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| Gambia Politics | Economy - Development | Society Gambia granted AGOA visa afrol News - The United States government has granted The Gambia a textile visa which allows the country to export textile and garment products to the U.S. duty free and quota free under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). |
| Senegal Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society | Human rights Armed bandits chop off Senegalese villagers' ears afrol News - Senegalese police have opened investigations into an armed attack in the southern province of Cassamance where bandits chop off the left ears of at least 16 villagers in Niaguis, 20 km from the regional capital, Ziguinchor. |
| Mauritania | Egypt Politics | Society | Human rights Egypt, Mauritania targeted for torture missions afrol News - Egypt and Mauritania are among the world countries where the the Fédération International des Droits de l’Homme (FIDH) will lead fact-finding mission to assess claims of torture and violations of fair trials in the context of current counter-terrorism strategies. |
Politics | Society | Human rights Rights abusers want UN seats afrol News - A quarter of the countries vying for seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council have dismal human rights records that should disqualify them from membership, a joint report by Freedom House and UN Watch disclosed. |
| Chad Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Human rights Chad joins worst regimes afrol News - Chad has been placed on a list of the world's most repressive regimes and societies, putting the country at par with China, Zimbabwe and Syria. |
| Mauritania Politics | Society | Human rights Mauritania Premier replaced afrol News - Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on Tuesday appointment Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghev as the new Prime Minister. |
| Sierra Leone Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights UN boasts S. Leone progress afrol News - United Nations Chief boasts of the "significant progress" made by his organization's mission in Sierra Leone in supporting the government to consolidate peace and stability, strengthen security, promote human rights, the rule of law as well as help the country prepare for upcoming elections. |
| Senegal Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society "Scrap FAO," Wade urges afrol News - Senegalese President Abdoulaye has called for the scrapping of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAS), describing it as an institution that largely spends amounts of resources on doing very little and effective operations. |
| Niger Politics | Economy - Development | Environment - Nature | Society Niger River to be rescued afrol News - West African leaders on Wednesday endorsed a 20-year rescue plan to save the Niger River from extinction. The US $8.6 billion project includes reforesting, rehabilitating plains and removing silt from the 4,200 km long river. |
Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights Equatorial Guinean leader tops Africa's media predators afrol News - President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of the oil-rich "Kuwait of Africa" has topped the Paris-based Reporters sans frontières (RSF) list of press predators in Africa. |
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