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Daily news and weekly updates from Africa
- Thursday 21 March 2013
World: Conference to Reveal Links Between Conservation and Land Grabs
Speakers will present case studies from Cameroon, Uganda, Chile, Kenya, Mongolia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Liberia and Cambodia. - Wednesday 20 March 2013
Africa: Health Leaders Launch 1000 Day Push To Meet TB and HIV Targets
African region is not currently on track to hit the international TB and HIV-associated TB mortality targets by 2015. - Tuesday 19 March 2013
DRC: M23 Rebel Surrenders to US Embassy
A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica's Staff Writers. - Tuesday 19 March 2013
Somalia: EU Enhances Food Security by Combatting Desertification in Puntland
The EU programme is part of a European Union worldwide initiative that seeks to improve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Sunday 17 March 2013
Sudan: Chad must arrest ICC-indicted President al-Bashir, Says Amnesty
The trip by Sudan’s President al-Bashir will coincide with the 10th anniversary of the start of the Darfur conflict. - Sunday 17 March 2013
Orange Launches Reverse Charge Call Service
The introduction of computer-based telephone dialling equipment now makes it possible to initiate a reverse charge call without having to go through an operator. - Friday 15 March 2013
South Africa: Alarming Rate of HIV among School going Girls
A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica's Staff Writers. - Friday 15 March 2013
Malawi: AfDB Approves US $73 Million for Irrigation and Road Projects
A total of about 450,000 people will indirectly benefit from project activities through enhanced crop production, diversification and developing high value-chains. - Thursday 14 March 2013
Africa: Atlantique Telecom Selects Ericsson to Manage its Networks
The five-year contract for Ericsson to manage mobile networks for Atlantique Telecom in its Western and Central African operations – that is Benin; Central Africa; Cote d’Ivoire; Gabon; Niger and Togo. - Thursday 14 March 2013
Africa: Orange Seeks to Harness ICTs in Africa’s Healthcare Delivery
Orange, through its healthcare division set up in 2007, has been teaming up with e-health and medical partners to focus on integration, communication and secure storage of medical data all in an effort to make medical services more accessible to the population. - Thursday 14 March 2013
South Sudan: IFJ Condemns Arrest of Journalist
According to the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS), Alfred Taban, a veteran journalist and chief editor of the Juba Monitor, was last week arrested and detained for hours following the publication of an opinion story written by a citizen from Rumbek, the capital of Lakes State, one of the ten states of South Sudan. - Wednesday 13 March 2013
Burundi: Six Die in Burundian Sect Clashes with Police
At least six people are reported to have died, while 35 others wounded in clashes in northern Burundi between police and followers of a Catholic sect. - Tuesday 12 March 2013
Kenya: ICC Drops Charges Against Ex-Civil Service Head Francis Muthaura
A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica's Staff Writers. - Monday 11 March 2013
Tunisia: Leaders Meet to Discuss the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Third and Final High Level Consultation Set to Shape a Collective Vision for Africa’s post-2015 Development Agenda - Friday 8 March 2013
World: Ericsson Recognises Women's Contribution to the African Technology Sector on International Women's Day
The consumer trends report states that women have been heavy users of communications services on mobile phones for years – and continue to lead many communication and daily life related behaviors on smartphones.