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Africa RSS FeedsSouth Africa: President Expected to Focus on Economy at State of the Nation Address - [SAPA] Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma is expected to focus mainly on economic issues in his address at Thursday evening's official opening of Parliament for 2012....Feed Source: allafrica.com Zimbabwe: Govt Blames Typhoid Outbreak on Sewage - [The Herald]
Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr Henry Madzorera has said that the typhoid outbreak is due to people eating human waste.... Uganda: MP Resurrects Anti-Gay Bill - [Monitor]
The controversial Anti-homosexuality Bill, 2009, is among the 10 Bills that were re-tabled in Parliament yesterday.... Nigeria: Suicide Bomber Hits Army Barracks in Kaduna - [Leadership]
Kaduna was yesterday thrown into confusion and panic when multiple bomb blasts rocked military formations and the flyover bridge at Kawo, leaving the bomber and two others dead. Scores were injured.... Mali: Tuareg Rebellion Forces Thousands Into Exile - [UNHCR]
UNHCR has deployed emergency teams to countries surrounding Mali to help meet the needs of some 20,000 people who have been forced to flee fighting in northern Mali. Most of the displaced are in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.... Congo-Kinshasa: Goma - Students Rise Against Pollution - [RNW Africa]
Goma -
Tires have been burned and roadblocks erected on the main road leading to the University of Goma. For the past few days, students in Goma have been protesting against clouds of dust that have covered this city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).... Cote d'Ivoire: Leprosy Fight Still Flagging - [IRIN]
Dimbokro/Toumodi -
Côte d'Ivoire's leprosy programme was consistently under-funded during the civil war (2002-2007) and last year's political turmoil, say health practitioners, leading to a loss of expertise in terms of detecting or treating the disease.... South Africa: Unions to Strike Over Brokers and Tolls - [SAPA]
Johannesburg -
A national strike will be held on March 7 to protest against labour brokers and the proposed Gauteng toll roads, Cosatu said on Tuesday.... Swaziland: Cooperatives No Threat to Banks - [IPS]
Mbabane -
Nomsa Tsabedze is one of the many people at the Bunye Betfu, Buhle Betfu Credit and Savings Cooperatives waiting to apply for a loan to pay for her children's school fees.... Zambia/Ghana: Chipolopolo Set to Outshine Stars - [Times of Zambia]
Bata -
As Zambia prepares to face Ghana for a first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in 18 years, Zambian Breweries is dangling K400 million as an incentive for the Chipolopolo should they win the title.... North Africa: Hope for Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union - [ISS]
On January 23rd, 2012, the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani met with his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci in Algiers. For those acquainted with North Africa political affairs, this visit, if not historical, can certainly be termed as a step towards thawing the relations between Algiers and Rabat.... Nigeria: 'Raining Bombs' Causing Hundreds to Flee North - [IPS]
Kano -
"I can no longer stay here in Kano as it rains bombs. The gun battles rattle us Kano is no longer safe," said pregnant Funke Nweke of her decision to flee Nigeria's northern state with her five-year-old daughter.... Mali: Tuareg Insurgency Could Endanger Presidential Elections - [ISS]
It seems even after his death in October last year, Muammar Gadaffi has managed to remain central to the Tuareg insurgency in Mali and a fragile peace in the northern region of the country.... Ghana: Black Stars Confident Despite Less Training Time - [GFA]
Ghana expect to have a revitalized squad to face Zambia in their semi-final clash at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday despite having little time to recover.... Mozambique: Three Countries Unite to Fight Piracy on the High Seas - [AIM]
Maputo -
The Mozambican, South African and Tanzanian governments have established a platform to coordinate their efforts to fight against piracy and other illicit activities on the high seas.... Zimbabwe: Court Dismisses VP Plea to Have Husband's Remains Exhumed - [Nation]
Harare -
A Zimbabwean magistrate has dismissed an application by the country's Vice-President Joice Mujuru to have remains of her husband who died in a mysterious fire exhumed.... Nigeria: Boko Haram Chooses Negotiators for Govt Talks - [This Day]
Boko Haram has indicated its preparedness to enter into dialogue with the Federal Government, and has named Sheik Abubakar Gero, Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno and former governor of Yobe State, Senator Bukar Ibrahim, to hold negotiations on its behalf.... Africa: Continent Loses Billions in Potential Trade Earnings - [World Bank]
Washington -
With African leaders now calling for a continental free trade area by 2017 to boost trade within the continent, a new World Bank report shows how African countries are losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of high trade barriers with neighboring countries, and that it is easier for Africa to trade with the rest of the world than with itself.... Uganda: Naton Makes New Aids Drug - [New Vision]
Quality Chemicals, a Ugandanbased pharmaceutical company, will next month start producing a new anti-retroviral(ARV) drug, Tenofovir.... Uganda: I Found My One-Year-Old Son Dead Drunk At Home - [New Vision]
When I knocked the third time on the kitchen door and heard no movement in the house, I started panicking. What if my son and the house help had been attacked and harmed? I walked round to the living room door and knocked harder. No sound. The light was on and I peered through the curtains. No movement.... Zimbabwe: Nation Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts - [IPS]
Bulawayo -
Sibongile Dube knows the devastation heavy rain can leave in its wake. A villager in the lowveld area of Mberengwa in Zimbabwe's Midlands province, Dube's home is one of many that were washed away by flash floods last year.... Cote d'Ivoire/Mali: Elephants Face Eagles in Quest for the Final - [CAF]
Cote D'Ivoire will take on Mali on Wednesday as both sides clash in the Orange CAF African Cup of Nations semi final. The game kickoff is 5:00 PM local time at Libreville, Gabon.... Cote d'Ivoire: I Will Retire Should We Win the Title - Didier Zokora of Ivory Coast - [CAF]
Ivory Coast veteran midfielder Didier Zokora told Cafonline.com that he feels he has done his part for his country in an international career spanning ten years with the Elephants and he is ready to pack it in, "I would like to end my time with the national team should we lift the title at this Orange Africa Cup of Nations "said Zokora.... Kenya: Revenue From Mobile Data Services Continues to Grow - [Business Daily]
Revenue from mobile data services in Kenya will account for almost a half of all telecommunications revenue by 2016 as more Kenyans embrace mobile money and mobile internet, a new telecoms study released on Tuesday reveals.... Sudan: Govt Welcomes African, Arab and UN Initiative to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to South Kordofan - [Sudan Tribune]
Khartoum -
Sudan has welcomed a tripartite initiative proposed by the African Union, Arab League and the United Nations to deliver humanitarian assistance to the needy civilians in the areas held by the rebel Sudan people's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N).... Ghana: Ambulance With Siren On Arrested With 'Wee' - [Ghanaian Chronicle]
The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested an ambulance with registration number GA 8104-10, for carrying 302 pieces of compressed substances suspected to be India hemp, which was concealed in six fertilizer sacks.... Zimbabwe: Majority Living With HIV/Aids Are in Unions - Report - [The Herald]
THE majority of people living with HIV and Aids in Zimbabwe are in unions, a recent report compiled by stakeholders involved in HIV and Aids work has said. The report, which is the first of its kind to be conducted in the country, is meant to update Zimbabwe's evidence base for the formulation of the Zimbabwe National Aids Strategic Plan (ZNASP) 2011-2015, and to look back and learn from what has been achieved.... Central Africa: UNOCA and CAF Will Work Together to Promote Peace and Security in the Region - [CAF]
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abou Moussa, and the President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Mr. Issa Hayatou, met on Tuesday 7 February in Libreville, on the margins of the 28 th African Cup of Nations (CAN) co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.... Gambia: Ambassador Touray Appointed Trade Minister - Fatim Badjie Returns to Health - [Daily Observer]
The President of the Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh has effected two more cabinet appointments with effect from yesterday, Tuesday, February 7th, 2012.A media release from State House revealed thatFatim Badjie has been appointed as the minister of Health and Social Welfare andKebba S Touray as the new minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment.... Africa: Africa Loses Billions to Non-Exploitation of Cross-Border Trade - World Bank - [Leadership]
A new World Bank report released yesterday, has revealed that African countries have been losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of high trade barriers with neighboring countries.... Copyright © 2012, Internet Marketing. All Rights Reserved. |