A well-known letter written by the Mai of
Kanem to the Mamluk Sultan Barquq in 1392 complaining of the incursions of his Arabs into the Mai's domains confirms that Arabs were there in large numbers.
Malloum Abakar Kaya, Association to Fight Malnutrition in
KanemIt was a continuation of the great
Kanem Empire founded centuries earlier by the Sayfawa Dynasty.
In Chad, prevalences of tuberculin-positive cattle are 0.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.2%-1.4%) in the east (Ouaddai region) (1) and 16.9% (95% CI 10.4%-23.5%) in the west (Chari-Baguirmi and
Kanem regions) (2).
Friends and relatives, market women, as well as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) particularly The
Kanem Women, have been cited as important informal channels of information.
In accounts of the royal pilgrimages of
Kanem and Borno and of the celebrated controversy between Belo and al-Kanami, Bawuro Barkindo and Louis Brenner discuss the legitimating role of Islamic orthodoxy, while Murray Last's fine analysis of a dispute in Sokoto illustrates, like much of Michael's work, how the ruled can turn the legitimating claims of the rulers against the latters' abuses.
'Countries that want to tackle economic inequality can start by tackling other inequalities, such as in reproductive health and rights, and tearing down social, institutional and other obstacles that prevent women from realizing their full potential,' Dr
Kanem said.
The Caliphate, known as the
Kanem Empire and, its successor, the Borno Empire, spanned from present-day Nigeria to Libya and had diplomatic and trade relations with other states as distant as Ottoman Turkey.
According to the Dhaka Tribune, She made the announcement during her meeting with UN Under Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dr Natalia
Kanem.
Natalia
Kanem on the occasion of the marking of International Women's Day.
Natalia
Kanem: 'UNFPA is fully committed to continuing to support countries' efforts to uphold the right of individuals, especially women, to plan a family.
Natalia
Kanem, UNFPA executive director, as well as Mohamed Ali Alhakim, the executive secretary of ESCWA are scheduled to attend the conference.
