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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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Equatorial Guinea
Affairs | Democracy - Dictatorship | Elections | People

Equatorial Guinea polls begin, with little hope of change

afrol News, 6 November - Campaigning in Equatorial Guinea began yesterday for the 29 November presidential elections. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is challenged by opposition leader Plácido Micó Abogo, the latter having few illusions he will be given a fair chance.

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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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Ethiopia
Elections

Ethiopia election schedule approved

afrol News, 4 November - The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has approved the schedule for the upcoming national elections, which are to be held in May next year. Planning and preparations are now to start.

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Morocco | Western Sahara
Affairs | Diplomacy

Morocco-Sweden row over Western Sahara

afrol News, 4 November - Morocco has expelled a Swedish diplomat, accused of delivering Moroccan state documents to "separatists" from Western Sahara. This comes as a Sahrawi political prisoner in Morocco is awarded a prestigious Swedish prize.

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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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Namibia | South Africa
Diplomacy | Infrastructure

Namibia urges SA to improve cross-border traffic

afrol News, 3 November - Visiting Namibia, South African President Jacob Zuma today was told that progress was too slow when it comes to build new infrastructure links between the two neighbours and removing border crossing restrictions. Namibia fears for promised World Cup benefits.

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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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Western Sahara
Diplomacy

Sweden may recognise Western Sahara

afrol News, 2 November - The party congress of the Swedish Social Democratic Party has demanded that Sweden recognise Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara as the first country in Europe. The party is favourite to with the 2010 polls in Sweden.

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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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Botswana
Diplomacy

Botswana President optimistic at meeting Obama

afrol News, 2 November - Botswana's recently re-elected President Seretse Khama has managed to secure a visit at the White House on his trip to Washington later this week. President Barack Obama signals he will go easy on his Batswana counterpart.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Nigeria
Affairs | Crime | Economy | Law | People | Policy | Policy | Terrorism | Violence | War & Peace

Anti kidnapping legislation passes second reading

afrol News, 30 October - Nigeria’s House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill prescribing a life imprisonment for those found guilty of kidnapping and hostage taking.

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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.

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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.

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Africa | World
Affairs | Children | Children | Cooperation | Development | Diseases | Economy | Events | Finance | Policy | Policy | Social services | Social Services

Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children against Pneumonia

afrol News, 30 October - To mark the first international World Pneumonia Day on 2 November, the GAVI Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children in poor countries against pneumonia, the world’s leading child killer.

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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.

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Ethiopia
Democracy - Dictatorship | Elections | Law | People | War & Peace

Ethiopia launches 2010 elections campaign

afrol News, 29 October - Ethiopia will launch the national election campaign on 8 December for the 2010 national polls slated for May, a government official has confirmed today.

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Affairs | Affairs | Corruption | Crime | Economy | Finance | Law | People

Embezzlement case against Africa trio overturned

afrol News, 29 October - A French appeals court has overturned an application for lawsuit against three African leaders accused of embezzlement, citing lack of locus standi in the matter.

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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.

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