Africa
Politics | Economy - Development | Health | Gender - Women | Human rights
US leader tours Africa
afrol News, 29 January - US President George Bush and his wife Laura will next month embark on a five-nation tour in Africa. The one week tour, which takes the couple to Ghana, Liberia, Benin, Tanzania and Rwanda on 15 February. Read more
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South Africa
Politics | Gender - Women | Health | Society
SA urged to introduce PMTCT
afrol News / IRIN, 24 January - South African AIDS activists have called on doctors and nurses to act in the best interests of HIV-positive pregnant women and their unborn children by not waiting any longer for an official directive to switch from single antiretroviral (ARV) treatmentto more effective dual treatment for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). Read more
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Kenya
Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights | Gender - Women
ODM set for economic boycott
afrol News, 18 January - The main opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has announced its readiness to launch an economic boycott as the party's next line of action. Read more
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Kenya
Politics | Health | Gender - Women | Society
TB still Kenya's fast killer
afrol News, 4 December - Tuberculosis has become not only a major killer disease in Kenya but also a major burden on the country's health budget. With an annual total cases of 115, 234 cases, TB kills 70 Kenyans daily. Read more
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