Djibouti
Affairs | Affairs | Children | Crime | Harmful practices | Health | Law | Oppression | People | Poverty | Sexuality | Violence
Djibouti female genital cutting linked to poverty
afrol News, 13 May - Djiboutian authorities have been asked to conquer poverty and ignorance if they want their country to "win the struggle against the age-old Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C). Read more
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Morocco
Affairs | Affairs | Children | Children | Crime | Economy | Events | Law | People | Violence
Morocco urged to investigate migrant deaths
afrol News, 13 May - Moroccan authorities have been urged to "immediately investigate" allegations that its naval forces sank a boat in the Mediterranean resulting to the drowing of at least 28 migrants. Read more
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Ghana
Affairs | Elections | Law | People
"Prisoners to vote in Ghana"
afrol News, 13 May - Ghana will allow prisoners to exercise their franchise in the upcoming general elections if the law courts have ordered the national electoral commission to do so. Read more
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Sudan
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | Ethnic | Law | People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence | War & Peace
Sudan opposition leader freed
afrol News, 12 May - Sudanese Islamist opposition leader of Popular Congress Party has been released after he was arrested and interrogated for some hours about his connection with a rebel group that attacked the capital Khartoum.
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South Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Diplomacy | Economy | Elections | Law | People | Trade | Violence
'ANC permission not needed'
afrol News, 12 May - Foreign Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zum on Sunday said it was not necessary for the South African government to seek permission from the new ANC leadership before entering into international agreements.
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Zimbabwe
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Elections | Law | People | Violence | War & Peace
Western monitors still barred
afrol News, 12 May - Western countries would be barred from observing presidential election run-off in Zimbabwe unless they waive sanctions against the country and its leadership.
Western observers were not allowed to monitor the first ballot.
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Comoros
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | Elections | Law | People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence | War & Peace
Anjouan ready for presidential olls
afrol News, 12 May - Voters in the Comoros Island of Anjouan will go to the polls on 15 June this year to elect their new President. The election followed the ousting of Colonel Mohamed Bacar from power by a military operation carried out by the African Union and Comorian forces. Read more
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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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Zimbabwe
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | Elections | Law | People | Violence | War & Peace
Zim tensions worry monitors
afrol News, 9 May - Election monitors from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are worried by the increasing spate of clashes between government and opposition supporters in Zimbabwe, ahead of an election run-off between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
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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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Sudan
Affairs | Crime | Diplomacy | Law | People | Refugees - Displaced | Violence | War & Peace
UN scribe condemns Darfur attacks
afrol News, 9 May - The United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has condemned the Sudanese government's recent bombardments on a market, school and water installations in North Darfur. Read more
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Zimbabwe
Actionism | Affairs | Crime | Elections | Expression | Law | People | Violence
Zimbabwe unionists charged for inciting uprising
afrol News, 9 May - Police on Thursday detained the President and General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) for mentioning in May Day speeches the election controversy and the ensuing violent intimidation campaign.
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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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Mauritania | Egypt
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Law | People | Terrorism | Violence | War & Peace
Egypt, Mauritania targeted for torture missions
afrol News, 8 May - Egypt and Mauritania are among the world countries where the the Fédération International des Droits de l’Homme (FIDH) will lead fact-finding mission to assess claims of torture and violations of fair trials in the context of current counter-terrorism strategies.
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Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Expression | Law | People | Violence
Rights abusers want UN seats
afrol News, 7 May - A quarter of the countries vying for seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have dismal human rights records that should disqualify them from membership, a joint report by Freedom House and UN Watch disclosed.
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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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Mauritania
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Elections | Law | People | Terrorism | Violence | War & Peace
Mauritania Premier replaced
afrol News, 7 May - Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on Tuesday appointment Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghev as the new Prime Minister. Read more
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Somalia | Ethiopia
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Law | People | Refugees - Displaced | Terrorism | Violence | War & Peace
Ethiopia troops "slit throats"
afrol News, 6 May - A new report published by Amnesty International has accused Ethiopian troops of increasingly committing "throat-slitting executions" in Somalia. Read more
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Somalia
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Ethnic | Law | People | Violence | War & Peace
Rebels fear Puntland, Ethiopia secret pact
afrol News, 6 May - Authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland have been warned to "bear sole responsibility for the consequences" of entering into a "secret agreement with the Ethiopian regime to transfer private citizens from Ogaden and any ONLF (Ogaden National Liberation Front) officials who enter Puntland to Ethiopian security officials." Read more
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Zimbabwe
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Elections | Law | People | Violence | War & Peace
Zanu-PF urges peaceful polls
afrol News, 6 May - The ruling Zanu-PF of President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday urged its supporters to desist from violence as Zimbabwe awaits presidential poll run-off.
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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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