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Chasing bullets in the DRC
Mapping the precise flows of conflict weaponry in Africa is an arduous task given the number of militias operating in the DRC alone.
Water-logging interrupts Bangladesh’s schooling systems
Chronic flooding known as water-logging has forced students and teachers in Bangladesh to find creative ways to carry on learning.
Guineans ready, government not
Planned elections likely to be postponed by a prime minister installed without consultation, a move likely to compromise economic revival.
Severe drought looms in Swaziland
Swazis have become acquainted with the term ”water rationing” as they struggle to cope with one of the longest dry periods in memory. ”Water levels are down nationwide,” said…
Darfur civilians need help, says UN
More action is needed to protect civilians in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, who continue to suffer serious human rights violations in the ongoing conflict, a United…
Rural MDC fears reprisals
Fear has gripped opposition supporters in rural Zimbabwe after a police crackdown on the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in the past few weeks. Dubani Mlotshwa, a…
Rebels and govt talk the talk
Talks between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have resumed in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan, despite accusations and counter-accusations of…
Unpaid bill cuts web access in Zim
Government failure to pay a  000 bill from a satellite company has brought Zimbabwe’s internet services to a virtual standstill. Internet users have complained of long delays in…
Zambia’s close poll
Zambia’s general election, set for September 28, is expected to be a bitter and closely contested affair. Political analysts believe the country’s fourth multiparty poll since it…
Somalia bans export of birds, beasts and coal
The Union of Islamic Courts, which controls the capital Mogadishu and much of south and central Somalia, issued a directive on Tuesday banning exports of charcoal and of rare…
Thousands of illegal eggs fried
Authorities on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar incinerated 61 000 chicken eggs on Tuesday in their continuing bid to check the threat of bird flu to the community.…
Senior UN officials to assess border stand-off
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will send two senior UN officials to Eritrea and Ethiopia to assess the volatile border stand-off following a decision by the Eritrean…
Oil is about everything
As thousands of angry Nigerians took to the streets to protest against 30% hikes in fuel price recently, across West Africa some of the world’s poorest were also feeling the…