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Africa RSS FeedsGhana: Election Focuses on Issues, Not Personalities - This Sunday, December 7, the people of Ghana will go to the polls to elect a new President and National Assembly. This will be the second transfer of power between presidents through the democratic process and the fifth national election held since Ghana ended military rule in 1992. Meanwhile, in the past eight years, Ghana has become one of Africa's success stories....Feed Source: allafrica.com Zimbabwe: Conjuring Up a State of Emergency - There are growing suspicions that the looting by soldiers in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, may be an elaborate ruse to allow President Robert Mugabe to declare a state of emergency, suspending the constitution and, with it, all civil liberties.... Kenya: Foreigner to Head Violence Tribunal - A non-Kenyan will head the proposed tribunal to investigate and prosecute those responsible for election violence.... Nigeria: Budget 2009 - Govt Goes Tough On Tax - President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua finally presented the 2009 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly yesterday, with a firm promise to increase non-oil revenue, especially the tax take by the Federal Government.... Zimbabwe: Govt Warns Rogue Soldiers - GOVERNMENT has strongly warned those behind the violence perpetrated by rogue soldiers who have been beating up illegal foreign currency dealers and looting shops in Harare since last week saying the coincidence of the incidents and the call for a nationwide stayaway and demonstrations raises a lot of questions.... Uganda: Rebel Chief Blasts North Leaders - REBEL chief Joseph Kony is angry with Gulu leaders Norbert Mao and Maj. Gen. Walter Ochora for reportedly talking ill of the LRA in the media, an MP who met him in his forest hideout last week said.... Africa: New Program Aims to Train Scientists in U.S. - A new joint initiative by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the US-based Research Triangle Institute (RTI) will train African sientists in the US in a bid to help promising research reach the commercial market place and strengthen the foundations of science and business development in Africa.... Botswana: President Castigates Big Brother Representative - President Ian Khama has castigated Botswana's representative at the just ended Big Brother Africa III reality show, Tawana Lebani for her insatiable appetite for sex.... Kenya: New HIV Initiative to Boost Voluntary Testing By 2010 - The government has launched a campaign to ensure 80 per cent of Kenyans know their HIV status by 2010.... Zimbabwe: Worst Cholera Epidemic in Years Kills Nearly 500 - Zimbabwe is battling its worst cholera epidemic in over a decade, prompting the United Nations World Health Organization to call for USD2 million for a three-month emergency response.... Rwanda: Singer Sentenced for Inciting Genocide - A famous Rwandan singer and composer has been sentenced by a United Nations tribunal to 15 years in prison for inciting the murder of Tutsis through his songs and speeches during the 1994 mass killings in the small African Great Lakes nation.... Congo-Kinshasa: More Children Drafted By Armed Groups in East, Unicef Finds - Children continue to be enlisted by armed groups in the war-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations reported today.... Mauritania: Desertification Threatens to Wipe Out Livelihoods, Communities - Environmental degradation, responsible for the dangerous displacement of sand dunes in Mauritania, has wiped out homes, livestock and livelihoods throughout the desert country. An October UN study estimated that land degradation costs nearly US$200 million annually in potential revenue losses and health care expenses.... Southern Africa: Harnessing the Zambezi - If the socio-economic development goals of the eight countries that share the Zambezi River basin are to be met, countries along the river should quickly implement plans towards managing water resources in an efficient, effective and sustainable manner.... Nigeria: U.S. to Support Country With $447 Million for HIV/Aids - United States of America has earmarked $447 million as support to Nigeria's struggle to mitigate HIV/AIDS in the coming year.... Kenya: Branded Coffee Yet to Boost Farmers' Incomes - The Windsor Golf and Country Club is a swanky five-star hotel, widely believed to possess the best 18-hole golf course in the East and Central Africa region. Its origin, dating back to 1992, marked the death knell of a golden era when coffee as a cash crop stood out as the top foreign exchange earner in Kenya.... Burundi: Government, Health Officials Seek to Resolve Strike - The government and senior health officials have started discussions to end a strike by staff that has crippled health services across the country, sources said.... Somalia: Country Appeals for More Humanitarian Aid - Greater resources and international support for civil society working in Somalia are needed to reach more people, said agencies.... Nigeria: HIV/Aids Prevalence Drops, Says Govt - Lagos State government has said that there has been a consistent drop in the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the state from 6.7 per cent in 1999 to 3.3 per cent, an achievement attributed to the collaborative efforts of the civil society, the private sector and the state government in HID/AIDS prevention and management.... South Africa: Factories Hit Historic Low As Recession Bites - SA's factories have put in their worst performance in nine years, hammered by the global recession and waning consumer demand and backing the case for an interest rate cut next week.... Zimbabwe: Soldiers Run Amok in Capital - A GROUP of marauding Zimbabwean soldiers stormed through the streets of the capital, Harare, yesterday, indiscriminately attacking civilians and looting shops, and sparking a stampede across the city.... Uganda: Child Labour - Key Obstacle to UPE - MOSES Magomu, 13, is an orphan. Although the Government introduced Universal Primary Education (UPE) that allows all children to study free, Magomu is not in school.... Uganda: Museveni Warns Police on Corruption - PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has urged the Police to stop corruption.... Uganda: Deal the LRA a Death Blow - Uganda plans to consult regional leaders on how to proceed with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) dilemma.... Zimbabwe: Morgan Pushing His Luck Too Far - MORGAN Tsvangirai and MDC are pushing their luck too far. In politics, one must not be too stiff-necked, too harsh and unyielding. It is sometimes necessary to yield to those moving towards us.... Mauritania: Newspaper Editor Jailed in Nouakchott After Being Extradited From Dubai - Reporters Without Borders condemns the imprisonment of Abdel Fettah Ould Abeidna, the editor of the privately-owned Arabic-language weekly "Al-Aqsa", on 30 November 2008 in Nouakchott on a criminal libel charge. Abeidna was immediately jailed on his arrival from Dubai, from where he was extradited.... Kenya: Government Proposes Draconian Law for Regulating Media Content, Says Media Institute - A new law that, if passed, will allow the Kenyan government to determine the content, style, manner and schedule of broadcasting, has drawn fierce resistance from the media industry.... Somalia: Islamist Groups Fight Each Other - Islamist groups fought against each other in central Somalia Tuesday afternoon in a fierce battle that killed two fighters and wounded six other people including civilians, Radio Garowe reported.... Central African Republic: UN Chief Welcomes Announcement of Inclusive Dialogue - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision by the Central African Republic (CAR) to hold an inclusive political dialogue shortly, but cautioned that the country continues to face political, security and socio-economic challenges.... Zimbabwe: Crisis Deepens as Cholera Spreads - Cholera can be a rapidly fatal illness if not treated, and infected patients can die within three hours. In Zimbabwe this easily treatable diease is now getting completely out of control.... Copyright © 2008, Blurbosphere.com. All Rights Reserved. |