Africa | World
Cooperation | Diplomacy | Economy | Events | Trade
China to cement new role in Africa
afrol News, 6 November - Chinese and African leader are meeting in Egypt this weekend to further cement their booming economic and political ties. China's engagement in Africa is controversial, but the billions of dollars involved cannot longer be overlooked.
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Zimbabwe
Affairs | Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | People
Zimbabwe crisis solved, for now
afrol News, 6 November - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has pledged his party's return to the unity government with President Robert Mugabe after a successful mediation by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in Mozambique last night.
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Central African Republic
Crime | People | War & Peace | War Crimes
"Send Central African leaders to ICC"
afrol News, 5 November - Only days after the former President of the Central African Republic, Ange-Félix Patassé, returned home after a 6-year exile, human rights groups demand he be sent directly to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes. Also the current President is accused of grave war crimes.
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Zimbabwe
War & Peace
Call for African troops in Zimbabwe
afrol News, 4 November - A new regional report calls for the deployment of observers and military personnel from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Zimbabwe to secure the future of the power-sharing agreement, to fight political violence until a new constitution is in place and to assure civil war does not break out.
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Equatorial Guinea
Diplomacy | Law | People
Equatorial Guinea pardons putschists
afrol News, 3 November - Equatoguinean President Teodoro Nguema Obiang today issued a decree pardoning the five foreign masterminds behind an alleged coup attempt in March 2004. These include South African Nicolaas du Toit and Briton Thomas Mann, who will be freed during few days.
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Africa | World
Diplomacy | Policy
Africa plays it tough at climate talks
afrol News, 3 November - The group of African countries won a major diplomatic victory at the UN climate talks in Barcelona today after announcing their boycott of the talks due to too low CO2 cuts by industrial countries. Bigger cuts are now back on the negotiation table.
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Togo
Cooperation | Diplomacy
Togo gets first direct EU grant
afrol News, 3 November - In a step sealing the total normalisation between Togolese-European Union (EU) ties, the Lomé government was given a euro 15 million grant defined as a direct budget support. This comes as Togo is preparing for general elections early next year.
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Africa
Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | Law | Policy | War & Peace
Africa discusses cooperation with ICC
afrol News, 2 November - The African Union (AU) has decided that member states should not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. Was this right? The discussion is going on all over Africa.
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Uganda
Affairs | Crime | Law | People | Terrorism | Violence | War & Peace
Panic hits Kampala after bomb scare
afrol News, 30 October - A bomb scare in the Uganda’s capital has brought the town to a stand still as security agencies began a search for an alleged bomb plot. The serious search comes nearly a week after Somali’s radical Islamists group Al Shabaab threatened terror attacks on the city. Read more
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Malawi | Southern Africa
Affairs | Economy | Events | People | Policy | Poverty | Social Services | Trade
Malawi president receives 2009 Drivers of Change Award
afrol News, 30 October - The 2009 Southern Africa Drivers of Change award winners were announced yesterday evening at Summer Place, Hyde Park in South Africa. Among the 2009 southern Africa Drivers of Change that were honoured was Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, the president of Malawi in the government category. Read more
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Burundi | Tanzania
Affairs | Affairs | Cooperation | Economy | Ethnic | People | Policy | Policy | Refugees - Displaced | Social Services | Violence | War & Peace
Last Burundian refugees repatriated
afrol News, 30 October - The last batch of some 400 Burundian refugees returned to their homeland after 37 years, ending one of the world’s longest-running refugee sagas, the United Nations has announced. Read more
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Côte d'Ivoire
Affairs | Affairs | Crime | Diplomacy | Economy | Elections | Law | People | Policy | Policy | Trade | War & Peace
Security Council extends sanctions on Ivory Coast
afrol News, 30 October - The UN security Council has extended the arms and diamond embargo on Ivory Coast for another year until 31 October 2010. The ban also extends travel restrictions targeting Ivorian political figures and a freeze on their foreign assets. Read more
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Sudan
Affairs | Cooperation | Events | Finance | People | Poverty | Refugees - Displaced | Social Services | Socio-economic | Trade | War & Peace
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. Read more
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World | Zimbabwe
Affairs | Affairs | Cooperation | Debt | Economy | Finance | Law | Macroeconomy | People | Policy | Poverty | Social Services
IMF warns Zimbabwe of increased external deficit
afrol News, 29 October - The International Monetary Fund has commended Zimbabwe's recovery progress, but has however warned on the large external current account deficit and increased credit as well as liquidity risks in the banking system. Read more
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Guinea
Affairs | Crime | Democracy - Dictatorship | Diplomacy | Elections | Law | People | Violence | War & Peace
Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre
afrol News, 29 October - The Security Council has made another call on the Guinean authorities to charge and try the perpetrators of last month’s deadly crackdown on unarmed demonstrators that reportedly killed 150 people and wounded hundreds more, warning that situation might pose a risk to regional peace. Read more
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