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Kenyan President raises millions of dollars for IDPs and appeals for more help
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Monday launched a national initiative to raise funds for the resettlement of the internally displaced persons, raising US$7,491,803 within just...
Four EUFOR troops seized by gov’t of Chad
Four troops from EUFOR, the European Union force in Chad, were arrested on 7 May by local authorities near the southern town of Moundou....
Arab League to cooperate with AU for peace in Darfur
The Ministerial Council of the Arab League has called on the League's Secretary-General to immediately contact the AU Commission Chairperson in an effort to...
Kenya : Brutal killing of World Food Programme head
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today that unidentified gunmen shot dead the head of WFP's office in the northwestern Kenyan town...
Kenya : Persisting food crisis despite end of drought
The rains have started falling in northeastern Kenya, but this alone is unlikely to immediately resolve the food problems facing the mainly nomadic families...
Madonna’s documentary challenged by adopted son’s biological father
It may take years - if ever - for Madonna's new documentary 'I Am Because We Are' to be shown in the dusty Lipunga...
Mali : New family law faces opposition from Muslim organisations
The new family law code aims to redefine children's rights within families and bring more equality between men and women in relation to marital...
Children under great threat in post election violence
Children are not being spared the impact of Zimbabwe's post-election violence.
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Zimbabwe told IRIN its work was being...
Thousands flee as violence erupts in Mogadishu
A fresh eruption of fighting this week in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has forced an estimated 8,200 people to flee the beleaguered coastal city,...
‘Justice for Darfur’ calls for the arrest of Sudan gov’t officials
Rights groups numbering more than 2,000 and under the banner "Global NGO Coalition on International Criminal Court (CICC)" Friday launched a campaign dubbed "Justice...
Babies and children locked up in Zimbabwe prisons
Twenty-four babies and 40 children under the age of six are hold up in
Southerton Police cells after police raid MDC offices...
Mozambique wants more time for demining
Mozambique is to present to the November meeting of the parties to the Ottawa Convention against anti-personnel land mines, a request to extend its...
UN conference to tackle Palestinian crisis to be held in Paris
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People says it will convene a UN International conference on the Palestinian...
Somalia situation worse than thought
The humanitarian situation in Somalia is deteriorating faster than expected, owing to an unusually harsh dry season, rising insecurity and soaring inflation rates, the...
Mozambican and six others win environmental prizes
A Mozambican musician, Feliciano dos Santos, is one of this year's winners of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.
A statement from the prize jury, received...
UNICEF moves to end rape of women in DRC
UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman and playwright and V-Day founder Eve Ensler Saturday announced a partnership focused on ending rape of women and girls...
Tanzania reduces child mortality rates
Tanzania is on course to achieve one of the main targets of the UN anti-poverty goals on reducing child deaths as a result of...
155 illigal immigrants intercepted in Malawi
The Mozambican police have intercepted a truck carrying a container in which 155 foreigners from Ethiopia and Somalia were traveling, reports Wednesday's issue of...
Nigerian state bans condoms
It is now illegal to encourage the use of condoms in southeast Nigeria’s Anambra State. The state government has also banned the advocacy and...
Arab bank for economic development in Africa to support Palestinians
The Board of Governors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) says 10 per cent of its net income of US$...
Northern Nigeria suffers both fuel and food shortages
With massive fuel shortages in the north of Nigeria since mid March, transport costs have doubled exacerbating food prices.
“Until last week I had...
A high increase in school enrolments in Sudan
Some 1.3 million children in southern Sudan are expected to start classes this year, compared to just 340,000 in 2005, thanks to an initiative...
UN and AU in historic meeting
The 15 Ambassadors in the UN Security Council will hold a historic meeting on 16 April with the 15 members of the African Union's...
Nigeria reconsiders position on refugees
Nigeria's Federal Executive Council has approved a ''cessation clause'' in respect of refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone who have been staying in Nigeria...
More young girls getting infected by older men
Though Africa is making good progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the epidemic threatens more the growth and survival of teenage girls than young...
Ghana relentless over refugee issue
Ghana on Tuesday maintained its hard line in the standoff with Liberian refugees which culminated in the deportation of 16 of them and removal...
Over 100 000 Refugees repatriated
The UN refugee agency has announced the repatriation of more than 100,000 refugees from South Sudan, under an organised repatriation programme launched in December...
Deadly cholera outbreak in Nigeria
At least 35 people have died of cholera in the capital of Benue State, Madurdi, and the town of Oturkpo. Both areas have a...
Agreement reached by gov’ts of Ghana and Liberia
Ghana has softened its position on the issue of the repatriation of Liberian refugees and announced that it has reached an agreement with Liberia...
Refugees to go home in June
Ghana and Liberia have reached an agreement under which the repatriation of Liberian refugees in Ghana would begin in June.
The agreement was reached at...