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Economy - Development | Health | Science - Education
Massive AIDS projects threaten African health

afrol News - Criticism is increasing against the many giant programmes to particularly tackle the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, which are said to deplete other African health programmes that may have a much greater effect on public health.

Africa
Economy - Development
Africa profits from "recycled petrodollars"

African Future - Hiking energy prices are seen as a plague and danger to the economy in most African countries, in particular non-oil producers. However, a new study shows that the record surpluses by oil producers are "recycled" by banks, often invested in African non-oil economies.

Africa | World
Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development
EU proposes emergency fund for Africa

afrol News - European Union has today proposed a US$ 1.6 billion two-year emergency fund to help poor African countries that were worst hit by global food crisis.

Sudan | World
Politics | Human rights
ICC adamant to prosecute Sudanese president

afrol News - International Criminal Court is adamant that Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir should be prosecuted for genocide, in spite of United Nation's warning to the court, to consider possible impact of its investigations.

Sudan | World
Politics | Human rights
ICC investigates attacks against peacekeepers in Darfur

afrol News - International Criminal Court (ICC) is to commission investigations on attacks against peacekeepers in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.

Africa
Gay - Lesbian | Society
African bishops shun conference in Canterbury

afrol News - At least four African Anglican bishops are amongst top clergy boycotting 10-yearly Lambert conference in Canterbury, UK, that aims to avoid split in Church over consecration of gay bishops.

Africa | World
Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
China gets a share in Africa’s ivory stockpiles

afrol News - China was approved yesterday as a buyer of legally stockpiled African elephant ivory, but under strict conditions. The decision was made at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.

South African mother with her only son

Africa
Economy - Development | Politics | Health | Gender - Women | Society
Africa records slow birth rate

afrol News - A report published by the World Bank has noted a slow pace of birth rate in sub-Saharan Africa where the population is growing at a rate of 2.5% a year.

Rwanda | World
Politics
UN lifts arms embargo on Rwanda

afrol News - The United Nations Security Council has repealed an arms embargo imposed on Rwanda following the 1994 genocide while at the same time is dissolving the committee tasked with monitoring compliance with the sanctions on civilians.

Africa | Rwanda
Environment - Nature
Can Africa's biodiversity survive climate change?

afrol News - Plans are underway to ensure that climate change does not compromise Africa's biodiversity or cause irrevocable damage, especially on birdlife.

Rwanda | World
Human rights
Rwandan genocide fugitive nabbed by interpol

afrol News - Rwandan fugitive, Callixte Mbarishimana has been arrested by Interpol while trying to leave Frankfurt to St Petersberg on Monday.

Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development
SA to top maize exports, but...

afrol News - South Africa is repositioning itself as major regional exporter of maize this year, with a sharp increase in exports due to regional demand as well as outside contracts.

Nigeria | World
Economy - Development | Politics | Human rights
Nigeria seek global help to combat oil theft

afrol News - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has called for international support to curb oil smuggling - an international trade in exchange for ammunition - which he said is fuelling unrest in the country's southern Niger Delta.

World | Zimbabwe
Politics
G8 makes a deal on Zim sanctions

afrol News - The G8 leaders today called for tougher UN sanctions against Zimbabwe, despite last week softer approach opted by AU leaders on their African peer.

Africa | Niger
Economy - Development
Mining interests to revamp Niger’s power supply

afrol News - Niger government has sealed a deal with China to upgrade the country’s power supplies. Niger which sources most of its power from Nigeria had several black outs since January due to systems collapse in Nigeria.

Africa | Kenya
Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society
Hope for African banana farmers

afrol News - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's commitment to grant US $74,000 to sponsor the planned pan-African banana conference in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa is a blessing for African banana farmers.

Africa | Congo Kinshasa
Politics | Human rights
Congo ex-leader appears in court

afrol News - Congolese warlord and rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba made his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague today.

Africa | Congo Kinshasa
Human rights | Politics
Congolese warlord transferred to ICC

afrol News - Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba was transferred from Belgium today to stand trial before International Criminal Court in The Hague.

South Africa | World
Economy - Development
SA Minister favours south-south trade

afrol News - South Africa's Trade and Industry Minister has advised the developing countries to focus on trading more among themselves until the developed countries lift subsidies for their farmers and give Africa real access to their markets.

Africa
Economy - Development
Global price hikes hit hard on African economies

afrol News - Many African countries are among the hardest-hit by world food and fuel price crisis, reports International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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