Economy - Development
SA Minister favours south-south trade
afrol News - South Africa's Trade and Industry Minister has advised the developing countries to focus on trading more among themselves until the developed countries lift subsidies for their farmers and give Africa real access to their markets.
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Mandela off US terror list
afrol News - President George W Bush has finally appended his signatures on the removal of Nelson Mandela, the former South African President and leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC), from the United States terror watch list, the White House confirmed.
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Technology | Economy - Development
Why phone calls are so expensive in Africa
Sponsored Feature - It is estimated that African telecom operators are cheated for revenues totalling more than US$ 1 billion from their northern counterparts, who are not properly billed when international calls are made to Africa. These losses are a major reason behind the stiff pricing of international calls for Africans.Christian Ciupek, of South Africa's Intec Telecom Systems, looks at the issue. Read more
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Health | Science - Education
Is the African AIDS pandemic a bluff?
afrol News - A growing number of researchers question the "official" inflated numbers of HIV/AIDS prevalence in African countries such as Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho. Poor testing, a special diagnosis of AIDS in Africa and erroneous computer-generated estimates by the UN had led to "misleading" numbers, they hold. The history of AIDS in Uganda serves as proof.
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Gender - Women | Health
Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa
afrol News - Violations of women's rights escalates the rate of HIV infections throughout the continent. Sexual oppression combined with a high biological receptiveness of viral transmission, put women at risk. As a consequence, the violence against women threatens to destroy whole communities. Read more
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