Friday 3rd September, 2010
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 issues.
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 life.
Guinea Presidential Candidates Pledge Peaceful Campaign
Guinea’s Prime Minister Backs off Involvement in Presidential Run-Off The two candidates in Guinea's run-off presidential election have signed an agreement to run "peaceful" campaigns and respect th...
Koranic Teachers Arrested for Forcing Children to Beg
VOAKoranic students walk past a policeman as they beg to meet the daily quota imposed by their Koranic teacher in the Parcelles Assainies neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, 31 Aug 2010
China and Nigeria Building Huge Free Trade Zone in Lagos
VOAChina Using Detention to Silence Dissent China and Nigeria are building one of Africa's largest free trade zones in the commercial capital, Lagos. Chinese companies will use the facility to manufactur...
South African Strike Could Affect Next Presidential Race
VOAdel.icio.us In South Africa, the public service workers strike continues following union rejection earlier this week of the latest government wage offer. However, there’s much going on behind the ...
Equatorial Guinea Defends Execution of 4 Would Be Assassins
VOARights Group: Executions Conducted With 'Chilling Speed' in Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is defending the execution of four men found guilty of trying to assassinate the president. The executio...
Fuel Industry Strike Threatens to Plunge South Africa into Chaos
VOAdel.icio.us Thousands of fuel and motor industry employees in South Africa have joined a national public service strike in the country, but many others continue to resist union calls for them to stay ...
Darfur Rebels Say Dozens Killed in Army Attacks
VOAUN: Aid Returns to Darfur IDP Camp Rebels in Sudan's Darfur region say dozens of people have been killed in attacks by the Sudanese army.A faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army says troops attack...
Police disperse rioters in new Mozambique protests
World BulletinMozambique 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 killed and hu...
Rudisha leads Kenya charge in final showdown
Daily NationDavid Lekuta Rudisha (right) competes during the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Photo/FILE
UN unlikely to punish Kenya for Bashir visit
Daily NationThe United Nations Security Council appears unlikely to take significant action against Kenya for hosting Sudan President Omar al-Bashir in defiance of Kenya ’s international treaty obligations as w...
Africa delegates meet in Nairobi over food security
Daily NationAccording to Ms Maria Okong’o, the Project Manager at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Nairobi Office, the participants will be drawn from Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania...
South African suspects face delays during strike
The Miami HeraldJOHANNESBURG -- A top South African lawyer says people whose trials have been delayed because of a nationwide civil service strike could end up suing the government for damages.Paul Hoffman, director...
SWAZILAND: Task-shifting could improve HIV treatment and prevention
IRINMANZINI, 3 September 2010 (PlusNews) - Swaziland has yet to act on a 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to alleviate health worker shortages through task-shifting and according to the...
SOUTH AFRICA: Strike sends XDR-TB patients home
IRINDURBAN, 3 September 2010 (PlusNews) - Striking public health workers in South Africa have virtually shut down King George V Hospital, a referral facility in the port city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Prov...
South Africa seeks value-added China investment
Christian Science MonitorSouth African President Jacob Zuma has asked for more China investment in infrastructure, which would create new jobs amid 25 percent unemployment.
AU peacekeepers establish more bases in Somalia
The Seattle TimesAfrican Union peacekeepers have established nine new bases in Somalia's capital in recent months and will help develop Somali government forces to defeat al-Qaida-linked Islamist insurgents, an AU off...
Government: Mozambique lost $3M because of riots
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMAPUTO, 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 reported new...
Mozambique food riots spark fears worldwide
CBC NewsA 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 again.
Essien puts Ghana career on hold
CBC NewsMichael Essien injured a hamstring while playing for Chelsea last December and ruptured a cruciate ligament the following month while on Ghana duty at the African Cup of Nations.
7 dead in Mozambique protests over bread prices
Canada.comMAPUTO - 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 kill...
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