http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Sub-Saharan Africa) en-us Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:58:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/in-senegal-women-risk-burning-skin-for-beautys-sake?start=0 The World Health Organization says that a quarter of Senegalese women use skin-lightening products regularly. The products, even those claiming to have so-called "natural" components, can contain dangerous ingredients that can cause cancer and are potentially disfiguring. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:58:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/in-senegal-women-risk-burning-skin-for-beautys-sake Senegal, Skin whitening, World Health Organization, Women's health, Human skin color, Sub-Saharan Africa, Cancer, Women, Poison, Voice of America The World Health Organization says that a quarter of Senegalese women use skin-lightening products regularly. The products, even those claiming to have so-called "natural" components, can contain dangerous ingredients that can cause cancer and are potentially disfiguring. http://news.linktv.org/videos/the-dash-for-gas-fracking-goes-global?start=0 <p>US domestic gas production is on the rise because of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a controversial method of extracting natural gas from shale rock by pumping millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals underground at high pressure. Environmentalists say this gas boon threatens water supplies and pollutes air. Now, as fracking expands around the world, so does growing resistance. Earth Focus looks at three countries on the new fracking frontline: South Africa, Poland, and the UK. Reported from South Africa by Jeff Barbee and Andrew Wasley (The Ecologist) from Poland and the UK.</p> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/the-dash-for-gas-fracking-goes-global Hydraulic fracturing, Natural gas, Environment, Shale oil extraction, Energy industry, Oil, Oil field, South Africa, Poland, United Kingdom Caught between the promise of prosperity that natural gas extraction in the Karoo Basin might bring and concerns about environmental and health impacts, citizen resistance to fracking is growing in the Republic of South Africa. Earth Focus correspondent Jeff Barbee reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa?start=0 <p>Earth Focus looks at the people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but is just good business.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa Sub-Saharan Africa, Renewable energy, Africa, Environment, Solar energy, Sustainable energy, South Africa, Climate change, Cook stove, Solar power Meet Crosby Menzies, a former journalist now on a mission to bring solar cook stoves to the most remote places in southern Africa. Jeff Barbee reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa?start=337 <p>Earth Focus looks at the people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but is just good business.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa Sub-Saharan Africa, Renewable energy, Africa, Environment, Solar energy, Sustainable energy, South Africa, Climate change, Cook stove, Solar power Solar powered cell phones are fueling communications revolution in Botswana's remote Kalahari Desert. Earth Focus reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa?start=508 <p>Earth Focus looks at the people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but is just good business.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa Sub-Saharan Africa, Renewable energy, Africa, Environment, Solar energy, Sustainable energy, South Africa, Climate change, Cook stove, Solar power South African energy pioneer Pat Downey development of micro-hydro power, generating electricity from falling water on a small scale, is transforming rural African communities. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa?start=808 <p>Earth Focus looks at the people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but is just good business.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa Sub-Saharan Africa, Renewable energy, Africa, Environment, Solar energy, Sustainable energy, South Africa, Climate change, Cook stove, Solar power Mark Wright found a way to generate electricity from the Bisasar Road Landfill, one of the largest dumps in southern Africa, to provide electricity for the city of Durban. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa?start=1020 <p>Earth Focus looks at the people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but is just good business.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa Sub-Saharan Africa, Renewable energy, Africa, Environment, Solar energy, Sustainable energy, South Africa, Climate change, Cook stove, Solar power The Mbaula Chititezo Stove and Rocket Barns are pioneering technologies that are saving forests in Malawi and reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the process. Hestian Innovations, an Irish company, uses microloans and carbon financing to provide cookstoves and barns for tobacco curing -- simple technologies that use less wood -- in one of the most deforested nations on Earth. Jeff Barbee reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa?start=1379 <p>Earth Focus looks at the people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but is just good business.</p> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-renewable-energy-needs-in-southern-africa Sub-Saharan Africa, Renewable energy, Africa, Environment, Solar energy, Sustainable energy, South Africa, Climate change, Cook stove, Solar power Namibia's innovative new solar smart grid is eliminating the need for expensive imported electricity and promotes clean domestic sources of energy. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mali-coup-hurts-battle-to-boot-al-qaeda?start=0 A member of the Mali presidency, Django Sissoko, has been named the new prime minister after the former PM was arrested and reportedly forced to resign by the army. The development is a blow to international attempts to quash militant Islamists controlling much of the country because foreign nations are skeptical that the power play by the army will aid the cause, or the Mali people. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:12:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mali-coup-hurts-battle-to-boot-al-qaeda Mali, Al-Qaeda, Cheick Modibo Diarra, Sub-Saharan Africa, Coup d'état, Islamism, Telegraph.co.uk A member of the Mali presidency, Django Sissoko, has been named the new prime minister after the former PM was arrested and reportedly forced to resign by the army. The development is a blow to international attempts to quash militant Islamists controlling much of the country because foreign nations are skeptical that the power play by the army will aid the cause, or the Mali people. http://news.linktv.org/videos/congo-soldiers-take-back-goma?start=0 Congolese troops have returned to Goma as the government re-established control of the key city. M23 rebels had seized the town but left voluntarily after a deal was brokered that set up talks with representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebels vowed to return if their demands aren't met. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:24:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/congo-soldiers-take-back-goma Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 23 Movement (M23), Goma, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Joseph Kabila, Euronews Congolese troops have returned to Goma as the government re-established control of the key city. M23 rebels had seized the town but left voluntarily after a deal was brokered that set up talks with representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebels vowed to return if their demands aren't met. http://news.linktv.org/videos/armed-rapists-attack-congo-refugee-camp?start=0 <p class="p1">United Nations officials are investigating a brutal attack by armed men on a refugee camp near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo where several women were raped, refugees' belongings were stolen, and teens kidnapped to help carry away the haul. Many of the 30,000 at the camp had fled their homes when M23 rebels seized Goma. The rebels have since moved out.</p> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:11:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/armed-rapists-attack-congo-refugee-camp Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 23 Movement (M23), War rape, Goma, Rape, Sub-Saharan Africa, Refugee camp, United Nations, Euronews United Nations officials are investigating a brutal attack by armed men on a refugee camp near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo where several women were raped, refugees' belongings were stolen, and teens kidnapped to help carry away the haul. Many of the 30,000 at the camp had fled their homes when M23 rebels seized Goma. The rebels have since moved out. http://news.linktv.org/videos/child-soldier-outruns-past-to-olympics?start=0 Abducted into Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army, boy soldier Julius Achon managed to escape after a year then racked up miles running in competitive races to snag a scholarship to a US university, and qualify for the Olympics. But he never forgot the struggles of his childhood, and now is raising money for kids orphaned in Uganda's civil war. Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:16:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/child-soldier-outruns-past-to-olympics Julius Achon, Uganda, Lord's Resistance Army, Child soldier, Olympic Games, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sprint (running), ABC News (Australia) Abducted into Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army, boy soldier Julius Achon managed to escape after a year then racked up miles running in competitive races to snag a scholarship to a US university, and qualify for the Olympics. But he never forgot the struggles of his childhood, and now is raising money for kids orphaned in Uganda's civil war. http://news.linktv.org/videos/obamamania-fades-in-kenya?start=0 Kenya rejoiced as "Africa's son" became the president of the United States in 2008. Yet it is unclear whether Africans will take to the streets and beat the drum if Obama wins a second term. Obamamania has cooled somewhat since the heady days of his election with many Kenyans saddened that the president has ignored his ancestral homeland. Obama spent a mere 20-hours of his presidency in sub-Saharan Africa compared to China's President Hu Jintao who has traveled to the continent seven times. <br /> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:11:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/obamamania-fades-in-kenya Kenya, Barack Obama, US presidential election, 2012, Obama administration foreign policy, James Shikwati, Nyang’oma Kogelo, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Hu Jintao, United States Kenya rejoiced as "Africa's son" became the president of the United States in 2008. Yet it is unclear whether Africans will take to the streets and beat the drum if Obama wins a second term. Obamamania has cooled somewhat since the heady days of his election with many Kenyans saddened that the president has ignored his ancestral homeland. Steven Okungu from Kogelo, the village where the president's father lived, said: "It's a disappointment since he came from this place, he should have even at least come to say hi to the people of Kenya, at least so that we can know that we are still together in spirit, other than abandoning us as if he was never our son." Obama spent a mere 20-hours of his presidency in sub-Saharan Africa compared to China's President Hu Jintao who has traveled to the continent seven times. Despite his distance Obama still exerted an influence in Kenya. Kenyan economic analyst James Shikwati explained: "There was an indirect participation where there was this sort of this big brother whispering in our ears that you better do the right thing, So I mean one of the biggest achievements that Kenyans had and I think this could be the only country in sub Saharan Africa has been, to reconstitute its governance system." If Obama does win a second term in the White House don't be surprised if Ghanaian rapper Black Rasta releases a sequel to his mega hit single "Barack Obama". http://news.linktv.org/videos/pimp-my-farm-kenya-rural-reality-show-a-hit?start=0 Inspired by the popularity of US and UK reality home makeover shows, a TV producer in Kenya has created a hit farming reality program followed by 7 million viewers that's helping farmers in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania do a better job.&nbsp; Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:23:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/pimp-my-farm-kenya-rural-reality-show-a-hit Reality television, Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsistence farming, Farmer, Farm, Kenya, Tanzania, Television producer, Uganda, Africa Inspired by the popularity of US and UK reality home makeover shows, a TV producer in Kenya has created a hit farming reality program followed by 7 million viewers that's helping farmers in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania do a better job. http://news.linktv.org/videos/refugees-flee-intense-fighting-in-dr-congo?start=0 Fighting between the government and rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused tens of thousands of people to flee to neighbouring countries. Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb visited a refugee camp in Nyakabande, Western Uganda, where many of them have ended up. Wed, 16 May 2012 09:12:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/refugees-flee-intense-fighting-in-dr-congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, Refugee camp, Uganda, Union of Congolese Patriots, Western Region, Uganda, Rwanda, Sub-Saharan Africa, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English Fighting between the government and rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused tens of thousands of people to flee to neighbouring countries. Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb visited a refugee camp in Nyakabande, Western Uganda, where many of them have ended up. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-041712?start=1369 <p>1,200 Palestinians held in Israeli jails declare open-ended hunger strike, Amnesty International criticizes Bahrain over ongoing human rights crisis, Ahmadinejad warns the West against attacking Iran, and more.</p> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-041712 Israel, Foreign relations of Israel, Palestinian prisoners in Israel, Welcome to Palestine, Bahrain Uprising, Human rights in Bahrain, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Syrian Civil War, Egyptian presidential election, 2012, Quetta Presenter, Female #1 The Sudanese parliament declared it voted to brand the government of South Sudan an enemy of Khartoum. This comes after South Sudanese force occupied the oil-producing Sudanese area of Heglig. The announcement declaring South Sudan's government an enemy of Sudan added that Sudanese state institutions must deal with the south accordingly. The head of the parliament called for ousting the government of South Sudan. The following report explores the mysteries of the Sudanese crisis. Reporter, Male #1 It is a coincidence that the land of the Sudanese Unity State is a post-secession battlefield between the north and the south. The disputed state is located in the south, and holds the Bentiu area that has one of the most important oil fields in Sudan: the Heglig field. And while oil continues to be a contentious issue between Sudan and the emerging South Sudanese state, Juba doesn't hesitate to provoke Khartoum and drag it into an armed conflict. Reporter, Male #1 Juba is backed by Israel, and according to the Israel Today newspaper, the country is training and arming the South Sudanese army. The newspaper revealed that Israeli warplanes land daily in the Rubkona airport in South Sudan, and confirmed that planes unload missiles and arms, in addition to transporting African mercenaries ready to fight on the side of the South Sudanese army against Sudan. Reporter, Male #1 The relationship between Israel and South Sudan is not new, but goes back to the early 1960s when the armed rebellion was first launched, and was known as the Anya Nya and led by Captain Joseph Lagu in Uganda. The support was not limited to weapons, but military camps led by Israeli officers were established in Uganda. In the 1980s, the second armed rebellion started with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, led by John Garang. During this stage, Israel's arming and training of the movement grew. Following the secession of South Sudan, there was no longer a reason for secrecy and covertness, and the newly-established state's president, Salva Kiir, visited Israel after the two states started their official relationship on the basis of strategic cooperation. Kiir's famous statement was, "Had it not been for you, we would not have been able to exist. You fought with us for the establishment of South Sudan." Reporter, Male #1 Israel's battle for the establishment of South Sudan wasn't fought with the southerners in mind, but it was part of an Israeli effort to create a non-Muslim Sub-Saharan African coalition led by Israel, with South Sudan at its forefront. The Israeli aspiration is not limited to the continent's oil, gold, and uranium resources, but extends to water, as Israel seeks to control the water springs that feed the Nile River. For this reason, it financed South Sudan's Nile water dam projects. And this will cause a conflict that neither Sudan nor Egypt are likely to idly stand by and watch. ** Contact Mosaic News: mosaicnews{at}linktv{dot}org http://news.linktv.org/videos/youth-music-video-wins-connect4climate-contest?start=0 Connect4Climate hosted an African youth media contest, and this catchy rap video, titled "Me and My Bike," won first place in the age 13-17 video category. The video contest was part of the World Bank's Connect4Climate initiative, a campaign of over 110 organizations uniting to raise awareness of climate change around the world, with an initial focus on African youth. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:14:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/youth-music-video-wins-connect4climate-contest Climate change, Africa, Kenya, Sub-Saharan Africa, Youth, Bicycle, Pop music, Connect4Climate Connect4Climate hosted an African youth media contest, and this catchy rap video, titled "Me and My Bike," won first place in the age 13-17 video category. The video was produced by Wafalme, a group of Nairobi teens who create music addressing environmental issues. The video contest was part of the World Bank's Connect4Climate initiative, a campaign of over 110 organizations uniting to raise awareness of climate change around the world, with an initial focus on African youth. http://news.linktv.org/videos/first-african-woman-to-win-nobel-peace-prize-dies?start=0 Kenyan environmental campaigner Wangari Maathai has died at age 71, losing a lengthy battle with cancer. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:09:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/first-african-woman-to-win-nobel-peace-prize-dies Wangari Maathai, Green Belt Movement, Kenya, Nobel Peace Prize, Nairobi, Ecology, Environment, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Associated Press Kenyan environmental campaigner Wangari Maathai has died at age 71, losing a lengthy battle with cancer. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-food-needs-solutions-from-africa?start=0 Danielle Nierenberg, co-director of the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet project, traveled to 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to find out what really works in helping meet the food needs of the world's poor. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meeting-food-needs-solutions-from-africa Sub-Saharan Africa, Food, Agriculture, Uganda, Sustainable agriculture, Worldwatch Institute, African people, Environment, Earth Focus Danielle Nierenberg, co-director of the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet project, traveled to 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to find out what really works in helping meet the food needs of the world's poor. Her insights are part of the Institute's 2011 State of the World Report. She explores farming initiatives in urban slums and looks at simple solutions to prevent waste and spoilage of food. Sithembile Ndeme of FANRPAN (Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network) shows how theater is empowering women farmers and helping get their voices heard in policymaking and business. Edward Mukiibi of Project DISC in Uganda shows how his project to promote school gardens is taking off, changing young people's attitudes toward agriculture and helping nurture a new generation of African farmers. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meet-the-international-winners-of-the-2010-ashden-awards?start=368 <p>The Ashden Awards are given to pioneers in renewable energy in the developing world who champion local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, and reduce poverty.</p> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meet-the-international-winners-of-the-2010-ashden-awards Renewable energy, Environment, Earth Focus, Solar panel, Biogas, Solar energy, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nicaragua, Ashden Awards, Hydroelectricity The Rural Energy Foundation trained over 200 existing solar retailers in nine African countries to teach the benefits of electricity throughout rural Africa. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meet-the-international-winners-of-the-2010-ashden-awards?start=805 <p>The Ashden Awards are given to pioneers in renewable energy in the developing world who champion local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, and reduce poverty.</p> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meet-the-international-winners-of-the-2010-ashden-awards Renewable energy, Environment, Earth Focus, Solar panel, Biogas, Solar energy, Sub-Saharan Africa, Nicaragua, Ashden Awards, Hydroelectricity Sky Link Innovators has created a biogas system that uses the fermentation of cow manure to produce methane, providing a renewable fuel source to about 5200 people in Kenya.