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DRC projects attract $60m

afrol News - A total of US $60 million has been allocated for 163 United Nations humanitarian projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Somalia's celebrated woman presenter escapes murder

afrol News - A celebrated woman TV presenter of Puntland's privately-owned Eastern Television Network (ETN) on 4 May escaped murder attempts on her life.

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Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa

afrol News - Violations of women's rights escalates the rate of HIV infections throughout the continent. Sexual oppression combined with a high biological receptiveness of viral transmission, put women at risk. As a consequence, the violence against women threatens to destroy whole communities.

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Josephine Bakhita
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Josephine Bakhita - an African Saint

afrol News - "If I was to meet those slave raiders that abducted me and those who tortured me, I'd kneel down to them to kiss their hands, because, if it had not have been for them, I would not have become a Christian and religious woman." A few years ago, Bakhita was the first person ever from Sudan to be canonized (made a Saint). She also is the first African to be canonized since the early centuries of Christianity and has become a symbol of faith and unity for Catholics in war-ravaged Sudan.

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