South Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Corruption | Crime | Law | People | Violence
SA crime perception remains
afrol News, 9 May - It has been found out that most South Africans believed that crime was still on the increase, despite the fact that crime levels were lower, a survey released by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has disclosed.
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Gambia
Affairs | Affairs | Diplomacy | Economy | Law | People | Policy | Trade
Gambia granted AGOA visa
afrol News, 9 May - The United States government has granted The Gambia a textile visa which allows the country to export textile and garment products to the U.S. duty free and quota free under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
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Kenya
Affairs | Affairs | Democracy - Dictatorship | Economy | Elections | Ethnic | Finance | Food Security | Good governance | People | Poverty | Refugees - Displaced | Socio-economic | Violence | War & Peace
'Embrace green revolution'
afrol News, 9 May - The Chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has advised Kenyan farmers to embrace green revolution to counter challenges posed by the soaring food prices and post-electoral violence.
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Senegal
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Law | People | War & Peace
Armed bandits chop off Senegalese villagers' ears
afrol News, 8 May - Senegalese police have opened investigations into an armed attack in the southern province of Cassamance where bandits chop off the left ears of at least 16 villagers in Niaguis, 20 km from the regional capital, Ziguinchor.
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Congo Kinshasa
Affairs | Affairs | Children | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | Economy | Ethnic | Law | Oppression | People | Refugees - Displaced | Sexuality | Violence | War & Peace
DRC projects attract $60m
afrol News, 8 May - 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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Chad
Affairs | Affairs | Corruption | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Economy | Law | People | Violence | War & Peace
Chad joins worst regimes
afrol News, 7 May - Chad has been placed on a list of the world's most repressive regimes and societies, putting the country at par with China, Zimbabwe and Syria. Read more
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Zambia | Congo Kinshasa
Affairs | Affairs | Democracy - Dictatorship | Ethnic | People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence | War & Peace
More DRC refugees returned
afrol News, 6 May - The repatriation of hundreds of Congolese refugees in Zambia resumed at the weekend, with International Organization for Migration (IOM) facilitating the return of 800 refugees in Zambia's northern provinces. Read more
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Sierra Leone
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | Economy | Elections | Ethnic | Good governance | Law | People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence | War & Peace
UN boasts S. Leone progress
afrol News, 6 May - United Nations Chief boasts of the "significant progress" made by his organization's mission in Sierra Leone in supporting the government to consolidate peace and stability, strengthen security, promote human rights, the rule of law as well as help the country prepare for upcoming elections.
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Senegal
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | People | Tourism
"Scrap FAO," Wade urges
afrol News, 5 May - Senegalese President Abdoulaye has called for the scrapping of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAS), describing it as an institution that largely spends amounts of resources on doing very little and effective operations. Read more
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Kenya
Affairs | Affairs | Conservation | Crime | Economy | Industry | Law | Livestock | People | Pollution | Water | Wildlife
Tana biofuel could be illegal
afrol News, 5 May - Implementation of plans to grow biofuel crops on an idyllic river plain in Kenya could be illegal if implemented in its current form, arguing that its cost has been underestimated while profit overestimated.
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Kenya
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Elections | Ethnic | People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence | War & Peace
Kenyan victims return home
afrol News, 5 May - Thousands of Kenyans displayed by the post-electoral violence on Monday returned home after spending more several months in camps. Read more
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Niger
Affairs | Affairs | Conservation | Crime | Development | Economy | Law | Management | Nature | Oceans - Fisheries | People | Policy | Pollution | Water
Niger River to be rescued
afrol News, 2 May - West African leaders on Wednesday endorsed a 20-year rescue plan to save the Niger River from extinction. The US $8.6 billion project includes reforesting, rehabilitating plains and removing silt from the 4,200 km long river.
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Kenya
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Diplomacy | Economy | Industry | Law | People | Policy
'Kenya's coalition is united'
afrol News, 2 May - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has downplayed claims by critics that the grand coalition government is cracking as evidenced by disunity between the President and the Prime Minister. Read more
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Morocco
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Disasters | Economy | Industry | Law | People | Policy | Policy | Social
Morocco's fatal blaze blamed on greed
afrol News, 30 April - Unionists have blamed a fatal fire on Morocco's Rosamor Ameublements matress and furniture in Casablanca to employer greed and official negligence. At least 55 industrial workers - including 35 women - died in the fire incident.
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South Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Economy | Elections | HIV-AIDS | Law | People | Socio-economic
'South Africa faces threat'
afrol News, 29 April - The Democratic Alliance leader has told hundreds of people at the KwaZulu-Natal Freedom Day celebrations in Molweni, outside Durban that South Africa faced a new threat 14 years after the first democratic election. Read more
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Affairs | Affairs | Diplomacy | People | Policy
New AU chief takes office
afrol News, 29 April - Dr. Jean Ping has officially replaced Alpha Oumar Konaré as the Chairman of the African Union Commission, the executive arm of the continental body. Read more
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Nigeria
Affairs | Affairs | Corruption | Crime | Economy | Law | People
Former Nigeria governor confronts graft charges
afrol News, 29 April - The former governor of Nigeria's Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has challenged the fraud and money-laundering charges brought against him by the anti-graft commission, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC]. Read more
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Senegal
Affairs | Affairs | Famine | Food Security | People | Policy
India exports rice to Senegal
afrol News, 28 April - President Abdoulaye of Senegal has assured his citizens that Indian authorities have agreed to supply 600,000 tonnes of rice annually to the west African country for six years. Like many countries in Africa, rice is a key staple food in Senegal.
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Zimbabwe
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | Elections | Law | People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence | War & Peace
6 MDC members shot dead
afrol News, 25 April - Six members of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change have reportedly been shot dead by the loyalists of the ruling Zanu-PF of President Robert Mugabe. Read more
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