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Daily news and weekly updates from Africa
- Friday 9 January 2015
South Sudan: UNMISS Issue Report of the Killings of Civilians in Bentiu and Bor in April 2014
Nearly nine months after the attacks took place, no perpetrator has been held accountable by either the Government of the Republic of South Sudan or the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army In Opposition. - Friday 9 January 2015
FAO Food Price Index Drops in December
2014 is third consecutive year of falling prices as all commodity groups except for meat decline - Thursday 8 January 2015
Liberia:New UNMEER Chief Arrives To Assess Ebola Response
As of 31 December 2014, seven of Liberia’s 15 counties had reported no new Ebola cases. Still, 22 new cases were reported in Grand Cape Mount, 88 in Montserrado, and 14 in Margibi. - Tuesday 6 January 2015
Somali: Five Journalists Arrested by Security Forces
On Saturday, security forces arrested three journalists from the independent radio station Radio Risaala and shut down the station, according to local journalists and news reports. - Monday 5 January 2015
West Africa: Ebola Survivors Share Life-Saving Tips Via Mobile App
‘Yes, I Survived Ebola’ Says Guinean Woman in First-Ever Message Sent Through the Interactive App - Tuesday 9 December 2014
Kenya: First Somali Refugees Repatriated After 23 Years by IOM, UNHCR
The repatriation process is the outcome of the tri-partite agreement signed between Kenya, Somalia and UNHCR in November 2013, agreeing a dignified and humane repatriation process for Somali refugees in Kenya on a voluntary basis. - Tuesday 9 December 2014
Africa: UN Experts Urge Intensifying Efforts to End Discrimination Against People of African Descent in Sweden
The Working Group’s commended in particular the Government’s policy to accord priority to addressing Afrophobia and awareness raising programmes on combating xenophobia and racism and various institutional mechanisms at local levels designed to prevent and combat racial discrimination. 
Monday 8 December 2014Kenya: From the Street to the Stage, Bringing to the World a Message of Peace
The appointment at Vasto was organized thanks to the collaboration between the Adriatic association for immigrants, Caritas Diocesana , The Interreligious table and the municipality of Vasto .- Wednesday 3 December 2014
Southern Africa: SADC Member States Meet to Discuss Regional Response to Mixed Migration
The meeting was organized in preparation for the upcoming Ministerial Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) that will be held in Zimbabwe in 2015. - Monday 1 December 2014
Sierra Leone: Door to Door Ebola Campaign Reaches 100,000 Households
The Western Area continues to have the highest rate of infection, with 280 cumulative cases in the past week. Port Loko is also a major area of concern, with 120 cases in the past 7 days according to WHO figures. - Friday 28 November 2014
Eastern Africa: Youth Farmers Benefits from Food and Nutrition Security Project
The project benefits four countries in Eastern Africa: Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda and the USD 4 million project is already in implementation in the beneficiary countries. - Friday 28 November 2014
Kenya: Displaced Families in Moyale Town Get New Shelters
The construction of shelters, which is being funded by Japan through the Japan Supplementary Fund, started in October. A total of 153 shelters now have been completed by IOM with the help of the local communities. - Thursday 27 November 2014
Botswana: UN Cultural Rights Expert Calls for a Renewed “Nation-Building” to Celebrate Rich Diversity
The Special Rapporteur, who is mandated to monitor the enjoyment of cultural rights, stressed that issues relating to the recognition of communities as tribes under the Bogosi Act of 2008 needed to be addressed. - Tuesday 25 November 2014
East Africa: Project Seeks to Avail Pre-Cooked Bean Products to EA Market
The project will test models for increasing the production and supply of bean varieties suitable for processing into pre-cooked beans, assess demand, test promotion mechanisms and promote consumption of precooked beans for different consumer groups. - Tuesday 25 November 2014
Sierra Leone: UK Selects IOM to Manage Ebola Training Facility
The training programme, which can graduate over 3,000 health care workers a month, includes modules on the principles of an ETU, donning / removing of personal protective equipment, and cleaning in an ETU. It features a model ETU for practical training.