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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Africa to Build World’s Largest Hydro-Electric Dam, but Who Will Benefit?

http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/12/18/africa-build-worlds-largest-hydro-electric-dam-will-benefit/

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Rwanda Tribunal Digs Up Partial Truth

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/08/rwanda-tribunal-digs-up-partial-truth/

Zimbabwe Sails Close to Economic Rocks

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/08/zimbabwe-sails-close-to-economic-rocks/

World Humanitarian Day: What it means to be an aid worker in DRC

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98592/world-humanitarian-day-what-it-means-to-be-an-aid-worker-in-drc

World Humanitarian Day: Moving forward in Liberia

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98597/world-humanitarian-day-moving-forward-in-liberia

Analysis: In Kismayo, fragile peace or a gathering storm?

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98598/analysis-in-kismayo-fragile-peace-or-a-gathering-storm

Warimu Gachenga, elderly slum resident: “Even buying soap is a problem”

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98609/warimu-gachenga-elderly-slum-resident-even-buying-soap-is-a-problem

Mali lures civil servants to the north with cash

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98610/mali-lures-civil-servants-to-the-north-with-cash

More support needed for South Africa's subsistence fishermen

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98617/more-support-needed-for-south-africa-s-subsistence-fishermen

Conflict gives rise to food crisis in northeast Nigeria

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98618/conflict-gives-rise-to-food-crisis-in-northeast-nigeria

Ugandan campaign pins hopes on female condom

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98622/ugandan-campaign-pins-hopes-on-female-condom

Goma running out of space for DRC's displaced

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98624/goma-running-out-of-space-for-drc-s-displaced

Mohannad Hamdnallah - Flood victim, Sudan: “Our house has completely collapsed”

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98628/mohannad-hamdnallah-flood-victim-sudan-our-house-has-completely-collapsed

Former Darfur refugees scraping by in Chad

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98639/former-darfur-refugees-scraping-by-in-chad

Clashes in DRC’s Ituri District displace thousands

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98640/clashes-in-drc-s-ituri-district-displace-thousands

Floods test Nigeria’s preparedness

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98644/floods-test-nigeria-s-preparedness

Mahamat Haroun Dahab, farmer, Chad: "What we really need here is schools, a flour mill and water"

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98648/mahamat-haroun-dahab-farmer-chad-what-we-really-need-here-is-schools-a-flour-mill-and-water

Immense humanitarian needs in Sudan’s Jonglei*

http://www.irinnews.org/report/98653/immense-humanitarian-needs-in-sudan-s-jonglei

Monday, July 15, 2013

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Briefing: Towards internal solutions to the DRC crisis

http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98036/Briefing-Towards-internal-solutions-to-the-DRC-crisis

Quelling xenophobia in South Africa's townships

http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98035/Quelling-xenophobia-in-South-Africa-s-townships

Uganda grapples with paediatric vaccine shortages

http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98033/Uganda-grapples-with-paediatric-vaccine-shortages

Boko Haram attacks hit school attendance in Borno State

http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98032/Boko-Haram-attacks-hit-school-attendance-in-Borno-State

The Challenge of Being a Maasai Woman

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/05/the-challenge-of-being-a-maasai-woman/

'Greedy pig' protest held at Kenya parliament

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/05/201351414283143431.html

Friday, February 22, 2013

Africa Command Deploys 100 Service Members to Niger

http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/news/2013/intell-130222-afps01.htm

Briefing: How violent is South Africa?

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0222/Briefing-How-violent-is-South-Africa

Timeline of Boko Haram and related violence in Nigeria


http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97527/Timeline-of-Boko-Haram-and-related-violence-in-Nigeria

Truce remains elusive in violence-torn Nigeria


http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97526/Truce-remains-elusive-in-violence-torn-Nigeria

Suffering amid Zimbabwe's diamond fields of plenty


http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97525/Suffering-amid-Zimbabwe-s-diamond-fields-of-plenty

Looming food crisis in the Central African Republic

http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97524/Looming-food-crisis-in-the-Central-African-Republic

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

New cases of dengue fever, kala-azar reported in Kenya’s north

http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97506/New-cases-of-dengue-fever-kala-azar-reported-in-Kenya-s-north

Guinea’s mining contracts go public


http://www.one.org/africa/blog/guineas-mining-contracts-to-go-public/

Africa: Thoughts on Tribalism and Identities


http://www.africaontheblog.com/africa-thoughts-on-tribalism-and-identities/

Kenya's Somalis Face Urban Ejection


http://thinkafricapress.com/kenya/somalis-face-urban-ejection-eastleigh-nairobi

Kenya: Ministers Dine On Food Grown in Kenya but Rejected By UK Supermarkets for Cosmetic Reasons


http://allafrica.com/stories/201302191403.html

Waiting for a miracle in Congo: a peace process with many processes and no peace – By Kris Berwouts


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/19/waiting-for-a-miracle-in-congo-a-peace-process-with-many-processes-and-no-peace-%E2%80%93-by-kris-berwouts/

Why the next Pope should be African – By Richard Dowden

http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/19/why-the-next-pope-should-be-african-by-richard-dowden/

Kenyan Media Magnifies Hate Speech – Again

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/02/kenyan-media-magnifies-hate-speech-again/

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Fastest drive across Africa set by Fiat Panda

Religion and Diaspora: African Migrants’ Religious Networks in Britain and Europe – By Dr Joel Cabrita


http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/13/religion-and-diaspora-african-migrants%E2%80%99-religious-networks-in-britain-and-europe-by-dr-joel-cabrita/

How childhood trauma of Somali refugees has shaped gang culture on Britain’s streets – By Ismail Einashe


http://africanarguments.org/2012/12/05/how-childhood-trauma-of-somali-and-other-refugees-has-shaped-gang-culture-on-britain%E2%80%99s-streets-%E2%80%93-ismail-einashe/

Diaspora Media: Africa’s missing link with its Diaspora – By Dr Ola Ogunyemi


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/04/diaspora-media-africa%E2%80%99s-missing-link-with-its-diaspora-%E2%80%93-by-dr-ola-ogunyemi/

South Africa: economic shock the fault of poorly managed labour relations – By Madeline R. Young


http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/08/south-africa-economic-shock-the-fault-of-poorly-managed-labour-relations-%E2%80%93-by-madeline-r-young/

Africa’s glass is both half full and half empty – By Simon Freemantle


http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/22/africa%E2%80%99s-glass-is-both-half-full-and-half-empty-%E2%80%93-by-simon-freemantle/

Emerging or diverging? A framework for discussing ‘Africa rising’ – by Jolyon Ford


http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/26/emerging-or-diverging-a-framework-for-discussing-%E2%80%98africa-rising%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-by-jolyon-ford/

FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series: aiding investment with the brain – By James Duddridge, MP


http://africanarguments.org/2012/12/07/ftse-asea-pan-africa-index-series-aiding-investment-with-the-brain-%E2%80%93-by-james-duddridge-mp/

Angola: ample reward for investors who do their homework – By Stewart Kelly


http://africanarguments.org/2013/01/24/angola-ample-reward-for-investors-who-do-their-homework-by-stewart-kelly/

Congo: avoiding past pitfalls in a future peace deal with the M23 – By Judith Verweijen


http://africanarguments.org/2012/11/30/congo-avoiding-past-pitfalls-in-a-future-peace-deal-with-the-m23-%E2%80%93-by-judith-verweijen/

Will the Mounting Evidence of Rwandan Meddling in Eastern Congo Lead Donors to Change their Response? – By Courtney Meyer


http://africanarguments.org/2013/01/09/will-the-mounting-evidence-of-rwandan-meddling-in-eastern-congo-lead-donors-to-change-their-response-by-courtney-meyer/

Central African Republic: The collapse of the Bozize regime – By François Misser


http://africanarguments.org/2013/01/15/central-african-republic-the-collapse-of-the-bozize-regime-%E2%80%93-by-francois-misser/

Zambia: Former First Lady Thandiwe Banda Faces Arrest


http://allafrica.com/stories/201302160315.html

Finding a Fix: The Rise of Drug Trafficking and Usage in West Africa


http://www.thinkafricapress.com/society/falling-fertile-grounds-rise-drug-trafficking-and-role-csos-west-africa

Mali: dragging the west back in to the War on Terror – By Magnus Taylor


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/04/mali-dragging-the-west-back-in-to-the-war-on-terror-by-magnus-taylor/

Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation Globally: Recent Successes and Challenges


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/06/eliminating-female-genital-mutilation-globally-recent-successes-and-challenges/

Africa’s rising rage: the middle classes call for revolution – By Richard Dowden


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/07/africa%E2%80%99s-rising-rage-the-middle-classes-call-for-revolution-%E2%80%93-by-richard-dowden/

Kenya: Obama has a word with Raila and Uhuru, but US position on ICC is ambiguous – By Njambi Ngunjiri


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/08/kenya-obama-has-a-word-with-raila-and-uhuru-but-us-position-on-icc-is-ambiguous-%E2%80%93-by-njambi-ngunjiri/

Africa’s Borders: porous, unprotected and blocking trade and economic development – By Keith Somerville


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/12/africa%E2%80%99s-borders-porous-unprotected-and-blocking-trade-and-economic-development-by-keith-somerville/

Things fall apart in Tanzania: on media manipulation and hypocrisy – By Edward Clay


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/14/things-fall-apart-in-tanzania-on-media-manipulation-and-hypocrisy-%E2%80%93-by-edward-clay/

Joyce Banda: Between Saving the Economy and Winning Elections – By Jimmy Kainja


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/15/joyce-banda-between-saving-the-economy-and-winning-elections-by-jimmy-kainja/

Princeton Lyman resigns: the future of US diplomacy in the Sudans – By Aly Verjee


http://africanarguments.org/2012/12/12/princeton-lyman-resigns-the-future-of-us-diplomacy-in-the-sudans-by-aly-verjee/

The Future of Sudan: One State or Several? – By Seifulaziz Milas


http://africanarguments.org/2013/01/23/the-future-of-sudan-one-state-or-several-%E2%80%93-by-seifulaziz-milas/

Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration in South Sudan: feasible under current conditions? – By Jairo Munive


http://africanarguments.org/2013/02/06/disarmament-demobilization-and-reintegration-in-south-sudan-feasible-under-current-conditions-by-jairo-munive/

Local Perceptions, Security Forces and Drug Trafficking in West Africa


http://www.africaportal.org/blogs/community-practice/local-perceptions-security-forces-and-drug-trafficking-west-africa

Chinese Infrastructure Investment: Paving a New Road in West Africa?


http://www.africaportal.org/blogs/community-practice/chinese-infrastructure-investment-paving-new-road-west-africa

Botswana or Zimbabwe? Exploiting Africa’s Resources Responsibly


http://www.africaportal.org/blogs/community-practice/botswana-or-zimbabwe-exploiting-africa%E2%80%99s-resources-responsibly

Multipliers in Europe and Africa


http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/multipliers-in-europe-and-africa

Has Africa outgrown Aid?


http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/has-africa-outgrown-aid

Is Tanzania Raising Enough Tax Revenue?


http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/is-tanzania-raising-enough-tax-revenue

Is Rwanda Set to Reap the Demographic Dividend?

http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/is-rwanda-set-to-reap-the-demographic-dividend

Ansar Al-Shari'a In Mauritania Announces Its Establishment

http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=6538