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Ministry Extends School Materials in Assistance to Needy Students in Anseba R...
20 Sep 2010 at 12:09pm
The Ministry of Labor and...
Community-Based Reforestation Activities Being Enhanced in Adi-Begi'o
20 Sep 2010 at 12:09pm
The inhabitants of Adi-Begi'o...
Ban on Mining an Incomplete Solution to Conflict minerals
20 Sep 2010 at 12:09pm
In order to decrease violence fueled...
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AFRICA: Services Should Only be Liberalised If Properly Regulated
19 Sep 2010 at 10:53pm
With African countries' trade remaining inordinately dependent on natural
resources exports, their economies could benefit from liberalisation of trade in
services but only as long as proper domestic regulatory frameworks are put in
place, some trade experts argue.
South Africa's Progress on MDGs Questioned
17 Sep 2010 at 12:25pm
With five years left till the Millennium Development Goals' 2015 deadline, civil society groups say South Africa has made progress on some goals but regressed on others.
Expectations Scaled Back for Cancún Climate Summit
17 Sep 2010 at 7:22am
When, following months of hype, ministers and negotiating
teams arrived in Copenhagen last December for a summit on
climate change, the expectations for what could be
accomplished were unrealistic and made the successes that did
occur seem less important than they were, says the climate
chief of Mexico, which will host this year's successor to the
Copenhagen summit.
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Africa: Continent's Children to Take Centre Stage At UN Assembly
20 Sep 2010 at 2:53am
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will hosts the world big men and women to review progress on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in New York from September 20 to 22.
Nigeria: Election Commission Sparks Fear of Polls Crisis
20 Sep 2010 at 6:47am
A major constitutional crisis is in the offing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it may ask for an extension of time for the registration of voters and the general election.
Sierra Leone: Taylor Lawyers Want Thabo Mbeki to Testify
20 Sep 2010 at 6:42am
Defense lawyers for Charles Taylor have indicated that they want former South African President Thabo Mbeki to testify in The Hague about the circumstances under which Mr. Taylor stepped down as president of Liberia in 2003.
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Fears over planning for Sudan vote
20 Sep 2010 at 6:50am
Any postponement of January 2011 referendum to decide south's fate could reignite civil war in Africa's largest nation.
Zuma moves to mend ties with unions
20 Sep 2010 at 8:27am
Policy meeting for governing ANC opens after strike that exposed divisions among supporters of S African leader.
Jonathan declares Nigeria poll bid
18 Sep 2010 at 1:09pm
Incumbent president formally announces bid for re-election in poll scheduled for 2011.
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