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AfDB approves US$ 18 million for Livestock Infrastructure in Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on 19 June 2013, a US$ 18 million (UA 12 million) African Development fund (ADF) concessional loan to Zambia to finance the Country's Livestock Infrastructure Development Support Project ...
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Tanzanias agriculture revolution land grabs or a welcome business boom | Jessica Hatcher
Tanzania ; the fertile land went to his first wife.There was a separate area of land that Yamba had farmed, but never expected she could own. Encouraged by her husband before he died, she applied for legal ownership. Yamba now holds title deeds to a six-acre plot of good land, where she grows pumpkins and maize.Holding land deeds is rare in Tanzania. According to the NGO Concern, less than 10% ...
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Somalia UN to take action after deadly al-Shabaab attack
United Nations and foreign embassies in Somalia have vowed to step up security in their operations in the Horn of Africa nation, following a terrorist attack by members if Al-Shabaab on the world body's headquarters in the capital, Mogadishu.?? At least 13 people were killed in the Wednesday UN HQ attack, one UN international staff member, three contractors, and four Somali security guards ...
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South Africa Turning the Tide Against HIV and Aids - 726 338 Active Patients Are On Anti-Retroviral Treatment
Dr Zweli Mkhize has described this term of office as a turning point in the fight against HIV and AIDS. He was presenting a Budget Speech for the Office of the Premier in the Provincial Legislature today. "When we were given the privilege to provide leadership to this administration as the Office of the Premier in 2009, we identified as our core function planning, co-ordination, monitoring ...
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South Africa Mandela Day Its in Your Hands
The countdown to Nelson Mandela International Day 2013 has begun. Marked across the world on 18 July each year, Mandela Day aims to inspire people to take action to change the world for the better and, in doing so, to build a global movement for good. On Mandela's birthday, 18 July - unanimously adopted as Nelson Mandela International Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009 - ...
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Namibia Four Legged Baby Successfully Operated
A TWO month-old baby born with four legs had a successful operation to remove the two extra limbs by surgeons, following a trip to Cape Town, South Africa recently. Baby Andy Lupalwezi, from Caprivi, was born with a rare deformity of two extra limbs attached below his stomach on 6 April 2013 and needed a costly operation to remove the limbs. The infant was taken to the Red Cross Hospital in ...
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Kenya case President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Trial is scheduled to commence on 12 November 2013
International Criminal Court (ICC) set the new date of for the commencement of the trial of Mr Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. The trial is now scheduled to commence on 12 November 2013. On 26 April 2013, the Trial Chamber determined that the Defence should be gr= anted additional time to prepare for trial due to the delays by the Prosecution in disclosing its ...
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Africa Mark Dybul Delivers His First Formal Report to the Board
Impact profiles being developed for countries applying for funding "The Fund has not been very successful at simplifying procedures" Executive Director Mark Dybul's first formal report to the Global Fund Board covered a lot of ground. In this article, we provide a summary of what Dr Dybul said on the following topics: (a) focus on impact; (b) generating better data at country ...
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Ethiopia Dr. Tedros Holds Discussion With Leaders of South Korean Businesses
Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom who is in an official visit to South Korea met with a 14 people South Korean delegation including the VP of the Federation of Korean Industries, Mr. Seung Cheul Lee. Others in the delegation include senior officials from a number of Korean companies including Samsung and LG. During the discussion, Vice President of the Federation of Korean Industries, Mr Lee, ...
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Africa Historic Moment Provides Many Opportunities for the Global Fund Dybul Says
The people involved in the Global Fund, and in global health generally, "are at an historic moment when the confluence of scientific advancement, epidemiological intelligence and experience from more than a decade of implementation come together to offer the opportunity to end three plagues as public health threats." This pronouncement was made by Mark Dybul in his first formal report ...
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South Africa Digital Planetarium Taking Shape in the Free State
It was a chilly and windy morning of the 18th June 2013 at Naval Hill as the MEC for DETEA, Mosebenzi Zwane took delivery of the aluminium dome to its new home. Bloemfontein, particularly Naval Hill will be a home of the first digital planetarium in Sub-Saharan Africa. What started as 'a pie in the sky' is fast becoming a historical event of international stature. Almost four years ...
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Nigeria Joint Task Force Bans Satellite Phones in Borno
Maiduguri - The Joint Task Force (JTF) yesterday banned the sale and use of Thuraya satellite phones in Borno State in order to further stifle communication and stem renewed attacks by suspected members of the Boko Haram. This is the first time military authorities associated itself with the grounding of telephone services in three states of the northeast where insecurity has taken its toll on ...
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Ethiopia Dr. Tedros Addresses the Opening Session of the Ethio-Korea Business Forum
Dr. Tedros underlined the importance of the Forum for showcasing the untapped investment, trade and tourism potential that exists between the private sectors of the two countries. It would also help to exchange views, discuss projects and policy matters to provide a clear picture of what Ethiopia can offer to Korean businesses as well as clarify the views and experiences of Korean investment ...
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Africa Gabriel Jaramillo Says Major Changes to Governance Are Needed
"Committee meetings that stretch over several days are not meetings, they are conferences" The current governance structures at the Global Fund are inadequate for a big and complex financial institution, former General Manager Gabriel Jaramillo says. Mr Jaramillo, who was a member of the High-Level Panel and who served as the Global Fund's General Manager from February 2012 to ...
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Africa Global Fund Appoints New Inspector General
The Global Fund Board has appointed Martin O'Malley to serve as its next Inspector General, a position that requires him to lead the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The appointment was necessary after the previous Inspector General had his appointment terminated by the Board in November 2012. Mr O'Malley, 42, is a British auditor who has worked for the past three years as Chief ...
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Africa Global Refugee Movement Reaches a High Mark
Washington - The number of refugees fleeing their homes reached an almost 20-year high in 2012, according to a report on global trends issued June 19 by the U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR. More than 45.2 million people were displaced at the end of 2012, the highest level since 1994. A U.S. State Department official in the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) said the UNHCR findings ...
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Iraqi Voters Cast Ballots in Delayed Elections
Iraqis in two Sunni-majority provinces are voting Thursday in provincial elections that officials delayed by two months because of security concerns. Tight security, including bans on vehicular traffic, is in place in Anbar province in western Iraq and Ninewah province in the country's south. Some 2.8 million people are eligible to vote in the polls to fill 69 provincial council ...
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Afghan Peace Talks Not Expected Thursday
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Secretary of State John Kerry spoke twice with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to ease his concerns. Preliminary negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban had been expected to start on Thursday in Doha, Qatar, but now the start date is unclear. Mr. Karzai, apparently irked by the opening of a Taliban political office this week in Doha, canceled ...
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England trounce South Africa to reach Champions Trophy final – video highlights
England produce a dominant performance against South Africa on Wednesday, winning by seven wickets to earn themselves a place in the ICC Champions Trophy final. England's bowlers, led by a precise display of swing bowling by James Anderson, reduce South Africa to 80-8 at one point but a rearguard display by David Miller and Rory Kleinveldt sees them set a total of 175. Jonathan Trott helps ...
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Tunisia may delay Sukuk issue to next year
Tunisia's national flag Tunisia's first issue of a sukuk (Islamic bond) is likely to be postponed to next year, adding to pressure on government finances, because of disruptions to legislative business.Finance Minister Elyess Fakhfakh told Reuters in April that Tunisia planned to issue a sovereign sukuk this July to raise $700 million. He said the government was in the final stages of ...
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Qatar Development Banks TASDEER promotes Qatari export companies in Morocco
Qatar Development Bank TASDEER supported 12 Qatari plastic export companies, who showcased their products and services to over 2,800 delegates and 150 exhibitorsQatar Development Bank's export development agency TASDEER "is pressing ahead with promoting Qatari non-oil export companies by paving the way for 12 local exporters to showcase their unique products and services to over 2,800 ...
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Mount Kenya Wildlife Estate gets ready to showcase first complete home
Ol Pejeta is arguably Kenya's most complete and easiest to access wildlife conservancy, where game and cattle live side by side on the sprawling 90.000+ acres estate. Home to the highest concentration of the Eastern Black Rhino in the entire East Africa and an almost as large population of the Southern White Rhino, it is also the only place on earth where the rarest of the rare, the ...
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East Africa Security Council Press Statement On Somalia
The Security Council is outraged by the attack on a United Nations compound in Mogadishu today, for which Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council extend their condolences to the victims and their families, as well as to the people and the Government of Somalia. The members of the Security Council commend the ...
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Zimbabwe Mudede Responds to Allegations On Alien Registration Challenges
Registrar General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede has dismissed recent media reports suggesting that aliens were being turned away from voter registration centres and referred to the army barracks at KGIV and police for clearance. In a statement to media houses, Mr Mudede said he wanted to correct the misconception that dozens of people were turned away at mobile registration centres. "People are only ...
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South Africa Denel Working to Repatriate S Africans Killed in Mogadishu
Three South Africans are killed as a UN compound is attacked in Mogadishu, Somalia. Al-Shabaab militia have claimed responsibility. Johannesburg - Arms manufacture company Denel says arrangements have been made to repatriate the bodies of the two South Africans who lost their lives in a bomb attack on the United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The two, yet to be identified, ...
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Security and Soccer in the City of Gold
In 1991, on the 11th of February, South Africa celebrated an immense moment of change as Nelson Mandela walked free from prison, then on the 25th of June 1995, the Springboks defeated the All Blacks and South Africa became the winners of the rugby world cup. These two events were indicative of the country’s potential, especially when set against the pessimism of the public and the global community at large.
South Africa has become a country used to exceeding expectations. When the ANC came to power in 1994 many South Africans expected violent reprisals, the 1994 genocide in Rwanda did nothing to allay these fears and South Africans flocked in numbers to the greener pastures of Australia, but the massacre never came, the reprisals never occurred, the white-owned property was never confiscated by the government. Read more
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