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Daily news and weekly updates from Africa
- Thursday 5 January 2012
DRC: RFI Broadcasts Suspended over Election Coverage
The run-up to the presidential elections saw anti-press violence, including arson attacks against journalists and media outlets supportive of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, according to CPJ research. - Wednesday 4 January 2012
South Sudan: Thousands Flee from Ethnic Clashes as MSF Medical Facilities Get Destroyed
Thousands of people have fled for their lives in Lekongole and Pibor, South Sudan in the last week and are now hiding in the bush, frightened after a renewed inter-communal violence in Jonglei State. - Thursday 29 December 2011
South Africa: DHL Named Logistics Partner for New African Energy Centre
DHL’s role will include the provision of the following services: bonded chartering services, warehousing and facility management, ocean freight, air freight, road freight, clearing and forwarding, customs brokerage, express logistics and supply base management. - Thursday 22 December 2011
Somalia: Djiboutian Troops Join AMISOM
An advance party consisting of 100 troops, led by General Zakaria Sheikh Ibrahim, arrived at Mogadishu airport Wednesday afternoon. A further 800 troops will follow in the course of the next week or so to bring the Djiboutian contingent up to strength. - Thursday 22 December 2011
Kenya: World Bank to Give Nutritional Support to Nearly 500,000 Mothers and Children in Drought-Affected Areas
Additional funding through the Kenya Health Sector Support Project is expected to benefit 90,000 pregnant and lactating women and nearly 400,000 malnourished children in these areas. - Thursday 22 December 2011
Libya: Commission of Inquiry Concludes First Part of Investigations
The Commissioners and investigators also visited a site where alleged extrajudicial killings were committed by Gaddafi forces in Tripoli and received testimony about other serious violations during their visit. - Tuesday 20 December 2011
Somalia: UN Expert Advocates for Promotion and Protection of Women’s Human Rights
UN community, donors and other stakeholders are urged to address more directly the needs of the Somalian people by balancing between immediate humanitarian requirements and the promotion and protection of women’s human rights. - Monday 19 December 2011
Kenya: Govt and UN Launch $764 Million Appeal for Humanitarian Response
The 2012+ Kenya EHRP is jointly developed by the United Nations, Government Departments and NGOs, and outlines key priorities for response in the coming year. - Monday 19 December 2011
Africa: ECA Chief Proposes Six Areas for Japanese Assistance to Africa
Mr. Abdoulie Janneh who was visiting Japan to prod their industrialists for greater involvement in Africa explained to members of the Association of African Economy and Development (AFRECO), also known as the Japan ECA Committee, the first area would be to support the strengthening of governance. - Wednesday 14 December 2011
Environmental and Social Enterprise Scheme Launches in Eastern and Southern Africa
Dubbed Trickle Out Africa (TOA), the project will compile a directory of social or environmental enterprises that produce, retail, manufacture or offer services within the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC) regions. - Wednesday 14 December 2011
Eastern Africa: State-of-the Art Science Building to Boost Agricultural Research
The IITA science building is an ultra-modern, environmentally friendly building with state-of-the-art, energy-efficient construction, appliances, and renewable energy sources, such as solar water heating, solar power, and natural lighting. - Tuesday 13 December 2011
Christine Lagarde to Make First Trip to Africa as IMF Boss
Ms. Lagarde will hear from policymakers, the African private sector, and civil society about the challenges facing African countries and underline the IMF’s commitment to further reinforce the IMF’s partnership with Sub-Saharan Africa. - Tuesday 13 December 2011
Africa: Climate Change Blamed For Dead Trees
A new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley reveals that trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame. - Friday 9 December 2011
Zimbabwe: Amnesty Calls for Release of Arrested Activists
The detained activists were arrested solely for their legitimate work advocating for media reforms and freedom of expression in Zimbabwe. - Friday 9 December 2011
Kenya: UN Boss Holds Meeting with President Kibaki
He welcomed the endorsement by the Parliament of Kenya’s decision to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).