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Daily news and weekly updates from Africa
- Monday 16 December 2013
Mali: Citizens Vote in Run-off Legislative Elections
Malians went to the polls on Sunday December 15 to elect members of their National Assembly following an inconclusive first round balloting on 24th November that produced only 20 out of the 147-seat Parliament. - Monday 16 December 2013
South Sudan: Heavy Gun Fire Reported in Capital Juba
Unconfirmed reports indicate that there was an attempted coup and the president has ordered shooting and killing of the goverment opposers - Wednesday 11 December 2013
CAR: Hospital Patients Under Attack
MSF staff observed at least 10 corpses lying in front of the hospital. The facility is no longer operating because of the violence, several patients remain grounded there. - Monday 9 December 2013
Somalia: AMISOM Holds Leadership Capacity Building
The three-day conference seeks to provide an interactive forum between AMISOM, the FGS and the Somali youth, and also establish and maintain effective communication between the youth and the government on policy awareness. - Thursday 5 December 2013
Kenya: Defense Forces Acquires New Weather System to Enhance Mission Capability
Before the new system was installed, the Kenyan Defense Forces relied on data from a civilian weather system which can be very time consuming. - Wednesday 4 December 2013
DRC: Denial of Justice for the Victims of Sexual Crimes, FIDH Report
For 20 years now, DRC has been the theatre of a conflict characterised by crimes of sexual violence of incredible magnitude and unprecedented brutality, amounting to crimes against humanity and war crimes. All combatants use this violence as a weapon of war to enslave victims and terrorise the population. - Tuesday 3 December 2013
South Sudan: IOM Release Findings of Migrant Health Assessment
The assessment identified three key spaces of vulnerability – transport corridors, transit sites, and urban settings. - Monday 2 December 2013
Mozambique: New Banana Disease Found
This is the first time the disease has been reported in Africa. It was discovered on a commercial farm in northern Mozambique earlier in 2013 with support from UEM (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane), and the responsible fungus subsequently identified at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. - Monday 2 December 2013
Africa: Six Countries Get New Support to Bolster Private Sector’s Role in Climate Action
Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mali and Mozambique. - Thursday 28 November 2013
Mali: Access to Health Care Remains Challenging in the North
From January to October 2013, more than 19,000 patients were seen by hospital staff, including 4,000 who were admitted for inpatient treatment and 878 pregnant women who gave birth in the hospital. In addition, 435 casualties were provided with care. - Wednesday 27 November 2013
Africa: Journalists to Fight Human Rights Abuses
The meeting urged the Court to address rampant impunity enjoyed by culprits of crimes against journalists and African citizens on the continent. - Tuesday 26 November 2013
Africa: AfDB and African Virtual University discuss benefits of e-learning
The African Virtual University (AVU) Project very critical to the effort to improve access to higher education in Africa. - Monday 25 November 2013
UN Rights Expert Calls for International Protection of Eritreans
Young Eritreans, both women and men, often before reaching 18 years, are recruited into a compulsory national service characterised by severe human rights abuses. Punishment amounting to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment as well as detention in inhumane conditions is routine in the military. - Friday 22 November 2013
Tanzania: Many Expelled Migrants in “Dire” Conditions - IOM
While expulsions of undocumented migrants from Tanzania have tapered off, conditions for many Burundian, Rwandan and Ugandan migrants now stranded in border transit centres are deteriorating due to heavy rain. - Wednesday 20 November 2013
Africa: Investment in Agriculture Necessary to Feed the Two billion who will go Hungry by 2050
Two-day Convening Focused on Policy Reform for Smallholder Farmers and Way Forward