Published: July 8, 2010
HIV Hits 12% of Mozambicans |
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A government report released on Monday in Mozambique revealed that nearly 12 per cent of the country’s population is infected with HIV and AIDS. The study found that the prevalence rate among people aged 15 to 49 years was higher among women: 13.1 per cent, compared to 9.2 per cent among men.
Published: July 8, 2010
Darfur Tribes Sign Peace Deal |
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Two rival Arab tribes in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region signed a peace deal on Monday, according to the United Nations. The African Union-UN Mission peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) and the local government brokered the agreement between leaders of the Misseriya and Rizeigat groups.
Published: June 12, 2010
United Nations Threatens to Withdraw $540M Aid to Senegal Due To Corruption |
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The United States has threatened to withdraw a 540 million US dollar aid grant recently awarded to Senegal if the West African country fails to tackle corruption.
Published: June 12, 2010
Study Links Mining and Tuberculosis |
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Researchers have found that as many as 750,000 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in sub-Saharan Africa every year may be attributed to mining. It was already known that working conditions in mines are conducive to the spread of TB and HIV, but the authors of a new study published in this month’s edition of the American Journal of Public Health used statistical techniques to measure the contribution of mining to TB for the first time.
Published: April 16, 2010
Nigeria Girl Dies in a Drive-by Shooting in London |
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Police launched man hunt today after the 16-year-old schoolgirl who was shot in the neck by a teenage gunman died in hospital with her family at her bedside.
Published: April 3, 2010
Angola Court Jails Police Officer for Unlawful Killing |
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A court in Angola’s capital Luanda sentenced seven police officers on Monday to 24 years in jail for the unlawful killing of eight men in 2008. During an operation against local gangs in the crime-ridden neighbourhood of Sambizanga, the policemen ordered a group of alleged criminals to lie face down on the ground before shooting them in the back.
Published: January 4, 2010
Sudan Opposition Claims Security Law Reforms Fall Short |
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Southern Sudanese politicians claim controversial reforms to Sudan’s national security laws grant intelligence agents sweeping powers and will undermine next year’s elections. President Omar al-Bashir’s party passed the new law on Sunday.
Published: November 28, 2009
China Offers Scholarship to Namibian President’s Daughter and Eight Others |
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The Chinese government has allegedly awarded scholarships to the children of nine top Namibian government officials, including the daughter of the president, to study at universities in China.
Published: November 28, 2009
British Court Tells Liberia to Pay 1978 Debt |
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A British court ruled yesterday that Liberia has to pay over 20 million US dollars to two Caribbean-registered investment funds for debts that are more than 30 years old.
Published: November 21, 2009
South African Mercenaries Accused of Training Guinean Junta |
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The US says it has evidence that Guinea’s military junta is being trained by South African mercenaries. William Fitzgerald, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, said South African mercenaries have been seen at a training camp south of the capital Conakry. Guinea’s military regime came under fierce criticism after the army opened fire on anti-government protesters in September.
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