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- Friday 29 April 2011
eLearning Africa 2011 to Focus on Youth, OERs and Sectoral Training
The eLearning Africa conference programme for 2011 features contributions from 260 speakers from 49 countries, including representatives from global organisations such as UNEP, UNESCO/UNEVOC and the World Bank, as well as from national educational institutions across Africa. - Thursday 28 April 2011
Ouattara Government Starts Probe on Gbagbo
A round up of the week’s news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers. - Thursday 28 April 2011
Kenya: Govt to Provide Health Services to Migrants
The consultation will be the first of the many steps ahead and will provide a roadmap to ensure tangible actions take towards addressing issues of health of immigrants in Kenya. - Thursday 28 April 2011
Kenya, China Sign Bilateral Agreements
Among the deals signed was a 95-million-dollar framework agreement for a 500-bed hospital that will be country's first fully-fledged university hospital. - Tuesday 26 April 2011
South Sudan: WFP Senior Staff Killed in Ambush
A senior programme assistant with the World Food Programme, Santino Pigga Alex Wani, was killed in an ambush by unknown assailants. - Tuesday 26 April 2011
Libya: NATO Airstrike Hits Gaddafi’s Compound
The Libyan government has accused NATO of trying to assassinate Gadhafi after two air strikes in three days hit sites in or near the compound where he is believed to direct military strategy. - Monday 25 April 2011
Africa’s Urbanization Outpaces Water and Sanitation - UN
According to the findings of Rapid Response Assessment undertaken by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) and released to mark the World Water Day, Africa’s urban population without access to safe drinking water rose from close to 30 million in 1990 to more that 55 million in 2008. - Saturday 23 April 2011
31 Killed in South Sudan Fighting
A round up of the week’s news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers. - Saturday 23 April 2011
Kenya: EAC, GTZ to Hold Conference on Technology Transfer
The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for engaging stakeholders from public and private sectors on the opportunities in and challenges of pursuing a regionally coordinated industrialization policy, strategy and programme. - Saturday 23 April 2011
North Africa: Bitter Foes United to Clinch Impending Security Council Seats
The elections will be done during 66th Session of United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations in New Yolk City. - Saturday 23 April 2011
Uganda: Amnesty Condemns Police Attacks on Demonstrators
Rights body urges President Museveni’s government to halt police attacks on peaceful protesters - Thursday 21 April 2011
East Africa on the Threshold of Retail Trade Market
Sector now ripe for both foreign and homegrown investors. - Thursday 21 April 2011
Libya Warns UK over Rebel Plan
A round up of the week’s news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers. 
Wednesday 20 April 2011Kenya: British High Commission Launches Book on Kibera
The book provides a real and honest perspective of the lived experiences of street children who took part in this initiative.- Wednesday 20 April 2011
Africa: Over Half the Population to Live in Cities by 2025
Rapid pace of urbanization is creating a new locus of fragility in many African states - as evidenced by the burgeoning slums around many of the continent's urban areas - and the accompanying rise in violence, organized crime, and the potential for instability