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Congo Kinshasa
Health | Society | Politics
Eastern DR Congo "relatively calm"
afrol News, 21 November - The security situation in war-torn east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is "calm, with the recent ceasefire apparently holding," the UN's peacekeeping mission (MONUC) to the country reported today. MONUC is now patrolling the streets of war-torn Goma.
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Eritrea | Somalia
Politics
Eritrea blames US for Somali piracy
afrol News, 21 November - The Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement has blamed Washington's alleged policy of "balkanising Somalia" for being the root cause behind piracy off the Somali coast, adding that breakaway Somaliland and Puntland must return to Somalia to create a forceful unit.
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Rwanda
Politics | Economy - Development | Gender - Women | Human rights
Rwanda's attainment of MDGs still bleak
afrol News, 21 November - Rwanda has shown sluggish progress in attainment of Millennium Development Goals, with poverty, hunger and malnutrition remaining major challenges, finance minister James Musoni told local officials. Read more
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Congo Kinshasa
Human rights | Society | Agriculture - Nutrition | Politics
Caritas launches US$4 million appeal for DRC
afrol News, 21 November - The Catholic relief organisation Caritas has appealed for US$ 4 million injection to avert the worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where thousands are said to be homeless as a result of war. Read more
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Kenya | Rwanda
Politics | Economy - Development
Kenya, Rwanda go bilateral, ignore EAC failure
afrol News, 20 November - Kenya and Rwanda have agreed to accelerate the removal of all non-tariff barriers so as to enhance the existing bilateral cooperation and promote trade. The bilateral initiative comes after the East African Community (EAC) failed to agree on deepening regional economic integration.
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Africa
Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition
EU "plans to dump" milk, butter in Africa
afrol News, 20 November - 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.
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Society | Human rights
Rebels will not go unpunished - ICC
afrol News, 20 November - 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. Read more
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» 19.11.2008 - Torture rife in Equatorial Guinea, UN confirms
» 19.11.2008 - Rwandan media denounce Kabuye's indictment
» 19.11.2008 - MDC protests for its supporters reported still missing
» 19.11.2008 - Gambia rights violations seen as investor risk
» 19.11.2008 - Ensure better protection for Albino children - UNICEF
» 19.11.2008 - Uganda failing conflict brutality victims
» 19.11.2008 - DRC copper, cobalt mining halted
» 19.11.2008 - Gabon oil investments get "go ahead"
» 18.11.2008 - UK and Libya sign double taxation convention
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