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Ghanaian player Bartholomew Opoku dies after game

9 Mar 2010 at 11:19am
Ghanaian football authorities have confirmed that a player has died after collapsing on the pitch during a game. Bartholomew Opoku, 19, was playing for top-flight side Kessben in...

Too Many Patients, One Mental Health Facility

9 Mar 2010 at 11:10am
The number of people seeking...

Governor Concerned With Family's Breakdown

9 Mar 2010 at 11:10am
The governor of southern Namibe...

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN?S DAY: ?We Will Demonstrate, As They Celebrate?

KAMPALA, Mar 8 (IPS) - ?Equal rights; equal opportunities? may be the theme for this year?s International Women?s Day, but while women around the world celebrate, a group of Ugandan women are protesting against the suppression of their rights.

HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: More Funds Needed for HIV Prevention and Treatment

CAPE TOWN, Mar 8 (IPS) - Decreasing or levelling HIV funding will destabilise developing countries? health systems, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) warned. They demand that governments worldwide own up to their promise of achieving universal access to HIV treatment.

HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Five Years to Children Born Free of HIV

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 8 (IPS) - A world where all children are born free of HIV infection is possible in only five years if donors continue to fund global efforts to combat the virus.

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Congo-Kinshasa: Marching for the Women of Congo

9 Mar 2010 at 4:34am
On a warm spring day on Monday, activists and supporters from the Enough Project and Women for Women marched with colorful banners across the Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to raise awareness about the struggles of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nigeria: Jonathan Appoints New National Security Adviser

9 Mar 2010 at 4:48am
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday moved to consolidate his hold on power with the removal of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Sarki Mukhtar (rtd), and the appointment of Lt. Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau as his replacement.

Somalia: Poverty Forces Children to the Streets

9 Mar 2010 at 2:33am
A long civil war, frequent droughts, unemployment and high food prices have led to an increase in the number of street children in Bosasso, the commercial capital of Somalia's self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, with NGOs and government officials calling for urgent steps to resolve the problem.

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Nigerians bury massacre victims

9 Mar 2010 at 7:01am
Troops patrol areas near city of Jos after Sunday's attack that left more than 500 dead.

Togo moves to block poll protest

8 Mar 2010 at 5:02pm
Tensions high as government forces temporarily surround oppositon headquarters.

Guinea sets presidential poll date

7 Mar 2010 at 3:21pm
Election called for June 27, following last year's military coup.