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- Monday 17 October 2011
Ethiopia: UN Demands urgent Answers over Gibe III Dam
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has given Ethiopia until the end of January 2012 to provide reliable evidence that independent assessments have been carried out, and that tribal people in the region have been properly consulted. - Saturday 15 October 2011
Zambia: Winstone Zulu, International TB/HIV Advocate Passes on
After being diagnosed with HIV in 1990, he became the first individual in Zambia to publicly acknowledge his HIV status. - Saturday 15 October 2011
Ghana: Green Cross Launches Hygiene Training to Mark Global Handwashing Day
Green Cross’s school-based programme, being launched for the first time in the remote Northern Region town of Makango, is part of the network’s Smart Water for Green Schools initiative, which is providing safe drinking water to tens of thousands of people in communities across the African nation of Ghana. - Saturday 15 October 2011
Somalia: Out goes Hunger, in comes Malaria as Rains Pound the Country
According to WHO, UNICEF and other agencies, the already suffering people from drought, famine and conflict, are at risk of contracting malaria with the start of the rainy season. - Friday 14 October 2011
African States Urged to Review Aid Approach
African states advised to form partnerships with institutions in developed economies to carry out value addition at home, instead of exporting minerals in raw form. - Friday 14 October 2011
Liberia: Incumbent Sirleaf Takes Early Lead as Vote Count Continues
A round up news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers. - Thursday 13 October 2011
Namibia: Conference to Discuss Open Educational Resources
The Conference aims at repositioning ODL as a discipline that can continue to play an important role in the development of societies across the globe and to assist in meeting the Education for All goals. - Wednesday 12 October 2011
Botswana: Livestock Industry to Lose US$55m Due to Foot and Mouth Disease
According to Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) chief executive officer David Falepau the drop in earnings will be as a result of the expected slump in the number of cattle slaughtered - Wednesday 12 October 2011
Kenya: Anxiety as President Kibaki Prepares to Retire
Sunday’s homecoming party cum prayer service at his Othaya home has left many political overtones, especially among the dozens or so politicians who plot to succeed the affable and reserved President. - Tuesday 11 October 2011
Kenya: Literary Competition Targets African Avid Comic and Story Tellers
A committee appointed by the organizers will evaluate the works in order to indicate the best ten in each category to be submitted to the jury’s final judgement. - Tuesday 11 October 2011
Somalia: TFG/AMISOM Commence Operations to Secure Final Sector of Mogadishu
Operations are aimed at securing the former Arafat Hospital and the Pasta Factory on the Industrial Road, and driving the Al Qaeda linked extremists out of the city. - Monday 10 October 2011
Former Cape Verde President Pires Wins the 2011 Mo Ibrahim Prize
The Ibrahim Prize has been established by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, marking its fifth anniversary this year, as an initiative to support great African leadership. - Monday 10 October 2011
Sudan: Presidents Bashir and Kiir Agree to End Dispute
Both the presidents, pledged their commitment “not to go back to war" over unresolved issues - disputed oil-rich border region of Abyei and how to share oil revenue which is the life-line of both nations. - Monday 10 October 2011
Kenya:Govt Assures Proposed Lamu Port Will Preserve UNESCO Heritage
The Kenyan government has reaffirmed it commitments to save the UNESCO cultural heritage from destruction. - Monday 10 October 2011
Somalia: TFG And AMISOM Capture Key Ground In Mogadishu
The early morning assault led to the capture of two al shabaab fighters with their weapons.