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Articles published since12 February 2006

Tanzania
 HIV/AIDS COUNSELLING CENTRES SET UP IN PRISONS
http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_10632.html

South Africa
RETURN OF THE NGUNIS
The KwaZulu-Natal government is spending R15-million in a bold programme to 
re-introduce and preserve the indigenous Nguni cattle to poor communities.
http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_10633.html

Liberia
 CRUMBLED SYSTEM LEAVES SUSPECTS LANGUISHING IN JAILS WITHOUT TRIAL
During the final months of the civil war, when rebel fighters bombarded the 
capital Monrovia, Liberia's central prison took mortar hits and prisoners 
scrambled over the rubble to freedom.
http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_10631.html

Human Rights and Good Governance
AFRICA MUST STAND UP AND BE COUNTED OVER UNITED NATIONS' HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
African engagement on the United Nation's new Human Rights Council is a 
concern for human rights campaigners. Getting the rules for election right is 
first - then getting credible candidates elected. Civil society leadership 
will be key. 
http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_10630.html

Swaziland
YOUNG HEROES WEBSITE APPEALS FOR HELP FOR AIDS ORPHANS
The web page is as brightly coloured as a primary school text book, but the 
images conjure the anxiety of abandonment and uncertainty that any child 
would feel at the loss of their parents.
http://www.newsfromafrica.org/newsfromafrica/articles/art_10629.html