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| May 9 | ||
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Africa: Electric Light Alternatives Could Help Continent
In many of Africa's towns and villages, smoky kerosene lamps are all that keeps the darkness at bay after sunset. However, kerosene is a dangerous and increasingly expensive source of light for Africans who do not have access to electricity -- about three-quarters of those living on the continent, according to the World Bank. |
IPS | |
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Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report
Global Challenges |
Kaisernetwork.org | |
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Africa: Male Circumcision And Reducing Multiple Partners the Way to Go
Top researchers have called for male circumcision and the reduction of multiple sexual partnerships to become the cornerstone of HIV prevention in Africa if a significant impact is to be made on the HIV epidemic. |
Health-e | |
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Africa: Malawian Media Institutions Dominate Namisa Awards
Malawi's two media institutions have dominated this year's National Media Institute of Southern Africa (NAMISA) awards which are held annually during commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day. |
Biz-Community | |
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Africa: Poverty Has Female Face - German Diplomat
The Chargé D'Affaires at the German Embassy in Yaounde, Horst Gruner, says despite the fact women are those who generate riches, they are hardest-hit by poverty. |
Post (Buea) | |
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Africa: Africa is Fertile for Investment, Says Okonjo-Iweala
World Bank Managing Director and former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday said the success of indigenous African companies such as MTN, proves that investments in Africa are succeeding beyond expectations. |
This Day | |
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Africa: Soccer - Broke KFF Wants to Pull Plug on Stars
Kenya's 2010 World Cup campaign appears to be doomed even before it has started following the admission by a top football official that there was no money to prepare the team. |
Nation | |
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Africa: Rugby - Makaka Returns After Two Years
Allan Makaka will make a return to seven-a-side rugby after nearly two years when Kenya's Shujaa play Maroc Scolaire in Tanger, Morocco on Friday. |
Nation | |
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Africa: China And the 'Flame of Shame' [opinion]
I WENT to the Paris Hotel de Ville (City Hall) a few weeks back to witness what was supposed to be a festive moment of camaraderie and friendship between nations. |
Namibian | |
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Africa: Coca-Cola to Create Jobs With Network Upgrade
Soft drink maker Coca-Cola Africa says it is enhancing its distribution network to create more employment on the continent. |
The Citizen | |
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Africa: 'Nigerian Insurance Industry Most Capitalised in Continent'
The regulatory body for insurance practice in Nigeria , National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has confirmed that the capitalisation requirement in the country's insurance industry is the highest in the African continent. |
This Day | |
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Africa: Franco-African Relations - Who is Tired of Whom?
The news may have come as a surprise to the French, whose leaders are always talking about the influx of Africans, and the threat this "invasion" poses to their economy and culture. |
Nation | |
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Africa: Blogging Roundup
It's been a while since I have written a roundup for Pambazuka News and after browsing through the last couple of months I notice there has been an absence of news on what is happening at grassroots level in Africa and the Diaspora so I have focused on activist blogs or blogs posting on local community issues. |
Fahamu | |
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Africa: Emirates to Fly to South Africa Daily
EMIRATES Airline is to introduce daily flights to Durban, South Africa, following its successful operations in Cape Town. Tim Clark, the carrier's president, disclosed that the new flights would start in December. |
New Vision | |
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Africa: Unaids is Out of Touch With Reality And Should Be Closed Down, Says Expert [opinion]
The exclusive focus on HIV promoted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is damaging health systems and distorting health financing, and UNAIDS should be closed down immediately, writes an expert in this week's BMJ. |
Health-e | |
| May 8 | ||
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Africa: Toll-Free Mobile Service to Give Rural Africa Access to Medics
A toll-free mobile service being launched in selected remote areas in Africa promises to save lives by connecting people with emergency medical cases to health personnel. |
Business Daily | |
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Africa: UN Wants African Farmers Empowered
Donors should empower Africa in food production instead of focusing on food relief, a UN official has said. |
EA Standard | |
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Africa: UN And Computer Maker HP Partner to Boost IT Skills of Young People
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have joined forces to help young unemployed people across Africa build their entrepreneurial and information technology (IT) skills, it was announced today. |
UN News | |
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Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report
Politics and Policy |
Kaisernetwork.org | |
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Africa: Women, Children Worst Hit By Cluster Bombs - NGO
The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) said in Abuja that research on areas affected by cluster bombs in Africa showed that women and children were mostly affected. |
Leadership | |
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Africa: Decline in Agriculture Must Be Stopped [opinion]
The food crisis, the problem of commodities, and how developing countries should preserve their space to choose between options in economic policies - these were some of the key issues that emerged at the recent United Nations' premier trade and development conference. |
Business Daily | |
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Africa: AU Discusses Economic, Political Integration
The Executive Council of Foreign Ministers of the African Union (AU) met on Tuesday in Rusher, Tanzania, to make appropriate recommendations regarding the political and economic integration of the continent. |
Daily Monitor | |
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Africa: When And How the Continent Went to the Dogs [opinion]
The continent of Africa has for decades been the center of controversy. |
The Citizen | |
| May 7 | ||
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Africa: Nine New U.S. Ambassadors Nominated
Nine nominees to serve as U.S. ambassadors in Africa appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday for confirmation. |
allAfrica.com | |
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Africa: Power Suppliers to Address Challenges
African power suppliers and distributers, still smarting from criticism over rising cost of electricity in most countries, have shifted focus to addressing key challenges facing the industry. |
Business Daily | |
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