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European Commission Scaling Up Humanitarian Assistance for the Sahel Region of Sub-Saharan Africa
The European Commission is scaling up its humanitarian assistance to €123.5 million for the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa where 12 million people are at risk of hunger.
Niger Reviews Trans-Saharan Road Project
The trans-Saharan road project to link Algiers to Lagos is now under review in Niamey where experts are revisiting the technical aspects of this ambitious program which was first initiated 40 years ago.
South Africa Calls for Faster Action to Fulfill the Millennium Development Goals
South Africa has called for faster action to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially on the African continent.
SWAZILAND: Women’s Rights Take One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Much to the frustration of gender activists, Swaziland’s Supreme Court has reversed a February 2010 High Court ruling that allowed a married woman to register property in their own name.
SWAZILAND: Faceless Bombers Sow Insecurity
No individual or group in Swaziland has admitted responsibility for a spate of recent bombings against government and opposition party targets, but their actions are creating a sense of instability in the aid-dependent southern African state.
AFRICA: Mapping Truckers’ Route to the Health Centre
New maps pin-pointing the exact location of “wellness centers” in sub-Saharan Africa are improving truck drivers’ access to treatment and care for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Read more of the story here at the...
Morocco Calls for Urgent International Mobilization for Guinea
Morocco has launched an “urgent appeal” to the international community to support the “ongoing process” in Guinea, said the Moroccan Foreign Affairs Ministry. Morocco made this urgent appeal for the mobilization of the international community...
Ethiopia Will Host the Ninth High Level Group Forum on Education for All
Ethiopia is to host the ninth High Level Group forum on Education for All (EFA), scheduled to take place from 23 to 25 February 2010, in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa organizers said on Monday. The impact of the global economic crisis on education...
