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- Tuesday 15 January 2013
Mali: Amnesty Urges All Parties to Avoid Civilian Casualties
With French support, the Malian army launched a counter-offensive against armed Islamist groups on 11 January to prevent the capture of cities in the south of the country. - Monday 14 January 2013
Cameroon: Acquittal of 'Gay' Men Jailed for Wearing Women’s Clothes Exposes Discrimination
Jonas Kimie and Franky Ndome have spent more than a year in prison following their arrest outside a nightclub in the capital Yaoundé in July 2011. - Monday 14 January 2013
Africa: Agricultural Researchers Call for Scaling up of Extensive Livestock Production
The researchers warned that unless new approaches are made to align with the changing farmers and farming systems, the region wouldn’t achieve the much needed food security in the wake of climate change. - Friday 11 January 2012
ECA to Present Report on EU Contribution to a Sustainable Road Network in Sub-Saharan Africa
European Court of Auditors (ECA) will on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 at the International Press Centre Maalbek room in Brussels – Belgium present main conclusions and recommendations of the report on the EU contribution to a sustainable road network in sub-Saharan Africa. - Thursday 10 January 2013
DR Congo: M23 Rebels Declare Ceasefire
A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica's Staff Writers. - Wednesday 9 January 2013
Kenya is the Second Worst Country to Live in - EIU
The respected publication's lottery of life methodology gave Kenya a score of 4.91, compared to Switzerland 8.22 which took the best country to be born in 2013. - Wednesday 9 January 2013
Ethiopia: Lake Tana Water Hyacinth Infestation Threatens Livelihoods and Biodiversity
Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and provides livelihoods to over 3 million people living around it and is important as a source hydro-electric power generated at the Blue Nile Falls further downstream. - Tuesday 8 January 2013
Kenya: Orange Launches Online Airtime Top up with PesaPal
Through the service, customers will be able to make an online purchase of Orange airtime; choosing a preferred mode of payment – either via PesaPal’s e-wallet, credit and debit cards (VISA and Master Card) or through mobile money transfer solutions. - Monday 7 January 2013
Africa:New Report calls for Shift in Mental Health Training
For the general population living in the sub-Saharan region, psychiatric services are not accessible. - Friday 21 December 2012
Kenya: Amnesty Slams Govt on Refugee Directive
Thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers from Somalia living in urban centres including the capital, Nairobi, will be required to move to the Dadaab refugee camp complex in north-eastern Kenya, while those from other countries will be required to move to the Kakuma camp. - Thursday 20 December 2012
Nigeria: ECOWAS Moves to Improve Efficiency of Regional Youth Programme
The Centre seeks to build the skills of youths in the region in order to empower them for self-sufficiency and boost national development. - Wednesday 19 December 2012
Uganda: Museveni’s Stand on Gays not Clear
At a ceremony to swear in the new head of the Anglican Church of Uganda, Ugandan President Museveni stated that homosexuals should not be killed or persecuted. - Tuesday 18 December 2012
DRC: ICC Acquits Armed Group Leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague today acquitted Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, who had been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 
Tuesday 18 December 2012Peace and Solidarity Award for Father Kizito
Father Renato Sesana, known to everybody in Kenya as Father Kizito, has received a prestigious award assigned every year in December by the Lombardy Region in Italy for “Peace and Solidarity”.- Monday 17 December 2012
South Africa: President Zuma Seeks ANC Leadership at Party Summit
A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica's Staff Writers.