Afrique de l'Ouest : Actualité
Actualité : Afrique de l'Ouest : Actualité
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Zambia urged to stop prosecuting people for homosexuality
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-bound South Africa Airways plane makes air return
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. |
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Vuyo Mbuli: Tributes pour in for late SA presenter
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. |
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African Peer Review Mechanism comes under civil society scrutiny
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. |
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Ethiopian diplomat urges Africans to rise to new challenges
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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Economic partnership USA-Cameroon
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 |
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Television: AUC mourns South African TV personality
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. |
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2013 CAF Confederation Cup: All first-leg, playoff round results
Football - Below are all the results of the first-leg, playoff round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup played across Africa this weekend. |
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Ultra-modern T24 system for technology-era clients
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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CINFORES BrainFriend e-learning and examination preparatory software
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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Cardiologist: Hypertension, commonest cardiovascular disorder
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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Macroeconomic policies in Nigeria
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. |
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No standard public library in Nigeria
'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. |
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Land Depository to be established in Nigeria
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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Child trafficking and abuse in Nigeria
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. |
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Sata to rescind his order to arrest protesting students
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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Technology: ICT operators asked to share their infrastructure
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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Fingerprints based registration system
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. |
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Use of cassava in confectioneries to transform agriculture
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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Corruption, poor governance in Nigeria
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. |
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Guin?e: L'opposition boudera la rencontre de concertation pr?vue
[Aminata.com]A l'issue d'une r?union qu'elle a tenue ce dimanche, l'opposition regroup?e au sein du collectif, de l'ADP, du CDR et du FDP, a d?cid? de ne pas participer ? la rencontre de concertation pr?vue ce lundi au Palais du Peuple. (AllAfrica) |
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Nigeria: L'offensive de l'arm?e contre Boko Haram entre dans son sixi?me jour
[RFI]Au sixi?me jour, ce lundi 20 mai, de l'offensive de l'arm?e nig?riane contre la secte islamiste de Boko Haram, plusieurs milliers de soldats sont mobilis?s au sol pour tenter de repousser les partisans du mouvement. (AllAfrica) |
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Guin?e: Alpha Cond? gracie des manifestants de l'opposition et pr?ne le dialogue
[RFI]Le pr?sident Alpha Cond? a accord? sa gr?ce ? des dizaines de d?tenus membres de l'opposition guin?enne. Ceux-ci avaient ?t? arr?t?s au cours des derni?res marches qui ont d?g?n?r? entre forces de l'ordre et manifestants. (AllAfrica) |
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B?nin: Affaire Talon - Le juge d'instruction Angelo Houssou dit ?craindre pour sa vie?
[RFI]Au B?nin, c'est une affaire dans l'affaire Patrice Talon. Le juge d'instruction Angelo Houssou, le magistrat qui a ordonn? vendredi des non-lieux pour l'homme d'affaires Patrice Talon et ses pr?sum?s complices dans la tentative d'empoisonnement du pr?sident Boni Yayi, dit ? craindre pour sa vie ?. (AllAfrica) |
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Madagascar: Abdou Diouf s'inqui?te de la situation ? Madagascar (communiqu?)
[APS]Dakar -Le Secr?taire g?n?ral de l'Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF), Abdou Diouf, s'est dit profond?ment inquiet pour Madagascar suite au r?cent arr?t de la Cour ?lectorale sp?ciale de pays ?tablissant la liste des candidats ? l'?lection pr?sidentielle du 24 juillet prochain. (AllAfrica) |
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Guin?e: L'opposition opte pour un report de son meeting du 22 mai ? Kaloum, mais, ...
[Aminata.com]Pr?vu pour le mercredi prochain pour un meeting pour d?noncer les fraudes ?lectorales, l'opposition, a d?cid? de reporter son meeting ? Kaloum pour consacrer ? l'inhumation de ses "militants" tu?s lors de la derni?re manifestation. (AllAfrica) |
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S?n?gal: Abrogation de la "loi Sada Ndiaye" - Le CIRSEM ?met des r?serves
[APS]Dakar -Le Comit? des intellectuels r?publicains pour le suivi des engagements et de la massification de l'Alliance pour la R?publique (CIRSEM) a fait part de ses r?serves quant ? la proposition du parti "Rewmi" appelant ? l'abrogation de la loi Sada Ndiaye, qui limite ? un an la dur?e du mandat du pr?sident de l'Assembl?e nationale du S?n?gal. (AllAfrica) |
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Burkina Faso: Assurance maladie universelle au pays - ?Chacun participera en fonction de ses moyens?
[Fasozine]Le ministre de la Fonction publique, du Travail et de la S?curit? sociale, Vincent Zakan?, et ses principaux collaborateurs ont tenu ce vendredi 17 mai 2013 ? Ouagadougou, une s?ance de concertation avec les hommes de m?dias dans le cadre de la mise en place, courant 2015, de l'Assurance maladie universelle (AMU). (AllAfrica) |
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Mali: Le Haut Conseil de l'Azawad met en place ses instances
[RFI]Au Mali, le Haut Conseil de l'Azawad s'est r?uni dimanche 19 mai ? Kidal pour mettre en place ses instances. L'am?nokal de Kidal, le chef traditionnel Intalla Ag Attaher, a ?t? d?sign? pr?sident. Son fils Mohamed Ag Intalla, secr?taire g?n?ral. (AllAfrica) |
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Mali: Le pays pourra-t-il faire l'?conomie d'une commission V?rit? et R?conciliation?
[RFI]Mercredi 15 mai ? Bruxelles, les protagonistes de la conf?rence sur le Mali n'ont cess? de le marteler : les Maliens doivent dialoguer entre eux. (AllAfrica) |
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Mali: Sans protection de l'arm?e r?guli?re, les habitants de Ber ont peur
[RFI]C'est toujours l'inqui?tude ? Ber, une localit? situ?e ? 65 kilom?tres de Tombouctou, au nord-ouest du Mali. (AllAfrica) |