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afrol News, 4 November - Despite strong efforts by the toppled democratic government of Mauritania, slavery has yet to be rooted out in the country, a UN report documents. Under the new government, little progress is made to fight slavery.

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Panic as Nigeria govt demolishes houses

afrol News, 2 November - Human rights groups warn that hundreds of families in Nigeria's River State may be left homeless tomorrow morning if plans to demolish their homes to make way for a commercial development go ahead. "Panic" has spread in the community.

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Sudan
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Assembly shop for efficient stoves launched in Darfur

afrol News, 30 October - An assembly facility for fuel-efficient stoves has been launched in El Fasher, the capital of the Darfur region, in Sudan. The Berkeley, California-based Darfur Stoves Project (DSP), in partnership with Oxfam America and the Sudanese organisation, Sustainable Action Group (SAG), are an alliance behind the project.

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UN steps in to help in Angola/DRC refugee saga

afrol News, 29 October - The UN agencies are preparing to airlift tents and an emergency response team to help scores of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as each country continues to drive out its neighbour’s nationals.

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» 27.10.2009 - FAO commences work on international land-tenure governance guidelines
» 26.10.2009 - Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme
» 23.10.2009 - Uganda must pursue peace and unity - Mwesigwa
» 21.10.2009 - $1 billion required annualy to reach children with life-saving vaccines
» 21.10.2009 - Displaced Somalis failed international community, UN rights expert
» 21.10.2009 - UNICEF appeals for donor support to protect CAR's children
» 15.10.2009 - World leaders must change debate on poverty and human rights, AI
» 14.10.2009 - World's poorest more food insecure with the economic crisis
» 14.10.2009 - Dafur sanctions' monitoring mandate expanded
» 13.10.2009 - African governments urged to recommit to develop people
» 09.10.2009 - New report documents abuse of Sahrawi refugees' rights in Algeria camps
» 08.10.2009 - Environmentalists condemn Mozambique's planned damming of Zambezi
» 07.10.2009 - Young Liberians to audition for top music award
» 05.10.2009 - SADC leads Africa on governance barometer
» 05.10.2009 - Maximise gains and protect rights of migrants, HDR
» 02.10.2009 - Euro 1.6 million to boost efforts to counter human trafficking
» 29.09.2009 - $59 million awarded to eliminate exploitive child labour in 19 countries
» 28.09.2009 - Stakeholders discuss post-crisis reproductive health needs of populations
» 21.09.2009 - Rescuers abandon search for survivors
» 17.09.2009 - Toxic wastes caused deaths, illnesses in Côte d’Ivoire - UN expert
» 15.09.2009 - $70 million to revive Zimbabwe’s education
» 14.09.2009 - MEND threatens fresh attacks in Nigeria
» 11.09.2009 - Kenya preparing for impact of possible torrential rains
» 08.09.2009 - International community urged to refocus on security reforms in Eastern DRC
» 08.09.2009 - UN refugee chief begins visit to Western Sahara camps
» 02.09.2009 - 16 Somalis die in an attempt to reach Yemen
» 31.08.2009 - UN expert urges Zambia to keep poverty reduction promises
» 28.08.2009 - Rwanda gets $8 million recovery grant
» 27.08.2009 - SA lawyer appointed UN rights expert on violence against women
» 26.08.2009 - Drought induced crisis looming in the Horn of Africa
» 25.08.2009 - WFP appeals for urgent assistance for Kenya
» 25.08.2009 - UNICEF grants DR Congo $500.000
» 25.08.2009 - AU-UN Dafur mission donate supplies to female prison
» 24.08.2009 - Senegal should intensify efforts to monitor migrants’ situation
» 24.08.2009 - Young people’s needs put into action plans
» 20.08.2009 - Zimbabwe still at risk of Cholera outbreak
» 19.08.2009 - 1st World humanitarian day marked
» 19.08.2009 - Special unit to guard gender and sexual violence for Darfur
» 19.08.2009 - More Somali refugees moved from overcrowded Kenyan camp
» 17.08.2009 - Chiluba acquitted
» 17.08.2009 - UN condemns attack on Somali aid compound
» 17.08.2009 - Côte d’Ivoire wraps up polio immunisation campaign
» 17.08.2009 - US funding to help sustain Chad’s humanitarian flights
» 14.08.2009 - State policy should not leave populations homeless, UN expert
» 13.08.2009 - South Sudan most hit by global meltdown, UN official
» 13.08.2009 - WB commits to support DRC’s post-conflict programmes
» 12.08.2009 - World population data sheet shows more growth in Africa and Asia
» 12.08.2009 - Grant to support grassroots development in Uganda
» 12.08.2009 - $1.5 million life-saving support needed in CAR
» 12.08.2009 - Sudanese fighters enrol for disarmament
» 11.08.2009 - Great lakes leaders urged to move quick
» 11.08.2009 - Humanitarian situation in CAR worsening, UN official
» 10.08.2009 - Indigenous community must be celebrated with honour, Ban
» 10.08.2009 - Zim humanitarian situation still acute, UN
» 07.08.2009 - Madagascar’s food security remains vulnerable
» 07.08.2009 - San communities in Botswana get USADF funding
» 06.08.2009 - British funding to secure land peace in Rwanda
» 05.08.2009 - Poverty a threat to education, UN
» 04.08.2009 - SA govt makes fresh commitment to uplift the poor
» 04.08.2009 - UN officials ordered to use all in aid of violence victims
» 04.08.2009 - AU-UN mission provides funds to Dafur
» 31.07.2009 - 30 million children targeted in Nigeria's immunization campaign
» 30.07.2009 - Angola gets UN support to boost access to water
» 28.07.2009 - Thousands risk lives to flee Somali’s escalating violence
» 27.07.2009 - UN voices concern over SA housing riots
» 27.07.2009 - Demobilisation of Darfur child soldiers commences
» 27.07.2009 - Madagascar’s humanitarian appeal revised down
» 17.07.2009 - Botswana’s San population receive US grant
» 17.07.2009 - Aid critical in Somalia, UN
» 26.06.2009 - 10, 000 girls to be repatriated to Nigeria
» 12.06.2009 - Expelled agencies not welcome - Khartoum
» 10.06.2009 - Nigeria’s militant group claims sabotage on oil station
» 27.05.2009 - Court upholds decision to sack anti graft chief
» 19.05.2009 - Alleged albino killers in court
» 19.05.2009 - Global health advocates call for African voices against Obama's budget cut
» 18.05.2009 - Over 11 million people displaced in central and east Africa
» 18.05.2009 - Legislators pass dual citizenship bill
» 18.05.2009 - Australia to donate 4250 Lapdesks to a Maputo school
» 15.05.2009 - Libya gets 3 patrol boats from Italy
» 15.05.2009 - Gambia is liable for Ghanaian deaths - report
» 14.05.2009 - Rwanda refugees in Uganda flee repatriation
» 13.05.2009 - Egypt continues slaughtering pigs despite protests
» 12.05.2009 - Increasing Diarrheal related child mortality a global scandal, rights organisations
» 12.05.2009 - Burundi doctors continue strike over pay
» 08.05.2009 - UNICEF warns Horn of Africa’s children at risk from triple threat
» 07.05.2009 - WFP suspends operations in Chad
» 07.05.2009 - Italy highly criticised for returning asylum seekers
» 04.05.2009 - Got you swine...!
» 30.04.2009 - SA accused of continued deportation of Zims despite moratorium
» 22.04.2009 - Donor pledges should not perpetuate violence on civilians - HRW
» 22.04.2009 - Expulsion of aid agencies in Sudan detrimental to civilians, UN
» 21.04.2009 - Countries set to meet the 2015 education for all target
» 16.04.2009 - Eritrea’s human rights violations deepen the rights crisis, HRW
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