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| Africa Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition EU "plans to dump" milk, butter in Africa afrol News - Fair trade organisations warn against newly increased European Union (EU) quotas for milk production and continued high export subsidies, which will lead to increased milk and butter dumping on world markets. EU dairy products already dominate the African market. |
Society | Human rights Rebels will not go unpunished - ICC afrol News - International Criminal Court prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Dafuris rebels responsible for an attack on African Union Peacekeepers in September last year would not go unpunished. |
| Libya | World Economy - Development | Politics UK and Libya sign double taxation convention afrol News - United Kingdom and Libya have signed Double Taxation Convention to reduce tax compliance burdens for citizens of both countries. Foreign Office Minister of State, Bill Rammell and Libyan Secretary for European Affairs, Abdulatti al-Obidi announced today. |
| Congo Kinshasa | World Human rights | Society | Politics ICC postpones Lubanga's case to January afrol News - International criminal court has today extended Congolese war crimes suspect, Thomas Lubanga stay behind bars until 26 January when his trial will commence in the Hague. |
| Africa | World Agriculture - Nutrition | Gender - Women | Economy - Development African symposium focus on women's role in agriculture afrol News - Women Thrive Worldwide hosts a symposium focusing on gender inequality as a major source of increasing food insecurity in many developing countries especially in Africa. |
| Africa | World Society | Environment - Nature Largest ever Africa bust on wildlife crime afrol News - An operation across five Africa countries over weekend, targeting wildlife crime has led to arrest of almost 60 people and seizure of one ton of illegal elephant ivory, Interpol has reported. |
Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development Seven new US-Africa flight routes planned afrol News - The Atlanta-based US airliner Delta Air Lines today announced it is planning to launch seven new flights connecting North America and Africa. New connections from Atlanta will go to South Africa, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal and Cape Verde. New York is to be connected with South Africa and Nigeria. |
| Liberia | World Politics | Society Jordan adds more support to UN police in Liberia afrol News - Jordan has become the first country to pledge an additional unit to UN police in Liberia, answering Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call for extra forces to support west African state as it continues its recovery from a decade-long civil war. |
| Libya | World Economy - Development | Politics | Society US hands over Libya funds to Lockerbie victims afrol News - United States has resumed transferring more than $500 million in Libyan compensation money to families of American victims of 1988 Lockerbie bombing, US official has announced. |
| Africa Media "African Future" magazine now open for individual subscriptions afrol News - {press release} The monthly development cooperation magazine "African Future", published by afrol News media house, from this month is open for individual subscription, editors today announced. |
| Sudan | World Society | Politics | Human rights Bashir's indictment could spark violence afrol News - Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir warrant of arrest on alleged genocide charges by International Criminal Court could derail peace process that ended two decades civil war, United Nations official has said. |
Economy - Development | Environment - Nature | Society Animal right activists criticise ivory sale in SA afrol News - Animal rights activists have slammed South African government for auction over 51 tonnes of elephant tusks held in Pretoria today. |
| Somalia | World Society | Politics | Human rights UN urges immediate release of captured aid workers in Somalia afrol News - UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s abduction of four aid workers and two pilots from an airstrip in the central Somali town of Dusamareb, demanded that they be released immediately. |
| Africa Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development Africa trips at record low prices afrol News - All over Europe, holiday trips to African charter destinations are poured into the market at record low prices, responding to a shrinking demand for exotic travels while European consumers fear an economic recession. Travellers need to act quickly as African trips will become expensive next year. |
| West Africa | World Society Two African migrants die aboard fishing boat to Spain afrol News - At least two Africa migrants were reported dead after landing in a wooden fishing boat packed with 125 migrants in Spain's canary Islands. |
| Africa | World Society | Economy - Development | Health Investment in human lives essential amid financial crisis afrol News - New data released by World Health Organisation has revealed 3.4 million deaths will be averted in world’s poorest countries through immunisation funded by the GAVI Alliance between 2000 and 2008. |
Politics | Economy - Development | Society Anti-poverty activits to push for more commitment on MDGs afrol News - African anti-poverty activists have expressed disappointment at what they say it's a slow move towards millennium development goals, calling on African citizens to hold governments and leaders accountable. |
| Africa | World Society | Economy - Development | Health | Gender - Women US to disburse community grants to fight Malaria afrol News - US Agency for International Development (USAID), has today announced over $11 million in grants to eight organisations working in seven countries in Africa to extend coverage of malaria prevention and control activities in communities most affected. |
Politics Senegalese leader opposes sanctions on Mauritania afrol News - Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade has rejected idea of putting sanctions on Mauritania's coup leaders, a move that has been criticised as breaking ranks with other African leaders. |
| Somalia | World Society | Politics | Human rights Somali piracy not easy to overcome afrol News - Commander of NATO's anti-piracy patrol which is expected to kick off operation in Somalia is adamant that it will be tricky task to defend ships from pirate attacks, with rules of engagement still being debated. |
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» SA judge receives international justice award
» Former Botswana leader gets good governance award
» Uganda joins UN Security Council
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