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Politics | Society | Human rights China accuses western media over Zim-DRC arms saga afrol News - China has accused some western media of cooking stories on its alleged supply of ammunition to Zimbabwe through the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year. |
| Southern Africa | World Society | Human rights | Politics Zim and DRC named in 'Top Ten' worst crises states afrol News - Two Southern African states, have been named in the top ten of the world's worst humanitarian crises, by medical humanitarian organisation. |
| Rwanda | World Economy - Development | Politics | Human rights Sweden suspends aid to Rwanda afrol News - The Swedish government has suspended 80 million kronor in aid to Rwanda following the United Nations report accusing the country of supporting armed rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, International Development Cooperation Minister Ms Gunilla Carlsson said. |
Economy - Development $5 million for youth programmes in Morocco and Egypt afrol News - The MasterCard Foundation and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) have approved US $5 million programme to create inclusive financial services and education for 50,000 youth in Morocco and Egypt for the period of five years. |
| Somalia | World Society | Politics | Human rights UN adopts resolution to chase pirates in Somalia afrol News - The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution allowing countries to chase pirates at sea and on land in Somalia and to layout additional measures to bring the pirates to justice. It is the fourth resolution approved by the council since June, to combat piracy off Somalia coast. |
| Africa | World Politics | Economy - Development OPEC to cut supply to counter price decline afrol News - The oil producing countries have decided to reduce oil output quota to counter the oil pricing downtrend, Algerian Energy and Mining Minister and Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Counties President Chakib Khelil has announced today. |
Human rights | Society | Politics British discuses UN accusations on Rwanda-DRC afrol News - The British government is in talks with Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss the United Nations allegations that the two governments are funding and arming rebels in eastern DRC. |
| Africa | World Agriculture - Nutrition | Politics | Economy - Development Sub-Saharan Africa doing well to combat hunger, but...! afrol News - One in three people in sub-Saharan Africa, or 236 million (2007), are chronically hungry, making the figure the highest proportion of undernourished people in the total population, according to the newly released report by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). |
| Liberia | World Politics | Economy - Development | Society Special police body team to help in Liberia's prison break afrol News - INTERPOL is to deploy its Incident Response Team (IRT) to Liberia to support the national law enforcement authorities in a chase and capture of some more than 100 fugitives following the escape of 202 prisoners from the capital’s South Beach prison. |
Politics | Economy - Development | Health | Society UK sets tough new targets for UN Africa programmes afrol News - The United Kingdom has set new tough targets for the UN if more lives are to be saved with UK donor money. |
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