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World | Africa Politics | Economy - Development Support NEPAD priorities, Ban tells development partners
afrol News, 9 February - The global food and energy crises and climate change, and coupled with the financial and economic crises, have eroded economic and social gains made in Africa over the past decade, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns in a new report, calling for a stronger partnership for Africa’s development. Read more
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Angola Politics | Society Angola elects speaker
afrol News, 9 February - The Angolan parliament has elected the former prime-minister António Paulo Kassoma, as the new parliament speaker, replacing Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos. Read more
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Nigeria Politics | Society Senators vote to empower VP
afrol News, 9 February - The Nigerian Senators have voted today to empower the vice president Goodluck Jonathan to take over as the head of the country. Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua has been hospitalised in Saudi Arabia since November after complaining of the chest pains. Read more
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Chad Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development | Human rights | Society Herders receive support to improve pastoral resources
afrol News, 9 February - Chadian nomadic herders in the arid sub-Saharan Sahel region, will benefit from a grant of $19.5 million to help secure water sources. The project will be funded through the United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty. Read more
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West Africa Politics | Economy - Development | Gender - Women | Society West African gender fight receives UN boost
afrol News, 9 February - Gender equality, respect for women’s rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa has received a new weapon in its arsenal with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance cooperation among all stakeholders in the region. Read more
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World | Africa Economy - Development | Health | Society Study reveals sub-standard malaria medicines in Africa
afrol News, 8 February - The first results from a large-scale study of key antimalarial medicines in ten Sub-Saharan African countries have revealed that a high percentage of medicines circulating on national markets are of substandard quality and thus may contribute to the growth of drug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent form of malaria. Read more
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World | Africa Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights | Society Funding to help countries improve land tenure
afrol News, 8 February - A new partnership between Finland and FAO is to assist countries to develop sustainable and affordable land administration systems to improve tenure security and land governance in both rural and urban areas. Read more
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Nigeria Politics | Environment - Nature | Economy - Development Nigeria approves hydro power plant
afrol News, 8 February - The Nigerian government has approved a multi-billion hydro electricity dam project in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the state governor, Namadi Sambo has said. Read more
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Botswana Culture - Arts | Economy - Development | Society | Health Botswana youth get World Bank funding
afrol News, 8 February - The World Bank has awarded P1 million (about $100,000) to Botswana artists for the project aimed at encouraging behavioural change among youth and adults in Francistown. The young artists had submitted a funding proposal through the National AIDS Coordinating Agency last year. Read more
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