UN agency steps up efforts to help Niger contain cholera outbreak - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it was working to help contain a cholera epidemic in Niger that had already claimed seven lives, including those of two Malian refugees.
UN Secretary-general expected on Thursday in Rwanda - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected on Thursday in Rwanda for a two-day working visit, according to a communiqué issued on Tuesday in Kigali.
New York, US - A joint report released on Tuesday by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years.
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Tripoli Libya - The Libyan National Congress (Parliament) has accepted the nomination of Mohamed Khalifa al-Cheikh by Prime minister Ali Zeidan as the new Interior minister.
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Solidarity athletics tournament Bamako, Mali - Mali has won the 21st 'Solidarity Athletics Tournament', held from 17 to 20 May, in Bamako, the capital, at which 152 athletes from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo participated in 34 disciplines.
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Lagos, Nigeria - The Nigerian military announced on Tuesday that it would release a number of suspects, including all women, being held over alleged terrorists activities.
Lire la suite : Security: Nigerian military to free terror suspects
SECURITY - Nigeria's lower legislative chamber, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday joined the upper Senate in approving the state of emergency imposed on three states in Nigeria's North-east by President Goodluck Jonathan last week.
Lire la suite : Nigeria's House of Representatives approves state of emergency on 3 states
Lagos, Nigeria - Two crew members of Nigeria's Arik Air were arrested in London on Monday over alleged drug trafficking, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
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The reigning ECOWAS Peace Ambassador, Ms Hyeladzirra “Zirra” Banu, has called on ECOWAS governments and institutions to empower and create more opportunities for the youth as part of efforts to promote peace and stability and facilitate the region’s development.
Lire la suite : Development: ECOWAS Peace Ambassador urges greater empowerment for the youth
Sub-regional workshop gets underway in Gambia - The Gambia is playing host to a five-day sub-regional workshop on fundamentals of 'macroeconomic analysis' which opened on Monday in the country's second city of Serre Kunda.
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21st summit of the African Union (AU) - Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau and Madagascar have been banned from attending the 21st summit of the African Union (AU), to be held from 25 to 27 May in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Tuesday’s forex rates for Mauritian rupee - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian rupee:
Lire la suite : Foreign exchange rates Tuesday, May 212, 2013
The body of Nigeria's late literary giant Chinua Achebe arrived in the capital city of Abuja early Tuesday, two days after its scheduled arrival date, for a series of activities that will culminate in his burial on Thursday.
High-level panel agrees children must be at centre of Africa’s development agenda - As the African Union (AU) marks its 50th anniversary, there is no better opportunity for the continent to ensure that children’s rights are put at the centre of future development, former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano said here Tuesday.
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State of Emergency proclamation Nigeria - The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved the proclamation by President Goodluck Jonathan on the imposition of a State of Emergency on three states in the country's North-east: Adamama, Borno and Yobe state.
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Free trade zone - The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the South African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have decided to create a free trade zone in 2014, AU Commissioner for Trade and Industry Fatima Haroun Acyl disclosed.
Lire la suite : East, South African regional blocs to set up free trade zone in 2014
AU 'not opposed' to the acquisition of African farmland by foreign investors - The African Union (AU) is not opposed to the acquisition of fertile farmland in the continent by foreign investors, Rhoda Peace Tumusine, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Economy of the AU Commission, has said in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Washington, DC, US - Africa's most populous nation and one of the continent's economic giants has again been left out as US President Barack Obama plans to embark on his third trip to Africa, and the second to sub-Saharan Africa, since he was first elected into office.
Lire la suite : Barack Obama again shuns Nigeria in third visit to Africa
Legal obstacles to Habré trial cleared - All legal obstacles have been cleared to allow the trial of former Chadian President Hissene Habré in Senegal next year, African Union (AU) Legal Adviser Djenna Diarra told PANA Tuesday.
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Sovereign Investment Authority - The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced the plan to kick off its activities in June with the disbursement of US$850 million out of the US$1 billion set aside for Nigeria's Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF).
Lire la suite : Investment: Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund set to take off
Equatorial Guinea replaces Tanzania in 2013 COSAFA Cup - Equatorial Guinea has been named as the replacement for Tanzania in the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup, Zambia 2013, after the latter withdrew from the regional tournament.
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UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Ongoing celebrations of 50 years of Pan Africanism will be incomplete without paying glowing tribute to the role played by our ‘foremothers’ and ‘foresisters’ in the liberation struggle, according to UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes.
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UN chief calls for more push to achieve MDGs target - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has emphasised the importance of countries stepping up their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 deadline.
Lire la suite : Efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 deadline
International Monetary Fund (IMF) approves US$27.4m for Guinea - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the second review of Guinea’s economic performance under a programme supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).
The devastating tornado that has ripped through parts of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday expressed his condolences to the government and the people of the United States following the devastating tornado that has ripped through parts of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Tunisia gets 10m euro EU aid to fund scholarships - Tunisia is to receive 10 million Euros in financial support from the European Union (EU), as part of the programme created by the European bloc to grant scholarships to non-European and European students and researchers.
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New York, US - The UN Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on Monday expressed concern about renewed clashes between rebels from the 23 March Movement (M23) and the national armed forces in the eastern city of Goma.
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Lagos, Nigeria - Staffers of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) have suspended the strike they embarked upon on Monday to press for higher wages, the Ministry of Aviation said.
WHO chief calls for more priority for public health services – Ms. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday stressed the need to ensure that public health receives more attention and resources it deserves to facilitate the well-being of millions of people.
Jonathan wants blockade of funds illegally leaving Africa - Receiving a delegation of the United Nations’ High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa in Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, President, Godluck Jonathan on Monday canvassed that all African governments must check the huge funds being illegally taken out of the continent.
Ericsson, Refugees United partner to connect missing families - To raise awareness of the plight of refugees and find new ways to reconnect refugee families in some of the most remote areas in the world, Ericsson and Refugees United will run a series of developer competitions leading up to World Refugee Day, on 20 June, 2013.
Nigerian military arrests 120 more Boko Haram terrorists, liberates more areas - Nigerian troops fighting the Boko Haram terrorists Monday announced the arrest of 120 more Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri, capital of the North East Borno State.
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The African Union AU official urges member states to pursue continental integration – Member states of the African Union (AU) and political leaders must muster political will to surrender part of their sovereignty over trade, economic and financial issues to regional and continental supranational organisations because the continent must be fully integrated in the coming 50 years, a senior AU official said here Monday.
Press-Media - Armed policemen have laid a siege on the offices of Uganda's leading independent daily, The Monitor, in Kampala, the nation's capital, and are currently searching the paper's premises, the paper said on its website.
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Libyan PM says Benghazi is calm after car bomb attack - The Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zidane, on Sunday said there was no evidence to suggest that Qatar aided perpetrators of a car bomb attack in Libya.
The strike called by the aviation workers in the employ of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), to press for higher wages, started off as scheduled on Monday, but failed to shut down the country's airspace as threatened by the workers.
Lire la suite : Aviation workers' strike fails to shut country's airspace
'METAD/Kabu Coffee Quality Control Lab gets Africa's 1st int'l certification' - The Addis Ababa-based METAD/Kabu Coffee Quality Control Laboratory has become the first privately-owned African laboratory to be certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world's largest coffee trade association, the Ethiopian company announced Monday.
Kotoko FC takes early lead on Togo National League table - Kotoko de Lavie FC vaulted from fourth place to the first position in the current national football league after beating bottom-of-the-table Agaza 2-0 at the weekend.
Monday's exchange rates in Mauritania - Following are Monday's exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya:
Lusaka, Zambia - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Zambian authorities to dismiss all charges and release two men arrested for engaging in homosexual acts.
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Lagos, Nigeria - A Lagos-bound South Africa Airways (SAA) flight on Sunday made an air return to the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg after a spark was detected in the aircraft galley, the private Guardian newspaper reported here Monday, quoting SAA Consultant Tope Awe.
Lire la suite : Lagos-bound South Africa Airways plane makes air return
South African television presenter Vuyo Mbuli - Tributes have continued to pour in for popular South African television presenter Vuyo Mbuli, who suffered a fatal heart attack over the weekend.
Lire la suite : Vuyo Mbuli: Tributes pour in for late SA presenter
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has yet to deliver on the lofty promises of good governance, deepened democracy and the advancement of human rights in the continent, according to civil society organisations meeting here ahead of the African Union (AU) summit next week.
Lire la suite : African Peer Review Mechanism comes under civil society scrutiny
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Though the last 50 years of Africa’s history have been fraught with so many challenges, Africans today are very proud of their achievements, according to Ethiopia’s Ambassador Kongit Sinegiorgis.
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US to strengthen economic partnership with Cameroon - US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed his country's willingness to strengthen its economic partnership with the Central African nation of Cameroon
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has on behalf of the Commission extended condolences to the family and friends of renowned South African Television anchor, Mr. Vuyo Mbuli, who died at the weekend.
Lire la suite : Television: AUC mourns South African TV personality
Football - Below are all the results of the first-leg, playoff round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup played across Africa this weekend.
Lire la suite : 2013 CAF Confederation Cup: All first-leg, playoff round results
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited upgrades operations to ultramodern T24 system - NIC Bank Tanzania Limited has upgraded its core banking system to the ultra-modern T24 system in its resolve to satisfy the fast growing demands of technology-era clients.
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FG endorses brainfriend software for Nigerian schools - The Federal Ministry of Education has endorsed the CINFORES BrainFriend e-learning and examination preparatory software as a tool for the enhancement of teaching and learning methods in Nigerian schools.
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Health - A medical practitioner, Dr Anthony Adimekwe, on Friday described hypertension as the commonest cardiovascular disorder, as well as the number one cause of life-long drug treatment. Adimekwe, a Resident Cardiologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
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Economy - Why country needs expansionary macroeconomic policies. In 2009, President Obama signed a large stimulus bill into law. Not only to halt the recession, but also to put the economy on a faster growth lane with jobs. The American economy recovered so phenomenally. With an amazing number of jobs added monthly as a result, the Eurozone economies seemed to be in deeper recession with millions of jobs lost.
'Nigeria has no standard public library' - Nigeria has no standard public library that could serve all categories of library users, the immediate past president of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Professor Lenrie Aina, has said.
FG to establish national Land Depository - A National Land Depository that will record every single land in the country will soon be established President Goodluck Jonathan has said.
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Nigerian women advised against child trafficking - Wife of the Chief Security Officer to President Goodluck Jonathan and founder of Branzik Ikull Centre for Social Rehabilitation (BICSR), Mrs Merit Gordon Obuah has advised women to fight against child trafficking and abuse.
University of Zambia: Pressure forces Sata to U-Turn on student arrest - Pressure from the international community, opposition political parties and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) yesterday forced President Michael Sata to rescind his order to arrest protesting students from the University of Zambia.
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ICT infrastructure - Existing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) operators in the country have been directed to cooperate with new firms by sharing their infrastructure to avoid congestion. The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa said on Thursday evening that the government had prepared an infrastructure sharing policy to ensure towers weren't erected every time a new player entered the sector.
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National Social Security Fund NSSF discards fingerprints system - Social Security Provider National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has officially withdrawn the use of fingerprints based registration system following the integration of cutting edge information technology based systems.
Obasanjo shares 40 percent cassava bread with african leaders - Former Nigeria's President ,Olusegun Obasanjo, took the 40 percent cassava flour inclusion in bread to Tanzania recently as he urged the Tanzania President to promote the use of cassava in confectioneries in his country to transform agriculture.
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How corruption, poor governance are killing the country - I pay tribute to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Hon. Ekpo Nta and his indefatigable team for the brilliant idea of hosting this forum. This lofty initiative bears testimony to the genius of Hon. Ekpo Nta. Apart from shedding light on seemingly hazy issues, it is a welcome opportunity for elected officers to relate with the electorate.
Uhuru maintains no salary increase for MPs - President Uhuru Kenyatta has today called upon the members of the national assembly who are pushing for the increment of their salaries to first deliver services.
Renowned American Rights Activist, Rev. Jesse Jackson has thrown his weight behind the Federal Government decision to offer amnesty to Boko Haram sect. He described the move as a deliberate step to end insecurity in the country. According to him, the amnesty offer must be open and honored, and implemented to include economic restitution and inclusion of destroyed Christian and Muslim structures in affected Northern parts of the country.
Nigerian troops battling Boko Haram insurgents in the country's South-east on Sunday killed 14 of the insurgents, but lost three of their men, while seven (troops) were wounded and one declared missing.
Lire la suite : Nigeria military offensive: 3 soldiers, 14 Boko Haram insurgents die