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Wednesday 23 May 2012
Somalia: AMISOM Troops Move to Al-Shabaab Stronghold
“Operation Free Shabelle” started yesterday with the objective of bringing security to the 400,000 people of the Afgoye corridor, and area north-west of Mogadishu with the largest concentration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the world. -
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Sierra Leone: President Threatens over Irresponsible Media
A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica Staff Writers. -
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Kenya: Plans afoot to Send First Team to Special Winter Olympics
According to officials at the Special Olympics Kenya, the SOK Board is set for major fund raising activities beginning July to ensure that the plans come to fruition. -
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Africa: Geneva to Host Continent’s CEO Forum
The AFRICA CEO FORUM is the first international conference for leaders of top African companies, high-level executives of large African, surpassing sectoral conferences and staying off the beaten track of academic events. -
Africa
eLearning Africa Report Shows ICTs are Transforming African Education
The eLearning Africa 2012 Report is the first significant attempt to provide a 'snapshot' of how ICT and better connectivity are believed to be changing the face of education in Africa
Features
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Ethiopia/Tanzania
Diageo Invests in Sustainable Agriculture
This new investment was announced at the Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum -
Thursday 10 May 2012
The Embargo on Darfur: A Disappointing Experience
Challenges met by the Panel of Experts on the Sudan throughout 2011 essentially show the inefficiency of the sanctions regime established by the United Nations Security Council, says Claudio Gramizzi -
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Africa: Civil Societies Want Dialogue over Proposed Africa Court’s Mandate
The plans to establish the Criminal Court of the Continent comes at a time when many African ICC state parties, more so Kenya have been championing complete withdrawal from the Rome Statute that founded the ICC -
Friday 4 May 2012
Africa: FDI Accelerates as Investor Perceptions Begin to Shift
In the last decade Africa has seen an increase in inward investment from 339 new projects to the continent in 2003 to 857 in 2011 (an increase of 153 per cent). -
Thursday 3 May 2012
Africa: Rights Body Urged to Press AU Member States to Guarantee Safety of Journalists
Somalia retains the dubious claim to being the most insecure country for journalists in Africa where four journalists have been murdered from January to April 2012
Editorial
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Monday 7 May 2012
The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Nuba
The last clandestine visit I made to the Nuba Mountains was in January 2002. Then the cease-fire and the following peace agreement allowed me to go there openly. The war that resumed in June 2011 forced me to go there again as a clandestine, on 14 April. Here is a brief report.
Press review
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Monday 20 February 2012
Kenya: Blue Heart Campaign Inspires Artistes to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
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Wednesday 1 February 2012
African Union and World Bank Hold High-Level Consultations
The purpose of the meeting was to follow-up on the theme of the Summit – Boosting Intra-African trade – and review ways and means of enhancing and maximizing the effectiveness of WB support for the AU and Africa, in that respect. -
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Ethiopia: Joint African Union United Nations Mission to the countries affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)