Angola
Politics | Society
Angola elects speaker
afrol News - The Angolan parliament has elected the former prime-minister António Paulo Kassoma, as the new parliament speaker, replacing Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos. Read more
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Nigeria
Politics | Society
Senators vote to empower VP
afrol News - The Nigerian Senators have voted today to empower the vice president Goodluck Jonathan to take over as the head of the country. Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua has been hospitalised in Saudi Arabia since November after complaining of the chest pains. Read more
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Lesotho
Society | Culture - Arts
Moshoeshoe of Lesotho, "Africa's greatest leader"
afrol News - He stood up against the Zulu, gained several battles against the European invaders and managed to create a Basotho state that escaped incorporation in racist South Africa. Lesotho's first king, Moshoeshoe I, is often called "Africa's greatest leader" in the early 19th century.
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Madagascar
Science - Education | Environment - Nature
Origin of Madagascar's peculiar species
afrol News - Madagascar's isolated and fascinating fauna has puzzled scientists and laymen for centuries. The main question has been: How did they get to the Great Island in the first place, later being allowed to evolve in splendid isolation? Read the new research and see the video claiming to end a century of scientific debate.
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Africa | World
Economy - Development | Politics
Eastern Europe starts repaying Africa
afrol News - The fall of the Iron Curtain cost Africa much in terms of reduced investments and development aid, which in the 1990s was redirected to Eastern Europe. But now, following EU demands and increased wealth, country after country in the region is setting up development cooperation agencies focusing on Africa, with booming budgets.
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