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- Friday 25 March 2011
Libya: African Traditional Leaders Protest Bombing
Leaders, who paid a courtesy call on the embattled leader only a few months ago are crying foul over bombings by allied forces. - Friday 25 March 2011
Cote d’Ivoire: West African Leaders Urge Tougher UN Action
ECOWAS summit proposes use of force to force Gbagbo out - Friday 25 March 2011
Kenya: Why Cost of Bandwidth Remains High
The unregulated way of deploying the two important fibre links to end users means ICT companies in Kenya are spending a huge amount of their resources on ensuring the connections are in place. - Thursday 24 March 2011
Libya: African Leaders Divided on Attacks By Allied Forces
The UN-sanctioned bombing of Libya by the US, UK and France has African leaders divided over whether the move is right or wrong. - Thursday 24 March 2011
UN Peace Building Commission Seeks Help For Five African Countries
Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR), Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone are potential violence hotspots. - Wednesday 23 March 2011
Cameroon Hosts 7th CAADP Forum
The meeting takes place at a time when global dialogue is focused on agricultural performance, food security and climate change. - Wednesday 23 March 2011
Explosions Rock Tripoli in Third Night of Attack
A round up of the week’s news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers. - Tuesday 22 March 2011
Africa Joins Global Efforts to Fight Noncommunicable Diseases
First African regional consultation on (NCDs) slated for 4 to 6 April in Brazzaville, Congo. - Tuesday 22 March 2011
Blindness Worries Nigeria
Although 84 per cent of all causes of blindness in Nigeria are preventable or treatable, close to one million Nigerians suffer from blindness. - Monday 21 March 2011
Benin: Yayi Wins Presidential Re-election
Opposition cries foul as results are announced. - Monday 21 March 2011
Nigeria: Amnesty Alarmed Over Rise in Pre-election Violence
Authorities have failed to bring suspected perpetrators to justice, or to prevent further human rights abuses. - Saturday 19 March 2011
Libya: Gaddafi Declares Cease-fire
Embattled Libyan leader throws in the towel fearing military intervention from the West - Saturday 19 March 2011
Côte d’Ivoire: Amnesty Condemns Continued Killing of Civilians
Côte d’Ivoire security forces must halt the shelling of civilian areas, Amnesty International said Friday, after forces loyal to the outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo fired shells into an Abidjan market, killing at least 20 people and wounding around 60. - Friday 18 March 2011
Libya: UN Security Council Endorses No-fly Zone
Only five countries of the ten council members abstained from voting which includes China, Russia, Germany, Brazil and India. - Friday 18 March 2011
Africa's Landmark Buildings to Switch Off in Bid to Create Awareness on Efficient Power Use
The event will be the third since Earth Hour, a global initiative coordinated by the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF.