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Friday, 03 September 2010 |
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German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has promised her country will provide Malawi with more aid.
A report in the German Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) said she told visiting President Bingu wa Mutharika: “We want to help Malawi advance in the fight on poverty and reaching the Millennium Development Goals.”
Mutharika, who also visited Port…
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Friday, 03 September 2010 |
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The death toll from cholera outbreak in Migori and Kuria West district about five hundred kilometers west of Nairobi has now hit eight after three more people succumbed to the disease.
According to the Nyanza Provincial Director of Medical Services Dr. Ojwang Lusi whose province covers the two districts, 146 people had since been treated and discharged…
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Friday, 03 September 2010 |
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South Africa has strongly criticised Madagascar over the life sentence passed on exiled President Marc Ravalomanana last week. Such sentences would not help end Madagascar's political turmoil, said International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
Ravalomanana has been living in South Africa since March 2009, when he was…
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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South Africa will stop at the end of the year a special deal granted to thousands of Zimbabweans, who were allowed to enter Africa's largest economy without documents, a cabinet spokesman said. The special dispensation was introduced in April last year during political instability in Zimbabwe, where hundreds of thousands flee to SA.
"After…
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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In a horrific Hollywood style horror movie enactment, three members of the same family died when they threw themselves in a raging fire - one after another. Five children from one family were allegedly misled by a pastor beyond their physical and emotional control.
The scenario also had great depictions of a Nigerian Nollywood witchcraft spoof.
Beamed…
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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South Africa's public sector strike set to continue
SA's public sector strike is set to continue after the main trade union federation rejected an improved wage offer from the government. The Cosatu federation said the majority of its affiliated unions had voted against the proposal. The strike - now into its third week - has seen many schools…
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 |
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The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) has express solidarity with women politicians in Malawi where the future of women's political representation is under serious threat following the country's ruling Democratic People's Party (DPP) campaigns launched against its own member, the Honorable Vice President…
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Friday, 03 September 2010 |
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Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has cautioned Africa countries not to glamorize coup makers and called for total condemnation of any such unconstitutional takeovers of democratic governments.
He said such military adventurism was detrimental to any country's development and growth, adding, "If a military officer wants to govern,…
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Friday, 03 September 2010 |
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The Mozambique got back to work on Friday after two days of rioting, triggered by a sharp hike in bread prices, which the government said left seven dead, 288 injured. Buses resumed normal service and people returned to their jobs, walking along streets strewn with debris, burnt tyres, broken electricity poles and garbage from looted shops.
Seven people,…
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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International leaders expressed their commitment to transforming agriculture in Africa while opening the inaugural African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra, Ghana. The AGRF, chaired by former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is being held for the first time in Africa.
With more than 800 delegates it is one of the continent’s major gatherings…
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Interest groups in poultry and livestock business are looking up to a more rationalized national economic policy that favours indigenous Ghanaian farmers. They are worried the influx of imported poultry products threatens food security and employment generation for the youth.
Poultry farmers in the Ashanti region have been attending a seminar on “Guides…
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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The EU said supporting the AU Mission in Somalia is "crucial" to prevent the security situation from deteriorating. The European Commission was contributing nearly $60 million to assist AMISOM's peacekeeping force in the country. Catherine Ashton, the EU high representative for foreign affairs, said supporting AMISOM was vital for the…
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 |
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Religious leaders have postponed a meeting in Casamance, Senegal to discuss the way forward to bring lasting peace in the war turn Senegalese Southern Region.
An initial talks led by Sheikh Papa Ndiaye a spiritual leader was characterized by prayers with recitation from the Quran in his spiritual worship place in Pachala Village situated six kilometres…
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 |
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Kenyan government on Tuesday announced its population increase of around 10 million since the last census in 1999 making 38.6 million people after a national census conducted last year.
Kenya’s Planning Minister, Wycliffe Oparanya, said the increase of about one million people per year puts pressure on resources and he urged for more investment…
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