Congo Kinshasa
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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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Congo Kinshasa
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ICC unseals DRC warrant
afrol News, 29 April - The International Criminal Court [ICC] has unsealed an arrest warrant against Mr Bosco Ntanganda, a former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo [FPLC], and current alleged Chief of Staff of the Congrès national pour la défense du people [CNDP] armed group, active in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. Read more
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Kenya
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Kenya army tortures civilians
afrol News, 28 April - The Nairobi-based Independent Medico-Legal Unit [IMLU] has accused Kenyan army officers of torturing hundreds of people between March and April. Read more
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Sudan
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ICC cries for Sudan arrests
afrol News, 28 April - Sudanese government has been blamed for its reluctance to hand over its indicted citizens to the International Criminal Court [ICC] in The Hague.
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Ghana
Lifestyle | People
Ghanaian wins Caribbean & Commonwealth pageantry
afrol News, 25 April - A 20-year-old Ghanaian law student at the Univesity of Kent (Medway Towns), Shirley De Lawrence, has kept the title in West Africa by winning the 19th Miss Caribbean & Commonwealth contest, in succession to Uchenna Obika of Nigeria, at the Polish Centre in Hammersmith, West London.
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Liberia
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Striking "Liberian refugees" await repatriation
afrol News, 25 April - The government of Ghana has been given the green light to repatriate 23 “Liberian refugees” who were arrested at Buduburam and detained at the Ghana Immigration Service.
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Liberia
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Liberia still faces challenges
afrol News, 23 April - The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Liberia still grapples with daunting challenges, including security, rule of law and development, despite registering giant strides in recovering from the more than decade-long civil war.
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Congo Kinshasa
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UN Congo mission lauded
afrol News, 17 April - The United Nations peacekeeping missin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been lauded for registering solid progress in trying to bring stability to the vast country's volatile eastern region. Read more
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Liberia
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'Rebels beheaded my mother'
afrol News, 9 April - A Liberian woman threw the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) into sombre mood when she explained how her mother and her two-month old baby were behead by rebel fighters loyal to George Boley, the leader of defunct Liberia Peace Council (LPC) in 1995.
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Niger
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Niger sued over slavery laws
afrol News, 7 April - The government of Niger has been dragged to the Community Court of Justice of ECOWAS [the Economic Community of West African States] in Nigeria over its failure to implement laws against slavery introduced in 2003.
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South Africa
Affairs | Crime | Expression | Law | Oppression | Oppression | People | Violence
Editors condemn death threats
afrol News, 4 April - South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) on Friday condemned alleged death threats made against their colleagues at South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Read more
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Liberia
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UN details Liberia violations
afrol News, 3 April - United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has released a report on the human rights situation in Liberia, focusing on violations on economic, social, political, sexual and gender-based rights. Read more
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South Africa
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SA probes racism in schools
afrol News, 1 April - South African officials have announced their desire to launch investigations into the extent of racism and other forms of discrimination in the country's higher education.
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Liberia
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'Ghana mistreats refugees'
afrol News, 20 March - The international community has been urged to pile pressures on the Ghanaian government and the UNHCR to protect the human rights of refugees in Ghana. Read more
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Congo Kinshasa
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Development | Food Security | Law | Oppression | People | Sexuality | Violence | War & Peace | War Crimes
Makeba meets rape survivors
afrol News, 14 March - South African iconic singer and the goodwill ambassador of Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has paid visit to rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Rwanda
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Genocide priest jailed for life
afrol News, 13 March - The UN-backed tribunal has increased the sentence of a convicted Rwandan Catholic priest from 15 to life sentence. Read more
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Southern Africa
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'Eliminate harmful cultural practices'
ZANIS/Times of Zambia News , 3 March - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for concerted efforts in harmonizing customary and common laws to eliminate harmful cultural practices.
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South Africa
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Racist victims feel betrayed
afrol News, 29 February - The dust around South Africa's racist video saga still rides on, with victims of the alleged crime recounting their ordeal to the press. The four women cleaners said they could not realise their participation in the film. Read more
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Kenya
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AU to diffuse Kenya deadlock
afrol News, 26 February - President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and leader of the African Union has flown to Kenya to diffuse the deadlock talks between the government and opposition. Read more
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