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- Friday 8 August 2014
Somalia: Diaspora Dialogue Aims to Build Capacity
The Somali diaspora present a unique reserve of experts with skills and professional experience combined with local knowledge of their country of origin. - Friday 8 August 2014
Africa: EU to Provide New Funding to Counter Organised Crime and Drug Trafficking
Its purpose is to strengthen detection, interdiction and intelligence capacities in several countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. - Thursday 7 August 2014
WHO to Convene Ethical Review of Experimental Treatment for Ebola
Currently there is no registered medicine or vaccine against the virus, but there are several experimental options under development. - Wednesday 6 August 2014
West Africa: Minister Sherlock Announces €120,000 Additional Funding to Fight the Spread of Ebola
Minister Sherlock also called for a strong international response to the crisis and also asked for further support of the efforts in a coordinated manner through the allocation of more human and financial resources which will eventually support these countries. - Tuesday 5 August 2014
CAR: ICRC Offers Aid for over 2,000 People in Bambari
Most of the people receiving aid from the ICRC fled violence in the Bangui, Kouango or Grimari areas, or in the vicinity of Bambari. - Monday 4 August 2014
Africa On US “Impact” On The Continent Ahead of Summit
On Obama's support of Africa, 55% of respondents in Benin were not sure, as were 38% in Ghana, 41% in Rwanda, 47% in South Africa and 48% in Tunisia, says ONE Survey. - Monday 4 August 2014
Kenya: Cheap Banana Stem Sanitary Towels For Girls And Women
Teenage girls from poor families and marginalized areas for a very long time have been forced to stay home during their menses, which is very unfortunate for girl child as she misses out on her studies while her colleagues continue with the school programme. - Friday 1 August 2014
Sierra Leone: State Of Emergency Declared As Scientist Search For Ebola’s Cure
WHO on Thursday reported 57 new deaths in the four days to July 27 in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, raising the death toll to 729. It said the number of Ebola cases had topped 1,300. - Friday 1 August 2014
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Desperately Seeks For US $4 Billion Chinese Bailout
Zimbabwe has previously received funds exceeding US$1 billion from China in preferential and concessionary loans to fund various projects, among them the National Defence College, Victoria Falls Airport upgrading and the Kariba South Power Station extension programme. - Friday 1 August 2014
Uganda: COMESA Earmarks $74 Million For Kampala-Jinja Highway Expansion
Approximately $68 billion would be required for the implementation of the 16 priority projects identified by the PIDA Priority Action Programme until 2020. - Friday 1 July 2014
Uganda: Country’s Population Most Vulnerable In East Africa Region - Report
Global 2014 Human Development Report (HDR), which bases on education, health and decent living standards, placed Uganda at position 164 out of 187 countries behind Kenya 147, Rwanda 151 and Tanzania 159. - Thursday 31 July 2014
South Sudan: Crisis Looms as Funds Dry up and Food insecurity Continues to Deepen
More than 1.5 million people have fled their homes since conflict broke out in the country in mid-December and the situation has been further exacerbated by the onset of the rainy season in June. - Wednesday 30 July 2014
Kenya: Digital Competition As Free Wifi Connection Launched In County
State House has occasionally made major announcements through social media, including President Kenyatta’s official twitter account which is largely relied by the media and Kenyans in getting information. - Wednesday 30 July 2014
Uganda: Government Slammed Over Alarming Rates Of HIV Prevalence
South Africa tops the global list of 15 countries that accounted for more than 75% of the 2.1 million new HIV infections that occurred last year, with 16% followed by Nigeria 10%, and Uganda with 7%, say UN report. - Wednesday 30 July 2014
East Africa: Midwives Use Polythene bags During Delivery, As Mobile Clinics Are Launched
More than 5,500 Kenyan mothers die every year while giving birth and over 100,000 children die annually from preventable diseases, say First Lady.