Regional overview
(Note: South Africa is shown for comparative purposes only. OSISA is not currently engaged in programme work in South Africa)
| Population in millions [WHO 2006] |
Population growth p.a. [WHO 2006] |
HDI (and rank out of 177)
[UN 2005] |
Life expectancy at birth [WHO 2006] | |
| Angola | 15.5 | 2.6% | 0.445 (160th) | 40 years |
| Botswana | 1.8 | 1.1% | 0.565 (131st) | 40 years |
| DRC | 55.9 | 2.5% | 0.385 (167th) | 44 years |
| Lesotho | 1.8 | 0.7% | 0.497 (149th) | 41 years |
| Malawi | 12.6 | 2.4% | 0.404 (165th) | 41 years |
| Mozambique | 19.4 | 2.4% | 0.379 (168th) | 45 years |
| Namibia | 2.0 | 2.3% | 0.627 (125th) | 54 years |
| South Africa | 47.2 | 1.4% | 0.658 (120th) | 48 years |
| Swaziland | 1.0 | 1.0% | 0.498 (147th) | 37 years |
| Zambia | 11.5 | 2.1% | 0.394 (166th) | 40 years |
| Zimbabwe | 12.9 | 1.1% | 0.505 (145th) | 36 years |
| Total/ Averages | 181.6 in total | 1.78% | 0.487 | 42.4 years |
Announcements
- Communiqué of the African Emergency Summit on Zimbabwe (Dar es Salaam)
- Advertisement for Executive Director
- Letter to SADC and African Heads of State and Government regarding the Zimbabwean elections
- Carta Urgente à SADC e aos Chefes de Estado e de Governos referente às Eleições Zimbabweanas
- Apelos para a Submissão de Propostas Sobre o Fortalecimento dos Movimentos de Mulheres nos Países em Crise e em Fase de Transi
- Call for Proposals on Strengthening Women’s Movements in Crisis and Transitional Countries
News Headlines
- MDC: no "run-off" amidst violence
- Zimbabwe arms shipment still at large
- Malawian parliament suspended
- A Glossary of oppression in Zimbabwe
- Terror in Zimbabwe: shocking pictures
- Zimbabwe election crackdown continues
- No peace in eastern DRC
- Zimbabwe election stalemate deepens
- Mugabe rounds up opposition, observers
- Renewed fighting in eastern DRC
- Zimbabwe weapons ship doubles back
- Foreign tanks in transit in South Africa
- Zimbabwe armaments ship flees SA
- Communities map rural DRC villages
- SA to facilitate arms for Zimbabwe?
- ZDF soldiers beat Harare residents
- "Revolutionary" Mbeki deserves special honour?
- Hutu militia fear return to Rwanda
- Zimbabwe Court rules against MDC
- Mugabe demands a "recount"
- 68 dead, 300 missing in western DRC
- Mozambique cyclone: at least 7 dead
- Police clash with Katanga miners
- 500 Chambishi mineworkers fired
- FLEC claims successful attack in Cabinda
- At least 22 killed in western DRC
- Managers held hostage at Chambesi
- Joyce Mujuru supports Mugabe 6th term
- Dabengwa backs Makoni against Mugabe
- 16 prisoners dead in Mbuji-Mayi
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