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» 19.03.2010 - Egypt speculates over President's health » 19.03.2010 - World longest toilet queue upcoming in Kenya » 19.03.2010 - Sierra Leone battles corruption » 18.03.2010 - Nigeria Senate leader calls Gaddafi "mad man" » 18.03.2010 - Swazi opposition asks for sanctions » 18.03.2010 - Africa still home to two-thirds of world’s slum population » 18.03.2010 - Ministers to adopt strategies to fight job scarcity » 18.03.2010 - IMF cooperates with Botswana to improve economic data » 18.03.2010 - Concerns over Côte d'Ivoire delayed polls » 17.03.2010 - Uganda's Unesco-listed royal tombs lost to fire » 17.03.2010 - Reporter offered child slaves » 17.03.2010 - Central African ivory main problem » 17.03.2010 - SA bank sign deal to access fingerprint data » 17.03.2010 - Gender inequality still rife, World Bank report » 17.03.2010 - UNICEF brings books to CAR » 17.03.2010 - Don’t despair MDGs reachable, Ban » 16.03.2010 - Gaddafi: "Split Nigeria into two nations" » 16.03.2010 - Cameroon hit hard by brain drain » 15.03.2010 - Gabon's Ali Bongo now also party chief » 15.03.2010 - Tunisia govt "harassing ex-political prisoners" » 12.03.2010 - Burkina stops water, electricity privatisation » 12.03.2010 - "No blackouts during 2010 World Cup" » 12.03.2010 - Africa to crack down on illicit diamond trade » 12.03.2010 - Gambia wave of arrests causes protests » 12.03.2010 - Swaziland to get broadcasting bill » 11.03.2010 - Niger ex-leader heading for Morocco? » 11.03.2010 - SA World Cup mainly to give non-material benefits » 11.03.2010 - Tanzania sees largest Lutheran church expansion » 11.03.2010 - New Kenyan constitution nearing majority » 10.03.2010 - Zuma makes declaration of interests » 10.03.2010 - Ethiopian media get record fines » 10.03.2010 - "Egypt uses torture in terror fight" » 10.03.2010 - Mines increasingly discovered in Burundi » 09.03.2010 - Demands for Nigeria to stop massacres » 09.03.2010 - ANC row over Zuma declaration » 09.03.2010 - Kenya floods affect 8,300 » 08.03.2010 - SA opposition demands probe into Zuma » 04.03.2010 - Ethiopian project sets world climate change example » 04.03.2010 - Britain no yet convinced to lift Zim sanctions » 04.03.2010 - $8 million support for agric production » 04.03.2010 - ICC prosecutor submits 20 names » 04.03.2010 - Red Cross appeals for aid » 04.03.2010 - Six security officials sacked » 04.03.2010 - Mercenary activities focus at Addis Ababa meeting » 04.03.2010 - Security reforms crucial for Guinea-Bissau, UN report » 03.03.2010 - Gnassingbe seeks re-election » 03.03.2010 - Ruling on Namibia polls Thursday » 03.03.2010 - Cameroonian journos tortured » 03.03.2010 - Togo urged to redeem West Africa’s democracy » 03.03.2010 - UN deplores lethal force by Egyptian security » 03.03.2010 - 2011-2020 declared decade of road safety » 03.03.2010 - UNAIDS partner with rock icon to fight AIDS » 03.03.2010 - Guinea’s humanitarian flights may be grounded » 02.03.2010 - SAB strategises for World Cup gains » 02.03.2010 - Former Rwandan first lady arrested » 02.03.2010 - Obama extends Zim sanctions for another year » 02.03.2010 - New transitional govt for Niger » 02.03.2010 - Rights groups call for suspension of Lieutenant » 02.03.2010 - Reject anti-gay bill - activists » 02.03.2010 - Need for action to empower women - Migiro » 02.03.2010 - Police union calls for fight against child trafficking » 01.03.2010 - Experts urge Uganda to drop anti-homosexuality bill » 01.03.2010 - Somalia’s TFG hailed after one year in power » 01.03.2010 - Heading for another economic disaster » 01.03.2010 - Massive Pharaoh’s head unearthed » 01.03.2010 - Mozambique to carry out agric census to gauge poverty » 01.03.2010 - Al-Qaeda gaining strength in Africa » 01.03.2010 - Burundi opposition fields woman candidate for elections » 01.03.2010 - Regional bloc hails Ivorian progress » 27.02.2010 - SA land reforms "discriminate against women" » 26.02.2010 - No more sick presidents – New bill proposes » 26.02.2010 - Evicted Zim farmers in another ‘victory’ » 26.02.2010 - Rwandan officer sentenced to 25 years » 26.02.2010 - New IEC chief for Côte d'Ivoire » 26.02.2010 - Darfur mission receives helicopters » 25.02.2010 - Paris Club cuts DRC’s debt by half » 25.02.2010 - Niger’s junta promise transparent election » 25.02.2010 - Fight organised crime like a pandemic – Ban » 25.02.2010 - Truth commission chair told to resign » 25.02.2010 - Ethiopia calls for back-up » 25.02.2010 - Africa more vulnerable to non-communicable diseases’ deaths » 25.02.2010 - French hostage released in Mali » 24.02.2010 - Ivorians form a new government » 24.02.2010 - Constitutional court rejects gays appeal » 24.02.2010 - Ban calls for definitive settlement in Darfur » 23.02.2010 - Botswana and Zimbabwe irons out difference » 23.02.2010 - Nigeria appeals for power back-up » 23.02.2010 - Mauritania recalls ambassador over release of rebels » 23.02.2010 - Journalist abducted in Somalia » 23.02.2010 - UN ropes in private sector for gender equality » 23.02.2010 - Election hope back for Côte d'Ivoire » 22.02.2010 - Election date for Guinea proposed » 22.02.2010 - Sudan-JEM sign accord » 22.02.2010 - UN names Sierra Leone’s tribunal prosecutor » 22.02.2010 - AU-UN mission to improve Darfur’s prison environment » 19.02.2010 - 18 arrested for defrauding government » 19.02.2010 - N10 billion bailout might be a waste » 19.02.2010 - Japan extends green aid to Malawi » 19.02.2010 - Southern Africa youth exchange programme launched in Maputo » 19.02.2010 - UNDP allocates $25 million for governance in Africa » 18.02.2010 - Ghana to host second IMF’s West African Centre » 18.02.2010 - Rwanda hosts 2010 global environment day » 18.02.2010 - Resolve differences - Annan tells Kenyan leaders » 18.02.2010 - British Princes coming to SA World Cup » 18.02.2010 - UNAIDS chief urges greater AIDS response in Swaziland » 18.02.2010 - Chad’s call for military withdrawal alarms UN » 17.02.2010 - Not so quick Robert... » 17.02.2010 - SA budget seeking unity to create growth » 17.02.2010 - US restrictions hamper aid distribution in Somalia » 17.02.2010 - Protest turns violent in Ivory Coast » 17.02.2010 - Jonathan appeals for concerted efforts to fight drug trafficking » 17.02.2010 - Somali refugees moved to Ethiopia » 16.02.2010 - Kenya heading for a political disaster » 16.02.2010 - Government approves $250 mln for agro-credit » 16.02.2010 - Gambia expels UNICEF envoy » 16.02.2010 - Guinea’s civilian administration set up » 16.02.2010 - Mobile phone connections to exceed 5 billion » 16.02.2010 - UN stress need to resolve Côte d'Ivoire’s tensions » 15.02.2010 - SA’s mute and deaf man wins lottery jackpot » 15.02.2010 - Ethiopia and UK leaders to head climate change team » 15.02.2010 - Police chief sentenced to 7 years » 15.02.2010 - Kibaki overrules PM’s decision » 15.02.2010 - UN partners media to fight sexual violence in S/Leone » 15.02.2010 - Children still recruited into DRC’s war ranks » 12.02.2010 - Lesotho to focus budget on alternative revenue creation » 12.02.2010 - Nigeria pleads delisting from terror nation » 12.02.2010 - Opposition leaders accused of forming terror cells » 12.02.2010 - Rwanda police officers sacked » 11.02.2010 - Egypt opens country’s investment potential » 11.02.2010 - Rwanda to get first eID in six months » 11.02.2010 - Burkina Faso to hold polls in November » 11.02.2010 - Morocco-Polisario revive talks » 11.02.2010 - International aid appeal launched for Niger » 11.02.2010 - East African students enjoined in integration research » 11.02.2010 - Education still under attack - Unesco » 10.02.2010 - Tsvangirai dismiss indigenous law » 10.02.2010 - SA’s unemployment still above 24 percent » 10.02.2010 - New TV series target Kenyan youth » 10.02.2010 - Beninese told to observe good hygiene » 09.02.2010 - Angola elects speaker » 09.02.2010 - Senators vote to empower VP » 09.02.2010 - ICC drops charges against a Darfurian rebel » 09.02.2010 - Khama accused of trampling on Bushmen’s rights » 09.02.2010 - Two journalists arrested in Cameroon » 09.02.2010 - Herders receive support to improve pastoral resources » 09.02.2010 - West African gender fight receives UN boost » 08.02.2010 - Study reveals sub-standard malaria medicines in Africa » 08.02.2010 - Funding to help countries improve land tenure » 08.02.2010 - Botswana youth get World Bank funding » 08.02.2010 - Kenya dismiss reports on Somali army training » 04.02.2010 - SA’s Zuma confirms fathering a child » 04.02.2010 - Ethiopia makes international food aid appeal » 04.02.2010 - AU-WB project to promote peace in Africa » 04.02.2010 - UN ammunition illegally impounded » 04.02.2010 - Additional genocide charge for al-Bashir » 04.02.2010 - Unblock websites – rights group » 04.02.2010 - Rwandan politician attacked » 04.02.2010 - CAR gets more funding for peacebuilding » 03.02.2010 - Equate each dollar spent to poverty fight, WB chief » 03.02.2010 - Angola’s new cabinet is sworn-in » 03.02.2010 - Zimbabwe needs 500 000 tonnes of maize » 03.02.2010 - UN-AU mission rejects Darfur accusations » 03.02.2010 - Gay rights activist arrested in Malawi » 03.02.2010 - Guinea twists September massacre findings » 03.02.2010 - New talks on Western Sahara in US » 03.02.2010 - UN declares neutrality in Sudan’s referendum » 02.02.2010 - "Green Fund" for climate change financing » 02.02.2010 - UK to return £43 million stolen funds » 02.02.2010 - Nigeria names panel to probe religious killings » 02.02.2010 - Somali militant group declares affiliation to al Qaeda » 02.02.2010 - SA announces measles outbreak » 02.02.2010 - Scores slaughtered by rebels in DRC » 02.02.2010 - African leaders tackle malaria » 02.02.2010 - BirdLife cares for wetlands » 01.02.2010 - Botswana condemns Togo suspension by CAF » 01.02.2010 - Royal Dutch shell halts production in Nigeria » 01.02.2010 - Leaders called to support campaign against gender violence » 01.02.2010 - Ban pledges to mobilise support for Africa’s development » 01.02.2010 - Voice sms, a success in Uganda » 01.02.2010 - Court overturns Swiss man’s jail term » 01.02.2010 - SA arms supporting rogue states, opposition » 29.01.2010 - Draft Kenya constitution to prune presidential powers » 29.01.2010 - Another mishap for Ethiopian Airlines » 29.01.2010 - Court overturns calls for Yar'Adua's sacking » 29.01.2010 - High court denies gay couple bail » 29.01.2010 - Ease restrictions on Sahrawi - HRW » 28.01.2010 - Anglo American MDG project hailed » 28.01.2010 - Australia expands relations with Botswana » 28.01.2010 - Underdevelopment pose serious threat to Africa, Ban » 27.01.2010 - ‘Agriculture makes good business sense’ – IFAD » 27.01.2010 - Australia entrust SA with Zim recovery funding » 27.01.2010 - Military helicopter kills four » 27.01.2010 - Nigeria seizes fake drugs » 27.01.2010 - Former Sudan PM to contest April poll » 27.01.2010 - UN agency working with 100,000 DRC refugees » 27.01.2010 - UN health official refutes accusations of inflating risk of H1N1 » 27.01.2010 - UN agency working with 100,000 DRC refugees » 26.01.2010 - Sirleaf seeks second term in office » 26.01.2010 - Experts on black-eyed peas to meet in Dakar » 26.01.2010 - UN anti-crime agency help set up police academy in Guinea-Bissau » 26.01.2010 - US mission to address E/Africa human rights before AU Summit » 26.01.2010 - Official condemns Mogadishu bombing » 25.01.2010 - Probe Muslim massacre - HRW » 25.01.2010 - Anglican bishop abducted » 25.01.2010 - Government must stop media attacks » 25.01.2010 - MENA growth expected to improve into 2011 » 25.01.2010 - AU back in Madagascar’s boiling waters » 25.01.2010 - 90 feared dead in Ethiopian Airline’s crash » 22.01.2010 - $20 million loan to support smallholder agribusiness in Zambia » 22.01.2010 - Anti-homosexuality law threat to fighting AIDS » 22.01.2010 - Legislators discuss common market protocol in Burundi » 22.01.2010 - Hope in new Ivorian election timetable » 22.01.2010 - Scientific database to help fight Malaria » 22.01.2010 - US transfers two Guantanamo detainees to Algeria » 21.01.2010 - Africa Action slams US Policy in Outlook 2010 » 21.01.2010 - Angola parliament stamps new constitution » 21.01.2010 - AU welcomes Sudan and Chad peace agreement » 21.01.2010 - UNITA members walk out of parliament » 21.01.2010 - 50,000 fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya empowered to supply Coca-Cola » 21.01.2010 - Burkina Faso device strategies to adapt to climate change » 21.01.2010 - UN chief calls for restoration of peace in Nigeria » 20.01.2010 - Poor nations’ children’s education at stake » 20.01.2010 - Nigerian religious clashes’ death toll up » 20.01.2010 - INTERPOL to create task force against maritime piracy » 20.01.2010 - Al Bashir to support 2011 referendum results » 20.01.2010 - Tighten controls on military assistance to Somalia - AI » 20.01.2010 - Legislators reject motion to probe mass sackings » 20.01.2010 - Clashes displaced 63 000 since January » 19.01.2010 - Banda to help Rwanda arrest genocide suspects » 19.01.2010 - $100 million for 14 neglected humanitarian crises » 19.01.2010 - UN group backs Guinea’s compromise deal » 19.01.2010 - Killer malaria found in gorillas » 19.01.2010 - Nigeria forces patrol Jos city » 19.01.2010 - Chad appeals for extended peacekeeping mission » 18.01.2010 - Opposition names govt's head candidate » 18.01.2010 - MCA selects IBTCI for Namibia’s poverty project » 18.01.2010 - Court ruling protects South Sudan faction party » 18.01.2010 - Religious clashes kill 12 in Nigeria » 18.01.2010 - Security forces raid Somali dominated suburb » 14.01.2010 - Ethiopia launches hydro-power plant » 14.01.2010 - Rising electricity demand boosts the African wind turbine market, study » 14.01.2010 - UN-backed microfinance project to benefit thousands of refugees » 14.01.2010 - Angola to endorse new constitution » 14.01.2010 - Museveni distances himself from anti gay bill » 14.01.2010 - CAR's president blocking peace process - ICG » 13.01.2010 - Italy to enhance security cooperation » 13.01.2010 - Ghana gets €130 million from Germany » 13.01.2010 - Burkina Faso offers more troops for Côte d’Ivoire elections » 13.01.2010 - Camara’s return could obstruct peace process - US » 13.01.2010 - Egypt varsity bans surgical masks in exams hall » 13.01.2010 - Giant Shell workers abducted in Niger Delta » 13.01.2010 - China re-commits to Africa’s development » 12.01.2010 - DRC refugees a problem to neighbours » 12.01.2010 - UN chief encouraged by Guinea developments » 12.01.2010 - Algeria protests strict US security checks » 12.01.2010 - Malawi gay couple’s case goes to Constitutional Court » 12.01.2010 - Lawyers ask US to throw out bomber case » 12.01.2010 - IMF announce new package to support world's poorest » 12.01.2010 - UN partners seek to eliminate HIV in children » 12.01.2010 - Jordan's Princess visit Kenya's poor » 11.01.2010 - SA's 35% tariff-hike for public scrutiny » 11.01.2010 - 20 days ultimatum put on Frenchman's head » 11.01.2010 - Hutu extremists plotted Habyarimana’s assassination - Report » 11.01.2010 - Arrests could open leads to Angolan terror attack » 11.01.2010 - Sierra Leone government bans logging » 11.01.2010 - Deported Muslim Cleric back in Kenya » 11.01.2010 - Uganda’s legislator rejects call to withdraw anti-gay bill » 08.01.2010 - UN will not abandon Somalia » 08.01.2010 - World celebrities climb Kilimanjaro to raise funds » 08.01.2010 - Burundi arrests illegal miners » 08.01.2010 - Striking employees injured during a clash with police » 08.01.2010 - Uganda to review anti-gay bill » 08.01.2010 - Positive recovery for Africa in 2010 » 07.01.2010 - Kenya deports controversial Muslim cleric » 07.01.2010 - Guinea’s junta asks opposition to nominate PM » 07.01.2010 - Ruling party protects Ashanti minister » 07.01.2010 - Amnesty calls for release of gay couple » 07.01.2010 - Web based cancer training to help poor nations » 07.01.2010 - West African peace at stake, Ban » 06.01.2010 - Kabila kicks out corrupt civil servants » 06.01.2010 - Over 20 killed by floods in Kenya – KRCS » 06.01.2010 - Algerian engineer kidnapped » 06.01.2010 - US and France call for democratic government in Guinea » 05.01.2010 - Nigeria’s Central Bank refutes sack order reports » 05.01.2010 - WFP pulls out of Southern Somalia » 05.01.2010 - Govt sued to disclose oil deals » 05.01.2010 - Sudanese security trainings wrapped-up » 04.01.2010 - Ireland announces additional funding for hunger in Sudan » 04.01.2010 - African states listed under tough US security checks » 04.01.2010 - Egyptian women to appeal niqab ban » 04.01.2010 - Ghana beefs up security at international airport » 04.01.2010 - DRC population still unharmed by volcano » 04.01.2010 - Rhino poachers arrested in Kenya » 04.01.2010 - Eritrea was provoked - government » 04.01.2010 - Court to rule on fate of local paper Thursday » 22.12.2009 - Five sentenced to death and 33 to life » 22.12.2009 - Unions call for strike in Niger » 22.12.2009 - Kenya to counter Tanzania's Ivory sales proposal » 22.12.2009 - First female wins Liberia's youth leadership award » 21.12.2009 - Malawi needs aid for earthquake victims » 21.12.2009 - Guinean crackdown amounts to crimes against humanity, report » 21.12.2009 - Environmentalists fight developments in Tana River » 21.12.2009 - Accusations of sexual abuse in Côte d’Ivoire probed » 21.12.2009 - UN calls for speedy security reforms in CAR » 21.12.2009 - Peacekeepers come under attack in Chad » 18.12.2009 - EU allocates €50 million for drought-affected Horn of Africa people » 18.12.2009 - UN chief studying Guinea report » 18.12.2009 - Appeals court rejects bail application for former ports chief » 18.12.2009 - Union calls for resignation of education minister » 18.12.2009 - Liberia exempted from arms embargo » 18.12.2009 - Sahara activist allowed back home » 17.12.2009 - Rajoelina calls elections, tells mediators to back-off » 17.12.2009 - New centres raise cassava’s outlook in Sierra Leone » 17.12.2009 - Hold Camara accountable for September massacre » 17.12.2009 - Ghana launches draft National Alcohol Policy » 17.12.2009 - Seychelles appeals for small islands' right to exist » 17.12.2009 - Study finds orphanages viable options for some children » 17.12.2009 - Media rights group condemns arrest of media players » 17.12.2009 - Rwanda tribunal mandate extended to 2012 » 17.12.2009 - Sweden minister speaks on freedom of expression in Ethiopia » 16.12.2009 - Yar’Adua fit to run office from hospital bed – minister » 16.12.2009 - Manto is dead » 16.12.2009 - Chadian forces launch attacks against rebels » 16.12.2009 - Speaker calls for law to protect women against harassment » 16.12.2009 - Kibaki orders investigation into missing school funds » 16.12.2009 - Lockerbie bomber disappears in Libya » 16.12.2009 - Climate change deal must address hunger, UN expert » 16.12.2009 - DRC conservation initiative receives international recognition » 15.12.2009 - World's largest digital archives for Egyptian and Arabic history created » 15.12.2009 - Local NGO denounces deregulation law » 15.12.2009 - Invest in agriculture - Professor Offei » 15.12.2009 - Kenya urged to adopt marriage bill » 15.12.2009 - Experts reach conclusion to limit trade on aquatic animals under CITES » 14.12.2009 - Spitting diplomat send home » 14.12.2009 - World Bank chief end Egyptian visit on positive note » 14.12.2009 - Rwandan journalist gets life over genocide charges » 14.12.2009 - Campaign to end abuse on migrants to be launched » 14.12.2009 - Security Council should intervene – HRW says » 14.12.2009 - Uganda hails anti-Female Genital Mutilation bill » 11.12.2009 - Britain bans 20 Kenyan officials » 11.12.2009 - Rights groups hails aid suspension in Niger » 11.12.2009 - 30 Christian women arrested in Eritrea » 11.12.2009 - UN chief intevening in Saharawi activist cause » 10.12.2009 - Couple charged with human trafficking for exploiting Swaziland woman » 10.12.2009 - Zambia to tighten anti-craft laws » 10.12.2009 - Clerics back government on Anti-Homosexuality Bill » 10.12.2009 - UN emergency response fund gets record support » 10.12.2009 - African civil society essential for good governance » 10.12.2009 - Efforts intensify to fight malaria in Kenya and Nigeria » 09.12.2009 - Corruption obstacle to achieving MDGs » 09.12.2009 - SA airliner could be grounded » 09.12.2009 - Kenya goes digital » 09.12.2009 - Somalis faces humanitarian crisis » 09.12.2009 - Arab states slammed for using excessive force » 09.12.2009 - 4.8 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid » 09.12.2009 - Nigerian police responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings » 08.12.2009 - Arms and minerals’ smuggling still rife in DRC, report » 08.12.2009 - Minister says SA skies among world safest » 08.12.2009 - Union strike could leave fuel stations empty » 08.12.2009 - $378 million aid appeal for Zimbabwe launched » 08.12.2009 - RSF condemns closure of newspaper in Ethiopia » 08.12.2009 - AI urges Sudan to stop excessive force on protestors » 07.12.2009 - Camara not expected this week in Guinea » 07.12.2009 - Egypt calls off search for ferry collision victims » 07.12.2009 - SA urged to improve health care for migrants » 07.12.2009 - UN raises concern on deteriorating security in Darfur » 07.12.2009 - Sudan politicians arrested over a rally » 07.12.2009 - Zimbabwe’s humanitarian situation to be assessed » 07.12.2009 - Kagame demands explanation on killed peace keepers » 04.12.2009 - Guinea’s leader wounded in a shooting » 04.12.2009 - Somalia insurgents deny suicide attack » 04.12.2009 - Security jellied from bomb threats » 04.12.2009 - WHO eyes tobacco control in Africa » 04.12.2009 - Nigeria uncovers $15.3 million scam in schools fees » 04.12.2009 - Inaugural 'Health Worker Leadership Award' honours Kenyan midwife » 03.12.2009 - Cameroon has riskiest domain extension » 03.12.2009 - INTERPOL and FIFA set up international taskforce against illegal sports betting » 03.12.2009 - Swedish government threatens to cut aid » 03.12.2009 - Congo upholds Norwegians death sentences » 03.12.2009 - Nigerian diplomat to head UN Darfur mission » 03.12.2009 - Algeria records three new swine flu deaths » 03.12.2009 - Seychelles rejects financial piracy allegations » 02.12.2009 - Swaziland urged to prioritise spending » 02.12.2009 - Nigerian elites call for resignation of President » 02.12.2009 - Bemba to remain in prison » 02.12.2009 - Swiss nationals get jail terms in Libya » 02.12.2009 - Mali’s rural poor boosted with $25.04 million for microfinance » 02.12.2009 - Banditry threatens humanitarian work in Chad » 01.12.2009 - UN launches $7.1 billion 2010 humanitarian appeal » 01.12.2009 - Annan expected in Kenya for talks » 01.12.2009 - Prominent rights activist arrested in Guinea » 01.12.2009 - Liberia pledges support to small farmers » 01.12.2009 - INTERPOL-Africa operation seize illegal Ivory » 01.12.2009 - World Food buys gold mines in Ghana » 30.11.2009 - Agricultural research reduces poverty in sub-Saharan Africa » 30.11.2009 - Somali combatants flee to Kenya » 30.11.2009 - Preliminary results show Obiang in landslide victory » 30.11.2009 - FAO declares victory over rinderpest » 27.11.2009 - Côte D'Ivoire migrant figures to drop » 27.11.2009 - Tanzania investigates UN report allegations » 27.11.2009 - French national abducted in Mali » 27.11.2009 - Guinea's independent press group threatened by military » 27.11.2009 - $39 million injected to improve Ethiopia’s pastoralists lives » 27.11.2009 - Yar’Adua hospitalised for heart problem » 26.11.2009 - Zimbabwe facing global diamond ban » 26.11.2009 - Gabon resumes census of civil servant to root out corruption » 26.11.2009 - UNITA demands the naming of corrupt officials » 26.11.2009 - Review Rwanda’s human rights records first - Green parties » 26.11.2009 - Uganda pushes the Land Bill » 26.11.2009 - Darfur combatants in discharge programme » 26.11.2009 - SA govt compensates ID suicide victim's family » 25.11.2009 - Kenya cuts lending rate to 7 percent » 25.11.2009 - Nigerian cyber fraudster in court » 25.11.2009 - Gaddafi to mediate Algeria-Egypt row » 25.11.2009 - WFP told to buy local agricultural produce » 25.11.2009 - UN makes $6 million for Madagascar’s cyclone forecasts » 25.11.2009 - Zimbabwe losing its women and children » 25.11.2009 - UN mission failing to root out rebels in DRC » 24.11.2009 - Africa’s think-tank discuss response to global financial crisis » 24.11.2009 - A quarter of world population live without electricity » 24.11.2009 - Global HIV infections down by 17 percent » 24.11.2009 - Kenya to end power shortages » 24.11.2009 - School meals boost education, new report » 24.11.2009 - French judges investigates Rwanda genocide charges » 24.11.2009 - $6 million to boost rural agricultural finance in Ghana » 23.11.2009 - Women researchers still scarce, UNESCO » 23.11.2009 - S/Korea to double aid to Africa » 23.11.2009 - Two Congolese warlords trial resumes » 23.11.2009 - S/Leone’s plan to enlist youth into police scorned » 23.11.2009 - Libya and FAO sign $71 million development deal » 23.11.2009 - Former rebels hailed for signing end to use of child soldiers » 20.11.2009 - Ghana-EU sign first voluntary agreement on legal timber exports » 20.11.2009 - Algeria-Egypt’s World Cup place explodes into a diplomatic war » 20.11.2009 - Malawi’s rural land development project gets additional funding » 20.11.2009 - Industrial development key to Africa’s integration in global economy » 20.11.2009 - Children’s rights still not assured, UNICEF » 20.11.2009 - Cambodia troops arrive in CAR » 20.11.2009 - UN-lawmakers' partnership can help the poor out of recession, Ban » 19.11.2009 - Developing countries urged to make agriculture a funding priority » 19.11.2009 - Zim govt report compliance progress to clean its diamond trade » 19.11.2009 - Spain doubles aid for Horn of Africa » 19.11.2009 - Orascom to contest $6 mln tax bill » 19.11.2009 - Preserve water sources - report » 19.11.2009 - FAO chief regrets no measurable targets adopted to fight hunger » 19.11.2009 - Gambian president withdraws from Commonwealth meeting » 18.11.2009 - Heart disease discovered in ancient Egyptian mummies » 18.11.2009 - International commission on Guinea’s crackdown dispatched » 18.11.2009 - Former priest acquitted on genocide » 18.11.2009 - Nigerian fishermen flee Bakassi Peninsula » 18.11.2009 - Security Council calls for protection of civilians » 17.11.2009 - Countries in conflict greatly challenged by corruption » 17.11.2009 - 12 million targeted for west African Yellow Fever vaccination » 17.11.2009 - Suspected Somali pirates seize Korean tanker » 17.11.2009 - Unblock foreign visits to Sahrawi activists, HRW » 17.11.2009 - Media warns legislators against enacting anti-media law » 16.11.2009 - $1 million boost for FAO’s food security work » 16.11.2009 - Lower levies on trade – federation official calls » 16.11.2009 - Increased Internet access to boost economic growth, forum » 16.11.2009 - Minister urges Ugandans to control population growth » 16.11.2009 - Prosecute police officers - Amnesty International » 16.11.2009 - UN chief calls for support to fight diabetes » 13.11.2009 - Conte’s son in drug trafficking charge » 13.11.2009 - Chinese nationals targeted in Angola » 13.11.2009 - Tuareg rebels repatriated to Niger » 13.11.2009 - UNICEF appeals for concerted efforts to avert humanitarian crisis in S/Sudan » 12.11.2009 - FAO calls for worldwide day-long hunger strike » 12.11.2009 - Nine suspected Mungiki members killed » 12.11.2009 - Somali judge shot dead » 11.11.2009 - Africa’s poor to suffer due high food prices » 11.11.2009 - Somali pirates seize SA bound cargo ship » 11.11.2009 - Mandela Day adopted by general assembly » 11.11.2009 - Djibouti forcibly repatriates Somali asylum seekers » 11.11.2009 - ICRC appeals for release of two kidnapped staff » 11.11.2009 - Tribal clashes uproot over 21,000 » 11.11.2009 - 50 million H1N1 vaccines donation for developing countries » 10.11.2009 - China-Africa commitments applauded » 10.11.2009 - Debt servicing burden increase for poor states » 10.11.2009 - Former NPA chief denied bail » 10.11.2009 - Algeria pushes for zero-tolerance on ransom payments to terrorists » 10.11.2009 - UN envoy backs Congo’s fight against rebels » 10.11.2009 - Uganda partners with media to fight HIV/AIDS » 10.11.2009 - SA hotel industry warned of price inflation » 10.11.2009 - UNODC chief blames shady trade on financial crisis » 10.11.2009 - Mauritanian grassroots groups receive US funding » 09.11.2009 - AGRA and NEPAD partner to increase food security in Africa » 09.11.2009 - Campaign against plundering of W/Sahara resources launched » 09.11.2009 - Seven African states in Malaria trial » 09.11.2009 - Traffic jams weighs heavily on Kenya’s economy » 09.11.2009 - ICC to investigate Kenya’s post election violence » 06.11.2009 - Zimbabwe crisis solved, for now » 06.11.2009 - Equatorial Guinea polls begin, with little hope of change » 06.11.2009 - "Uganda AIDS prevention threatened" » 05.11.2009 - South African mortality crisis overcome » 05.11.2009 - "Send Central African leaders to ICC" » 05.11.2009 - Guinea-Bissau role as drug hub declining » 05.11.2009 - Rwandan tea baron jailed over genocide » 04.11.2009 - Slavery still persists in Mauritania » 03.11.2009 - Equatorial Guinea pardons putschists » 03.11.2009 - Lesotho student clashes being investigated » 02.11.2009 - Sierra Leone judge takes over Taylor case » 02.11.2009 - Panic as Nigeria govt demolishes houses » 02.11.2009 - Africa discusses cooperation with ICC » 30.10.2009 - Panic hits Kampala after bomb scare » 30.10.2009 - Malawi president receives 2009 Drivers of Change Award » 30.10.2009 - Zambia launches campaign to end gender-based violence » 30.10.2009 - Last Burundian refugees repatriated » 30.10.2009 - Anti kidnapping legislation passes second reading » 30.10.2009 - Security Council extends sanctions on Ivory Coast » 30.10.2009 - Assembly shop for efficient stoves launched in Darfur » 30.10.2009 - Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children against Pneumonia » 30.10.2009 - Rescue operation for Zimbabwe's abused elephants announced » 29.10.2009 - IMF warns Zimbabwe of increased external deficit » 29.10.2009 - Ethiopia launches 2010 elections campaign » 29.10.2009 - Embezzlement case against Africa trio overturned » 29.10.2009 - Security Council calls for trying of Guinea's massacre » 29.10.2009 - Remove death penalty on gays - Clergy » 29.10.2009 - UN steps in to help in Angola/DRC refugee saga » 29.10.2009 - Abdelaziz calls on UN to protect Sahrawi » 29.10.2009 - Darfurian rebel died in detention, AI argues » 28.10.2009 - Angola slams French ruling on arms deal » 28.10.2009 - Zimbabwe turns away from UN human rights expert » 28.10.2009 - Ivorian foes re-arming ahead of polls » 28.10.2009 - Tanzanian farmers receive FAO's boost » 28.10.2009 - SA racism case back in court » 28.10.2009 - Tunis forum makes recommendations on protecting African remittances » 27.10.2009 - IMF returns Senegal's bag of dollars gift to official » 27.10.2009 - Gabon rejects nearly 300 migrants » 27.10.2009 - Guinean killings were planned - HRW » 27.10.2009 - Algeria signs defense agreement with Britain » 27.10.2009 - Former ports chief jailed for 2 years » 27.10.2009 - FAO commences work on international land-tenure governance guidelines » 27.10.2009 - Envoy calls for world support of AU peacekeeping role » 27.10.2009 - Kenya leads Africa rural connect in third round » 26.10.2009 - SADC states highest ranked in prosperity index » 26.10.2009 - Tribunal up-holds sentence for 3 former rebels » 26.10.2009 - Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme » 26.10.2009 - Ben Ali gets fifth term in presidency » 26.10.2009 - HIV risk remains high in Sub-Saharan Africa, new report » 26.10.2009 - Natron community vows to protect the lake » 23.10.2009 - $480 million to help in Ethiopia's food security » 23.10.2009 - Nigeria cracks a whip on cyber fraudsters » 23.10.2009 - Uganda must pursue peace and unity - Mwesigwa » 23.10.2009 - Court frees Kenyan sect leader » 23.10.2009 - Africa told to enhance actions to reduce disaster risk » 23.10.2009 - Malawi signs $60 million road project funding with AfDB » 23.10.2009 - Seychelles takes additional measures against piracy » 22.10.2009 - SA govt to subsidise poor TV owners go digital » 22.10.2009 - Kenya fails the 2010 electricity target » 22.10.2009 - UN pledges support to AU's refugees' treaty » 22.10.2009 - EU considering sanctions on Guinea » 22.10.2009 - MCC country directors review progress on programmes » 22.10.2009 - Ethiopia needs urgent food aid » 22.10.2009 - Good governance is everyone’s responsibility, ECA official » 22.10.2009 - African swine fever spreading in Russia » 21.10.2009 - $1 billion required annualy to reach children with life-saving vaccines » 21.10.2009 - Niger lashes out at ECOWAS decision » 21.10.2009 - SA local govt clouded by corruption » 21.10.2009 - Eritrea is the bottom last in Press Freedom Index 2009 » 21.10.2009 - Displaced Somalis failed international community, UN rights expert » 21.10.2009 - US backs arms embargo on Guinea » 21.10.2009 - Ghana and Burkina Faso urged to develop strategies on use of Volta River » 21.10.2009 - UNICEF appeals for donor support to protect CAR's children » 20.10.2009 - Gabon recalls Central Bank Governor » 20.10.2009 - Report calls for lifting of restrictions on remittances to Africa » 20.10.2009 - Mali armed to fight al Qaeda insurgents » 20.10.2009 - ECOWAS suspends Niger » 20.10.2009 - Africa to accelerate efforts to achieve development goals » 20.10.2009 - Expelled Angolan refugees in dire need of aid » 20.10.2009 - Africa evaluates 15 years of population development ahead of MDGs deadline » 19.10.2009 - SADC responds to Tsvangirai's call » 19.10.2009 - New partnership in Guinea's oil and gas concession » 19.10.2009 - Nigeria plans to offer stake to Delta residents » 19.10.2009 - UN advance plan to probe Conakry massacre » 19.10.2009 - Central Africa's peace process still a long way, Ban » 19.10.2009 - Ethiopia rebels deny state media reports » 19.10.2009 - Africa's climate change negotiators meet in Ethiopia » 19.10.2009 - Cocoa livelihoods programme launched in Ghana » 19.10.2009 - African countries conclude gender and climate change training » 19.10.2009 - AU-UN mission voices concern over military build-up in Sudan » 16.10.2009 - Zimbabwe's forced marriage collapses? » 16.10.2009 - Gabon and Nigeria elected to UN Security Council » 16.10.2009 - SA teams up with neighbours for a clean environment » 16.10.2009 - Arrest Al Bashir - ICC » 16.10.2009 - Obiang warns US and Europe of growing piracy in Gulf of Guinea » 16.10.2009 - HRW calls on Burundi to halt deportation of refugees » 16.10.2009 - Chad expels Cameroon editor » 16.10.2009 - UN expert calls for independent investigation into DRC killings » 15.10.2009 - Kibaki appeals for unity ahead of global summit » 15.10.2009 - Homosexuals angered by proposed law » 15.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor to investigate Guinea’s killings » 15.10.2009 - Nizeyimana pleads not guilty before ICTR » 15.10.2009 - Zambia becomes agric support hub for Southern Africa » 15.10.2009 - Gates challenges global leaders to support world's poorest farmers » 15.10.2009 - World leaders must change debate on poverty and human rights, AI » 14.10.2009 - ECOWAS holds an extra-ordinary summit to discuss Guinea and Niger » 14.10.2009 - ICC prosecutor invited for talks in Kenya » 14.10.2009 - Senate endorses oil deregulation policy » 14.10.2009 - UN calls for renewed efforts to save millions of children from diarrhoea » 14.10.2009 - World's poorest more food insecure with the economic crisis » 14.10.2009 - Dafur sanctions' monitoring mandate expanded » 14.10.2009 - African leaders address low level of implementation of regional integration » 13.10.2009 - African governments urged to recommit to develop people » 13.10.2009 - Conservation expert calls for protection of Africa's forest gardeners » 13.10.2009 - SA's broadband market is at a watershed, says report » 13.10.2009 - Australia helps Zim farmers through World Bank » 13.10.2009 - UN marks 15th anniversary of the Cairo development conference » 13.10.2009 - Somalia must be stable and well organised by August 2011, UN envoy » 13.10.2009 - Ethiopia still vulnerable to serious hunger » 12.10.2009 - Formalise employment for greater trade benefits, ILO/WTO study » 12.10.2009 - World faces huge challenge to feed growing populations » 12.10.2009 - New multi-media tools to help resolve land rights issues in Africa » 12.10.2009 - Lake Nakuru becomes Africa's first IBA-branded National Park » 09.10.2009 - African music awards to boost war against AIDS » 09.10.2009 - Experts to discuss strategies for Africa’s integration agenda » 09.10.2009 - UN experts raise concern on Gambia's threats of rights defenders » 09.10.2009 - New report documents abuse of Sahrawi refugees' rights in Algeria camps » 09.10.2009 - UN lawyers on a study mission in Côte d'Ivoire » 08.10.2009 - Environmentalists condemn Mozambique's planned damming of Zambezi » 08.10.2009 - Joint EAC-US military field training exercise in Uganda » 08.10.2009 - More agric investments needed to feed worlds hungry, UN » 08.10.2009 - Uganda set new sights to reach safe water targets » 08.10.2009 - Malawi milk producers receive boost from Netherlands » 08.10.2009 - PUMA unveils 2010 African football team kits » 08.10.2009 - Global Muslim population at 1.57 Billion, study estimates » 07.10.2009 - Uganda commits to reforestation » 07.10.2009 - Rajoelina to head Madagascar for one more year » 07.10.2009 - USAID awards $387,000 for indigenous health in Ethiopia » 07.10.2009 - Young Liberians to audition for top music award » 06.10.2009 - Former Rwandan intelligence officer handed to ICTR » 06.10.2009 - 67 global urban youth groups awared HABITAT grants » 06.10.2009 - Indian Ocean nations to test tsunami warning system » 06.10.2009 - UNICEF calls for further steps to protect children » 06.10.2009 - UNESCO chief condemns killing of Nigerian editor » 05.10.2009 - SADC leads Africa on governance barometer » 05.10.2009 - SA optimistic of expanded trade with US » 05.10.2009 - Mauritania gets $12 million to boost food production and lower imports » 05.10.2009 - Lesotho signs $25 million agreement with WB » 05.10.2009 - Food security crucial for Africa's development, AWEPA » 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 » 02.10.2009 - Somaliland peace pact hailed » 01.10.2009 - UN calls for independent probe in Guinea's deaths » 01.10.2009 - Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana youth to benefit from Cocoa development grant » 01.10.2009 - AU lobbying Africa's position in the Americas » 01.10.2009 - Brazzaville calls on US to support preservation of the Congo Basin » 01.10.2009 - Zim health workers afforded mobility with UN bikes » 01.10.2009 - Benin's livestock farmers sign support grants with USADF » 30.09.2009 - AfDB makes first trade finance disbursement » 30.09.2009 - Guinea's leader to be tough against future protests » 30.09.2009 - IFAD signs additional funding to fight poverty in Kenya » 30.09.2009 - Climate change could induce more food dependency on Africa, FAO paper » 30.09.2009 - Somalis need more support to talk, UN envoy » 29.09.2009 - France threatens total pull-out from Guinea » 29.09.2009 - UN hails Sudanese order to lift censorship » 29.09.2009 - Cape Verde supports multilaterism in combating orgainsed crime » 29.09.2009 - Zimbabwean communities educated about owls » 29.09.2009 - East African police chiefs eye closer ties with INTERPOL » 29.09.2009 - $59 million awarded to eliminate exploitive child labour in 19 countries » 29.09.2009 - WFP appeals for urgent $66 million in Uganda » 28.09.2009 - Global economic crisis to fuel conflict in Africa, experts » 28.09.2009 - Scores killed by soldiers in Guinea protest » 28.09.2009 - FAO urges policy improvement to turn around Africa's fortunes » 28.09.2009 - Release of Zimbabwean activits signal new beginning » 28.09.2009 - Namibia urges for harder line against coups d’état » 28.09.2009 - Stakeholders discuss post-crisis reproductive health needs of populations » 25.09.2009 - Mugabe blasts the West at UN » 25.09.2009 - Fans warned of fraudulent World Cup tickets » 25.09.2009 - Leaders call for UN support on Africa's development » 25.09.2009 - Help out in central Africa, Ban appeals » 25.09.2009 - Ugandan editors charged with sedition » 25.09.2009 - Nigerien editor face criminal libel charge » 24.09.2009 - $1.2 billion trade finance to support Ghana's cocoa sector » 24.09.2009 - ICTR's trial of Ngirabatware commences » 24.09.2009 - Diageo commits more funding to West Africa's access to clean water » 24.09.2009 - CGI partners announce new commitments to empower girls and women » 24.09.2009 - SA working with US on embassy security threat » 24.09.2009 - North African leaders call for wide-scale UN reform » 24.09.2009 - Zuma calls for the overhaul of international economic arrangements » 24.09.2009 - Museveni calls on Africa to wake up » 23.09.2009 - UN steps up work in W/Africa and flashes urgent appeal for Ethiopia » 23.09.2009 - Ban urges for release of children in Uganda conflict » 23.09.2009 - Rwandan fugutive handed to ICTR » 23.09.2009 - Malagasy NGOs unite against plunder of natural resources » 23.09.2009 - USADF signs new grants in Cape Verde and Tanzania » 23.09.2009 - Report calls for HIV-sensitive laws and policing to combat AIDS » 23.09.2009 - UNESCO elects new chief » 22.09.2009 - SA stats show less murders but increased robbery and commercial crimes » 22.09.2009 - Local group makes mark at Egypt's Lake Qarun » 22.09.2009 - New partnership to keep children free from HIV in Africa » 22.09.2009 - US offices in SA closed » 22.09.2009 - IMF approves $21.5 million for Comoros » 22.09.2009 - Ban calls for global collective action on climate change » 22.09.2009 - INTERPOL to set global standard with new e-passport initiative » 21.09.2009 - Horn of Africa facing severe food insecurity, FAO » 21.09.2009 - Rescuers abandon search for survivors » 21.09.2009 - Four African states part of the Bern Convention's 30 years » 21.09.2009 - Two African candidates for UNESCO head » 21.09.2009 - FDI flows will continue to decrease in 2009 » 21.09.2009 - No end in sight to economic crisis for hard-hit developing world – UN report » 18.09.2009 - Mobile money transfer system now avalable in S/Leone » 18.09.2009 - Project focus to enhance child nutrition in rural Malawi and Tanzania » 18.09.2009 - Tanzania’s president to participate in US-Africa Business Summit » 18.09.2009 - International police to enhance collaboration on maritime piracy » 18.09.2009 - University of Seychelles takes off » 17.09.2009 - UN chief condemns AU base bomb attack » 17.09.2009 - 'No one-size-fits-all rule to prevent corruption' - UN report » 17.09.2009 - Former Rwanda official pleads guilty to war crimes » 17.09.2009 - MCC signs $540 million compact with Senegal » 17.09.2009 - Low income countries still suffering recession impact, World Bank » 17.09.2009 - Toxic wastes caused deaths, illnesses in Côte d’Ivoire - UN expert » 17.09.2009 - Project to fight Malaria builds thriving African Mosquito net industry » 16.09.2009 - World falling short on pledges to reduce poverty – UN report » 16.09.2009 - IFAD approves $217.82 million for rural poverty work worldwide » 16.09.2009 - WFP chief warns of growing crisis for worlds hungry » 16.09.2009 - Schools for Africa partnership raise $71 million » 16.09.2009 - Govt steps up security as MEND extends ceasefire » 16.09.2009 - WHO warns of possible after floods health disaster in W/Africa » 16.09.2009 - 2009 African Banker Awards nominees announced » 15.09.2009 - Second US-Egypt clinical study blocked » 15.09.2009 - European Council adopts new joint action on DR Congo » 15.09.2009 - Global poll uncovers serious lack of political tolerance » 15.09.2009 - $70 million to revive Zimbabwe’s education » 15.09.2009 - Kenyan govt all out to fight cattle rustling » 15.09.2009 - Sierra Leone's peace needs time, UN official » 14.09.2009 - Zimbabwean farmers to get EU funded boost » 14.09.2009 - Eastern Africa to harmonise strategies to reach food security » 14.09.2009 - Opposition cries intimidation as Mozambique's election campaign starts » 14.09.2009 - MEND threatens fresh attacks in Nigeria » 14.09.2009 - Global poll shows support for increased govt intervention » 14.09.2009 - Commission orders Libya not to execute Nigerians on death row » 11.09.2009 - Global child mortality figures dropping » 11.09.2009 - Uganda tribal clashes continue into second day » 11.09.2009 - Search for bodies continues off Sierra Leone coast » 11.09.2009 - Kenya preparing for impact of possible torrential rains » 10.09.2009 - Egypt must investigate border killings, AI » 10.09.2009 - Circumcision cost-effective means to prevent HIV - UN report » 09.09.2009 - Commissioner calls for urgent reforms in DRC’s security » 09.09.2009 - Zambian artist competing for $83,000 in Norway » 09.09.2009 - Swaziland media urged to speed up self-regulation process » 08.09.2009 - Norway announces euro 350 support for developing countries » 08.09.2009 - Court hands death sentence to alleged Norwegian spies » 08.09.2009 - International community urged to refocus on security reforms in Eastern DRC » 08.09.2009 - New ‘Africa Also Smiles Poster’ campaign launched » 08.09.2009 - More people affected by West African floods » 08.09.2009 - Diarrhoea threatens to wreaks havoc in Ethiopia » 08.09.2009 - UN refugee chief begins visit to Western Sahara camps » 07.09.2009 - SADC shifts Zim for special summit » 07.09.2009 - Fresh talks expected next month in Sudan » 07.09.2009 - New UN trained special police graduate in Liberia » 04.09.2009 - Madagascar’s power-sharing deal in limbo » 04.09.2009 - UN disaster team in Burkina Faso » 04.09.2009 - Forum promises new action on women’s health and rights » 04.09.2009 - Drug-trafficking and money laundering chief extradited to the US » 04.09.2009 - New cables to kick-start Africa's new broadband era, report » 04.09.2009 - SA designer to show at New York fashion week » 04.09.2009 - Southern Africa Trust to collaborate with Mauritius » 04.09.2009 - International call to learn to love vultures - or lose them » 03.09.2009 - AfDB approves loan to rehabilitate Tunisia's electricity network » 03.09.2009 - Violence erupts as junior Bongo declared winner » 03.09.2009 - African police chiefs to strengthen collaboration with INTERPOL » 03.09.2009 - EU surpasses US as single greatest population donor » 03.09.2009 - EAC to discuss draft framework on social development » 03.09.2009 - Bemba to remain in ICC custody » 03.09.2009 - Sierra Leone players must step up efforts, Ban » 03.09.2009 - Bike collection to aid developing countries » 02.09.2009 - East Africa forces hold 1st ever joint field training exercise » 02.09.2009 - Global women’s forum make claim on economic stimulus funds » 02.09.2009 - Project help poverty reduction in northern Nigeria » 02.09.2009 - 16 Somalis die in an attempt to reach Yemen » 01.09.2009 - Tensions building in Gabon as finals results still awaited » 01.09.2009 - Treaty to eliminate illegal fishing penned » 01.09.2009 - Africa hosts special session on climate change concerns » 01.09.2009 - EU signing with ESA a solid foundation, Ashton » 01.09.2009 - UK funded malaria campaign launched in Nigeria » 01.09.2009 - AU Commission signs compact agreement with Ethiopia » 31.08.2009 - Gabon leader appeals for calm » 31.08.2009 - Not yet over for Chiluba » 31.08.2009 - UNICEF head visits children traumatised by DRC war » 31.08.2009 - Boosting smallholder farming key to easing hunger in SADC » 31.08.2009 - RSF relieved Cardoso’s murderer is back behind bars » 31.08.2009 - UN expert urges Zambia to keep poverty reduction promises » 28.08.2009 - No breakthrough in Madagascar’s talks » 28.08.2009 - LRA attacks uproot thousands in DRC » 28.08.2009 - Senegal gets land management grant from WB » 28.08.2009 - Gabon opposition unite against Bongo’s son » 28.08.2009 - Rwanda gets $8 million recovery grant » 28.08.2009 - Universal access to Malaria will be met, UN Envoy » 27.08.2009 - Ethiopia gets IMFs shocks facility funding » 27.08.2009 - SA lawyer appointed UN rights expert on violence against women » 27.08.2009 - New teacher training college for Malawi » 27.08.2009 - Senegalese police unit joins AU-UN peacekeeping force in Darfur » 26.08.2009 - Drought induced crisis looming in the Horn of Africa » 26.08.2009 - Heads rolling as govt seeks to jail Chiluba » 26.08.2009 - Bringing technology and agronomic knowledge to African farmers » 26.08.2009 - Four Uganda’s journalists face criminal charges » 25.08.2009 - WFP appeals for urgent assistance for Kenya » 25.08.2009 - UNICEF grants DR Congo $500.000 » 25.08.2009 - Uganda Telecom and Rwandatel purchase SEACOM capacity » 25.08.2009 - Niger’s civil society faces increased intimidation, TI » 25.08.2009 - Crackdown on independent media ahead of election » 25.08.2009 - Côte d’Ivoire’s ID and voter registration on track, UN envoy » 25.08.2009 - AU-UN Dafur mission donate supplies to female prison » 24.08.2009 - African journalists join the climate change campaign » 24.08.2009 - JED calls for investigation of journalist's death » 24.08.2009 - IBM expands corporate programme in emerging markets » 24.08.2009 - Kenyan census kicks-off » 24.08.2009 - African ministers building one voice towards climate change summit » 24.08.2009 - Senegal should intensify efforts to monitor migrants’ situation » 24.08.2009 - Young people’s needs put into action plans » 21.08.2009 - SA and Angola sign trade and development deals » 21.08.2009 - IFAD head concludes visit to Abidjan » 21.08.2009 - Commission outraged by more Senegalese arrests » 20.08.2009 - Zimbabwe still at risk of Cholera outbreak » 20.08.2009 - South Africans raged by sexuality tests of Semenya » 20.08.2009 - Somali insurgents regain control in the south » 20.08.2009 - Kenya launches poverty drive projects » 20.08.2009 - AU to promote trade and investment opportunities for Africa » 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 » 18.08.2009 - Africa - A booming business destiny for US investors » 18.08.2009 - New report offers solutions to water and sanitation service delivery » 18.08.2009 - USADF signs four grants with community groups in Cape Verde » 18.08.2009 - Liberian security and peace gains still fragile, Ban » 17.08.2009 - Chiluba acquitted » 17.08.2009 - Russian ship found off West Africa coast » 17.08.2009 - UN condemns attack on Somali aid compound » 17.08.2009 - Côte d’Ivoire wraps up polio immunisation campaign » 17.08.2009 - Scientists claim total victory on invasive locusts » 17.08.2009 - New consortium to develop drugs for neglected tropical diseases » 17.08.2009 - US funding to help sustain Chad’s humanitarian flights » 14.08.2009 - Bemba granted conditional release » 14.08.2009 - Angola investing in manufacturing industries » 14.08.2009 - $1.7m grant for African Leadership Centre » 14.08.2009 - Uganda well-positioned to steer East Africa, Zoellick » 14.08.2009 - A few more days before Chiluba’s verdict » 14.08.2009 - SA Reserve Bank cuts rate by 50 basis points » 14.08.2009 - Ethiopia’s food security continues to decline » 14.08.2009 - State policy should not leave populations homeless, UN expert » 13.08.2009 - $6.8 million awarded to develop global health laboratory systems » 13.08.2009 - South Sudan most hit by global meltdown, UN official » 13.08.2009 - WB commits to support DRC’s post-conflict programmes » 13.08.2009 - Fresh promise for Western Sahara talks » 12.08.2009 - World population data sheet shows more growth in Africa and Asia » 12.08.2009 - COSATU express shock on output drop » 12.08.2009 - Cameroon’s Etinde permit gets possible farm-in deal » 12.08.2009 - Govts can stop the carnage on African roads, author » 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 - AI calls for safeguards on arms transfers to Somalia » 12.08.2009 - Sudanese fighters enrol for disarmament » 11.08.2009 - Zuma to halt appointment of chief prosecutor » 11.08.2009 - Mugabe tells the West off » 11.08.2009 - Union denounce conviction of journalists » 11.08.2009 - Niger could be facing international isolation, but... » 11.08.2009 - African telecom leaders meet in Uganda » 11.08.2009 - Great lakes leaders urged to move quick » 11.08.2009 - Ban urges for quick return of Madagascar’s normalcy » 11.08.2009 - Humanitarian situation in CAR worsening, UN official » 10.08.2009 - Malagasy parties sign a deal of hope » 10.08.2009 - SA hosting International Statistics Institute 2009 » 10.08.2009 - Eritrea dismiss insurgents support allegations as smear campaign » 10.08.2009 - Indigenous community must be celebrated with honour, Ban » 10.08.2009 - Zim humanitarian situation still acute, UN » 07.08.2009 - Lesotho govt to also investigate industrial pollution » 07.08.2009 - Madagascar’s food security remains vulnerable » 07.08.2009 - UN military chiefs appeal for more troops and equipment » 07.08.2009 - San communities in Botswana get USADF funding » 06.08.2009 - SA govt refutes claims of doggy arms’ deals » 06.08.2009 - British funding to secure land peace in Rwanda » 06.08.2009 - Investigations uncover large-scale illicit drug production in Guinea » 06.08.2009 - Former congressman convicted of corruption charges related to African deals » 06.08.2009 - US assures women of support in food production » 05.08.2009 - Zambian rice farmers get $500,000 in USADF funding » 05.08.2009 - Poverty a threat to education, UN » 05.08.2009 - Former border agent sentenced on Tanzanian Leopard Tortoises case » 05.08.2009 - Security Council strengthens protection of children in war » 05.08.2009 - Not for sale, MEND pronounce stance » 05.08.2009 - IFJ condemns seizure of magazines in Morocco » 04.08.2009 - World bank signs first biocarbon agreement in DRC » 04.08.2009 - Scientists publish discovery of Malaria origin » 04.08.2009 - Somali’s named in Australia terror arrests » 04.08.2009 - SA govt makes fresh commitment to uplift the poor » 04.08.2009 - Nigeria secures WB budgetary support » 04.08.2009 - UN officials ordered to use all in aid of violence victims » 04.08.2009 - AU-UN mission provides funds to Dafur » 03.08.2009 - Lesotho’s opposition stay-away not a success » 03.08.2009 - EU food facility grant to increase farmers’ productivity » 03.08.2009 - Germany announces grant to Mozambique » 03.08.2009 - Zuma promises quick response on Zimbabwe » 03.08.2009 - WHO stresses breatfeeding in emergencies » 03.08.2009 - Niger’s referendum will go ahead » 03.08.2009 - Lesotho’s blue rivers to be investigated » 31.07.2009 - 30 million children targeted in Nigeria's immunization campaign » 31.07.2009 - SA gasoline prices downing » 31.07.2009 - US chamber embarks on trade mission to East Africa » 31.07.2009 - Positive reforms as Zim lifts media restrictions » 31.07.2009 - Funding gap could ground UN air service for Africa » 30.07.2009 - Angola praises AfDB’s settling in Luanda » 30.07.2009 - SA formally withdraws from Burundi » 30.07.2009 - Forum discusses role of infrastructure to health care » 30.07.2009 - Angola gets UN support to boost access to water » 29.07.2009 - Madagascar political crisis far from over » 29.07.2009 - Rwandan child detainees get UN support » 29.07.2009 - Voter education will be unhindered in Dafur » 29.07.2009 - Security in CAR still shaky, UN official » 28.07.2009 - Six African countries targeted in UN’s cleaner cooling project » 28.07.2009 - Yar’Adua assures clean sweep of militants » 28.07.2009 - Anti-piracy training planned for Somali forces » 28.07.2009 - Dow Jones wins SA tourism 2010 contract » 28.07.2009 - Thousands risk lives to flee Somali’s escalating violence » 28.07.2009 - Security beefed up in northern Nigeria » 28.07.2009 - Ban calls for tough measures against sexual violence » 28.07.2009 - New offer to avert further municipal strike » 27.07.2009 - UN voices concern over SA housing riots » 27.07.2009 - Demobilisation of Darfur child soldiers commences » 27.07.2009 - SA municipal workers on strike » 27.07.2009 - Violence spread to other Nigerian states » 27.07.2009 - Madagascar’s humanitarian appeal revised down » 24.07.2009 - Namibian court orders continued freezing of assets » 24.07.2009 - More people uprooted by DRC's fighting » 24.07.2009 - A new low cost airline created in Zimbabwe » 24.07.2009 - Liberia’s threshold programme approved » 24.07.2009 - Cape Verde announces new measures to combat economic crisis » 24.07.2009 - SA service delivery promise crippled by strikes » 24.07.2009 - Albino murderers jailed » 24.07.2009 - CPJ worried on new anti-terror legislation » 23.07.2009 - Harsh sentence for abusive Swazi lover » 23.07.2009 - Sao Tome and Principe gets first sea transport between the islands » 23.07.2009 - I won’t bow to international pressure – Tandja » 23.07.2009 - SA govt condemns violent protests » 23.07.2009 - EU grant to boost agric production in poor countries » 23.07.2009 - 42 NGOs suspended in Ethiopia » 23.07.2009 - Côte d'Ivoire fined $47,000 after stampede » 23.07.2009 - Uganda MPs angry over planned airport concession » 22.07.2009 - UN welcomes Abyei ruling » 22.07.2009 - Arbitration court rules on Abyei » 22.07.2009 - Zimbabwe to raise civil servants’ salaries » 22.07.2009 - WHO study says river blindness could be wiped out » 22.07.2009 - Over 500 migrants benefit from voluntary return » 22.07.2009 - Four hostages freed in Cameroon » 22.07.2009 - Fish killing fungus could spread to other part of Africa – FAO » 21.07.2009 - Islamists order closure of 3 UN agencies » 21.07.2009 - Miners killed after a shaft collapse » 21.07.2009 - Rwanda’s Commonwealth accession questioned » 21.07.2009 - RSF denounces journalists’ harassment in Congo » 21.07.2009 - Activists urge health professionals to halt FGM » 21.07.2009 - Prosecute officers responsible for Jos killings – HRW » 20.07.2009 - China president’s son in Namibia’s corruption case » 20.07.2009 - Rare gorillas flee to DRC » 20.07.2009 - Renewed clashes puts Darfur civilians at risk, AU-UN » 20.07.2009 - Uganda urged to charge or release five detainees » 20.07.2009 - Malawi's opposition petition thrown out of court » 17.07.2009 - Botswana’s San population receive US grant » 17.07.2009 - International support needed for Uganda peace, UN expert » 17.07.2009 - Aid critical in Somalia, UN » 17.07.2009 - South Sudan commits to peace after ruling » 17.07.2009 - Corrupt DRC magistrates send packing » 17.07.2009 - Ghana could meet its MDG target of halving poverty, IMF » 16.07.2009 - High food prices continue to hurt the poor, FAO » 16.07.2009 - Lesotho govt not backing off new financial tool » 16.07.2009 - Bongo’s son elected presidential candidate » 16.07.2009 - Food donations spark a row in famine hit areas » 15.07.2009 - Aid agencies appeal for $11 million for Somalia » 15.07.2009 - Benin flood victims visited by ECOWAS » 15.07.2009 - Nigerian militants declare 60 days ceasefire » 15.07.2009 - CPJ denounces death threats on journalist » 15.07.2009 - China warns of Al Qaeda reprisals » 14.07.2009 - Zimbabwe’s constitution conference disrupted » 14.07.2009 - Oxfam records serious atrocities in DRC » 14.07.2009 - Eritrea not backing militancy – Presidency » 14.07.2009 - Foreign journalists abducted in Somalia » 14.07.2009 - N/Delta militant freed » 14.07.2009 - Thousands of Congolese deported from Angola » 14.07.2009 - Burundi approved for further IMF fund’s disbursement » 13.07.2009 - Invest in women and girls to fight poverty, UN » 13.07.2009 - Liberia dismiss accusations of plot against Cornakry » 13.07.2009 - Niger angered by EU’s decision to block aid » 13.07.2009 - Uganda appeals for $79 million to fight famine » 13.07.2009 - Doctors threaten strike on Wednesday » 10.07.2009 - Helping world’s hungry to promote peace and stability » 10.07.2009 - Militant Nigerian leader accepts amnesty » 10.07.2009 - EU to support trans-sahara pipeline project » 10.07.2009 - Giant brewer invests $125 million in Angola » 10.07.2009 - Somalia could fall to opposition hands » 10.07.2009 - G8 to commit $15 billion to food security » 10.07.2009 - New investment tool to boost business in Africa » 09.07.2009 - Hotter Africa states may lose maize by 2050 » 09.07.2009 - Annan submits Kenyan post election lists to ICC » 09.07.2009 - HRW denounced use of oil revenues in E/Guinea » 09.07.2009 - New initiative to fight organised crime in West Africa » 09.07.2009 - Uganda moves to ban FGM » 09.07.2009 - Kenyans in court over Anti-Counterfeit Act » 08.07.2009 - Amnesty International warns Ethiopia on new anti terrorism law » 08.07.2009 - Guinea’s junta accused of undermining rights » 08.07.2009 - Eastern DRC still remain fragile - Ban » 08.07.2009 - Militants sabotage key oil installations in Niger Delta » 07.07.2009 - Morocco signs €155 million loan agreement with France » 07.07.2009 - Liberian president angered by TRC report
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