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- Friday 11 November 2011
Africa: Road Crashes Robbing Africa of its Young, Future Human Capital
Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said that road crashes are the second leading cause of death for the 5-44 age group in African countries - Thursday 10 November 2011
Liberia’s Opposition Leader will not Accept Run-off Results
A round up news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers. - Thursday 10 November 2011
Kenya: Fund Continues to Build Capacity of Youths
This fund was designed to address challenges facing youth owned enterprises. - Wednesday 9 November 2011
Global Agricultural Experts to Gather in Nairobi
The meeting will focus on mobilizing the national, regional and global knowledge networks needed to help farmers choose from a wide spectrum of productivity-enhancing and other innovations and access resources for meeting market requirements to compete in a constantly changing globalized world. - Wednesday 9 November 2011
Eritrea Faces UN Sanctions for Violation of Arms Embargoes
The sanction calls on all states to “prohibit investment” in Eritrea’s key mining industry and ban the imports of gold and other resources from Eritrea. - Wednesday 9 November 2011
Kenya: Equity Bank Partners with MRM to Launch Micro-Mortgages
From as little as Kshs 195,000, Kenyans can now own steel stabilized dream homes. - Tuesday 8 November 2011
Sudan: UNAMID Peacekeeper Killed in Attack in South Darfur
Following the attack, UNAMID peacekeepers conducted a search of the area and apprehended a suspect who was handed over to the Government of Sudan police. - Monday 7 November 2011
Nigeria:Group Warns of More Attacks as 150 Dead in Clashes
A round up news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers. - Monday 7 November 2011
Somalia: Mogadishu Residents Take to Beaches as City Reawakens
The revellers, who included former President, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, converged on the scenic Lido beach on Friday where they enjoyed a game of football and took a dip in the waters. - Saturday 5 November 2011
FAO: Indicators Shows Food Price Index Fell in October
The fall was driven by a sharp decline in international prices of cereals, oils, sugar and dairy products. - Friday 4 November 2011
Kenya: CfC Stanbic Bank signs Ksh5 million Scholarship agreement with USIU-A
The CfC Stanbic Bank Scholarship fund will cater for the full tuition fees for exemplary high school graduates to pursue their university education at USIU-A. - Wednesday 2 November 2011
Kenya: Orange’s Calling Rates to Remain Unchanged
For its Orange Wireless customers, the tariff remains at KSh 2 for on net calls and KSh 4 off net, while for a KSh 100 monthly subscription they will continue to enjoy free calls from 7 pm to 7 am. - Wednesday 2 November 2011
Africa: UN Calls for Stiffer Anti-piracy Measures
The fight against piracy off the coast of Somalia can only be won through an integrated strategy that tackles deterrence, security, the rule of law and development, he noted, adding that counter-piracy efforts should be an integral element of the Somalia peace process. - Wednesday 2 November 2011
Uganda: Amnesty Condemns Government-backed Harassment and Repression of Critics
Public protests have been banned in Uganda amid unverified claims that the organisers planned violence. In recent weeks four political activists have been charged with treason - a capital offense - for their involvement in organising the protests. - Wednesday 2 November 2011
Sudan: South Kordofan Rebels Killed in Clash with Army
A round up news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers.