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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

Somalia | Uganda
Politics
Al Shabaab's Uganda attack backfires

afrol News - The Somali Islamist group Al Shabaab was hailed by Al Qaeda colleagues for its first major terrorist act abroad, in Uganda. But the grotesque "success" is backfiring as efforts to fight the group in Somalia increase.

Tunisia
Economy - Development
Tunisia secures economic growth

afrol News - Although Tunisian exports were adversely affected by the global crisis, real GDP growth exceeded 3 percent in 2009. This year, growth could be back at pre-crisis levels.

Rwanda President Paul Kagame

Rwanda
Politics | Human rights
Rwanda's Kagame wasting last goodwill

afrol News - Political murders, media censorship and fraudulent elections in Rwanda are pulverising the large international goodwill President Paul Kagame recently had, after reconstructing the country in an excellent way.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh

Gambia
Politics | Society
Gambian "coup plotters" sentenced to death

afrol News - The high court in Banjul today sentenced eight senior Gambian officials to death, accusing them of planning to stage a coup against President Yahya Jammeh in 2009.

Angolan children during reconstruction era

Africa
Society | Politics
Fewer internal displacements in Africa

afrol News - While internal displacements continue to rise in the world at large, Africa has seen a slow but marked decrease in the number of internal "refugees" during the last decade. Africa has become more peaceful.

Elephant in Kenya's Samburu National Reserve

Kenya | Tanzania
Travel - Leisure | Environment - Nature
East African national parks see mammals' decline

afrol News - One of East Africa's main tourist attractions, the density of large mammals in its famed national parks, is rapidly declining, a new study shows. The "Big Five" are especially threatened.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir voting

Sudan
Politics
"Sudan unprepared for independence vote"

afrol News - In only six months, the South Sudanese will vote over full independence from Sudan. A new report however warns that "Sudan is alarmingly unprepared" for the critical referendum.

Mpulungu beach, Zambia

Tanzania | Zambia
Travel - Leisure
Your secret African travel destinations:
Riches of Lake Tanganyika

afrol News - The shores of Lake Tanganyika, a "secret" African travel destination, are shared between the four diverse countries Tanzania, Burundi, DR Congo and Zambia. The enormous lake offers unique sports fishing, wildlife, swims, vibrant African villages and cities and a fairytale colonial ferry.

Ghana
Gender - Women
Unsafe abortions a main killer of Ghana women

afrol News - Abortions are legal in Ghana, but only 4 percent of Ghanaian women know this. As a result, unsafe abortions are widely carried out, making it the major cause of maternal deaths in the country.

South African soccer fans

South Africa
Economy - Development
World Cup brought 1.4 million tourists

afrol News - The World Cup brought with it more than 1.4 million tourists to South Africa, most of whom were first time visitors to the country, national statistics show. The number was higher than expected.

Ethiopian farmer Emahoy Belaynesh

Ethiopia
Agriculture - Nutrition
Ethiopia's agriculture quickly expanding

afrol News - According to Ethiopian government statistics, the country's key agricultural sector has grown at an annual rate of 10 percent over the past 15 years; much faster than population growth.

Ugandan AMISOM troops in Somalia

East Africa | Somalia
Politics
Al Shabaab internationalises Somali terror

afrol News - With Sunday's terrorist attacks in Uganda's capital Kampala, Somalia's powerful Islamist group Al Shabaab has taken a great step towards becoming Al Qaeda's East Africa regional member cell.

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Boy from Maputo

Africa
Travel - Leisure
Your secret African travel destinations

afrol News - During the (northern) summer of 2010, this afrol News series will present the most rewarding "secret" travel destinations in Africa, totally off the beaten track. Wondering where to go for a real African holiday experience or adventure? Follow us!

Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda in 1967

Zambia | Namibia
Politics | Society
History battle: Zambia's dubious role in Namibia's freedom fight

afrol News - The difficult past of Zambia's ambiguous role in Namibia's and Angola's freedom fight is haunting current President, thus Foreign Minister, Rupiah Banda. The 1970s anti-communist Zambian regime is said to have killed Namibian freedom fighters in agreement with apartheid South Africa and Sam Nujoma. Historians confirm the allegations.

Senegalese gay couple Baba and Baidy

Senegal
Culture - Arts | Society | Gay - Lesbian
Dakar from Africa's gay capital to centre of homophobia

afrol News - In colonial times, Senegal's metropolis Dakar was famous for its open and tolerated homosexual prostitution market, and as late as in the 1970s, as many as 17 percent of Senegalese men admitted having had homosexual experiences. Now, Dakar is West Africa's centre of gay oppression.

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