| US, India share best practices to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa India and the United States joined forces to showcase the strengths of India's HIV/AIDS prevention and control program for a delegation from Ghana, a real-life example of the bilateral partnership on global... | |
| Darfur involvement biggest failure of my life, says George Clooney George Clooney has said that amongst all his humanitarian efforts, Darfur has been the biggest failure of his... |
| U.N. report on Congo genocide strengthened Rwandan army of massacring Hutus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 1990s is corroborated by findings of an international human rights... |
| More than 20 children among hundreds raped in eastern DR Congo - UN More than two dozen children were among the hundreds of civilians recently raped by members of armed groups active in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations... |
| UN mission opens first base ahead of referendum in southern Sudan The United Nations peacekeeping mission set up after the end of the north-south civil war has opened its first field office for the referendum to be held next January on whether the south should... |
| Mozambique police quell fresh riots Police in Mozambique have fired rubber bullets and live ammunition to quell more demonstrations against rising food prices, and the death toll from the unrest has climbed to 10, with more than 440... |
| Kenya grants international court full diplomatic status 1. The Court shall have international legal personality and shall also have the capacity necessary for the fulfilment of its purposes. It shall in particular have the capacity to contract, to acquire... |
| KENYA: Monitoring Antiretroviral Intake Among Children NAIROBI, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - When 11-year-old Ronald Gathece was placed on antiretrovirals (ARVs) after being diagnosed HIV-positive, medical staff did not monitor his reaction to the treatment. But... |
| Efforts to enhance trade ties with Ghana NEW DELHI: India on Friday called upon Ghana to ink the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) to enhance the trade and economic engagement. India's desire was conveyed by... |
| Over two dozen minors raped in eastern Congo: U.N. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than two dozen children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the hundreds of victims of a recent wave of rapes in the nation's conflict-torn east, the... |
| Nigerian leader's supporters mobilise as polls near ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan may not yet have declared whether he will run in elections due in January, but a growing number of his supporters are actively campaigning on... |
| Equatorial Guinea president says coup plotters had fair trial [JURIST] Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang said Friday that last month's trial of four men sentenced to death for a 2009 attack on the presidential palace was fair. Obiang stated that the... |
| Guinea candidates commit to peaceful runoff vote Both signed an agreement on Friday in Burkina Faso stating that they will "solemnly and scrupulously conform themselves to the verdict of the polls."The mineral-rich West African nation recently... |
| Strike causes delays at South African courthouses JOHANNESBURG A nationwide civil service strike entering its third week is causing massive backlogs at courthouses, and a top South African lawyer said Friday that defendants whose legal... |
| Price Riots Spread in Mozambique Tyres burn in a street in Maputo, Mozambique after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country, 01 Sept... |
| South Sudan acquires first military aircrafts ahead of secession vote The Southern Sudan government is purchasing 10 Mi-17 military transport helicopters from Kazan, a Russian company, for a total cost of $75 million, according to a March 2009 supplement to a May 2007... |
| US Will Give Mozambique $1 Billion to Fight HIV Price Riots Spread in Mozambique The United States says it will provide $1 billion over the next five years to help fight AIDS in Mozambique, where some 1.5 million people are living with HIV, the... |
| Vita-Tech International Donates Nutritional Products in Africa TUSTIN, Calif., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Vita-Tech International, Inc. has donated 3 1/2 tons of fresh-dated multi-vitamin tablets to under-served populations in Guinea, West Africa. "Nutritional... |
| Darfur rebels say 74 civilians killed in major Sudanese army offensive Internally-displaced Sudanese wait to receive food supplies from from the World Food Program in Kalma Camp, near Nyala town in Sudan's southern Darfur region in this file photo. AFP PHOTO|JOSE... |
| New cables tie West Africa closer to Internet This map provided by Main One Cable Co., shows the Main One undersea fiber-optic cable, which extended to Lagos, Nigeria this summer, bringing vastly greater communications capacity to West... |
| Regional Director Of WHO Africa Warns Of Impact Global Financial Situation Will Have On Health Systems, MDGs the 60th session of the Africa Committee of the WHO how the global economic situation could impact funding for health programs in Africa and the ability for countries to reach U.N. Millennium... |
| IPS Examines Agricultural Funding In Africa G8 pledged $22 billion to in July 2009. According to the article, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which seeks to increase African spending on agriculture to foster... |
| Opinions: Pakistan's Rebuilding; Kenya's Constitution; Development Financing; Africa's Black Market For Malaria Drugs Washington Post editorial encouraging the U.S. to generously support Pakistan as it recovers from major flooding, states: the "humanitarian interest is heightened by Pakistan's centrality to... |
| Also In Global Health News: Congo Security Warnings; Niger Food Crisis; Drug Cost In Developing Countries; Measles Vaccination In China Associated Press reports. The Walikale Civil Association "first sounded the alarm on July 25," in a meeting with the Congolese army and local authorities and first warned the U.N. on July 29,... |
| Nurse stabbed for breaking South Africa strike health authorities said.The attack came as unions representing over 1 million public servants, who have been on strike since August 18, defer until Monday their final answer on government's latest... |
| Government: Mozambique lost $3M because of riots Mozambique's economy has lost more than $3 million because of deadly riots over the rising prices of food and other goods, the government said Friday, as state media reported new protests in two... |
| Sudan's north-south faultline worries about war AGOK, Sudan — Four months before Southern Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence referendum, tensions are already rising in this oil-rich region that sits on the expected future border,... |
| Police disperse rioters in Mozambique bread protests MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique police fired rubber bullets and teargas at demonstrators on Friday as rioting flared in the capital following two days of protests over high bread prices that saw seven... |
| Mozambique food riots spark fears worldwide A spike in food prices has triggered deadly riots in Mozambique this week, and experts worry other countries that saw such unrest during the last global food crisis in 2008 could be hit... |
| 7 dead in Mozambique protests over bread prices MAPUTO - Mozambique police fired rubber bullets and teargas at demonstrators on Friday as rioting flared in the capital following two days of protests over high bread prices that saw seven people... |
| Key Zambia opposition leader seeks low mine taxes LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's main opposition leader on Friday said the government should restore mining agreements with foreign investors which it cancelled and reinstate tax concessions, in a major... |
| Guinea rivals promise to respect final poll result OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The two rivals in Guinea's September 19 presidential run-off agreed in writing on Friday to respect the final result of the landmark election intended to bring civilian rule... |
| Court in Kenya to scrutinise electoral violence NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) signed an agreement with Kenya on Friday to set up an office in the country to pursue the masterminds of Kenya's post-election violence,... |
| Egypt censors spy chief's presidency campaign CAIRO (Reuters) - Activists launched this week a poster campaign backing Egypt's intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman for the 2011 presidency, a move to head off an ongoing campaign for President... |
| Government: Mozambique lost $3 million because of riots MAPUTO, Mozambique — Mozambique's economy has lost more than $3 million because of deadly riots over the rising prices of food and other goods, the government said Friday, as state media... |
| Mozambique: Portuguese Companies Will Go On Investing, Despite Riots Maputo — This week's riots in Maputo will not prevent Portuguese businesses from investing in Mozambique, according to Telmo Fernandes, managing partner of Market Access, a consultancy firm... |
| Mozambique: Food Protests Spread to Central City Maputo — Groups of looters attacked stalls in the main markets of the central Mozambican city of Beira on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, according to a report in Friday's issue of... |
| South Africa: MPs Road Travel Claims to Be Scrutinised The matter of MPs choosing to drive rather than fly, at a lesser cost, between Parliament and their constituencies will be examined at a meeting of the multi-party Parliamentary Oversight Authority... |
| Mozambique: Death Toll Rises to Ten in Protests Maputo — The death toll from the rioting in Maputo and the neighbouring city of Matola on Wednesday and Thursday has now risen to ten, according to Health Minister Ivo Garrido. Speaking at a... |
| South Africa: Worker Injured After Trench Collapses A Western Cape construction worker was seriously injured on Friday when the trench he was working in collapsed, ER24 said. Spokesman Andre Visser said the accident happened at the Delft Day Hospital... |
| Mozambique: Maputo Largely Calm, But Riots Spread to Chimoio Maputo — After two days of rioting over price rises, Maputo was mostly calm on Friday, but a few minor disturbances occurred in some outlying neighbourhoods. AIM reporters who drove across the... |
| Mozambique: Calm Returns to Maputo Maputo — Despite threats of a third day of rioting, Maputo was calm on Friday, and by mid-morning there was no sign of further disturbances. On Thursday night, there were still barricades of... |
| Sudan: Good Rains Improve Food Security Nairobi — Food security in many parts of Southern Sudan is set to improve after good rains, according to recent crop and precipitation assessments. Some 2.4 million people in Southern Sudan... |
| Angola: Agriculture Minister Expected in Kwanza Norte Ndalatando — The minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Afonso Pedro Canga, is expected Friday in northern Kwanza Norte province for a few-hour visit, to check the... |
| Angola: Municipal Managers at Seminar On Budget Rules Malanje — Administrators and finances professionals of the districts of the provinces of Bengo, Kwanza Norte and Malange attend since Thursday in this city, a regional seminar on the new State... |
| Africa: Nation to Host African Chess Summit Luanda — Angola will host an African chess summit on Saturday in Luanda, with the participation of 13 countries, to adopt a unified programme for the development of the sport in the continent. ... |
