has a slightly
different view of human rights but the groups in Doba have signed
a recent treaty and everything is quite calm now,'' he told IPS.
Shaw says that so far the companies have only done exploration
work and other oil industry experts say the pipeline could deliver
between 150,000 and 250,000 barrels per day from the Kom,
Miandoum, Bolobo and Sdigui fields.
These reserves are estimated at 900 million barrels and would be
delivered to an offshore platform near the Cameroonian port of
Kribi. Cameroon would eventually like foreign companies to
consider extending the pipeline to draw oil from Logone and Birni
across the border.
In the United States the project has come in for heavy
criticism from Korinna Horta, an economist with the Washington
office of the US Environmental Defense Fund, who has led
international opposition to the project.
''Exxon, Shell and ELF are not in the business of devolving
power, redistributing wealth or dismantling corrupt and brutal
governments,'' she says. ''Project approval would mock the Bank's
stated mission of poverty alleviation, and signal that the Bank's
new emphasis on cooperation with the private sector will amount to
little more than a corporate welfare program.''
The German parliament, which has ordered an investigation into
the Bank involvement in this matter, also raised questions on the
idea that the pipeline project would alleviate poverty.
Bank officials disagreed. ''Our decision on the loan will be
taken on the basis of how the income from the project will be used
for the local people,'' says Philippe Benoit, the task manager for
the loan.
Alleviating poverty in these countries could be quite easy,
says Horta. The World Bank itself estimates that a Central African
health care package including neo-natal care would cost about just
12 dollars per year per person.
Benoit says the Bank has begun to work on these matters. ''We
already have structural adjustment, health and education
programmes in Chad. We're seeing encouraging signs that the
situation has improved in the country,'' he told IPS.
The concerns of Horta and Mandeau are shared by other groups
like Les Amis de la Terre (Friends of the Earth) in France and the
African Forest Action Network (AFAN), an umbrella organisation
that represents some 60 groups in Central and West Africa.
The activists consortium has vowed to fight to prevent the
project from going forward. ''We have to avoid a new Ogoniland,''
says Helene Ballande of Les Amis de la Terre whose volunteers are
gearing up to send protest letters to Elf. (ENDS/IPS/pc/elf/97)
Origin: Washington/ENVIRONMENT/
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Date: 07 Jul 1997 21:23:35 GMT
From: momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Fwd: Report from GK '97 Alternative: "Lo
Message-ID: <2047606750.179451609@inform-bbs.dk>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 11:28:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: sage <jesse@tao.ca>
To: gkd97@tristram.edc.org
Subject: local knowledge - global wisdom report
Local Knowledge Global Wisdom Report
The Media Collective is an excuse to hack reality.
However, in this age of Information Warfare, it can be difficult to find
reality.
The World Bank and the Government of Canada just finished hosting a
conference in Toronto called 'Global Knowledge for Development'. The Media
Collective upstaged and infiltrated the Global Knowledge conference, and
found very little reality offered by the World Bank and surrounding
Corporate and Government Sponsors.
In this report I'm going to reflect on a four day period between June 22 and
June 25, in which I helped organize a counter-conference called 'Local
Knowledge - Global Wisdom', protested in the streets against the 'Global
Knowledge' conference, then with the help of a colour scanner, internet, and
colour printer, reproduced copies of the badge necessary to gain entry to
the World Bank's invitation only, $750 admission, Global Knowledge '97
(GK97).
I consider this 4 day period as the Local Knowledge - Global Wisdom
conference (LK), organized by the Media Collective. There were a number of
good reasons for us to organize this counter-conference: dramatic
technological changes underway locally, regressive techno-fascist regime in
power provincially, international trade agreements dissolving sovereignty
and nation-states, and a potential audience of international visitors in
town for the GK97 event. We wanted to perform a public education event, for
our friends and community locally, as well as international participants in
GK97.
The World Bank scheduled the the Global Knowledge event to coincide with the
Earth Summit being held in New York, where many of the progressive and
anti-corporate NGOs would be spending their time and resources. The few who
attended Global Knowledge would not necessarily have the ability to resist,
deflect, or derail the World Bank and Co.'s attempt to manufacture consent,
and push through an agenda of free market, privatized communication,
technocratic, surveillance state.
Sunday June 22nd
We assembled speakers for Local Knowledge who would present a critical if
not radical perspective on the 'Information Revolution' and the society of
the 'Global Market'. Organized only three weeks ahead of time, with the help
of community radio and community networks, over 120 people participated in
the first day, including folk travelling from Africa, South America, Europe,
and Asia (including a South African caucus of 20 people). Sunday began with
everyone taking the opportunity to introduce themselves to the group, and
make a brief statement on why they were there, or what they wanted to hear
about.
Anna Melnikoff began the event by saying a few words on the art of
communication and the generation of knowledge. Change comes through
conversation, and development results through a democratic process involving
tolerance and diversity.
I followed after Anna and spoke on the politics of the global village. I
defined the information revolution as: the overthrow of sovereign
governments and the empowerment of private capital. National trade
liberalization has brought international trade regulation (MAI, WTO, APEC),
national communication deregulation has spawned international corporate
concentration. The new state is based on the politics of connected
intelligence (the market and the network), and the religion of virtual
reality (consumerism, and pay-per-choice).
Dr. Bhausaheb Ubale, former Canadian Human Rights Commissioner, presented a
talk on the impact of technology on development. He explained that
technology could be used to speed up the development process, however if not
accompanied with sustainable rises in livelihood, such as clean air and
water, access to jobs or income, that the technology could be employed
solely by an entrenched and shrinking elite.
Felix Stalder spoke about the new environments that contain an old story,
employing the processes of connection, translation, and disconnection to
illustrate how the financial networks use new technology to appropriate new
powers, while perpetuating the same control narrative. His talk is available
online at: http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/~stalder/html/old-new.html
PJ Lilley made a fun and provoking presentation, in which she drew a context
of the 'traps of sustainable development' as proposed by the World Bank.
Presenting an image of a newly paved highway with a sign indicating a turn
to the right, she argued that the current global development agenda is
neither for people nor progressive/social ideals.
A vegan feast for peace was served by the local Food Not Bombs group, and a
dub poet and hip-hop artist performed near the end of lunch. After the dark
topics discussed in the morning session, the lunch was a peaceful way to
relax and remember why we're here.
The first speaker after lunch was Sydney White, who spoke about electronic
treasuries, cashless societies, and the privation of social welfare systems
with the implementation of bio-metric scanning in the form of fingerprint
identification. Sydney discussed how first Metropolitan Toronto passed
legislation to privatize the digital management of the welfare system to a
subsidiary of Citibank, as well as plans by the Harris regime to implement
the same program provincially, except on a larger scale that includes the
health system, and various other government services such as licensing, and
taxation.
Marjaleena Repo then spoke about NAFTA (North American Free Trade) and the
expansion into MAI (Multilateral Agreement on Investments). While discussing
the various efforts being waged to resist and cancel these international
agreements, Marjaleena also warned about the dissolution of national
sovereignty.
The conference then split up into three concurrent sessions: off-line
struggles, on-line struggles, and organizing culture and media. These three
sessions covered topics and groups such as No to APEC, Friends of the
Lubicon, Citizens for Local Democracy, Catalyst, Media Collective, TAO
Communications, Students against Neo-Liberalism, Web/APC, OPIRG, Universal
Access, ENDA, the McLuhan Program, Information War, and Public Encryption.
Sunday ended with an open general session discussing issues from the day.
Plans were also made for a march to be held in the early evening down to the
venue holding the Global Knowledge conference. 42 people gathered in the
early evening summer sun, half on bikes, some carrying signs like 'free your
mind' or 'free global knowledge', and we all walked the dozen or so blocks
from the University of Toronto (LK) to the Sheraton Centre (GK97). The
unruly mob walked down the middle of the street, blocking traffic on St.
George, Beverley, and Queen Sts, employing a megaphone to broadcast news
about the global corporate agenda envisioned by the world bank, the
resistance celebrated by those marching, and the promise of free beer at the
end of the line, for those who joined in on the march. As the march
proceeded, we were met with loud car horns from irate drivers, smiles from
sympathetic pedestrians, and television coverage by pre-warned media.
When we arrived at the main entrance to Global Knowledge, we were met with a
red carpet, and security guards scrambling to block the doors. We the people
demanded entry to the conference but the security guards held strong. No
longer than 60 seconds after we arrived, a member of the Metro Police
Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism unit came out and begin asking who we
were, and what was our intent, the Prime Minister of Canada, and the
President of the World Bank were due to arrive soon. Shortly thereafter half
a dozen police from 52 division arrived and peaceably removed us from the
red carpet, wherein it was quickly rolled up and removed.
Joined by dissident participants from inside the Global Knowledge event, we
stayed and blocked the main entrance for over an hour, sitting and standing
in the sun, having a fun end to a long day. Some of us got into the building
through other entrances, but the inside had tight security and multiple
secret service agents, as several heads of state (from Canada, Costa-Rica,
and Uganda) were slated to give speeches. After we found out that the
motorcades were diverted to underground entrances, we decided to meet at a
patio for dinner and more discussion.
Monday June 23
International Independent Media Federation
The second day of Local Knowledge, Monday June 23rd, didn't begin until late
in the afternoon. After the long first day, and even longer first night,
those who could, slept in late on Monday. Global Knowledge meanwhile began
early, and had sessions given by the likes of Jean Monty CEO of Northern
Telecom, one of the world's largest suppliers of telecom equipment, the
global information infrastructure itself.
The schedule for the second day of Local Knowledge was open. It began with a
demonstration made by Scott Anderson of the International Institute for
Sustainable Development, of the Southern Development Gateway, a web site
employing frames and java to organize and present sustainable development
info. Running concurrent to this demonstration was an open forum on tools
for action, organizing, and other issues that were brought up through the
first day's events.
In the late afternoon Local Knowledge also hosted a meeting of the
International Independent Media Federation. Participants in this meeting
included the host Media Collective, the Association for Progressive
Communications (international internet network), Videazimut (international
network of independent video and community media), and AMARC (international
network for community media), many of whom were in town for the Global
Knowledge event. Topics discussed in this meeting were greater
collaboration, and the need for an independent and grassroots federation to
organize alternatives to the global corporate cocacolonization.
That night as part of the weekly McLuhan Seminars, a presentation was made
by Guizhi Wuang on 'The Psychological Processes of Chinese Characters'.
Guizhi, who is China's top McLuhan Scholar gave a fascinating presentation
on the analogic nature of the Chinese alphabet, as well as drawing on the
many parallels between Chinese linguistic culture and characteristics of the
Internet.
Tuesday June 24 and Wednesday June 25
Infiltrating Global Knowledge
Participants of the Local Knowledge event received an invitation to the
Women's Breakfast being held at the Sheraton Centre as part of Global
Knowledge. Using a colour photocopier we reproduced this invitation so as to
enable as many people as possible to attend the morning event. However while
reproducing invites to the breakfast, we also reproduced the badges
necessary to get into the entire GK conference. In so doing, GK quickly
became part of LK97 as loudmouthed radicals gained entry to the GK
proceedings. My badge had the name Taylor Mead, others had badges with names
like Indiva Dual.
The breakfast, held in honour of the role of women in creating, maintaining,
and sharing knowledge, was a large, grandiose affair, with James Wolfenson,
president of the World Bank, making patronizing remarks on the role of women
in technology. While the breakfast itself was meant to be a celebration and
call for increasing participation of women in all aspects of society, it
quickly became a sign of how far women need to go. The large majority of
participants in the GK event were men, primarily men from the developed
world, but more so, men in power. Many people left the breakfast feeling
that it did not accurately reflect the ongoing struggle for women's equality
and liberation. Once again the World Bank was able to tone down any notions
of change, and replace them with the illusion that the status-quo was making
accommodations that could address any and all inequalities.
After the breakfast Local Knowledge participants split up and went to some
of the sessions being offered as part of GK. I decided to go to the session
titled: "The Role of the State in Creating and Enabling Environments for
Private Investment and Access: Policy Regulatory Frameworks" which featured
panellists from the World Bank, World Trade Organization, Teledesic, UNESCO,
and the Governments of Uganda and Chile. I felt that a more accurate title
for the panel would be: "The Information Revolution: Overthrowing the
Nation-State and Empowering Private Capital".
The presentations made as part of this panel were extremely dry, and
instinctively internalizing a rabid free market ideology. As with other LK
participants in other sessions, I made two comments to the panel which were
met with mixed responses.
The first remarks I made challenged the notion that we were heading into a
new era of competition, but perhaps what we were witnessing was a transitory
phase, between the breakdown of national and regional monopolies towards the
formation of a global monopoly. I cited the recent flurry of communication
and media mergers, and subsequent lack of any new competition from outside
players. I reminded the panel that traditionally state monopolies existed to
ensure that the operators remained accountable and in the public interest,
ensuring that access levels were just, if not universal. I asked the panel
what international body would be able to regulate this emerging global
monopoly. The moderator of the panel immediately remarked that it was a good
question, however the representative from the World Bank offered a puzzling
remark stating: 'It is narrow minded to believe that international capital
will be dominant.' ???
The second remark I made, along the lines of content and culture, was to
remind the session that it was convergence that was driving communication
deregulation, the dissolution of barriers between telecom and broadcast,
which was supposedly heralding a new era of interactive, participatory
media. However I challenged this notion of convergence, citing that among
the largest shareholders of the telecom companies were the content and
digital companies. That in fact convergence was also a metaphor of
concentration, and the companies who are building the communication channels
are also ready to provide consumer content to fill those same channels.
While the electronic commons is a nice metaphor, that implies equal
participation in the new media environment, the barriers to this new arena
are economic. Historically the policies used to circumvent these barriers
were cross-subsidization or some form of government assistance, which would
be against international law once the WTO and MAI took effect.
The type of comments I was giving to this particular session, as well as the
responses I received, were indicative of the rest of the GK event. Meeting
up in the corridors and hallways, Local Knowledge participants reflected
that it felt as if we were on another planet. The people organizing and
speaking at GK seemed to be part of another reality, another consensual
hallucination. Another agenda was driving GK, and not only did most GK
participants have no clue what it was, but those who did and wanted to
dissent, were unable to. The channels of power were moving too fast for any
diversion to have any effect. With our various radical comments in various
sessions were able to reach the audience and make friends and allies from
all over the world, however the panellists and organizers would not budge,
and their conception of a successful conference which heralded the ability
for 'technology to eliminate global poverty' continued unabated.
One session featured a partnership between the World Bank and Walt Disney
Company, wherein the World Bank would pay for bio-genetic scientists from
around the world to make presentations at Disney World's Epcot Center, and
learn the magic of communication, and the Disney diatribe of fun and
fantasy. At GK, Disney had a whole slew of environmental propaganda touting
their 'environmentality' and their commitments to sustainable development.
The reality at GK was just too weird. It was so crafted and so virtual that
resistance was almost futile. However those of us who were in the audience,
found strength in our numbers, and made contacts and started relationships
with our friends in struggle around the world. We'd meet afterwards and talk
about what was really going in our own localities, our own cultures. In each
session the people either in dissent or in question of the dominant agenda,
were always the largest in number. The people were on our side, but in a
conference organized by the World Bank, for organizations in the
International Development Community, we did not have the support of power.
Power was in the form of large global bodies like the World Bank, like the
global communication corporations, like the Disneys, the Unievers, the
Coca-Cola's, and the Nike, who sponsored the Global Knowledge Event.
The corporate consensual hallucination, that the World Bank offered as
reality, was completely disconnected with real people. People from Africa,
Asia, South America, Europe and North America over the four days came
together and spoke about the reality of their locality. On a face to face
basis, when we met with all these different people, our visions of struggle
and change were reaffirmed. We understood clearly what the interests of
power were envisioning, and even more directly the consequences of their
actions, and the response needed from we the people. When we spoke with all
the people from all over the world, we found a common thread of
disenchantment with the neo-liberal global regime, mixed with eagerness and
energy to resist, while building alternatives.
Global Knowledge is free, and access must be universal. There is an
international popular movement of the social, and it is waging a revolution.
Everyone is involved, but not everyone realizes it.
The Information War has been unleashed to deny us our true reality. It knows
no boundaries, and seeks no prisoners, only participants as consumers. The
fight for our mind is a fight against reality. We are not fighting, merely
defending ourselves. Reality is natural, we generate it as we breathe. By
denying us reality, replacing experience with consumer desire, the
Information War denies us our humanity.
In calling for peace, we are calling for life. In calling for peace, we are
calling for human-centred development. In calling for peace we are calling
for a democratic reality that all may have opportunity to engage equally. In
calling for peace we are calling for a free mind with free knowledge.
The Media Collective is a peace movement in an age of Information War.
Jesse Hirsh - jesse@tao.ca - jesse@lglobal.com
P.O. Box 108, Station P, Toronto, Canada, M5S 2S8
http://www.tao.ca/~jesse
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 15:08:58 -0700
From: Liz Stewart <liz@stanne.com>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 11:41:31 +0200
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Asbj=F8rn_Nordam?= <asbjorn.nordam@dif.dk>
To: "'gambia'" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: criminal law and punishment
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A note in Gambia Observer turned me on. I=B4m a bit surprised of a =
severe
sentence. Even this man pleaded guilty of being in possession of forged
money (D10), compared with other sentences I=B4ve observed in Gambian
News, I think this is too much. Will there not be shown consideration
for his situation ? - Maybe he is poor, unemployed, have a family
without any food or what else...Is he the producer the money himself ?
Is he previously convicted of assult ? Has he allready used false money
and in that way made "profit" from possessing it and loss for another
person ?- Compared to the "stories" we often hear about the people in
power who stole millions, or the bribe-stories and what those people =
has
got for sentence, I think this is out of proportion. I think comming
back to his neighbours and family after being convicted and maybe a =
very
short imprisonment would be enough punishment and an exampel for others
? But one year !!
And even the attackers on the Farafenni-camp beyond any doubt made a
severe and serious crime against the state and the people in the camp, =
I
think that death-sentences are too much. Why has The Gambia taken the
step to put death-sentence into the penal code ? Has it been there
allways or what ? By who and how will the sentences be carried out? Is
there anything on that from the Gambia ?
If the state escalate it=B4s aggression, become more harsh in it=B4s
actions, that will be a signal to it=B4s people, and will be met with
more aggressive and violate crimes and actions - escalation on both
sides, I think ?=20
Asbj=F8rn Nordam
(mine underlinings)=20
Boy Gets One Year Sentence For Forging Currency
One Ebrima Ceesay, 22, of Wellingara Village in the Kombo North
District, was on June 10, 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year
imprisonment after he had been found guilty of being in possession of
forged Gambian currency. According to the prosecution, the accused on
March 3rd, 1997, without lawful authority, had in his possession forged
currency of two five
dalasis notes and a D50 note while he knew they were false.
The accused pleaded guilty to the possession of the two five dalasis
notes but objected to that of the D50 note. At this point, the police
prosecutor, 1042 Kujabi, dropped the D50 note charge against the =
accused
and requested the court to proceed after tendering both "monies". The
presiding magistrate Musa Y. Gassama, explained to the court that, "it
is an offence contrary
to Section 334 of the Criminal Code, and according to the provisions of
the law, any person found in possession of such currency without =
lawful
authority, whether the person knows it to be false or not, is guilty of
felony and liable to imprisonment of seven years."
In his plea for mitigation, the accused begged for mercy. Magistrate
Gassama, in effecting sentence, told the accused that although the
amount involved was small, it was a very serious offence and "we will
not encourage such acts in the society, and based on that I convict and
sentence you to one year imprisonment without any fine option."=20
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 13:08:23 +0200
From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: New member
Message-ID: <19970708122812.AAA12702@LOCALNAME>
Gambia-l,
Dodou Jobe has been added to the list. Welcome to the
Gambia-l, we look forward to your contributions.
Please send a brief introduction to: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Momodou Camara
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 15:30:34 +0200
From: "Momodou S Sidibeh" <momodou.sidibeh@stockholm.mail.telia.com>
To: <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: SV: (PART3) THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRBE IN AFRICA
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Hello Everyone,
While I have been away, I notice that some fellow Stockholmers joined the
list. I must also choose this opportunity to welcome them to this BANTABA.
I completely agree with Mr. Njie in that Bass' narration is not
value-free. However, my Toma seems to be more than generous to Bass, which
as a matter of fact, is not bad at all. I think, though, one must remind
Bass of his promise since the first installment that "...we also will use
the word Ethnic and Ethnicity from now on...". This was certainly done not
without some reservation. It is only in part 4 that I notice some movement
towards fulfilling that promise, the very title of the submissions
notwithstanding.
There seems to be very little to argue about Laura Ellen Munzel's statement
that race is a social construction. I want only to ask whether the
anthropological view did not grow from Darwinian biology?
Also, I too have no strong reasons to believe that our lives are any
happier than say, that of other animals, and I also reject the theory that
history progresses in linear fashion. Much evidence suggests a cyclic
order. I think, however, that Laura Munzell needs to explain why she
thinks, say, the Waorani Indians (in the Brazialian rainforest) or tribes
people in the jungles of Indonesia - some of who live in large tents amidst
tree-tops, and practice cannibalism - are not "locked in some kind of
arrested development".
Kindly excuse me for this late response.
Momodou Sidibeh.
----------
> Från: M. Njie <mn015@students.stir.ac.uk>
> Till: GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List
<gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> Ämne: RE: (PART3) THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRBE IN AFRICA
> Datum: den 3 juli 1997 16:41
>
> Food for thought indeed! While Bass most probably does not
> want to portray a Eurocentric view of culture, that's the
> impression one gets with aspects of his piece. History is
> rarely a value-free narration of events, and the type of
> sources one consults can influence one's thinking.
>
> I am in no way suggesting that Bass should change his
> style, but it seems to me that the way he wants to go about
> it will engender so much controversy that his main message may
> be lost in the process. Passing references can be made to
> other peoples and languages, but the main focus should be on
> tribalism and languages in Africa/The Gambia. Laura and Joern
have
> made very good points and should be taken into account.
>
> Regards,
> MOMODOU
>
> On Wed, 2 Jul
> 1997, Laura Ellen Munzel wrote:
>
> > Gambia-l,
> >
> > Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted Bass's original messages. Please
> > excuse my therefore incomplete response to his posting. However, there
> > were two main points I hope to debate with others:
> >
> > 1) What is race? It seems to me definitions of race have changed
> > throughout time. Different areas of the world also tend to see race in
> > different ways. Physical variations definitely exist in people. How
> > these are interpreted is up for grabs, though. It's a viewpoint
stemming
> > from cultural anthropology: race is a social construction.
> >
> > 2) I don't believe there is any proof that human societies "developed"
> > along any type of fixed pattern. The idea that we all started off as
> > hunters & gatherers, progressed through to agricultural societies, and
> > ultimately to today's techologically oriented civilization stems from
the
> > early 20th century. It is a eurocentric viewpoint which places a
European
> > type society at the summit of "advanced" civilization.
> >
> > Another aspect of this belief is that there are some societies in which
> > the so-called earlier developmental stages of civilization still exist.
> > i.e. any "remote" and "untouched" ethnic groups you can think of. Why?
> > There is absolutely no reason to believe such peoples are locked in
some
> > kind of arrested development.
> >
> > Anyway, food for thought. I'd be interested to hear responses!
> >
> > Laura
> >
> >
> >
>
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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 17:13:38 -0700
From: Liz Stewart <liz@stanne.com>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: New member
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>My name is Elizabeth Stewart Fatti...and I have been involved with The
>GAmbia for over around 14 years now, as my late husband and son are
>Gambians, and the latter, is currently living there. I have visited three
>times in the past years and plan to continue trips at least once, but
>hopefully two times a year. I am now in possession of a Mandinka
>dictionary and Grammar Manual, and am studying Mandinka. My interest is
>also academic as well as personal...I did my undergraduate work in
>anthropology and am in contact with anthropologist Dr. David Gamble, one
>of the world's leading authorities on The GAmbia. I like to read current
>news and info about The GAmbia as well, and do most of my research on the
>internet. Gambian fiction is also of interest to me.
>
>
>*******************************************************
> http://home3.inet.tele.dk/mcamara
>
>**"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's
> possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible"***
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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 22:04:17 +0900 (JST)
From: binta@iuj.ac.jp
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Gambia's new electoral commission
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Gambia-l,
I guess the appointment of Bishop Johnson is timely. As far as I can remember, Bishop
Johnson is one of those few leaders ( of course including Bishop M. Cleary) who constantly
reminded the former government of its responsibility to the Gambian people. I hope he can
maintain that momentum of national service. BTW, does anyone know who the other
members of the committee are?
Lamin.
Archbishop To Chair Gambia's Electoral Commission
July 7, 1997
BANJUL (APS) – The Head of the Anglican Church in Gambia, the Right Rev. Tilewa Johnson has been appointed the chairman of the
country's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
Reacting to his appointment, the head of the church described the gesture as a big honour to Christians who comprise less than five per cent
of the country's 1.1 million people.
Gambia, predominantly Muslim is one of the smallest countries in Africa, measuring about 11,295 sq.km.
Bishop Johnson, who spoke to APS in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on June 28 after attending the June 23-25 executive committee meeting of
the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), said the IEC is composed of five persons.
The team, which represents a cross section of the Gambian community includes an Islamic scholar.
The IEC team was sworn in for a seven-year term on June I2 at State House Banjul by President Yahya Jammeh.
According to Gambia's Anglican Primate, the team has adopted fairplay, integrity and transparency as its motto.
"We decided to adopt the motto in our last meeting before we were sworn in. We intend to use it as our guiding spirit," he told APS.
"It is our hope and prayer that with God's constant guidance and the inspiration derived from the motto, the IEC ship will stay afloat and in the
right direction no matter how stormy and strong the under current might be," said Bishop Johnson referring to his address at the swearing in
ceremony .
Commenting on transparency, the Anglican clergyman said; "In this work and in our motto, we want to tell the electorate in this country and the
entire world community that we have nothing to hide as far as our electoral operations and financial transactions and policy are concerned,"
he said.
And added; "By these words in our motto, we are saying that we are not only committed to conducting free and fair elections, but free, fair and
transparent elections. It is in this context and understanding that we use the word 'transparency' in IEC circles."
On fairplay, Archbishop Johnson said members of the team ought to pray constantly for what it takes to be God-fearing and God-honouring,
impartial and just umpires and referees in the election's arena of this country.
"Let us do everything within our power to put all political party leaders, and indeed their activists and supporters, at ease especially those in
the opposition, he pointed out.
The Gambian church leader, who is also a member of the AACC general committee and the vice chairman of the organization's Refugee and
Emergency Services, said the institution of the IEC has come at the right time after the country has had its democratically elected government
following a span o f two years of military rule, between I994 and I996. The incumbent government of President Jammeh, replacing ousted
Dawda Jawara, was instituted in January this year.
Describing the appointment of the IEC as one of the best moves made by President Jammeh's government, Archbishop Johnson noted that his
team hopes to be a real watchdog of Gambia as far as matters pertaining to the electoral business are concerned.
The commission will endeavour to venture into many areas in line with its current mandate such as educating Gambians on their right to vote
and also make sure that the rules governing the electoral process are not interfered with, either by the incumbent government or opposition
political parti es.
The formation of the IEC is a spill-over from the previous Provisional Independent Electoral Commission (PIEC) which worked during the
transitional period, between 1994 and 1996.
Rev. Johnson, formerly a member of PIEC, said part of their work was to convince the military junta to reduce their time in office from four
years to two and also draft the current constitution.
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 16:03:45 +0200
From: Andrea Klumpp <klumpp@kar.dec.com>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Gambia's new electoral commission
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binta@iuj.ac.jp wrote:
>
> Gambia-l,
>
> I guess the appointment of Bishop Johnson is timely. As far as I can remember, Bishop
> Johnson is one of those few leaders ( of course including Bishop M. Cleary) who constantly
> reminded the former government of its responsibility to the Gambian people. I hope he can
> maintain that momentum of national service. BTW, does anyone know who the other
> members of the committee are?
>
> Lamin.
>
Rev. Solomon Tilewa Jhonson, Chairman
Mr. Mustapha Carayol, Commissioner for financial matters and supervision
of IEC regional offices
Alhajie Saja Fatty, Commissioner responsible for Chieftaincy and
Alkaloship Elections
Mrs. Fanny Freeman, Commissioner responsible for supplementary
registrations and voter education
Ms. Fatma Baldeh, Commissioner responsible for Local Government
Elections, public relations and media.
IEC motto: Fair-play, Integrity and Transparency.
Regards, Andrea
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 10:00:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: "A. Loum" <tloum@u.washington.edu>
To: Gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: New member
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Habib Diab Ghanim has been added to the list. We welcome him and will look
forward to his introduction and contributions.
Thanks
Tony
------------------------------
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 18:03:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ancha Bala-Gaye u <bala7500@mach1.wlu.ca>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Cc: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Sierra Leone army chief backs female circumcision (fwd)
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Actually, all I can say about the situation with the Bongo women (?????) is
that, everyone has a weak spot, and with these women, it is the fact
that people are pressuring them to change what they know for what they don't.
And this guy (????) is promising to help them hold on to their
practise.........so of course they'll vote for him. He's going to help
them hold onto what they know and believe in. It's a psychological game
that politicians play with civilians.............I promise to TRY and get
you what you want IF you vote for me. People fall for it all the
time.........but I guess one can't doubt every politician ha????
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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 18:56:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: ABDOU <at137@columbia.edu>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: FORWARDED MESSAGE
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/* MESSAGE FROM DAVID GILDEN */
I started learning Mandinka with the books which Dr. David Gamble
published, along with a tape of a Gambian repeating phrases out of the
book.
**The WEC also has a few good books on the Mandinka language**
WEC PO Box 2351 Serrekunda Gambia Golf Rd 14 Fajara Tel 495221
Fax 391137 Hildegard Damm Marlies Luck Mandinka Books
And of course you can download the Peace Core Mandinka manual's (in PDF
format)
from Andy Lyons Gambian web site:
http://grove.ufl.edu/~alyons/langabot.htm
*Cora Connection Your West African, Manding Music Source*
http://www.drive.net/kora.htm
/* END OF MESSAGE FROM DAVID GILDEN */
*******************************************************************************
A.TOURAY
Computer Science
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
MY URL ON THE WWW= http://www.cc.columbia.edu/~at137
A FINITE IN A LAND OF INFINITY.
SEEKING BUT THE REACHABLE.
I WANDER AND I WONDER.
ALAS, ALL RESPITE IS FINAL.
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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 18:58:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: ABDOU <at137@columbia.edu>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
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/* MESSAGE FROM FATIM CHAM-JALLOW */
This is Fatim Cham -Jalllow from Banjul saying hello to all brothers
and sisters.This is a very effective means of communicating
and I hope to contribute to Gambia-l in the future.
Fatim
/* END OF MESSAGE FROM FATIM CHAM-JALLOW */
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A.TOURAY
Computer Science
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
MY URL ON THE WWW= http://www.cc.columbia.edu/~at137
A FINITE IN A LAND OF INFINITY.
SEEKING BUT THE REACHABLE.
I WANDER AND I WONDER.
ALAS, ALL RESPITE IS FINAL.
*******************************************************************************
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 15:56:07 +0200
From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: New member
Message-ID: <19970710145811.AAB15906@LOCALNAME>
Gambia-l,
Abdoulay Manneh has been added to the list. Welcome to the
Gambia-l, we look forward to your contributions.
Please send a brief introduction to: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Momodou Camara
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 17:18:11 +0200
From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: UNITED NATIONS: U.S. Group Urges Payments With No Strings
Message-ID: <19970710162015.AAA8024@LOCALNAME>
Gambia-l,
It seems to be very quite on the list these days,
perhaps because of exams and holidays. However, I hope that those of
you around enjoy reading the forwarded IPS news.
I would like to welcome all the new members who have recently been
added to this Gambian electronic Bantaba (Pencha bi).
Some time ago Gambia together with some other African countries lost
their voting rights in the U.N General Assembly for having arrears
but its a different treatment when it comes to the case with the
United States of America.
Read below.
Momodou Camara
**************From IPS*************************
Copyright 1997 InterPress Service, all rights reserved.
Worldwide distribution via the APC networks.
*** 06-Jul-97 ***
Title: UNITED NATIONS: U.S. Group Urges Payments With No Strings
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 6 (IPS) - A U.S. organisation promoting the
interests of the United Nations has launched a nationwide campaign to
force the United States Congress to sanction payment of U.S. dues --
with no strings attached.
''We have urged the U.S. President (Bill Clinton) to take this
issue to the country at large,'' says John Whitehead, chairman of the
U.N. Association of USA.
The Association is lobbying Senators and Congressmen through its
network of more than 30,000 members in 175 U.S. cities.
The U.S. owes about 1.3 billion dollars in arrears to the United
Nations. Last month a bipartisan group in Congress, however,
agreed to pay about 819 million dollars -- but only if the world
body meets 38 conditions imposed by lawmakers.
''We have urged President Clinton to insist that the Senate's 38
conditions precluding payment of U.S. dues to the U.N. be stripped
from the foreign affairs authorisation bill in the upcoming House-
Senate Conference Committee,'' Whitehead said.
Backing the Whitehead appeal was Elliot Richardson, co-chair of
the Association's National Council and a former U.S. Defence
Secretary.
The Senate bill, sponsored by Republican Senator Jesse Helms and
Democratic Senator Joseph Biden authorises payment of 819 million
dollars in arrears over the next two years, but stipulates that the
world body must first meet dozens of conditions.
Whitehead said the proposed legislation in its current form does
not serve U.S. interests. ''Rather, it asserts Congress' right to
dictate terms to the U.N.'s 184 other member countries, bypasses
Presidential authority, and submits the world body to micromanagement
by a single nation's legislators,'' he added.
Whitehead and Richardson say that some of the ideas in the
legislation are useful -- ''if negotiated rather than dictated'' --
while others are ''ill-conceived.''
The Association has strongly objected to the unilateral demand
for reductions in the U.S. rate of assessment, which would force
the other member states to add a fifth of the U.S. share to their own
U.N. assessments.
The U.S. share of the U.N.'s regular budget is about 312 million
dollars a year -- the equivalent of about 1.11 dollars per U.S.
citizen.
Currently, Washington pays 25 percent of the U.N.'s regular
budget and 31 percent of the peacekeeping budget. But Congress
wants this reduced to 20 percent and 25 percent respectively.
However, instead of requesting the 185-member General Assembly to
change this assessment rate, Congress wants to usurp the powers of the
U.N.'s highest policy making body.
Both the 15-member European Union and the 132-member Group of 77
developing nations say this is totally unacceptable. The U.S. so
far remains isolated on the issue of conditional payments to the
world body.
At a press conference last week, Secretary-General Kofi Annan
said Washington has offered to pay about two-thirds of the debt it
owes to the United Nations. ''But that also comes with conditions and
benchmarks, which I am told by my American friends, is going to be a
challenge for U.S. diplomacy in trying to sell it to the other 184
member states.''
Annan said what will actually happen at the end of the day is
difficult to predict. ''Will the benchmarks or conditions, as
announced, be retained? Will they be modified?
''If they do stand, can President Clinton, who has the
certification right, give these benchmarks and conditions
practical and functional interpretation in such a manner that it
will not maintain the tension with the Organisation... I do not
know.''
The Association, meanwhile, is also objecting to a demand that
all U.N. accounts be supervised by a Congressional agency and that
future U.N. conferences be held in only just four cities worldwide:
New York, Vienna, Geneva and Rome.
Whitehead is also unhappy that Congress wants about 5.0 percent
of U.N. professional staff positions left vacant as part of an
effort to downsize the world body.
Last year the U.N. bureaucracy stood at about 10,000 employees
worldwide. But this has been downsized to about 9,000, mostly
through attrition. Of this, about 4,800 are based in the
Secretariat in New York.
Among the other conditions are a requirement to cut foreign aid
to nations whose U.N. diplomats owe unpaid parking fines and full
notification and consultation with Congress on all U.N. peacekeeping
operations.
The U.S. Congress also wants an Inspector-General appointed to
probe waste and mismanagement in three U.N. specialised agencies: the
International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva, the Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome and the World Health
Organisation (WHO) in Geneva.
Congress is also demanding that the U.S. have a seat on the
U.N.'s budgetary committee from which it was ousted in a free and fair
voting last year.
It also wants budgetary cuts not only in the Secretariat but also in
all of the U.N.'s 16 specialised agencies.
The conditions laid down by Congress, the Association said,
''will cast a long shadow over our conduct of multilateral
diplomacy as well as undercut our leadership at the United Nations and
America's image as champion of the rule of law.'' (END/IPS/TD/RJ/97)
Origin: Amsterdam/UNITED NATIONS/
----
[c] 1997, InterPress Third World News Agency (IPS)
All rights reserved
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 12:40:18 -0500
From: hghanim@nusacc.org
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu, caita@nusacc.org
Subject: Introduction of new member Habib Diab Gh
Message-ID: <TFSJZOHM@nusacc.org>
Peace be unto all of you
My name is Habib Diab-Ghanim
I am a Gambian of Lebanese origin, born in Banjul No 6 Dobson street. I
went to St.Augustines's high school .In the early seventies I came to the
USA for further studies. I have a Bsc degree in business Adm, banking
diplomas from the American Institute of Banking and did some graduate
courses in computerized Banking/Accounting.
I am married to Veronica Ghanim (Nigerian origin ) and have four children
-two boys and two girls- two are in college .one in high school and Aly
the last one in middle school. We live in the Washington Metropolitan
area.
I just wanted to get in touch with the folks back home and find out a
little about the business climate now that the dust has settled after the
last coup . May God help and guide the present leaders towards the right
path and hope they will learn from the mistakes of the past
administration without any vengeance or revenge for the sake of the
ordinary citizens and a peaceful community as we have all enjoyed in the
past.
Best regards
Habib
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National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce
1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 550 East Tower
Washington, D.C. 20005
Voice: (202) 289-5920
Fax: (202) 289-5938
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 97 12:10:40 EDT
From: "Numukunda Darboe(Mba)" <ndarboe@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Introduction of new member Habib Diab Gh
Message-ID: <ndarboe.1218938680A@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
Welcome aboard Mr. Diab.
Hopefully you will find this Bantaba resourceful, and we are looking forward
to your contributions.
Numukunda
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 14:29:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: TSaidy1050@aol.com
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: International Organisation for Migration
Message-ID: <970710142950_41133508@emout03.mail.aol.com>
Gambia -l,
I hope this information will serve some of the members in the near future.
There is an organisation based in Switzerland called International
Organisation for Migration (IOM) whose main aim is to fight the brain drain
in the developing countries.
They would pay for air fare and the shipment of personal effects for African
Professionals/Graduates in the developed World who want to return back to
their home land.
They would also help those who intend on being self-employed to settle by
providing other types of assistance other than air and freight costs.
They have offices in most capitals of developed countries. For those
interested the address is as follows: -
International Organisation for Migration
17 routes des Morillons
P.O.Box 71
CH - 1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
Tel: 41.22-717 9111
Fax: 41.22-798 6150
Email: makonen@geneva.iom.ch
Mr. James H. H. Fleming
Operation Assistant- Africa
International Organisation for Migration
1750 K Street, N.W.
Suite 1110
Washington, D.C. 2006
TEL: (202) 862- 1826
FAX: (202) 862- 1879
Those of you who want to come back or who have friends who are considering
going back home to settle, can contact this organisation for assistance.
Peace
Tombong Saidy
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 13:03:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: TSaidy1050@aol.com
Cc: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>, ;
Subject: Re: International Organisation for Migration
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Mr. Tombong Saidy,
Thank you very much for the info. provided below, the couple of thousands
or so dollars saved by some of us intent on going back after finishing
school will go a long way in helping us settle down.
I know am being greedy, but I hope personal effects will include a car and
not just computers and books..should the later be the case, it is still a
very good gesture.
As Bass would say, keep up the good work down there.
Cheers,
Madiba.
--
**************************************************************************
** Madiba Saidy **
** Surface and Interface analysis and reactivity division **
** Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory (AMPEL) **
** The University of British Columbia **
** Vancouver. **
**************************************************************************
On Thu, 10 Jul 1997 TSaidy1050@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> Gambia -l,
>
> I hope this information will serve some of the members in the near future.
> There is an organisation based in Switzerland called International
> Organisation for Migration (IOM) whose main aim is to fight the brain drain
> in the developing countries.
>
> They would pay for air fare and the shipment of personal effects for African
> Professionals/Graduates in the developed World who want to return back to
> their home land.
>
> They would also help those who intend on being self-employed to settle by
> providing other types of assistance other than air and freight costs.
>
> They have offices in most capitals of developed countries. For those
> interested the address is as follows: -
>
> International Organisation for Migration
> 17 routes des Morillons
> P.O.Box 71
> CH - 1211 Geneva 19
> Switzerland
> Tel: 41.22-717 9111
> Fax: 41.22-798 6150
> Email: makonen@geneva.iom.ch
>
> Mr. James H. H. Fleming
> Operation Assistant- Africa
> International Organisation for Migration
> 1750 K Street, N.W.
> Suite 1110
> Washington, D.C. 2006
> TEL: (202) 862- 1826
> FAX: (202) 862- 1879
>
> Those of you who want to come back or who have friends who are considering
> going back home to settle, can contact this organisation for assistance.
> Peace
>
> Tombong Saidy
>
>
------------------------------
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 13:19:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: First Ladies Club !!!
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Ya Sophie, Jabou and Ancha,
Sorry for not responding to your postings about the first ladies...nothing
personal, I've just been busy attending conferences and training a new
grad. student in my Lab., hence my long silence.
Y'all have a good weekend.
Madiba.
--
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** Madiba Saidy **
** Surface and Interface analysis and reactivity division **
** Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory (AMPEL) **
** The University of British Columbia **
** Vancouver. **
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 20:40:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: ASJanneh@aol.com
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Gambian Group to perform in Seattle
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nnounces the headliners for its twenty-seventh annual arts extravaganza a=
t the Seattle Center this Labor Day weekend, August 29 - September 1. =
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Featuring over twenty-five indoor and outdoor stages, exhibit halls and p=
erformance sites, Bumbershoot hosts over 2,000 artists and performers fro=
m the Northwest and around the world. Since 1971, Bumbershoot has grown =
in breadth and depth to showcase the gems of music, literary arts, dance,=
visual arts, theater, comedy, film, kids performances and Bumbershoot tr=
ademark spectacles and rituals. =
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Bumbershoot remains strongly committed to presenting regional talent and =
this year's Festival offers over 1000 artists and performers from the noo=
ks and crannies of the Northwest. As a forum for arts of all disciplines=
, the Festival features a wide ranging line-up of national rising stars a=
nd living legends as well as international artists, such as those from WO=
MAD (World Of Music And Dance). =
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"We have art and artists from as far away as Madagascar, Barcelona, China=
and outer space sharing stages with some of the greatest talents in our =
own backyard. When these 2000 creative minds converge at Seattle Center =
over Labor Day weekend, it will literally transform the city," said Festi=
val Producer Sheila Hughes. "This year Bumbershoot will be more like a c=
ultural and artistic vortex than a traditional festival." =
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On Friday: Alt-rock gods Foo Fighters with female punk band L7 opening, =
On Saturday: Northwest punk-popsters Sleator-Kinney; modern pop band Bui=
lt To Spill; legendary punk rockers Sonic Youth; folk singer-songwriter S=
hawn Colvin; funky jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood; Grammy award-winning =
rocker Beck. On Sunday: Versatile singer-songwriter Michael Penn; count=
ry pop-rock band Wilco; pop singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow; world-African =
vocalists Zap Mama; rootsy-rhythm heroes The Neville Brothers. On Monday=
: Hip-hop masters Spearhead; the soulful Joan Osborne; musical pioneer Da=
vid Byrne; Jammin' groove rockers Blues Traveler. =
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United Airlines Opera House =
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On Friday: Bluegrass duo Jerry Douglas & Russ Barenberg open for Northwe=
st fiddle hero Mark O'Connor. On Saturday: Tuatara, featuring REM's Pet=
er Buck, open for storyteller/singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock; gospel l=
egends The Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain; Pacific Nor=
thwest Ballet performs stellar new works on Saturday and Sunday evenings.=
On Sunday: Compadres James Keelaghan and Oscar Lopez open for Canadian c=
hanteuse Jane Siberry; renowned writer and author of The English Patient,=
Michael Ondaatje. On Monday: Jazzy-groovin' Wayne Horvitz & The Four Pl=
us One Ensemble; African-American influenced jazz group Art Ensemble of C=
hicago; comedy showcase with comedian and former talk show host Jon Stewa=
rt in Laff-A-Million with Jon Stewart & Friends. =
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The Rhythm Stage =
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On Friday: Country rockers The Picketts; Latino rockers Los Lobos. On Sa=
turday: The Justin Vali Group of Madagascar; techno-Scottish band Shoogl=
enifty; funky rockers Cake. On Sunday: The Luaka Bop Records Showcase wi=
th Appalachian singer-songwriter Jim White, Indian-infused modern rockers=
Cornershop, world-African vocalists Zap Mama, rock-funk trio Geggy Tah =
and hip-hop/ska/Latino-influenced band King Chango. On Monday: Zimbabwe=
an wonders Bhundu Boys and Pa Jobarteh Kaira Trio of The Gambia; ska fest=
with Let's Go Bowling, The Toasters and The Skatalites. =
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Washington State Lottery Bumbrella Stage =
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On Friday: Techno-Scottish band Shooglenifty. On Saturday: Funksters Gal=
actic; psychedelic jazz band Critters Buggin. On Sunday: Japanese drumme=
rs The Sanuki Manno Taiko on Sunday and Monday; Zimbabwean wonders Bhundu=
Boys and Pa Jobarteh Kaira Trio of The Gambia; honky-tonk yodeler Don Wa=
lser; soulful funk-rockers Zuba; Southwestern lounge lizards Friends of D=
ean Martinez. On Monday: Bumberdrum X, the Festival's traditional percus=
sion extravaganza, a part of Closing Ceremonies. =
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Sidewalk Mural Stage =
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On Friday: King of surf guitar Dick Dale. On Saturday: Spicy female trio =
Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women; rollicking blues belter Candye Kane & The=
Swingin' Armadillos; the Latino King El Vez. On Sunday: Legendary blues=
man James Cotton; Zydeco master Terrance Simien. On Monday: Cajun favori=
tes Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys; pop acoustic rockers Dog's Eye View=
; folk-western band Tarnation; guitar slingin' bluesman Jimmy Thackery. =
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The Rock Arena =
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On Saturday: Ska-steady Engine 54; ska-pop-rockers Reel Big Fish; Seattle=
rockers Sweet Water; psychedelic popsters Pond. On Sunday: Hard-rockin'=
pop band Subminute:radio; punk trio MxPx; rock quartet Super Deluxe; pop=
rockers Goodness; New York's groove-heavy Soul Coughing. On Monday: Pop=
-folkster Jeremy Enigk; transcendent psychedelic band Spiritualized; Seat=
tle space-rockers Sky Cries Mary. =
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DMX Northwest Court Stage Presented by TCI =
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Bumbershoot's newest outdoor stage for singer-songwriters and folk and ac=
oustic music features on Friday: Storyteller-singer Steve Forbert. On Sa=
turday: New Mexico duo Bill and Bonnie Hearne; Seattle chanteuse Karen Pe=
rnick. On Sunday: Folk-punk influenced singer Cindy Lee Berryhill; Austr=
alian singer-songwriter Ben Lee; rootsy bluesman Chris Smither. On Monda=
y: Former Throwing Muses vocalist and guitarist Kristin Hersh; storytelle=
r-singer Amy Rigby; and the now famous Bumbershoot Wild Card. =
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Bagley Wright Theatre =
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Friday through Monday: Now York's acclaimed Ensemble Studio Theatre Prese=
nts: The LA Project, four new one-act comedy plays. On Friday: Seattle =
novelist and recipient of the fourth annual Bumbershoot Golden Umbrella A=
ward, Tom Robbins; On Saturday: Literary artist and author of Bastard Out=
Of Carolina, Dorothy Allison; On Monday; Acclaimed Northwest Afrikan Ame=
rican Ballet; United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky. =
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Also offered over the four days is the second annual 1 Reel Film Festival=
featuring independent short films. There are 40 food and beverage booth=
s at Taste of Seattle, nearly 90 booths at the Art Market and Internation=
al Bazaar and over 60 small and independent presses at the Bumbershoot Bo=
okfair which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. =
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Ticket Information: Admission for kids is FREE all weekend, courtesy of A=
T&T (must be 12 and under, accompanied by an adult). Daily adult tickets=
are $9 in advance and $10 at the gate; seniors are $1. Special discount=
weekend passes are $16 for two days or $29 for 4 days (only at Western W=
ashington PayLess Drug Stores). Advance tickets are available beginning =
August 4 at Western Washington PayLess Drug Stores, Ticketmaster Ticket C=
enters or by calling 206-628-0888 (agency charges apply). =
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One daily ticket is good for entrance to all performances, exhibitions an=
d special projects on a first-come, first-served basis. Festival entry d=
oes not guarantee concert seating and schedule is subject to change. The=
Space Needle, Fun Forest and Pacific Science Center are not included wit=
h a Bumbershoot ticket. The Children's Museum offers a discount with a B=
umbershoot ticket. =
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For Festival information, call the Hotline at 206-281-8111 or visit the w=
eb site at www.bumbershoot.org. =
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NOTE: Bumbershoot(R) The Seattle Arts Festival is produced and presented=
by One Reel in collaboration with the Seattle Center. =
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 20:43:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: ASJanneh@aol.com
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Iranian Foreign Minister Visits Gambia
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BANJUL, July 10 (Reuter) - Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati vis=
ited the tiny West African state of Gambia on Thursday and told state tel=
evision that he saw much scope for cooperation between the two countries.=
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an. I hope my country will open very soon an embassy in Banjul,'' he said=
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:28:59 +0200
From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: New Members
Message-ID: <19970711093111.AAD33652@LOCALNAME>
Gambia-l,
Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI (National Agriculture Research
Institute) and Mr. Manneh of Gambia College have joined the Gambia-l.
We welcome them and look forward to their contributions.
Best regards.
Momodou Camara
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 12:19:30 GMT
From: "A BITTAYE" <mae96ab@wye.ac.uk>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
Message-ID: <2EBAC79287C@lister.wye.ac.uk>
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:28:59 +0200
> Reply-to: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
> From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
> To: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> Subject: New Members
Mr. Bruce-Olivier congratulations and welcome to the Gambia-l.
As a NARI member of staff, I feel delighted that you now have
e-mail facility. I am sure this will go a long way to ease
communication. I look forward to access your direct address.
Any personal mails for me can be sent to: MAE96AB@wye.ac.uk
Best regards!!!!
A. Bittaye.
Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI> Gambia-l,
> Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI (National Agriculture Research
> Institute) and Mr. Manneh of Gambia College have joined the Gambia-l.
>
> We welcome them and look forward to their contributions.
>
> Best regards.
>
> Momodou Camara
>
>
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 13:22:45 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Olafiaklinikken Olafia <olafia@online.no>
To: <Gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: IOM
Message-ID: <199707111122.NAA21653@online.no>
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Tombong
That was a very nice and one sided piece aboout IOM. The IOM is an advising
organ for governments of developed countries on migrants than of what you
wrote. IOM is also responsible for the advising og the above mention
governments concerning Migration and Health especially on refugees and
asylumseekers. This is an institution of the IOM and it is called the
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CENTRE FOR MIGRATION AND HEALTH. (ICMH). This is a type
of civilised repatriation from the IOM. ICHM is a joint venture created by
IOM and the University of Geneva with the support of the World Health
Organisation (WHO) The centre aims to improve the health of migrants,
refugees and asylumseekers in their country of settlement, by easing the
process of adapting to a new society and decreasing the social cost caused
by the preventable disease. excess of disablity, and the effects of
maladjustment. ICMH will carry out its work in close association with
governments, multilateral and bilateral institutions. Close collaboration
with governments is to give information of your health especially HIV and to
reduce social cost is to repatriate you through IOM.
They review available information on migrants and refugee health in
selected group of receiving countries. This survey will provide insight as
to what kind of migrant and refugee health information is available to
national authorities for planning and evaluation purposes.When it happens
that you are HIV positive then plans for repatriation is on the desk
organise by the IOM. These surveys starts from the refugee camps and the aim
of the studie is follow the migrants to their new countries. In the matter
of Hiv the west is more sophisticated than were the migrants and refugees
came from. There are also some positive sides of the ICMH.
I am neither dicouraging or advising anyone not what you desired but i want
to throw a little bit of light on the subject.
Next time Tombong give all the bit of it but not the littlE bit.
With kind regards
Omar S. Saho, KONSULENT
Ullevaal University Hospital
Dept. for STD and HIV
NORWAY
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 13:31:39 +0200
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Asbj=F8rn_Nordam?= <asbjorn.nordam@dif.dk>
To: "'gambia-l@u.washington.edu'" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: RE: Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
Message-ID: <9B236DF9AF96CF11A5C94044F3219031101089@dkdifs02.dif.dk>
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Hello friends, now it becomes more exiting, and this is exactly what I
was expecting, when I saw the news from Gambia, that there were
possibilities of getting better and faster and more direct
communications to our friends, families, institutions. Till now I have
only got few advices, so maybe I=B4m running too fast offering to pay =
the
service-subscription on Gambia College -email-line and the same for
GTTI, and I=B4m still vaiting for Mr. Jammeh of the college to answer =
my
personal letter of introduction and suggestion. A friendof mine says, =
by
running so fast I force my ideas on the people in the Gambia. And if
there is anything I will not, that is it. If the students at Gambia
College and GTTI and other institutions should decide themselves, =
I=B4ll
show patience and wait for them to come up with suggestions. Asbj=F8rn
Nordam
> ----------
> From: A BITTAYE[SMTP:mae96ab@wye.ac.uk]
> Sent: 11. July 1997 14.19
> To: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List
> Subject: Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
>=20
> > Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:28:59 +0200
> > Reply-to: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
> > From: momodou.camara@post3.tele.dk (Camara, Momodou)
> > To: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing
> List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> > Subject: New Members
>=20
> Mr. Bruce-Olivier congratulations and welcome to the Gambia-l.
> As a NARI member of staff, I feel delighted that you now have=20
> e-mail facility. I am sure this will go a long way to ease=20
> communication. I look forward to access your direct address. =20
> Any personal mails for me can be sent to: MAE96AB@wye.ac.uk
> Best regards!!!!
>=20
> A. Bittaye.
>=20
>=20
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 07:45:18 -0400
From: Ceesay Soffie <Ceesay_Soffie@ems.prc.com>
To: "'gambia-l@u.washington.edu'" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: RE: First Ladies Club !!!
Message-ID: <C69DB1B2BFFBCF11B5D3000000000001012C06@Cry1.prc.com>
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Madiba, welcome back!!!! Miss your contributions.
Peace - Ya Soffie
> ----------
> From: madiba saidy[SMTP:msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 1997 4:19PM
> To: GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List
> Subject: First Ladies Club !!!
>
> Ya Sophie, Jabou and Ancha,
>
> Sorry for not responding to your postings about the first
> ladies...nothing
> personal, I've just been busy attending conferences and training a new
> grad. student in my Lab., hence my long silence.
>
> Y'all have a good weekend.
>
> Madiba.
> --
> **********************************************************************
> ****
> ** Madiba Saidy
> **
> ** Surface and Interface analysis and reactivity division
> **
> ** Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory (AMPEL)
> **
> ** The University of British Columbia
> **
> ** Vancouver.
> **
> **********************************************************************
> ****
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 22:48:08 +0900 (JST)
From: binta@iuj.ac.jp
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: IOM
Message-ID: <199707111342.WAA02166@mlsv.iuj.ac.jp>
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Dr. Saho,
Thanks for giving us a more balanced view on the Migration stuff. Since
Tombong posted his version, I have always wondered why such an
institution could be so generous. You explanation shed more light on
what could have been an embarrassing situation for those who would
have ventured to apply. Doctor, we need people like you in our midst.
Lamin Drammeh.
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 15:50:59 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Olafiaklinikken Olafia <olafia@online.no>
To: <Gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: HIV/GAMBIA/SENEGAL
Message-ID: <199707111350.PAA14462@online.no>
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Andrea
Thanks for your concern my boy is healthy and ok. I was very busy in
preparation of the 5th European Conference on HIv/AIDS which i am
co-ordinating due to Norway is host country this year. I read your todays
mail and the attached articles with amusement, Jabou, Lat, Momodou,Ylva and
Lamin. As HIV/AID is a very sensitive issue it is not always been discussed
as a subject of concern but stigmatising and isolation. It is very difficult
to find a Gambian/Senegalese to admit their HIV/AIDS status. One they will
be stigmatised as the black sheep and for women it worse the first thought
of the mind is prostitution. Then the isolation comes or the self isolation
to be discovered.
We should be very care of jumping into the conclusion sex when we happened
to know one who is been infected with HIV. The risk of transmission could be
Blood transfusion, Perinatal, Sexual Intercourse, Injecting Drugs, Health
Care, Household and many other.
In the Gambia out of 29, 670 test, 1.7 % are found hiv positive, and
Vertical transmission (mother to child) out of 322 test 5.3 % are found
HIV-positive. This test were just conducted in 1994 - 1996. The over all
number of HIv postive in the Gambia since the begining of the epedemi is
almost 2000. AIDS cases reported to the World health organisation for the
Gambia is 410 cases by july 1996. As for Senegal the number of AIDS cases
reported to the World Health Organisation is 1, 573 as the same period as
Gambia july 1996. The HIV cases in Senegal is as high approx. 6000, 1996.
As today is friday and weekends i will be going into our database, tomorrow
feed you with more information. The yearly reports comes every 6 months that
means to say statistics reports comes in january and july.
I will be writing on some dilemmmas of the Virus in the Gambia and the
trenches of infection, safe sex or safer sex.
I agreed with Lat that any level of infecton is bad.
A nice weeked to all you
With kind regards
Omar S. Saho, KONSULENT
Ullevaal University Hospital
Dept. for STD & HIV
OSLO, Norway
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 22:55:09 +0900 (JST)
From: binta@iuj.ac.jp
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
Message-ID: <199707111349.WAA02236@mlsv.iuj.ac.jp>
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Now that Dr. Manneh of Gambia College has joined the List, perhaps he
will be interested in some of the discussions we had about education
in the Gambia, and about Asbjorn's pledge.
Welcome on board all new members. Madiba, we missed you! BTW, does
anyone know the whereabouts of List veterans Morro Ceesay, Famara
Sanyang, and the others 'at large'? I miss their insightful views.
Lamin.
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Date: 11 Jul 1997 14:49:58 GMT
From: momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Fwd: DEVELOPMENT: German Agency Taking To Third World Know-how
Message-ID: <624033758.198852319@inform-bbs.dk>
Copyright 1997 InterPress Service, all rights reserved.
Worldwide distribution via the APC networks.
*** 07-Jul-97 ***
Title: DEVELOPMENT: German Agency Taking To Third World Know-how
By Ramesh Jaura
BONN, Jul 7 (IPS) - Germany is making more use of local know-how
in its development cooperation projects in the countries of central
and eastern Europe and the developing world.
Some 6,500 persons -- 1,459 of them in senior and supervisory
positions and other as supporting staff -- were working last
year in about 2,750 projects launched by the German Agency for
Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in 135 countries worldwide.
As available German resources for official development assistance
continue to shrink, these locally resourced projects are seen
as a key means of meeting Germany's strategic commitments to
sustainable development and global human security.
The projects themselves range from poverty alleviation schemes
and programmes to integrate soldiers into civilian life, to support
for the building of an independent judiciary.
By last year four local staff were being recruited for every
one German expert taken on by the GTZ -- the agency charged by
the German federal ministry of economic cooperation and development
(BMZ) to execute projects in the field of technical cooperatio
n.
''We do not plan or evaluate a project without involving local
or regional experts who are well-versed in (its) cultural and
socio-economic impact,'' says Bernd Eisenblaetter, senior director-
general
of the GTZ. This is a significant plank of capacity de
velopment policy in the partner countries, he adds.
According to an official report, the number of persons recruited
locally last year was up by 2.9 percent on the previous year
when nearly 6,320 specialists were engaged in projects implemented
in the countries, regions or neighbouring continents of their
origin.
This was nearly four times the number of German experts dispatched
last year to supervise projects in 45 countries in Africa, 28
in Asia and the Middle East, 23 in Caribbean and Latin America,
and some 20 in central and eastern Europe as well as the form
er Soviet republics.
The report, published recently, cites A.P. Munshi, director
of the Tanzanian Association of Consultants (TACO), who, it says,
underscores the credo of Bonn's aid policy: ''Foreign experts
can supplement the local know-how, they cannot substitute it.''
Last year 34 out of 656 German experts and consultants in Africa
were based in Tanzania, which ranked second behind Egypt that
headed the list with 41. Kenya (31), Burkina Faso and Morocco
(28), Zimbabwe (27), Malawi (26) and Ghana (24) trailed behind.
In Asia and the Middle East, where altogether 489 German experts
were deployed, Indonesia hosted the largest number (59), followed
by Saudi Arabia (51), China (37), India (36) and Thailand (32).
Five German experts were deployed in the Palestinian self-r
ule areas.
The new GTZ official report highlights the Philippines as a
successful example of its policy of deploying regional experts.
The agency's five-man team implementing a forestry project is
led by Navin K. Rai from Nepal, who previously managed a similar
pro
ject back home.
Countries in the Caribbean and Latin America were hosting 224
German experts, 26 of whom were based in Brazil, 18 in Guatemala,
17 in Honduras and 16 each in El Salvador and Nicaragua, 15 in
Peru and 14 each in Bolivia and Colombia.
Russia had the largest number of German experts, 15 out of
the 66 working in the former Soviet republics and central and
eastern Europe.
But there are situations when no adequate local know-how is
available, a local or regional expert confronts plain resistance
or his advice falls on deaf ears of a partner country government.
In such cases, it is advisable to appoint a German expert to
su
pervise a project.
For instance, there was no alternative to dispatching foreign
legal experts to countries such as Rwanda and some others in
South America. They were required to help build up independent
judiciary and other democratic structures in the wake of the
end of
protracted and bloody civil wars.
But then there are also cases where the partner countries wish
to have German experts. Besides oil producing states such as
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) buy German know-how
to train local experts.
The GTZ was set up in 1975 to implement projects of technical
assistance within the framework of Germany's economic cooperation
with the developing lands of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and
Latin America.
Since 1991, after the unification of Germany and the end of
cold war, the autonomous agency owned by the federal German
government,
has been widening its field of activities to central and eastern
Europe and the former Soviet republics.
''Development policy in the next century will by no means be
confined to financial transfers to our partner countries,'' says
Wighard Haerdtl, state secretary in the ministry of economic
cooperation and development, who also heads the board of directors
of the GTZ, based in Eschborn near Frankfurt am Main.
(END/IPS/RAJ/RJ/97)
Origin: Amsterdam/DEVELOPMENT/
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Date: 11 Jul 1997 14:47:39 GMT
From: momodou@inform-bbs.dk (Momodou Camara)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Fwd: WEST AFRICA: Nigerians Learn How to Talk to their Neighbours
Message-ID: <1989214174.198852025@inform-bbs.dk>
Copyright 1997 InterPress Service, all rights reserved.
Worldwide distribution via the APC networks.
*** 07-Jul-97 ***
Title: WEST AFRICA: Nigerians Learn How to Talk to their Neighbours
By Remi Oyo
LAGOS, Jul 7 (IPS) -- Although Nigeria is Africa's most populous
nation, for years it has been an isolated nation surrounded by
French-speaking neighbours such as Niger, Chad, Benin and
Cameroon.
As the current chair of the 16-nation Economic Community of
West African States ( ECOWAS), General Sani Abacha has decided
that it is time for Nigerians to learn to speak to their
neighbours, and has called for a vigorous French language
programme in the country.
''Because of the differences in the language we inherited from
our colonial masters, there has been a vacuum in communications
with our neighbours,'' Abacha said earlier this year.
''We in Nigeria must re-examine, re-assess our circumstances as
a nation, and our circumstances as a people. It is in our interest
to learn French,'' the Nigerian leader said.
Abacha also said that this language gap had undermined the
realisation of the regional aspirations and goals of Nigeria and
its neighbours within ECOWAS. Nine of ECOWAS members are French-
speaking.
''These French-speaking countries are our kith and
kin...Nigeria will embark on a vigorous language programme that
should ensure that our people within the shortest possible time
become bilingual,'' Abacha said.
Nigerian government officials are beginning to translate
Abacha's statement into an official policy to make French
compulsory in all Nigerian schools.
According to Bruni Aguesse, linguistic attache at the French
Embassy here, the federal government has approached France for
help.
''We are already speaking with the Ministry of Education (in
the federal capital territory) about assistance for the training
of teachers and installation of pre-requisite requirements,''
Aguesse told IPS. ''We have signed seven (similar) agreements with
different states...''
Nigerians out of the school system can study the language at
the eight 'Alliance Francaise' centres scattered across the
country, with the newest one in the eastern city of Owerri.
A novel approach to teaching French in this West African
country has been the course offered in the 'Nigerian Tribune', one
of the national newspapers, which began in June.
The paper promised: ''We shall take you through the study of
the French language. If in six months you cannot converse with the
French President Jacques Chirac, then you didn't read the
'Tribune'.''
Biodun Oduwole, editor-in-chief of the newspaper, told IPS that
the paper had taken the stance, because Nigerians ''generally
become ostracised at international levels'' when they only
converse in English.
''Nigerians are generally uncomfortable and absolutely
incapable of conversing in any language other than English,''
Oduwole said in a telephone interview from his base in Ibadan,
120kms north of here.
Oduwole related his experience at the March meeting of the
International Press Institute (IPI) in Spain. ''I had a personal
experience at the IPI conference in Spain where our Spanish
colleagues spoke little English and I spoke no Spanish. It was
only the smatterings of French that I could muster that helped us
through simple transactions,'' Oduwole said.
''That situation can be replicated in other encounters by other
Nigerians. In addition, when the Head of State announced the need
for Nigerians to become bilingual, the 'Tribune' thought it was
good for us to start preparing grounds with our readers,'' the
newspaper's editor-in-chief said.
Reactions to the newspaper's French course have been
''absolutely marvellous and fantastic'', Oduwole said citing a 10
percent increase in the sales of the newspaper when the course
runs on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The paper's daily circulation is
more than 100,000 copies, he told IPS.
The reponse to the French language course, Oduwole added, has
''encouraged us to take the decision that by the 20th lesson, a
translation of a substantial portion of the newspaper's major news
stories will be carried also in French''. Readers' feedback in
French will also be encouraged.
Ade Ojo, a professor of French, said there is a need for more
French teachers in Nigeria, and for those already teaching the
language to make it interesting.
Ojo disclosed at the celebration of the French Day last week
that Nigeria needs about 35,000 teachers to achieve a meaningful
spread of the language. Statistics reveal that the current number
of French teachers is a third of this figure. (end/ips/ro/pm97)
Origin: Harare/WEST AFRICA/
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[c] 1997, InterPress Third World News Agency (IPS)
All rights reserved
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:34:51 -0700
From: sarian@osmosys.incog.com (Sarian Loum)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: IOM
Message-ID: <199707111734.KAA00965@thesky.incog.com>
Omar,
Thank you for clarifying things. I knew there had to be another side of Tombong's propaganda cause that was too good to be true and thats why I didn't take heed given that it came from him. I do not take Tombong's postings seriously (hes lost all credibility as far as I'm concerned) because theres always hidden agenda, misleading & lack of factual evidence in his postings.
Tombong - please do us a favor and present information as it is and stop the B.S., but then again thats asking you to be a different person. Please use this forum for what it was intended to be and not to suit your political career/needs. That is very unappreciative.
cheers,
sarian
> From olafia@online.no Fri Jul 11 04:26:36 1997
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 13:22:45 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: Olafiaklinikken Olafia <olafia@online.no>
> To: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> Subject: IOM
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> X-To: <Gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> X-Authentication-Warning: pilt.online.no: Host ti01a05-0019.dialup.online.no [130.67.1.83] didn't use HELO protocol
> X-Sender: olafia@online.no (Unverified)
> X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 beta -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN
>
> Tombong
>
> That was a very nice and one sided piece aboout IOM. The IOM is an advising
> organ for governments of developed countries on migrants than of what you
> wrote. IOM is also responsible for the advising og the above mention
> governments concerning Migration and Health especially on refugees and
> asylumseekers. This is an institution of the IOM and it is called the
> INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CENTRE FOR MIGRATION AND HEALTH. (ICMH). This is a type
> of civilised repatriation from the IOM. ICHM is a joint venture created by
> IOM and the University of Geneva with the support of the World Health
> Organisation (WHO) The centre aims to improve the health of migrants,
> refugees and asylumseekers in their country of settlement, by easing the
> process of adapting to a new society and decreasing the social cost caused
> by the preventable disease. excess of disablity, and the effects of
> maladjustment. ICMH will carry out its work in close association with
> governments, multilateral and bilateral institutions. Close collaboration
> with governments is to give information of your health especially HIV and to
> reduce social cost is to repatriate you through IOM.
>
> They review available information on migrants and refugee health in
> selected group of receiving countries. This survey will provide insight as
> to what kind of migrant and refugee health information is available to
> national authorities for planning and evaluation purposes.When it happens
> that you are HIV positive then plans for repatriation is on the desk
> organise by the IOM. These surveys starts from the refugee camps and the aim
> of the studie is follow the migrants to their new countries. In the matter
> of Hiv the west is more sophisticated than were the migrants and refugees
> came from. There are also some positive sides of the ICMH.
>
> I am neither dicouraging or advising anyone not what you desired but i want
> to throw a little bit of light on the subject.
>
> Next time Tombong give all the bit of it but not the littlE bit.
>
> With kind regards
>
> Omar S. Saho, KONSULENT
> Ullevaal University Hospital
> Dept. for STD and HIV
> NORWAY
>
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 97 13:53:10 EDT
From: "Numukunda Darboe(Mba)" <ndarboe@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
To: "The Gambia and Related Issues Mailng List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: RE: Introduction of new member Habib Dia
Message-ID: <ndarboe.1219031230A@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu>
Hello Guys, any comments and ideas on this?
----- Forwarded message follows -----
From: hghanim@nusacc.org
To: ndarboe
Subject: RE: Introduction of new member Habib Dia
Thanks Mr. Darboe
I think it is a great idea for this group to try and get the businessmen
get more confidence to invest in the Gambia in the positive fields of
commerce . We have enough hotels and some in the entertainment industry .
It may be a good idea to get a priority list of our needs in the gambia
as the first step then proceed from there . I can coordinate that since
that is what I do at the Chamber of Commerce.
Any suggestions or comments
Habib
-----Original Message-----
From: ndarboe@sunset.backbone.olemis
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 1997 12:58 PM
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Introduction of new member Habib Dia
<< File: ENVELOPE.TXT >>
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Welcome aboard Mr. Diab.
Hopefully you will find this Bantaba resourceful, and we are looking
forward
to your contributions.
Numukunda
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National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce
1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 550 East Tower
Washington, D.C. 20005
Voice: (202) 289-5920
Fax: (202) 289-5938
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 17:56:41 +-300
From: BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH <kolls567@qatar.net.qa>
To: "'gambia-l@u.washington.edu'" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: RE: HIV/GAMBIA/SENEGAL
Message-ID: <01BC8E44.7416C1A0@dikh.qatar.net.qa>
Doc!
Welcome back! and thanks for the Med Info about the Senegambian Region.And keep up the good work down there!
Regards Bassss!
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From: Olafiaklinikken Olafia[SMTP:olafia@online.no]
Sent: 06/NEiU CaCea/1418 06:50 a
To: GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List
Subject: HIV/GAMBIA/SENEGAL
Andrea
Thanks for your concern my boy is healthy and ok. I was very busy in
preparation of the 5th European Conference on HIv/AIDS which i am
co-ordinating due to Norway is host country this year. I read your todays
mail and the attached articles with amusement, Jabou, Lat, Momodou,Ylva and
Lamin. As HIV/AID is a very sensitive issue it is not always been discussed
as a subject of concern but stigmatising and isolation. It is very difficult
to find a Gambian/Senegalese to admit their HIV/AIDS status. One they will
be stigmatised as the black sheep and for women it worse the first thought
of the mind is prostitution. Then the isolation comes or the self isolation
to be discovered.
We should be very care of jumping into the conclusion sex when we happened
to know one who is been infected with HIV. The risk of transmission could be
Blood transfusion, Perinatal, Sexual Intercourse, Injecting Drugs, Health
Care, Household and many other.
In the Gambia out of 29, 670 test, 1.7 % are found hiv positive, and
Vertical transmission (mother to child) out of 322 test 5.3 % are found
HIV-positive. This test were just conducted in 1994 - 1996. The over all
number of HIv postive in the Gambia since the begining of the epedemi is
almost 2000. AIDS cases reported to the World health organisation for the
Gambia is 410 cases by july 1996. As for Senegal the number of AIDS cases
reported to the World Health Organisation is 1, 573 as the same period as
Gambia july 1996. The HIV cases in Senegal is as high approx. 6000, 1996.
As today is friday and weekends i will be going into our database, tomorrow
feed you with more information. The yearly reports comes every 6 months that
means to say statistics reports comes in january and july.
I will be writing on some dilemmmas of the Virus in the Gambia and the
trenches of infection, safe sex or safer sex.
I agreed with Lat that any level of infecton is bad.
A nice weeked to all you
With kind regards
Omar S. Saho, KONSULENT
Ullevaal University Hospital
Dept. for STD & HIV
OSLO, Norway
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:57:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: Sarian Loum <sarian@osmosys.incog.com>
Cc: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>, ;
Subject: Re: IOM
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95q.970711114228.28965A-100000@netinfo2.ubc.ca>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Ms. Loum,
With all due respect, don't you think you are a little bit harsh on
Tombong?? All the guy did is forward second-hand info. which we all do.
Are you now advocating that whoever intends to forward info. to the list
should do a thorough research adout it...know all the details etc before
hitting the send key?
He afterall provided some contact addresses which anyone interested could
have reached for further details. This is what I did after
replying his mail, 'cos it did sound too good for it to be real.
I don't see any propaganda in his posting, perhaps I don't have "trained"
eyes.
As for Dr. Saho, thanks a lot for clarity...but why add "Next time give
all the bit of it not the little bit"? What if it is only the little bit
he has to offer.
Cheers,
Madiba.
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Sarian Loum wrote:
> Omar,
>
> Thank you for clarifying things. I knew there had to be another side of Tombong's propaganda cause that was too good to be true and thats why I didn't take heed given that it came from him. I do not take Tombong's postings seriously (hes lost all credibility as far as I'm concerned) because theres always hidden agenda, misleading & lack of factual evidence in his postings.
>
> Tombong - please do us a favor and present information as it is and stop the B.S., but then again thats asking you to be a different person. Please use this forum for what it was intended to be and not to suit your political career/needs. That is very unappreciative.
>
> cheers,
>
> sarian
>
>
>
> > From olafia@online.no Fri Jul 11 04:26:36 1997
> > Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 13:22:45 +0200 (MET DST)
> > From: Olafiaklinikken Olafia <olafia@online.no>
> > To: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> > Subject: IOM
> > Mime-Version: 1.0
> > X-To: <Gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> > X-Authentication-Warning: pilt.online.no: Host ti01a05-0019.dialup.online.no [130.67.1.83] didn't use HELO protocol
> > X-Sender: olafia@online.no (Unverified)
> > X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 beta -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN
> >
> > Tombong
> >
> > That was a very nice and one sided piece aboout IOM. The IOM is an advising
> > organ for governments of developed countries on migrants than of what you
> > wrote. IOM is also responsible for the advising og the above mention
> > governments concerning Migration and Health especially on refugees and
> > asylumseekers. This is an institution of the IOM and it is called the
> > INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CENTRE FOR MIGRATION AND HEALTH. (ICMH). This is a type
> > of civilised repatriation from the IOM. ICHM is a joint venture created by
> > IOM and the University of Geneva with the support of the World Health
> > Organisation (WHO) The centre aims to improve the health of migrants,
> > refugees and asylumseekers in their country of settlement, by easing the
> > process of adapting to a new society and decreasing the social cost caused
> > by the preventable disease. excess of disablity, and the effects of
> > maladjustment. ICMH will carry out its work in close association with
> > governments, multilateral and bilateral institutions. Close collaboration
> > with governments is to give information of your health especially HIV and to
> > reduce social cost is to repatriate you through IOM.
> >
> > They review available information on migrants and refugee health in
> > selected group of receiving countries. This survey will provide insight as
> > to what kind of migrant and refugee health information is available to
> > national authorities for planning and evaluation purposes.When it happens
> > that you are HIV positive then plans for repatriation is on the desk
> > organise by the IOM. These surveys starts from the refugee camps and the aim
> > of the studie is follow the migrants to their new countries. In the matter
> > of Hiv the west is more sophisticated than were the migrants and refugees
> > came from. There are also some positive sides of the ICMH.
> >
> > I am neither dicouraging or advising anyone not what you desired but i want
> > to throw a little bit of light on the subject.
> >
> > Next time Tombong give all the bit of it but not the littlE bit.
> >
> > With kind regards
> >
> > Omar S. Saho, KONSULENT
> > Ullevaal University Hospital
> > Dept. for STD and HIV
> > NORWAY
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 15:26:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: "N'Deye Marie N'Jie" <njie.1@osu.edu>
To: africans@iastate.edu, gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: AE-CHAIRS> Research positions (fwd)
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970711152422.307f41a6@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 08:39:38 -0400 (EDT)
>>To: fabegrad@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: AE-CHAIRS> Research positions
>
>>Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 09:56:58 -0700
>>From: bmjenkins@ucdavis.edu (Jenkins)
>>Subject: AE-CHAIRS> Research positions
>>>To: ae-chairs@maat.reeusda.gov
>>
>>Following are two position descriptions, one for a post-graduate researcher
>>(PGR), the other for a graduate student research assistant (RA). I would
>>appreciate your forwarding these to anyone who you think might be
>>interested/qualified for these positions. Thanks very much!
>>
>>Bryan
>>
>>
>>
>>*****************************************************************************
>>POSITION DESCRIPTION
>>Post-Graduate Researcher
>>
>>Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering
>>
>>Project Title: Harvesting and Handling Rice Straw for Off-Field Utilization
>>
>>Background: USDA is funding a study of harvesting and handling
>>practices to improve the costs associated with the acquisition and
>>utilization of rice straw. California legislation mandates a reduction in
>>the amount of straw that may be open burned for disposal, and growers are
>>eagerly searching for alternative straw applications. The major objectives
>>of the project are 1) to characterize the current capabilities, costs, and
>>constraints in harvesting and handling rice straw as a resource for
>>commercial products and energy, and 2) to investigate alternative handling
>>strategies for straw, and evaluate specialized equipment and system
>>designs. The project was proposed as a five year study, and is currently
>>funded for the first year.
>>
>>Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of the position in the
>>first year is to carry out an assessment of the current state-of-the-art in
>>rice straw harvesting, handling, and utilization. This includes conducting
>>an in-depth literature review of straw and related crop harvesting
>>techniques; conducting a survey of farmers, custom operators, and
>>industries involved in off-field handling or utilization of rice straw;
>>carrying out time and motion studies of actual straw harvesting operations;
>>compiling data for use in economic and GIS models to evaluate costs and
>>impacts of off-field utilization. The work also involves working with
>>graduate students and other project team members supporting these and other
>>parts of the project.
>>
>>Qualifications: PhD or MS degree in engineering or related field. Ability
>>to work with industry personnel. Good written, verbal, and interpersonal
>>communication skills needed. Experience with literature reviews and report
>>and proposal preparation. Knowledge of machine design and computer
>>programming, especially spreadsheets. Desire to conduct field work.
>>California Drivers License must be obtained. Familiarity with engineering
>>economic analyses and GIS strongly desirable.
>>
>>Salary: $30,528-33,276/year commensurate with qualifications, plus
>>benefits. Funding past the first year dependent on successful conduct of
>>first year effort and submittal of proposal for continuing effort.
>>
>>Available: Immediately
>>
>>To apply Contact:
>> Bryan M. Jenkins, Professor
>> Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
>> University of California
>> Davis, CA 95616-5294
>> phone: 916 752 1422 fax: 916 752 2640
>> email: bmjenkins@ucdavis.edu
>>
>>The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
>>employer, with a strong institutional commitment to the development of a
>>climate that supports equality of opportunity and respect for differences
>>based on gender, cultural ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation. In
>>that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from
>>individuals who would enhance the diversity of our workforce.
>>*****************************************************************************
>>
>>*****************************************************************************
>>POSITION DESCRIPTION
>>Graduate Research Assistant
>>
>>Department: Biological and Agricultural Engineering
>>
>>Project Title: Harvesting and Handling Rice Straw for Off-Field Utilization
>>
>>Background: USDA is funding a study of harvesting and handling
>>practices to improve the costs associated with the acquisition and
>>utilization of rice straw. California legislation mandates a reduction in
>>the amount of straw that may be open burned for disposal, and growers are
>>eagerly searching for alternative straw applications. The major objectives
>>of the project are 1) to characterize the current capabilities, costs, and
>>constraints in harvesting and handling rice straw as a resource for
>>commercial products and energy, and 2) to investigate alternative handling
>>strategies for straw, and evaluate specialized equipment and system
>>designs. The project was proposed as a five year study, and is currently
>>funded for the first year.
>>
>>Responsibilities: Primary responsibility is to develop a geographic
>>information system (GIS) model incorporating major rice producing regions
>>and transportation networks in California to be used in projecting costs of
>>large-scale straw handling operations and identifying potential
>>infrastructural and environmental impacts. Assist in preparation of an
>>in-depth literature review of straw and related crop harvesting techniques
>>and in conducting a survey of farmers, custom operators, and industries
>>involved in off-field handling or utilization of rice straw. Occasional
>>field work to support other efforts of the project may be required.
>>
>>Qualifications: Must enroll as graduate student at University of
>>California, Davis. Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication
>>skills needed. Familiarity with GIS strongly desirable.
>>
>>Salary: $15,772/year. In-state fees paid by project. Funding past the
>>first year dependent on successful conduct of first year effort and
>>submittal of proposal for continuing effort.
>>
>>Available: Immediately
>>
>>To apply Contact:
>> Bryan M. Jenkins, Professor
>> Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
>> University of California
>> Davis, CA 95616-5294
>> phone: 916 752 1422 fax: 916 752 2640
>> email: bmjenkins@ucdavis.edu
>>
>>The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
>>employer, with a strong institutional commitment to the development of a
>>climate that supports equality of opportunity and respect for differences
>>based on gender, cultural ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation. In
>>that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from
>>individuals who would enhance the diversity of our workforce.
>>*****************************************************************************
>>
>>----------------------------------***--***----------------------------
>>Bryan M. Jenkins, Professor |phone 916 752 1422
>>Biological and Agricultural Engineering Dept. |fax 916 752 2640
>>University of California |
>>Davis, CA 95616 |bmjenkins@ucdavis.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
-----------------------------------
N'Deye Marie N'Jie
Graduate Research Associate
The Ohio State University
Rm 260 Agricultural Engineering Bldg
590 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
Fax: (614)292-9448
Phone: (614) 688-3445 (W)
E-mail: njie.1@osu.edu
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 18:50:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: TSaidy1050@aol.com
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
Message-ID: <970711185043_41276622@emout11.mail.aol.com>
Gambia-l,
I will try to be providing a weekly news summary on The Gambia. The news
summary will be mainly based on what the Newspapers reported.
I will try to be as regular in this matter as possible.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL FORMED
The National Security Council and the Armed forces Council have been formed
as required by the Constitution. The Members were sworn in at the State House
yesterday, Thursday, July 10th, 1997.
National Security Council
1. Chairperson- H.E. Mrs Isatou Njie-Saidy, The Vice- President
2.Hon. Major Momodou Bojang (Rte) - Secretary of State for Interior
3. Lt. Colonel Momodou Badjie
4. Lt. Colonel Samsudeen Sarr
5. Mr. Famara I. Jammeh - Inspector General of Police
6. Mr. Samba Bah - Director General of the NIA
The Armed Forces Council
1. Chairperson- H.E. Mrs Isatou Njie-Saidy, The Vice- President
2. Colonel Baboucarr Jatta-Commander of Gambia National Army
3. Capt. Momodou Sarr - Marine Unit
4. Mr. Omar Abdoulie Njie Barrow- Permanent Secretary, Dept. of Defence
THE FIRST LADY TO LAUNCH FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
The First Lady has started a nation wide tour on Tuesday, July 8th, to meet
with Gambian women in the provinces and to discuss how her foundation can
help in empowering them. The organisation which is to be launched July 18,
1997, will be called Foundation for Women's Socio-Economic Advancement.
The details on the Foundation such as aims and objectives will be provided to
list as soon as it is available.
NO REVOLT AT MILE 2 PRISONS, SAYS SOS BOJANG
There has been a rumour in town that there was a revolt by the prisoners at
the Central Prisons, Mile 2, and that there were some fatalities. This was
also reported by the press and in response to this The Secretary of State for
Interior, Hon. Major Momodou Bojang (Rte), called a News Conference on
Wednesday, July 9, 1997.
He denied every thing that was reported particularly the fact that one Omar
Njie was killed. Omar Njie was well and alive, and has been transferred to
Janjanburey Prisons. He challenged the reporters to go visit him to verify
his statement.
The prison was raided following a tip-off about drug trafficking. Some drugs
were found plus other contrabands, and as a result the Commissioner of
Prisons, Modou Ceesay, was retired. In fact some prisoners were enjoying
prisons as if they were living in a five star hotel, according the Hon.
Bojang. He said some a prisoner had a cellular phone and was making
international calls.
FOOTBALL NEWS
Real de Banjul football Club won both the FA Cup and the League. They also
won the Super Cub. They won Hawks 1-0 in the FA finals last week.
NEW MAYOR FOR BANJUL
Mr Samba Faal, the former Town Clerk, has been made the Mayor of Banjul, and
he will man that post until the local government elections. The elections are
expected to take place sometime in 19998.
NEW AMBASSADOR FOR THE US
Mr. Crispin Gray-Johnson has been appointed as the new Gambian Ambassador to
the US, and he will be coming to Washington sometimes next Month.
Peace
Tombong
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 18:53:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: TSaidy1050@aol.com
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: Introduction of new member Habib Diab Gh
Message-ID: <970711185316_1690790607@emout13.mail.aol.com>
Welcome Habib, i am sure you will contribute a lot in this cyber bantaba.
Peace
Tombong Saidy
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 16:16:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Jobs at the HIID (fwd)
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Netters,
This might be of interest to some of you.
Good luck and have a great weekend!!
Madiba.
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HIID is Harvard University's principal center for research, teaching,
and policy advising related to developing and transitional economies.
Harvard University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Note: Positions fall under two categories: Academic and
Administrative. Within these categories, recent positions are listed
first. The letters "S.I.C.." at the end of the job description
indicate that there is a strong internal candidate (a current Harvard
staff member) in consideration for this position. Harvard University
is an equal opportunity employer. See Harvard University Home Page for
salary range and additional job opportunities.
Position Title: Ethiopia, Public Investment Program Specialist,
Project Associate
Requisition #: 74658
Salary Grade: 90
Hiring Range: DOE
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Education, Experience, Skills: M.A. in economics or M.B.A. in finance
or related degree. Experience with public investment programs in
developing countries required. Knowledge of project cycle components
including identification, design, appraisal, implementation,
monitoring, and evaluation required. Four years of experience in
developing countries, preferably in Africa, highly desirable.
Experience in project appraisal and establishing project appraisal
units within developing countries desired. Fluency in English
required.
Duties & Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. Public investment program specialist serves on a two year
project in a developing country setting. Assists both the central and
regional governments in establishing a public investment program.
Advises the government in the policies and procedures for implementing
a public investment program.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Ethpip, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: Slovakia, Senior Environmental Health Advisor, C4EP
Project, Project Associate
Requisition #: 74576
Salary Grade: 90
Hiring Range: DOE
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Education, Experience, Skills: Master's degree or Ph.D. in public
health, preferably with specialization in environmental health,
occupational health, or industrial hygiene with five years' relevant
experience required. Developing country experience, demonstrated
project management skills and expertise in environmental risk
assessment and management required. Experience in the development of
educational programs and professional certification programs in
environmental health, or industrial hygiene preferred. Experience in
community health promotion programs desirable.
Duties and Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. The advisor is responsible for implementation of
environmental risk assessment and health programs as part of Central
and Eastern European Environmental Economics and Policy Project (C4EP)
team in Bratislava, Slovakia. The advisor manages the environmental
risk assessment and management/community health promotion
demonstration project; coordinates development of professional
education programs and curriculum materials in environmental health,
occupational health, and industrial hygiene, and integration of those
programs and materials into the existing medical education system in
Slovakia. Position is located in Bratislava, one hour from Vienna.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Slovaenv, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: Ethiopia, Accounting Specialist, Project Associate
Requisition #: 74253
Salary Grade: 90
Hiring Range: DOE
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Education, Experience, Skills: Master's in accounting or related
degree, MBA or Ph.D. preferred. Experience with government accounting
systems, particularly single entry systems and modified single entry
systems required. Experience with accrual on accounts payable and
receivable without a closed balance sheet highly desirable. Experience
in Ministry of Finance in developing country desired. Experience with
accounting systems, particularly former British systems, a plus.
Fluency in English required.
Duties & Responsibilities: Assists a two year project in lesser
developed country on tasks related to developing policies,
regulations, formats, and procedures required to strengthen
expenditure control systems in central ministries and regional
governments.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Ethacct, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu
Position Title: Palestine, Chief of Party, Technical Assistance to the
Palestinian Health Authority (TAPHA) Project, Project Associate
Salary Grade: 90
Hiring Range: DOE
Requisition #: 74A88
Hours Per Week FTE: Full Time
Education, Experience, Skills:
Graduate degree in public health, preferably in health management,
planning or economics with 10 years experience managing public health
projects or systems in developing countries required. Extensive
experience with health policy reform, negotiations skills with
ministries of health, and project management required. Experience with
economics and financing at primary and secondary health care levels;
health services organization and management; policy research; health
management information systems; and pharmaceutical production desired.
Middle East experience or fluency in Arabic preferred, but candidates
with significant health project management in developing countries
considered. Willingness to reside in Middle East for 1.5 years.
Duties/Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. Responsibilities include; mobilizing local and expatriate
consultants; coordinating technical activities; defining public sector
role; designing and implementing health insurance, cost-containment,
and efficiency of health services; developing health management
information systems; harmonizing the MOH with UNWRA/NGO health
services; and improving care quality. Manages TAPHA project research
activities and leads technical area.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment -Palcop2, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, or Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: Mozambique, Sustainable Capacity Building and Economic
Decision-Making, Project Associates
Requisition #: 77409, 74410, 74411
Salary Grade: 90
Hiring Range: DOE
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Education, Experience, Skills: HIID seeks candidates with a Ph.D. in
economics, finance, or other relevant degree with substantial
experience in developing countries. Familiarity with the World Bank,
International Monetary Fund, and multi-sector experience required.
Successful experience in advising governments of developing countries
is a desired asset. Experience with macroeconomic modeling,
information systems, or central bank or finance is highly desirable.
Fluency in Portuguese is strongly preferred. Project start up likely
in early 1997.
Duties & Responsibilities: HIID is undertaking a five-year strategic
economic advisory and capacity building project in Mozambique. A four
person advisory team will work with a counterpart team from the
Ministry of Planning and Finance. The advisors work on economic and
financial issues in areas including: development of a comprehensive
and effective strategy for a rapid economic growth; the Government of
Mozambique's (GoM) response to requests and requirements of the
International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and other donors; the GoM's
management, restructure, and reduction of external debt obligations;
developing a program for the sale of treasury bills; devising a
program of tax reform; enhancing the GoM's program of privatization
and regulatory simplification; and advising the GoM on promoting
production for exports and dealing with liberalized trade in southern
Africa (including tariff restructuring).
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Mozambique, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, Email profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: Institute Associate\Policy Fellow: Education
Requisition #: 74126
Salary Grade: 90
Hiring Range: DOE
Hours Per Week : Full Time
Education, Experience, Skills: Must have Ph.D. in education or related
discipline (anthropology, economics, political science, or sociology),
demonstrated interest in problems of education in developing
countries, and prior field experience. Minimum five years experience
analyzing policy and program issues in developing countries; high
quality publications; ability to communicate analytic concepts to
students and senior policy-makers; a capacity and continued
willingness to develop and manage overseas advisory and training
projects and undertake extensive overseas residence and/or travel
desirable. May require Spanish language ability and Latin America
experience.
Duties & Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. Plays a leading role in research, teaching and overseas
activities, including managing and administrating overseas projects;
transmitting field experience to the Harvard community and involving
faculty in overseas projects; undertaking overseas travel to develop
and manage overseas projects and advise developing country
institutions; and participating in policy and personnel decisions.
Terms are up to five years with consideration for promotion to fellow.
Works on Cambridge and overseas projects.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Ediapf, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: Health Economist: Development Associate or Institute
Associate
Requisition #: 64842
Salary Grade: 90
Hiring Range: DOE
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Education, Experience, Skills: This position will either be a
development associate or institute associate appointment, dependent
upon a candidate's background and qualifications. A development
associate is a one to five year appointment with the possibility of
promotion. Institute associate is a career appointment with an initial
three year term. In both positions time is divided between overseas
service and periods of research, project management, and possibly
teaching at Harvard University. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in health
economics with experience in economic evaluation of health programs
and interventions in developing countries. Experience in health care
finance, health insurance, and sustainability necessary. Skills in
project management and implementation, analysis, writing, and
publications of related issues required. Fluency in French or Spanish
is highly desirable. Familiarity with donor agencies and organizations
providing assistance in international health also desirable.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Hltheco, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: Associate
Requisition #:
Salary Grade: 90
Hiring Range: DOE
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Required/Preferred Education, Experience, Skills: Applicants are
required to have: a Ph.D. in either agriculture, anthropology,
economics, education, environment, health, macro economics, micro
finance, money and banking, political economy, political science,
population, public policy, sociology, or urban development with a
central concern for developing countries. Desired, but not required
are: at least five years of experience carrying out analyses of policy
and program issues in developing countries; a record of high quality
publications; a demonstrated capacity to communicate analytic concepts
to students and senior policy makers alike; a demonstrated ability to
develop and manage overseas advisory and training projects; and, a
demonstrated capacity and continued willingness to undertake extensive
overseas residence and/or travel.
Duties & Responsibilities: The Harvard Institute for International
Development (HIID) seeks associates in international development
fields. Positions are for terms of up to five years and involve work
in Cambridge and in HIID projects overseas. HIID associates play a
leading role in the research, teaching and overseas activities of the
institute, including management and administration of the overseas
projects. They are responsible for transmitting field experience to
the Harvard community and involving Harvard faculty in overseas
projects. Associates are expected to undertake substantial overseas
travel in connection with their responsibilities for developing and
managing the institute's overseas projects and acting as advisors to
developing country institutions.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Humandevas, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: International Environment Program, Director's Staff
Assistant III
Requisition #: 73370
Salary Grade: 8
Hiring Range: $25,104-$30,720 Hours Per Week: Full Time
Required/Preferred Education, Experience, Skills: Candidates must have
a H.S. diploma, college preferred; 3+ yrs. related experience.
Excellent organizational, prioritization, time management, detail
orientation, interpersonal communication, judgement, editorial,
proofreading and phone skills needed for fast paced deadline driven
program. Ability to work independently and as a team player while
under pressure; ability to follow through on complex projects.
Knowledge of WordPerfect, Microsoft Word for Windows, E-mail, and
PageMaker essential. Experience with Lotus 1-2- 3/Filemaker
Pro/Paradox helpful. Keyboarding 60+ wpm. Overtime hours after 5:00pm
required.
Duties & Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. Seeking a candidate to be the primary assistant to the
IEP Director. Serves as first information contact for all internal and
external inquiries. Responsible for: daily activities, heavy telephone
traffic, filing, faxing, typing correspondence, reports, and
manuscripts; preparation of expense reports/internal forms. Arranges
domestic/international travel; tracks voluminous overseas
communications and schedules vital to project work. Supervises student
assistant(s). Serves as liaison when Director travels abroad. Assists
in organizing meetings, workshops, research projects and performs
related job duties when needed.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Sa3env, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)495-8190, or Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu
Positing Title: International Environment Program, Staff Assistant II
Requisition #: 72302
Salary Grade: 6
Hiring Range: $1776-2176 month
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Required/Preferred Education, Experience, Skills: High school diploma
required; college degree preferred. Minimum 1-2 years office
experience; must have excellent telephone, interpersonal and
organizational skills; ability to handle several tasks simultaneously;
knowledge of Microsoft Word, WordPerfect and database software
(Paradox preferred); efficient and accurate keyboarding and data entry
skills (55wpm); experience using E-mail strongly preferred. Ability to
work independently and with others, prioritize multiple tasks,
exercise good judgement, and take initiative. Knowledge of
Central/Eastern European language desirable
Duties & Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. Reports to project administrator of Central and Eastern
Europe Environmental Economics and Policy Project. As a member of
International Environment Program team, is responsible for filing,
faxing, photocopying, and complex distribution of mail in a fast
-paced environment. Maintains current contact information on overseas
project staff members; prepares weekly courier pouches to overseas
advisors; word processes short documents; monitors the submission of
field accounting reports; answers voluminous telephone/in-person
inquiries; sends/receives orders for supplies and publications;
coordinates office equipment maintenance. Performs related duties as
required.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment Sa2env, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)495-8190, or Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu
Position Title: International Environment Program, Technical Secretary
Requisition #: 73362
Salary Grade: 9
Hiring Range: $2268-$2778 month
Hours Per Week: Full Time
Required/Preferred Education, Experience, Skills: H.S. diploma
required; 2+ years office/technical production experience; excellent
organizational, time-management, editorial, and communication skills.
Ability to work well under pressure on complex, multiple projects with
attention to detail, independence, and professionalism essential.
Superior PC desktop publishing, Excel, and PageMaker skills;
familiarity with Windows 95, MS-Word; basic Macintosh skills required.
Experience translating files and using Email/Internet for transferring
files essential. Keyboarding 60+ wpm. Must be able to work as part of
a team. Must be flexible to regularly work overtime. Final candidates
will be tested.
Duties & Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. Reporting to the Director, provides desktop
publishing/editorial support for the International Environment
Program. Responsible for: word processing, editing complex proposals,
manuscripts, technical papers/case studies and course materials.
Maintains databases/hard-copies of publications, coordinates requested
mailings. Designs newsletters, brochures, advertising, and
presentation materials for projects/workshops; finalizes publications
for printing and/or creates camera-ready publications; copy edits
work. Coordinates work of related vendors. As a member of a team
assists with daily clerical/administrative duties, such as: faxing,
file management; answering phones.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment-Techsec, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)495-8190, or Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu
Position Title: Staff Assistant III
Requisition #:
Salary Grade: 8
Hiring Range: $25,104-$30,720 Hours Per Week: Full Time
Required/Preferred Education, Experience, Skills: High school diploma,
college preferred; three to five years of related experience.
Excellent organizational, prioritization, time management, detail
orientation, interpersonal communication, judgement, editorial,
proofreading and telephone skills needed. Excellent English skills
necessary; WordPerfect skills required. Ability to work independently
and as a team member while under pressure to follow through on complex
projects. Spanish skills helpful.
Duties & Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. Supports two academics who teach international
development courses at the Kennedy School of Government and who work
on projects in Bolivia. Performs office support duties, including
composing and typing project-related, correspondence, maintaining
filing system, and organizing production of project and research
reports. Assists with manuscript editing and the planning of
conferences and meetings. Serves as liaison when supervisors travel
abroad. Coordinates support for short-term, overseas consultants.
Provides support for courses taught by supervisors, including summer
program. Act as liaison between students and supervisors. Performs
related job duties as required.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment SAIII-MG, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, or Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: Staff Assistant III
Requisition #:
Salary Grade: 8
Hiring Range: $25,104-$30,720 Hours Per Week: Full Time
Required/Preferred Education, Experience, Skills: High school diploma,
college preferred; 3- 5years related experience. Excellent
organizational, prioritization, time management, detail orientation,
interpersonal communication, judgement, editorial, proofreading and
telephone skills required. Ability to work independently and as a team
member while under pressure to follow through on complex projects.
Ability to work with multiple supervisors; problem solve, and
accomplish multiple tasks simultaneously in an environment with
frequent interruptions. Strong computer skills and ability/initiative
to learn new programs from documentation only.
Duties & Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development. . Supports members of Health Office. Performs office
support duties including: composing and typing project-related
correspondence; maintains filing and database systems; provides
editing and library research on related projects. Sends faxes,
e-mails, distributes mail and, photo-copies; orders supplies, and
equipment; answers telephones, and makes travel arrangements. Liaises
with finance office tracking invoices and, preparing expense reports.
Assists in workshop organizing. As a member of the project team,
performs additional duties as needed.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment-helsa3, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, or Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
Position Title: Staff Assistant III
Requisition #:
Salary Grade: 8
Hiring Range: $25,104-$30,720 Hours Per Week: Full Time
Required/Preferred Education, Experience, Skills: H.S. diploma,
college preferred; 3-5 yrs. related experience. Excellent
organizational, prioritization, time management, accuracy/detail
orientation, interpersonal communication, judgement, and telephone
skills needed for fast paced program. Ability to work independently
and as a team player while under pressure; maintain a professional
manner with mid-level professionals from Asia, Africa, Latin America,
and the Middle East. Experience with WordPerfect, databases, e-mail,
editing, proofreading, 45wpm required.
Duties & Responsibilities: Harvard Institute for International
Development (HIID). Provides support to assistant director of student
programs and coordinator of Mason Fellows Program (MFP). Prepares,
maintains confidential applicant files, country specific information
sheets. Maintains databases of applications received, students, alumni
and recruitment contacts abroad. Provides background information for
Admissions Committee during selection process. Assists logistical
preparation for recruitment trips made by program interviewers;
delivery of visa documentation; coordination of program events. Serves
as primary contact for inquiries about MFP. Handles: telephones,
faxing, filing, photocopying, distributing mail, large mailings;
wordprocessing correspondence, reports, and newsletters. Performs
related duties as required.
Referral Instructions: Send cover letter and resume by mail: HIID
Recruitment SAIII-MAS, One Eliot Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, Fax
(617)496-8190, or Email to profrec@hiid.harvard.edu.
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 19:31:54 -0400
From: Latir Downes-Thomas <latir@earthlink.net>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
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TSaidy1050@aol.com wrote:
>
> Gambia-l,
>
> I will try to be providing a weekly news summary on The Gambia. The news
> summary will be mainly based on what the Newspapers reported.
> I will try to be as regular in this matter as possible.
I just want to thank Tombong for providing us with this information. I
think most of the list would agree with me that any information or news
from back home that is shared on Gambia-L is welcome.
While we may take some info with a dash of salt based on the source, let
us not get into the habit of attacking the messenger. When corrections
are in order I believe they should be made and I'm sure they will be
well received without the need of damning the author of the original
message.
Thanks.
Lat
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 16:59:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: Latir Downes-Thomas <latir@earthlink.net>
Cc: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>, ;
Subject: Re: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
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Lat,
My Sentiments!!!
Cheers,
Madiba.
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Latir Downes-Thomas wrote:
> TSaidy1050@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Gambia-l,
> >
> > I will try to be providing a weekly news summary on The Gambia. The news
> > summary will be mainly based on what the Newspapers reported.
> > I will try to be as regular in this matter as possible.
>
> I just want to thank Tombong for providing us with this information. I
> think most of the list would agree with me that any information or news
> from back home that is shared on Gambia-L is welcome.
>
> While we may take some info with a dash of salt based on the source, let
> us not get into the habit of attacking the messenger. When corrections
> are in order I believe they should be made and I'm sure they will be
> well received without the need of damning the author of the original
> message.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Lat
>
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 17:02:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: binta@iuj.ac.jp
Cc: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>, ;
Subject: Re: Welcome to Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI.
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Lamin,
Thanks brother!! I am happy to be back.
Have a good weekend!
Madiba.
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997 binta@iuj.ac.jp wrote:
> Now that Dr. Manneh of Gambia College has joined the List, perhaps he
> will be interested in some of the discussions we had about education
> in the Gambia, and about Asbjorn's pledge.
>
> Welcome on board all new members. Madiba, we missed you! BTW, does
> anyone know the whereabouts of List veterans Morro Ceesay, Famara
> Sanyang, and the others 'at large'? I miss their insightful views.
>
> Lamin.
>
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 17:20:48 -0700
From: Liz STewart <liz@stanne.com>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
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Dear Lat
I am writing from San Francisco, California. I am delighted that you will
be sending news of The GAmbia. Thanks a bunch for all the effort!
Liz Stewart Fatti -
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 20:27:44 -0400
From: Latir Downes-Thomas <latir@earthlink.net>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: NEWS FROM THE GAMBIA
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Liz STewart wrote:
>
> Dear Lat
>
> I am writing from San Francisco, California. I am delighted that you will
> be sending news of The GAmbia. Thanks a bunch for all the effort!
> Liz Stewart Fatti -
Tombong Saidy will be the one sending his synopsis of the news from The
Gambia. Like yourself, I was just expressing my appreciation of his
efforts :-)
Lat
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 17:37:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: News about the motherland...CMAG concluding statement.
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Commonwealth News Release
11 July 1997
SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTERIAL ACTION GROUP ON THE HARARE
DECLARATION (CMAG)
Marlborough House, 10-11 July 1997
CONCLUDING STATEMENT
1. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration
(CMAG) held its seventh meeting at Marlborough House in London on 10-11
July 1997 to review developments in the Gambia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone
and to consider preparations for its Report to the October 1997
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
The Gambia
2. The Group welcomed the report of the Commonwealth Secretariat
Assessment Mission which visited The Gambia on 24-27 March 1997 and
requested the Secretary-General to implement its recommendations for
technical assistance in consolidating the democratic transition.
3. At the same time, it reiterated its previous concern about the lack of
a fully inclusive political system in the Gambia. In that context, CMAG
urged the Government of The Gambia to remove without further delay the ban
on certain political parties and individuals contained in Decree No. 89
and, in the political environment so created, demonstrate its stated
commitment to human rights and the rule of law. Furthermore, CMAG called
on the Government of The Gambia to investigate allegations of harrassment
of the Opposition.
Nigeria
4. Recalling the statement made by its Chairman in Abuja in November 1996
that "CMAG will, in pursuance of its mandate, remain engaged with Nigeria
and seek to have access to the widest possible cross-section of views from
Nigeria", the Group received oral presentations from a number of
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and representatives of Nigerian
civil society. These included four Nigerian NGOs, viz. the National
Democratic Coalition of Nigeria, the Movement for the Survival of the
Ogoni People, the Democratic Alliance of Women in Nigeria, and the Civil
Liberties Organisation. CMAG also heard representations from three
pan-Commonwealth organisations - namely, the Commonwealth Human Rights
Initiative, the Commonwealth Trade Union Council and the Commonwealth
Lawyers' Association - as wel as from three international groups, viz
Amnesty International, Article 19 (which also represented Human Rights
Watch/Africa) and the International Crisis Group.
5. The representations made to CMAG expressed strong concerns over what
was seen as a deteriorating situation in respect of human rights and the
rule of law in Nigeria. Equally strong concerns were raised about the
Nigerian Government's transition programme, which is perceived as being
pursued without unfettered and free participation, as well as its likely
outcome. The representation also raised the question of the growing
numbers of Nigerian exiles in neighbouring and other countries and their
need for assistance. CMAG was urged by all to recommend the CHOGM more
effective measures to be taken by the Commonwealth and the wider
international community to persuade Nigeria to live up to its commitments
under the Harare Commonwealth Declaration.
6. The information which CMAG gathered from these exchanges with the NGOs
was considered to be extremely useful and will, along with the information
already gathered from the Nigerian Governement and other sources, inform
the Group's deliberations and eventual recommendations to Commonwealth
Heads of Government.
Sierra Leone
7. CMAG, recalling statements by its Chairman and the Commonwealth
Secretary-General and by others, including the Summit of the Organisation
of African Unity, condemned the military "coup d'etat" of 25 May 1997 in
Sierra Leone which resulted in the overthrow of the democratically elected
government. The Group called for the immediate and unconditional
reinstatement of the democratically elected government of Sierra Leone
under President Tejan Kabbah. It urged the international community to
continue to deny recognition to the present illegal regime in Freetown and
decided, in accordance with the Milbrook Action Programme, that pending
the restoration of the legitimate government, the participation of Sierra
Leone in the councils of the Commonwealth would be suspended.
8. The Group welcomed the efforts to restore the legitimate Government of
Sierra Leone currently being undertaken by the Economic Community of West
African States. At the same time, the Group took note that these efforts
were being taken in accordance with the decision taken by the OAU and that
they were being carried out in co-ordination with the United Nations.
CMAG called on the international community fully to support the objectives
of these efforts.
Next meeting
9. CMAG decided to hold its next meeting in London on 11-12 September
1997 to formulate its recommendations to CHOGM
Cheers,
Madiba.
------------------------------
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 17:42:00 -0700
From: sarian@osmosys.incog.com (Sarian Loum)
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: IOM
Message-ID: <199707120042.RAA01196@thesky.incog.com>
Madiby,
I don't think I'm a little harsh with Tombong, on the contrary I'm lenient given Tombong's history on this list. Please take a look at the archives and pay close attention to his postings, that'll give you an idea about his style and why I wrote what I wrote.
I'm not advocating nothing but since Tombong took it upon himself to be the APRC spokesperson, I expect him to divulge all and not withhold information even if its to his/their disadvantage. Moreover since hes a public official he owes us the truth no matter how incriminating and not partial bits and pieces of info.
cheers,
sarian
> From msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca Fri Jul 11 12:05:07 1997
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:57:30 -0700 (PDT)
> From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
> X-Sender: msaidy@netinfo2.ubc.ca
> To: Sarian Loum <sarian@osmosys.incog.com>
> cc: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>,
> ;@unixg.ubc.ca
> Subject: Re: IOM
> MIME-Version: 1.0
>
> Ms. Loum,
>
> With all due respect, don't you think you are a little bit harsh on
> Tombong?? All the guy did is forward second-hand info. which we all do.
> Are you now advocating that whoever intends to forward info. to the list
> should do a thorough research adout it...know all the details etc before
> hitting the send key?
>
> He afterall provided some contact addresses which anyone interested could
> have reached for further details. This is what I did after
> replying his mail, 'cos it did sound too good for it to be real.
>
> I don't see any propaganda in his posting, perhaps I don't have "trained"
> eyes.
>
> As for Dr. Saho, thanks a lot for clarity...but why add "Next time give
> all the bit of it not the little bit"? What if it is only the little bit
> he has to offer.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Madiba.
>
> On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Sarian Loum wrote:
>
> > Omar,
> >
> > Thank you for clarifying things. I knew there had to be another side of Tombong's propaganda cause that was too good to be true and thats why I didn't take heed given that it came from him. I do not take Tombong's postings seriously (hes lost all credibility as far as I'm concerned) because theres always hidden agenda, misleading & lack of factual evidence in his postings.
> >
> > Tombong - please do us a favor and present information as it is and stop the B.S., but then again thats asking you to be a different person. Please use this forum for what it was intended to be and not to suit your political career/needs. That is very unappreciative.
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > sarian
> >
> >
> >
> > > From olafia@online.no Fri Jul 11 04:26:36 1997
> > > Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 13:22:45 +0200 (MET DST)
> > > From: Olafiaklinikken Olafia <olafia@online.no>
> > > To: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> > > Subject: IOM
> > > Mime-Version: 1.0
> > > X-To: <Gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
> > > X-Authentication-Warning: pilt.online.no: Host ti01a05-0019.dialup.online.no [130.67.1.83] didn't use HELO protocol
> > > X-Sender: olafia@online.no (Unverified)
> > > X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 beta -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN
> > >
> > > Tombong
> > >
> > > That was a very nice and one sided piece aboout IOM. The IOM is an advising
> > > organ for governments of developed countries on migrants than of what you
> > > wrote. IOM is also responsible for the advising og the above mention
> > > governments concerning Migration and Health especially on refugees and
> > > asylumseekers. This is an institution of the IOM and it is called the
> > > INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CENTRE FOR MIGRATION AND HEALTH. (ICMH). This is a type
> > > of civilised repatriation from the IOM. ICHM is a joint venture created by
> > > IOM and the University of Geneva with the support of the World Health
> > > Organisation (WHO) The centre aims to improve the health of migrants,
> > > refugees and asylumseekers in their country of settlement, by easing the
> > > process of adapting to a new society and decreasing the social cost caused
> > > by the preventable disease. excess of disablity, and the effects of
> > > maladjustment. ICMH will carry out its work in close association with
> > > governments, multilateral and bilateral institutions. Close collaboration
> > > with governments is to give information of your health especially HIV and to
> > > reduce social cost is to repatriate you through IOM.
> > >
> > > They review available information on migrants and refugee health in
> > > selected group of receiving countries. This survey will provide insight as
> > > to what kind of migrant and refugee health information is available to
> > > national authorities for planning and evaluation purposes.When it happens
> > > that you are HIV positive then plans for repatriation is on the desk
> > > organise by the IOM. These surveys starts from the refugee camps and the aim
> > > of the studie is follow the migrants to their new countries. In the matter
> > > of Hiv the west is more sophisticated than were the migrants and refugees
> > > came from. There are also some positive sides of the ICMH.
> > >
> > > I am neither dicouraging or advising anyone not what you desired but i want
> > > to throw a little bit of light on the subject.
> > >
> > > Next time Tombong give all the bit of it but not the littlE bit.
> > >
> > > With kind regards
> > >
> > > Omar S. Saho, KONSULENT
> > > Ullevaal University Hospital
> > > Dept. for STD and HIV
> > > NORWAY
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
----- End Included Message -----
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Date: Sat, 12 Jul 97 02:06:31 PDT
From: WANTI WANTI CAAN GETTI AND GETTI GETTI NUH WANTI <ABARROW@rr5.rr.intel.com>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: IOM
Message-ID: <9707120906.utk20581@RR5.intel.com>
Sarian,
The fact of the matter is that, we are not talking about what Tombong did
sometime back...we are talking about this issue of IOM. I think you are being
subjective in your judgement based on what happened in the past. Tombong
did deserve a credit if he did just forward this message....that's all a man can
do..like Madiba mention. If you want to know the issue in depth call or email
the contact number he provided.
I don't know Tombong personally but with the facts available he did deserve a
credit regardless of what happen yesterday. I do not support Tombong's
government but I think it's worth giving "Devils his due", if we want to be
a society based on meritocracy.
Paece,
Pa-Abdou
SARIAN wrote:
Madiby,
I don't think I'm a little harsh with Tombong, on the contrary I'm lenient give
n Tombong's history on this list. Please take a look at the archives and pay
close attention to his postings, that'll give you an idea about his style and
why I wrote what I wrote.
I'm not advocating nothing but since Tombong took it upon himself to be the
APRC spokesperson, I expect him to divulge all and not withhold information
even if its to his/their disadvantage. Moreover since hes a public official
he owes us the truth no matter how incriminating and not partial bits and piece
s of info.
cheers,
sarian
> From msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca Fri Jul 11 12:05:07 1997
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:57:30 -0700 (PDT)
> From: madiba saidy <msaidy@unixg.ubc.ca>
> X-Sender: msaidy@netinfo2.ubc.ca
> To: Sarian Loum <sarian@osmosys.incog.com>
> cc: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>,
> ;@unixg.ubc.ca
> Subject: Re: IOM
> MIME-Version: 1.0
>
> Ms. Loum,
>
> With all due respect, don't you think you are a little bit harsh on
> Tombong?? All the guy did is forward second-hand info. which we all do.
> Are you now advocating that whoever intends to forward info. to the list
> should do a thorough research adout it...know all the details etc before
> hitting the send key?
>
> He afterall provided some contact addresses which anyone interested could
> have reached for further details. This is what I did after
> replying his mail, 'cos it did sound too good for it to be real.
>
> I don't see any propaganda in his posting, perhaps I don't have "trained"
> eyes.
>
> As for Dr. Saho, thanks a lot for clarity...but why add "Next time give
> all the bit of it not the little bit"? What if it is only the little bit
> he has to offer.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Madiba.
>
> On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Sarian Loum wrote:
>
> > Omar,
> >
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 97 02:10:24 PDT
From: WANTI WANTI CAAN GETTI AND GETTI GETTI NUH WANTI <ABARROW@rr5.rr.intel.com>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: IOM
Message-ID: <9707120910.utk20971@RR5.intel.com>
Sarian,
The fact of the matter is that, we are not talking about what Tombong did
sometime back...we are talking about this issue of IOM. I think you are being
subjective in your judgement based on what happened in the past. Tombong
did deserve a credit if he did just forward this message....that's all a man can
do..like Madiba mention. If you want to know the issue in depth call or email
the contact number he provided.
I don't know Tombong personally but with the facts available he did deserve a
credit regardless of what happen yesterday. I do not support Tombong's
government but I think it's worth giving "Devils his due", if we want to be
a society based on meritocracy.
Paece,
Pa-Abdou
SARIAN wrote:
Madiby,
I don't think I'm a little harsh with Tombong, on the contrary I'm lenient give
n Tombong's history on this list. Please take a look at the archives and pay
close attention to his postings, that'll give you an idea about his style and
why I wrote what I wrote.
I'm not advocating nothing but since Tombong took it upon himself to be the
APRC spokesperson, I expect him to divulge all and not withhold information
even if its to his/their disadvantage. Moreover since hes a public official
he owes us the truth no matter how incriminating and not partial bits and piece
s of info.
cheers,
sarian
>
> Ms. Loum,
>
> With all due respect, don't you think you are a little bit harsh on
> Tombong?? All the guy did is forward second-hand info. which we all do.
> Are you now advocating that whoever intends to forward info. to the list
> should do a thorough research adout it...know all the details etc before
> hitting the send key?
>
> He afterall provided some contact addresses which anyone interested could
> have reached for further details. This is what I did after
> replying his mail, 'cos it did sound too good for it to be real.
>
> I don't see any propaganda in his posting, perhaps I don't have "trained"
> eyes.
>
> As for Dr. Saho, thanks a lot for clarity...but why add "Next time give
> all the bit of it not the little bit"? What if it is only the little bit
> he has to offer.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Madiba.
>
> On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Sarian Loum wrote:
>
> > Omar,
> >
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 05:57:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabriel Ndow <gndow@Spelman.EDU>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Ayi Kwei Armah
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970712054151.2067A-100000@acc5>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Greetings:
I wish to inform the group of the noted African writer Ayi Kwei Armah's
recently published novel - OSIRIS RISING. For those who may not know,
Armah is the author of 'The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born', 'Two
Thousand Seasons' and other novels.
I had the wonderful opprtunity to meet him recently while he was visiting
Atlanta to promote his new work. Armah now resides in Senegal with his
family. It is of great joy to me personally to see some of our greatest
writers drawing inspiration for their works from our great ancestors who
resided along the banks of the Nile!
>OSIRIS RISING, Armah's sixth novel, takes its narrative structure from
Africa's oldest source, the Osiris-Isis myth cycle. Its content has the
urgent relevance of tomorrow's news. The protagonist, Ast, an
African-American scholar, travels to Africa seeking lifework and love. She
finds both. But in the moment of discovery, she also finds that this is
only seed time in Africa. Before future harvests and love's consummation,
the continent's creative ones must discover ways, old and new, to end the
millennial rule of destroyers.
OSIRIS RISING is published by PER ANKH an 'African printing and publishing
company founded and managed by (Armah's) friends committed to the
emergence of a quality African book industry.'
In peace,
LatJor.
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 06:20:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Gabriel Ndow <gndow@Spelman.EDU>
To: "GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Ayi Kwei Armah
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95.970712061639.2067B-100000@acc5>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Apologies, the last sentence of my posting was not complete. It should be:
>PER ANKH is an African printing and publishing company founded and
managed by friends (of Armah) committed to the emergence of a quality
African book industry.
LatJor
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 13:47:27 +-300
From: BASSIROU DODOU DRAMMEH <kolls567@qatar.net.qa>
To: "'gambia-l@u.washington.edu'" <gambia-l@u.washington.edu>
Subject: RE: Ayi Kwei Armah
Message-ID: <01BC8ECA.25A8F8E0@difg.qatar.net.qa>
Latjor!
Thanks! And keep up the good work down there!
Regards Bassss!!
----------
From: Gabriel Ndow[SMTP:gndow@Spelman.EDU]
Sent: 07/NEiU CaCea/1418 08:57 O
To: GAMBIA-L: The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List
Subject: Ayi Kwei Armah
Greetings:
I wish to inform the group of the noted African writer Ayi Kwei Armah's
recently published novel - OSIRIS RISING. For those who may not know,
Armah is the author of 'The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born', 'Two
Thousand Seasons' and other novels.
I had the wonderful opprtunity to meet him recently while he was visiting
Atlanta to promote his new work. Armah now resides in Senegal with his
family. It is of great joy to me personally to see some of our greatest
writers drawing inspiration for their works from our great ancestors who
resided along the banks of the Nile!
>OSIRIS RISING, Armah's sixth novel, takes its narrative structure from
Africa's oldest source, the Osiris-Isis myth cycle. Its content has the
urgent relevance of tomorrow's news. The protagonist, Ast, an
African-American scholar, travels to Africa seeking lifework and love. She
finds both. But in the moment of discovery, she also finds that this is
only seed time in Africa. Before future harvests and love's consummation,
the continent's creative ones must discover ways, old and new, to end the
millennial rule of destroyers.
OSIRIS RISING is published by PER ANKH an 'African printing and publishing
company founded and managed by (Armah's) friends committed to the
emergence of a quality African book industry.'
In peace,
LatJor.
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 07:25:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: TSaidy1050@aol.com
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: IOM
Message-ID: <970712072539_-1795550347@emout12.mail.aol.com>
For some reasons i did not see Omar's posting, can he please send it to me
directly before i can respond to him and Serian. Or any body can send it to
me, i think, i mistakenly deleted his posting.
Peace
Tombong
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 08:26:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: TSaidy1050@aol.com
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: IOM
Message-ID: <970712082633_-1829125558@emout15.mail.aol.com>
Omar S. Saho,
Thank you for the additional information on IOM. I am not saying whether the
IOM is good or bad, all I am doing is to provide the information for those
who might want to use their services. If I had known about other aspects of
IOM, I would have gladly informed the list.
While I was in the US, I did help four Gambians through IOM to come back to
The Gambia. In fact our new member, Dr. Bruce-Oliver of NARI, would have been
the fifth Gambian to benefit from IOM last year. But The Gambia Government
decided to foot the bill because the process was a bit too long.
I don't think it is necessary for Saran to say " Tombong - please do us a
favor and present information as it is and stop the B.S., but then again
that's asking you to be a different person".
Those who want to know more about IOM can contact them directly, simple as
that.
Peace
Tombong
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 12:49:07 -0500
From: Ndey Drammeh <NDRAMME@wpo.it.luc.edu>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: IOM -Reply
Message-ID: <s3c78bf5.020@wpo.it.luc.edu>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Disposition: inline
>>> <TSaidy1050@aol.com> 07/12/97 07:26am >>> Tombong wrote:
>While I was in the US, I did help four Gambians through IOM to come
>back to
>The Gambia. In fact our new member, Dr. Bruce-Oliver of NARI, would
>have been
>the fifth Gambian to benefit from IOM last year. But The Gambia
>Government
>decided to foot the bill because the process was a bit too long.
Tombong,
If you helped four people to returned home through IOM, how come you
did not know about the so-called "other aspects" of the organization? I
am sure you must have had numerous contacts with the group. While I
appreciate your efforts in trying to provide us with helpful info, I am just
curious as to why you did not give us the full picture.
Ndey Kumba
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 17:37:26 -0400
From: Laura Munzel <lem10@columbia.edu>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: SV: (PART3) THE CANCER OF LANGUAGE AND TRBE IN AFRICA
Message-ID: <33C7F916.80B690E7@columbia.edu>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Dear Momodou,
You are correct when you say modern anthropological theory evolved in
part from some biological principles, as well as Darwinism. While the
theories based on biology and Darwinism are valuable precursors to
current anthropology, I don't think they are considered as holding much
validity today.
"I also reject the theory that history progresses in linear fashion.
Much evidence suggests a cyclic order. I think, however, that Laura
Munzell needs to explain why she thinks, say, the Waorani Indians (in
the Brazialian rainforest) or tribes people in the jungles of Indonesia
- some of who live in large tents amidst tree-tops, and practice
cannibalism - are not 'locked in some kind of arrested development'."
It seems your conception of a "cyclic" order still contains the central
tenet of Bass's post which I wanted to argue against: That there exists
a hierarchy of societal development. When you cite cannabalism as a
symptom of arrested development, you are in effect agreeing with the
linear view of societal advancement. This is just what I disagree with.
What proof exists that cannablism or living in trees is a lower form of
society?
Moral indignation against cannabilism seems to have influenced your
conclusion. But can this be scientific?
Best regards,
Laura
------------------------------
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 22:30:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <msjaiteh@mtu.edu>
To: gambia-l@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: New Members
Message-ID: <199707130230.WAA23670@hemlock.ffr.mtu.edu>
Content-Type: text
>
> Gambia-l,
> Mr. Samuel J. Bruce-Olivier of NARI (National Agriculture Research
> Institute) and Mr. Manneh of Gambia College have joined the Gambia-l.
>
> We welcome them and look forward to their contributions.
>
> Best regards.
>
> Momodou Camara
>
A big welcome to all new members. Sami we are glad to have you back.
Malanding Jaiteh
:
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