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Cameroon Encourages Vigilantism Against Boko Haram
18 December 2015 - David Wamuha- Thursday 22 October 2015
Madagascar Signs Agreement to Boost Food Security and Incomes of Smallholder Farmers
The project will also help smallholder producers organize into groups so they can negotiate better prices for their products. Eight new credit unions will be established to provide financial services and credit to producers, thanks to the new project. - Thursday 15 October 2015
Kenya Launches Affordable and Available Drugs against NCDs
The project will support Kenyan government on non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control – by 2030, NCDs are expected to cause more than 60% of deaths in the country. - Thursday 15 October 2015
Shapps: Africa can Pioneer a Solar Revolution
Solar power can help solve Africa's energy issues, Grant Shapps has said during a visit to Nigeria. - Thursday 15 October 2015
Kenya: Pressure Mounts Against GMOs as Kenya Celebrates World Food Day
While pressure mounts on governments in Africa, including Kenya, to embrace Genetically Modified food, the people of Nakuru are pushing back on the pressure by declaring Nakuru GMO free. - Friday 9 October 2015
Africa: 2015 Nobel Prize Excites Traditional Chinese Medicines
Based at China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, scientist Youyou Tu, the Physiology - Medicine Nobel winner has changed perception of TCMs as alternative medicine, especially in low economies. - Thursday 17 September 2015
Nigeria: UN Condemns Heinous Attack Against IDP camp
On 11 September, at least seven people were killed and 14 others injured, including 4 officials from the National Emergency Management Agency, after the Malkohi IDP camp in Yola, Adamawa State, was the target of a suicide bombing. - Wednesday 16 September 2015
Nigeria: Buhari Launches Year of Action to End Violence Against Children
Announcing the launch of the year-long campaign to end violence against children, the President said “This is a historic day. A day when Nigeria stands up and says to our children – we commit to protecting you from violence.” - Monday 14 September 2015
Kenya: EKITABU Transforms Learning Within East African Schools
eKitabu is East Africa’s premier ebook store, selling and distributing ebooks and interactive content to schools and individuals at ekitabu.com. - Friday 11 September 2015
Tunisia: UNICEF Advocates for the Incorporation of Child Rights into the Constitution
The current situation for the children in Libya highlights the need to ensure that child rights are well embodied in the constitution. - Thursday 10 September 2015
Sudan: Special Force Rampages in Darfur Says Human Rights Watch
The 88-page report, “‘Men With No Mercy’: Rapid Support Forces Attacks against Civilians in Darfur, Sudan,” documents Rapid Support Forces atrocities against civilians during two counterinsurgency campaigns in Darfur. - Wednesday 9 September 2015
Ethiopia: China Donates USD1.2 Million to Support the AU Mission in Somalia
The grant documents were signed at AU Headquarters, on 07 September 2015, by the Commissioner for Peace and Security, Amb. Smail Chergui, and China’s Permanent Observer to the African Union, Amb. Kuang Weilin. - Tuesday 8 September 2015
Zambia: Lusaka Hosts Regional Workshop on Ending Child Marriage
The workshop will feature among others theoretical presentations on the linkages of harmful traditional practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation, the role of stakeholders and the effect of traditional and religious practices of child marriage on Africa’s socio-economic development. - Monday 7 September 2015
FAO: Cameroon Dedicates $20 million to Support National Agricultural Development
The new FAO/ Cameroon Partnership Programme (FCPP) will focus on national priorities as set forth in the FAO Country Programming Framework for Cameroon. - Friday 4 September 2015
Africa: ICT Ministers Pledge for a Vibrant Internet Ecosystem for Sustainable Development
The conference which is holding at the headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was officially opened by Dr. Elham Mahmood Ibrahim, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union, under the chairmanship of Honorable Yamfwa Mukanga, Ministers of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications of the Republic of Zambia.