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Daily news and weekly updates from Africa
- Friday 27 May 2011
ECA Announces Winners of TIGA Awards in ICT in Education Category
Four winners bag awards in a ceremony held at the 6th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training. - Friday 23 May 2011
Africa: Three Nations Join UN Human Rights Council
Benin, Botswana, the Republic of Congo together with Austria, Costa Rica and Kuwait will make their debut on the Council next month, starting three-year terms on the 47-member panel that allots seats according to a formula based on world regions. - Thursday 26 May 2011
Africa: Governments Urged to Invest More in ICT in Education
Speakers at the eLearning Africa 2011 call for scale up of investments in ICT in education to equip the youth with employability skills. - Thursday 26 May 2011
AU Commission and European Commission Set for Meeting
The programme of the meeting between the two Commissions covers two days and is divided between thematic cluster meetings of Commissioners, bilateral meetings and a plenary session, which takes place in the morning of 1 June. - Thursday 26 May 2011
SAFAL Group’s New Roofing Solution to Address Environmental Degradation
The innovative material that comes with a 25-year material warranty is poised to replace timber roof truss system, effectively saving the African forest cover currently under threat. - Wednesday 25 May 2011
Niger: New US$70 Million World Bank Credit to Finance Safety Net for a Million People
While Niger’s frequent food crises have so far been addressed mostly through short-term emergency assistance, the new safety net system will help poor and food-insecure people to access regular cash transfer and cash-for-work programmes. - Wednesday 25 May 2011
Côte d’Ivoire: Amnesty Articulates Both sides Responsible for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
An Amnesty International delegation gives report after stay in Cote d’Ivoire. - Tuesday 24 May 2011
Ethiopia: Second Africa-India Forum Summit Kicks off
For two days, participants at the Summit will brainstorm and adopt a harmonized and comprehensive framework to reinforce the regional cooperation in a wide range of fields. - Monday 23 May 2011
Africa Celebrates Development and Culture at UNESCO
Several activities are scheduled to take place during the week, in particular presentations and round table debates. - Monday 23 May 2011
Libya: Sigh of Relief as Pan African Parliament Votes to Stop NATO Attacks
The parliament urged for solidarity with Libyans in their time of need and endorsed the notion of finding African solutions to the situation currently faced by the country. - Monday 23 May 2011
Ivory Coast: Ouattara Sworn In as President
The ceremony was held at the administrative capital Yamoussoukro, attended by thousands of people with at least 10 regional heads of state. - Saturday 21 May 2011
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Dismisses Reports His Health is Failing
The party has also been at pains to deny any reports that he is unwell, insisting that his foreign travels are related to his eye problem and nothing more serious. - Saturday 21 May 2011
Tanzania: Kikwete Roots for Better Leadership
The institute should offer knowledge to others; it should also utilize retired leaders’ skills and knowledge for the betterment of current leaders. - Saturday 21 May 2011
Africa: New IMF Chief Should Be From Developing Nation
South African, Trevor Manuel, has been raised in media reports as one possible candidate, while everyone still wonders about the successor of Strauss-Kahn to head the institution. - Friday 20 May 2011
Ethiopia: Africa-India Forum Summit to discuss Media Partnership
Forum is a follow-up to the first Africa-India Summit Forum which took place in New Delhi from 4 to 9 April 2008, during which the New Delhi Declaration and Framework for Co-operation were adopted.