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Africa | World
Economy - Development | Politics
China to cement new role in Africa

afrol News - Chinese and African leader are meeting in Egypt this weekend to further cement their booming economic and political ties. China's engagement in Africa is controversial, but the billions of dollars involved cannot longer be overlooked.

Africa | World
Politics | Environment - Nature
Africa plays it tough at climate talks

afrol News - The group of African countries won a major diplomatic victory at the UN climate talks in Barcelona today after announcing their boycott of the talks due to too low CO2 cuts by industrial countries. Bigger cuts are now back on the negotiation table.

Africa | Gambia
Human rights
"Strip Gambia off AU human rights body"

afrol News - The world's major association of human rights organisations has called on the African Union (AU) to consider moving the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) from its headquarters in The Gambia, as it is now impossible for human rights groups to participate in sessions there.

Africa
Politics | Society | Human rights
Africa discusses cooperation with ICC

afrol News - The African Union (AU) has decided that member states should not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. Was this right? The discussion is going on all over Africa.

Africa | World
Politics | Human rights | Society | Economy - Development | Health
Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children against Pneumonia

afrol News - To mark the first international World Pneumonia Day on 2 November, the GAVI Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children in poor countries against pneumonia, the world’s leading child killer.

World | Zimbabwe
Economy - Development | Politics | Society
IMF warns Zimbabwe of increased external deficit

afrol News - The International Monetary Fund has commended Zimbabwe's recovery progress, but has however warned on the large external current account deficit and increased credit as well as liquidity risks in the banking system.

Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Embezzlement case against Africa trio overturned

afrol News - A French appeals court has overturned an application for lawsuit against three African leaders accused of embezzlement, citing lack of locus standi in the matter.

Africa | World
Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society
Tunis forum makes recommendations on protecting African remittances

afrol News - An international forum on remittances to Africa has endorsed a series of recommendations to reduce transfer costs and exploit the potential of remittances as a development tool in the continent.

Africa | World
Economy - Development | Human rights | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society
FAO commences work on international land-tenure governance guidelines

afrol News - The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has begun widespread consultations over the first ever international guidelines on governance of tenure to land and other natural resources such as water supplies, fisheries and forests.

Africa | World
Economy - Development | Politics | Society
Envoy calls for world support of AU peacekeeping role

afrol News - The international community must more actively and systematically support the African Union’s (AU) peacekeeping role with enhanced funding and training to bring stability and development to the continent, the United Nations peacekeeping chief said yesterday.

Egypt | World
Politics | Economy - Development
Egypt maintains recognition as a top global offshoring destination

afrol News - Cairo has been recognised as one of the world's top ranking offshoring cities, ranking 7th in the latest 'Top 50 Emerging Outsourcing Cities' report conducted by Global Services-Tholons.

Kenya | World
Agriculture - Nutrition | Technology | Economy - Development | Society
Kenya leads Africa rural connect in third round

afrol News - The Africa Rural Connect (ARC), a new online community hosted by the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), announced today the third-round winners of its online contest to select the best ideas submitted on how to help solve rural Africa’s greatest challenges in agricultural development. The first- and second-prize winners were from Kenya, while the third prize went to a resident of the United States.

Africa | World
Economy - Development | Politics
Five new African states elected to ECOSOC

afrol News - The UN General Assembly has elected 22 countries, including Ghana, Comoros, Zambia, Rwanda and Egypt, to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the principal organs of the United Nations and the body responsible for coordinating the economic, social and related work of various UN specialised agencies, regional commissions and functional commissions.

Southern Africa | World
Politics | Economy - Development | Society
SADC states highest ranked in prosperity index

afrol News - Southern African states have done it again to top the Prosperity Rankings in Africa, with South Africa, Botswana and Namibia scoring high ahead of their continental peers.

Africa | World
Politics | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development
Report outlines ways to help developing nations transition to ‘green’ economy

afrol News - A new United Nations-backed report released today details how to ensure that developing countries are part of the transition to a ‘green’ economy.

Africa
Health | Society
HIV risk remains high in Sub-Saharan Africa, new report

afrol News - A new comparative report has found persistent high levels of sexual risk-taking, low levels of condom use, and inadequate coverage of voluntary counseling and testing in sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa
Politics | Society | Economy - Development | Environment - Nature | Agriculture - Nutrition
Africa told to enhance actions to reduce disaster risk

afrol News - Climate change will lead to ever greater numbers of people being uprooted in Africa, the top United Nations humanitarian official said yesterday, calling for enhanced and swift actions to reduce disaster risk and step up mitigation.

Africa | World
Technology | Economy - Development | Environment - Nature
ITU approves new universal mobile phone charger

afrol News - The United Nations communications technology agency has given its stamp of approval to a new energy-efficient one-size-fits-all mobile telephone charger, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has announced.

Africa | World
Economy - Development | Politics | Travel - Leisure
EU discuss transport cooperation with Africa

afrol News - The European Commission will be setting up an action plan with its African partners to discuss ways to improve and strengthen transport links between the two continents on an ongoing basis.

Africa | World
Politics | Economy - Development | Human rights | Society
UN pledges support to AU's refugees' treaty

afrol News - The United Nations has today pledged full support to help Africa address the needs of some 14 million refugees and internally displaced people, driven from their homes by fighting and prevent the conflicts that caused their plight.

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