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- Monday 30 April 2012
Weekend Church Attacks Leave Scores Dead in Northern Nigeria
At least 16 people are reported by the Nigerian Red Cross to have died and several others injured when attackers with bombs and guns on Sunday raided two campus church services at Bayero University in the city of Kano. - Monday 30 April 2012
Sudan: Khartoum Declares State of Emergency Along Southern Border
The decree gives Khartoum broader powers to arrest and try suspects in the volatile region of the border districts of the South Kordofan, White Nile and Sennar states, according to the state-run Suna news agency. - Monday 30 April 2012
Africa: EU Grants 8 Million Euro to Strengthen Response to Climate Change
The contribution is part of the Global Climate Change Alliance funding, a programme in which the European Union and the most vulnerable Developing Countries are working together to tackle climate change. - Saturday 28 April 2012
World: Inclusive Growth, Job Creation and Attention to Human Needs Underpin UNCTADXIII
This was the first major United Nations ministerial gathering focused on trade and development since the 2008-2009 economic and financial crisis according UNCTAD’s Secretary General, Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi. - Friday 27 April 2012
Africa: FAO Warns of Funding Gap in Sahel and Horn of Africa Emergency Plans
As of today, funding gaps for the entire year reaches a total of 239 million dollars for the two regions. - Friday 27 April 2012
Africa: Continent Urged to Tap into Trillions Packed in Sovereign Wealth Funds
Participants at a session on investments held on the sidelines of the just-ended UNCTADXIII meeting in the Arab Gulf State were told that these funds grow at an average of 10 per cent every year and would constitute a real source for development resources that Africa needs. - Thursday 26 April 2012
Southern Africa: SADC Experts Adopt E-Commerce Strategy
Experts drawn from across the Community who adopted the strategy document during a session on 17 April 2012 also recommended the enactment of harmonized legal and regulatory frameworks to support e-commerce development within the sub-region. - Tuesday 24 April 2012
UN Chief Condemns Sudan Incursion on Rival South
On Monday Sudanese warplanes carried out air raids on a market and an oil field in South Sudan, after its ground forces had reportedly crossed the border into the south with tanks and artillery. - Africa
Water and Sanitation Pledges Give Hope to the Continent
These commitments if realised mean that the Governments will need to strive over the next two years to increase access to water by 5 per cent and sanitation by 7 per cent in their countries23 April 2012 - NewsfromAfrica - Africa
ECA Boss Says Partnerships Needed to Boost Intra-African Trade
The Action Plan is accompanied by a Road Map, Framework and Architecture for fast-tracking the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area23 April 2012 - NewsfromAfrica - Sudan
Enough Project Petitions African Union to Take Action on Atrocities
The petition, filed before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, alleges that the government of Sudan’s intentional bombing of civilians and denial of international humanitarian aid to populations living in the two states constitute violations of, among other things, the rights to life and property afforded these civilians under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights21 April 2012 - NewsfromAfrica - Somalia
AMISOM Helps Investigate Theatre Bombing
The Board was formed following a request from the Transitional Federal Government, and consists of experienced and professional investigators from the AMISOM Police Component, the Somali Police Force and the National Security Agency21 April 2012 - NewsfromAfrica - Africa
Strong Local Presence Key to Long-Term Investment
Many investors are still weary of potential risks of putting money into Africa20 April 2012 - NewsfromAfrica - Mali
Amnesty Calls for Release of Detained Officials
The detainees have been taken to the Kati military camp some 15 km outside the capital Bamako, where they are being held incommunicado19 April 2012 - NewsfromAfrica - Guinea Bissau
Amnesty Condemns Increasing Repression in Wake of Military Coup
Over the weekend some protesters were beaten with guns by soldiers and one protestor was reportedly stabbed in the leg and is now in hospital in a serious but stable condition.18 April 2012 - NewsfromAfrica