Joanne Tomkinson
Joanne Tomkinson joined AlertNet from Oxfam in 2007. She regularly scans the global coverage of emergencies and digests the most interesting highlights for AlertNet's MediaWatch section.
MEDIAWATCH: India joins Africa's suitors
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Everyone's been watching China's expanding role in Africa for some time, but now the other Asian economic boomer of the moment India has joined the race, and it's already being labelled "the new scramble for Africa". At the first India-Africa Forum this week, the Asian giant pledged to spend millions of dollars in Africa over the next five years in return for greater access to its natural resources. Many commentators are optimistic about the investment opportunities and the experience India has to offer, but the media have also raised serious concerns about whether Indian involvement will really turn out to be beneficial for Africa. ...
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Everyone's been watching China's expanding role in Africa for some time, but now the other Asian economic boomer of the moment India has joined the race, and it's already being labelled "the new scramble for Africa". At the first India-Africa Forum this week, the Asian giant pledged to spend millions of dollars in Africa over the next five years in return for greater access to its natural resources. Many commentators are optimistic about the investment opportunities and the experience India has to offer, but the media have also raised serious concerns about whether Indian involvement will really turn out to be beneficial for Africa. ...
MEDIAWATCH: Displaced Kenyans caught in deadlock
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Children still not reunited with their parents; camps hit hard by heavy rain; malaria and flu flourishing - this is the picture for 300,000 Kenyans still displaced by violence after last year's disputed elections. As the political crisis deepens, many are concerned about the implications for those still homeless in the country. For Jeffrey Gettleman, writing in the International Herald Tribune, it's the country's internally displaced people (IDPs) who are paying the highest price for the political deadlock that has hit Kenya's power-sharing process. ...
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Children still not reunited with their parents; camps hit hard by heavy rain; malaria and flu flourishing - this is the picture for 300,000 Kenyans still displaced by violence after last year's disputed elections. As the political crisis deepens, many are concerned about the implications for those still homeless in the country. For Jeffrey Gettleman, writing in the International Herald Tribune, it's the country's internally displaced people (IDPs) who are paying the highest price for the political deadlock that has hit Kenya's power-sharing process. ...
MEDIAWATCH: Junta crackdowns may trigger Myanmar HIV epidemic
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Government crackdowns following last year's pro-democracy demonstrations in Myanmar are having unexpected and potentially disastrous consequences, according to British newspaper The Times. The country commonly known as Burma already has one of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in Asia, and the chances of a HIV epidemic in the country are now increasing due to restrictions on aid workers, the paper reports. ...
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Government crackdowns following last year's pro-democracy demonstrations in Myanmar are having unexpected and potentially disastrous consequences, according to British newspaper The Times. The country commonly known as Burma already has one of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in Asia, and the chances of a HIV epidemic in the country are now increasing due to restrictions on aid workers, the paper reports. ...
MEDIAWATCH: Life in election-time Zimbabwe
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
In the midst of an economic meltdown, Zimbabwe will hold elections on March 29. Most press attention is focused on the likely outcome of the poll, but some reporters are talking about what conditions are like for people living in a country gripped by its worst humanitarian crisis since independence. Sky-rocketing inflation of 100,000 percent a year has left few people able to afford even the most basic goods, according to Boston-based newspaper Christian Science Monitor. ...
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
In the midst of an economic meltdown, Zimbabwe will hold elections on March 29. Most press attention is focused on the likely outcome of the poll, but some reporters are talking about what conditions are like for people living in a country gripped by its worst humanitarian crisis since independence. Sky-rocketing inflation of 100,000 percent a year has left few people able to afford even the most basic goods, according to Boston-based newspaper Christian Science Monitor. ...
MEDIAWATCH: World Water Day - crisis looming?
Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Access to safe water and sanitation for all is one of the world's toughest challenges. Globally, 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and 2.6 billion go without sanitation. As this year's World Water Day approaches, many observers are focusing on the increasing stresses facing fragile water supplies worldwide and what this means for attempts to improve water supplies to the world's taps and toilets. ...
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Author: Joanne Tomkinson
Access to safe water and sanitation for all is one of the world's toughest challenges. Globally, 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and 2.6 billion go without sanitation. As this year's World Water Day approaches, many observers are focusing on the increasing stresses facing fragile water supplies worldwide and what this means for attempts to improve water supplies to the world's taps and toilets. ...
