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• May 06, 2012
• 15:43

  Swazi king's 6th wife leaves him

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  Tags:  Swazi*King, Human*Interest, Entertainment*Culture, Politics 

  The 6th wife of Swazi King Mswati III has left the royal compound, citing many years of emotional and physical abuse as the reason for leaving.
• 14:50

  Egypt detains hundreds

   » ‎News24 Africa

  Tags:  Egypt, Disaster*Accident, Politics, War*Conflict, Religion*Belief 

  Egypt's military officials have moved swiftly to prosecute protesters they blamed for an attack on the defence ministry.
• 14:04

  Rain storm kills 8

   » ‎News24 Africa

  Tags:  Nigeria, Disaster*Accident, Environment, Weather 

  Torrential rains and strong winds have killed at least 8 people, injured dozens of others destroyed hundreds of homes in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state.

• 12:18

  Sudan says South Sudan troops inside its territory

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  Khartoum, Sudan, Sudan's*army, Politics, War*Conflict 

  KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army accused South Sudan on Saturday of having troops on its territory, a sign tensions between the former civil war foes were unlikely to cool despite an international ultimatum to end fighting.
• 12:09

  UN monitors find tanks, resentful residents in Syria town

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  DOUMA, Syria (Reuters) - United Nations ceasefire monitors, in the Syrian town of Douma on Saturday, saw that the army had not withdrawn tanks in line with a truce agreement and were confronted by residents who complained that the U.N. observers were just "watching us die".

• 12:06

  ILO Participatory Gender Audit: relevance and use for the United Nations and its agencies

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Tags:  United*Nations, Social*Issues 

  The ILO has designed a tool - the Participatory Gender Audit (PGA) - that lends itself particularly well to providing a comprehensive picture of any given ...
• 12:06

  EU Donors Under Women's Watch

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Tags:  European*Union, Social*Issues, Education 

  WIDE checks up on Gender Equality and Women's Rights in the Aid Effectiveness Agenda on the road to Busan 2011
• 12:06

  Gender in the Middle East and North Africa: progress and remaining challenges

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Tags:  Politics 

  The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has made impressive strides in reducing gender gaps in human development. The ratio of girls to boys in ...
• 12:06

  Does Female Reservation Affect Long-term Political Outcomes? Evidence from rural India

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Tags:  India 

  Although many studies have explored the impacts of political quotas for females, often with ambiguous results, the underlying mechanisms and long-term ...
• 12:05

  A View Over Discrimination And Harassment Situation of Daily Unskilled Female Workers in Work Place in Bangladesh

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  From the study it was found that most of the female unskilled laborers moved from village to town and had come from distressed family often discriminated ...

• 12:05

  Libyan leader says doctors have told him to rest

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  BENGHAZI, Libya, Mustafa*Abdel*Jalil, Health*Medical*Pharma, Politics 

  BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Saturday doctors had ordered him to rest because of a minor health problem.
• 11:31

  Gunmen in army uniform execute five in east Nigeria

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  Tags:  Nigeria, War*Conflict, Politics 

  MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Gunmen in military uniform abducted five people in eastern Nigeria, tied their hands and shot them dead, police said on Saturday.

• 10:45

  Tunisia extends state of emergency

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  Tags:  Tunisia, Disaster*Accident, Politics, Environment, War*Conflict 

  Tunisia is extending its state of emergency, first called during street unrest after the fall of the North African nation's longtime autocratic leader.
• May 05, 2012
• 23:37

  Saudi ambassador to return to Egypt

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  Tags:  Cairo, Egypt, Saudi*Arabia, Politics, Social*Issues 

  Saudi Arabia says its ambassador will return to Cairo a week after he was recalled following a wave of protests against the detention of an Egyptian lawyer.
• 23:37

  Morocco smashes terror network

   » ‎News24 Africa

  Tags:  Morocco, Industry*terrorist*network, Industry*terror*network, al-Qaeda, Politics 

  Morocco says it has broken up a "terrorist network" active in several cities in the country and that had links to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
• 22:00

  Al-Qaeda 'dominates' north Mali

   » ‎News24 Africa

  The north African offshoot of al-Qaeda now dominates in northern Mali, which fell into rebel hands in March, regional security sources say.
• 22:00

  Libyan leader Jalil ordered to rest

   » ‎News24 Africa

  Tags:  Libya, Mustafa*Abdel*Jalil, Health*Medical*Pharma, Politics 

  Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil says doctors have ordered him to rest because of a minor health problem.

• 18:47

  Recalled Saudi ambassador returns to Egypt

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Egypt returned to Cairo on Saturday, Egyptian airport officials said, almost a week after he was recalled in a rare diplomatic row between the long-time allies.
• 18:47

  Egypt imposes curfew, deploys army after protests

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  Cairo, Egypt, Defence*Ministry, Politics, War*Conflict 

  CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military rulers on Saturday imposed an overnight curfew and deployed soldiers around the Defence Ministry to deter a repeat of Friday's deadly violence, less than three weeks before a presidential vote.
• 18:39

  Mali Islamists attack UNESCO holy site in Timbuktu

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian fighters from the Ansar Dine Islamist group attacked and burned the tomb of one of the town's saints, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, residents and a regional official said on Saturday.

• 18:00

  Mass detentions in Egypt after clashes

   » ‎News24 Africa

  Egypt's military ruler has attended an unprecedented public funeral for a soldier killed in clashes with protests as the army detained 179 people over the violence in the run up to presidential polls.
• 18:00

  Zim rangers kill marauding elephants

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  Zimbabwe wildlife authorities say rangers have shot and killed two marauding elephants after a man was trampled and gored to death in the country’s northeast.

• 17:50

  Tanzania: Humanitarian Aid to Cushion Disabled People's Lives in Bariadi

   » ‎AllAfrica News: NGOs and Civil Society

  Tags:  Bariadi, Tanzania, Daily*News, Social*Issues, Disaster*Accident 

  [Daily News] Bariadi - DISABLED people in Bariadi got a lifeline following the donation of humanitarian aid worth Tsh. 10 million by a local non-governmental organization (NGO), World Vision Tanzania.

• 17:25

  "Sin" has led to Middle East unrest - Saudi cleric

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  Jeddah, Saudi*Arabia, Politics, War*Conflict 

  JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's top religious official has blamed Muslim sinfulness for instability in the Middle East, where pro-democracy unrest has toppled four heads of state.

• 15:34

  5 killed as Nigeria violence escalates

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  Tags:  Nigeria, War*Conflict, Politics 

  Police say gunmen wearing military uniforms have arrested and shot dead five people in northeast Nigeria, as violence escalates in the region.
• 14:08

  Jailbreak at Ivory Coast's main prison

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  Tags:  Cote*d'Ivoire, Law*Crime, Politics 

  About 50 inmates have staged a jailbreak from Ivory Coast's main prison, but sources say about 20 were apprehended.
• 14:08

  3 guilty in Somali sex trafficking case

   » ‎News24 Africa

  Tags:  United*States, Law*Crime, Social*Issues, Entertainment*Culture 

  A US jury has split its verdict against nine people accused of operating a sex trafficking ring run mostly by Somali refugee gang members, convicting three men and acquitting six.

• 12:40

  Family mourn ex Libya oil chief in low-key funeral

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  TRIPOLI, Libya, Austria, Industry*oil, Natural*Danube*river 

  TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Scores gathered to mourn Libya's Gaddafi-era prime minister and oil chief Shokri Ghanem at a low-key funeral in Tripoli on Friday, days after he was found dead in Austria's Danube river.
• 12:25

  Malawi moves to block visit by Sudan's wanted Bashir

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawi President Joyce Banda said on Friday she had asked the African Union to prevent Sudan's wanted leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir from attending a summit in her country, saying his visit would have "implications" for the economy.

• 12:06

  Achieving food security in the face of climate change

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  The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change has reviewed the scientific evidence to identify a pathway to achieving food security in ...
• 12:06

  How vulnerable is India's trade to possible border carbon adjustments in the EU?

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  Tags:  India, European*Union, Environment 

  This paper presents an empirical exercise with the aim of adressing the following research questions: (a) how vulnerable is India's trade to any future ...
• 12:06

  Analyzing City Regions: Conceptual Issues and Methodological Approaches

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Thecityregionsarepotentiallythemajorplayersintheglobal economy.Inthepresentdaycontextofglobalization,citiesareexperiencingrapidchanges,and ...
• 12:06

  Coverage and costs of mass immunization of an oral Cholera vaccine in Vietnam.

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Worldwide, an estimated 5-7 million cases of cholera with over 100,000 deaths occur annually. Provision of safe water and food, establishment of adequate ...
• 12:05

  Organic farming : Japanese farmer's search for a survival strategy

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Recent developments in the organic farming industry in Japan are evaluated through considering farmers' perceptions of agricultural production. In recent ...
• 12:05

  Factors affecting profitability of sugarcane production as monoculture and as intercrop in selected areas in Bangladesh.

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Tags:  Bangladesh, Business*Finance, Health*Medical*Pharma, Environment 

  The study was undertaken to know the profitability of sugarcane production as monoculture and as intercrop. Data were collected from 70 sugarcane growers ...
• 12:05

  Farming as Equals: How supporting women's rights and gender equality makes the difference

   » ‎Eldis Latest Research

  Smallholder farmers currently produce 90 per cent of food in Africa and around half of all food worldwide. Across the developing world, women account ...

• 12:00

  Cairo calm again after deadly clashes

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  Tags:  Cairo, War*Conflict, Religion*Belief, Health*Medical*Pharma 

  A Cairo district that witnessed deadly clashes between protesters and soldiers near the defence ministry is calm after an overnight curfew.
• 11:19

  UN human rights chief to visit Zimbabwe

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  Tags:  Zimbabwe, Human*Rights, United*Nations, Harare*government, Navi*Pillay 

  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will make her first visit to Zimbabwe, her office says, accepting an invitation from the Harare government.
• 9:12

  Militant-trained Kenyan youth a threat

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  Tags:  Somalia, al-Qaeda, War*Conflict, Politics 

  Hundreds of Kenyan youth who have trained with al-Qaeda-linked militants in neighboring Somalia have returned home and now pose a major security threat to the East African nation.
• May 04, 2012
• 23:02

  Sudan to fight until South withdraws

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  Tags:  Sudan, United*Nations, Politics, War*Conflict 

  Sudan has stopped fighting inside South Sudan in line with a UN resolution, but will continue battling Southern troops who remain on northern territory, the foreign ministry sys.
• 23:02

  Stay away, Malawi tells Bashir

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  Tags:  Malawi, Sudan, African*Union, Joyce*Banda, Omar*al-Bashi 

  Malawi President Joyce Banda says she has asked the African Union to prevent Sudanese President Omar al-Bashi from attending a summit in her country.
• 23:02

  Mugabe says greed threatens his party

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  Tags:  Zimbabwe, Robert*Mugabe, Politics 

  Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says splits and greed are threatening his party ahead of elections, and that leaders have become "too materialistic".

• 21:22

  Burundi army says attack mastermind dead

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  BUJUMBURA, Burundi, Burundi*army, Congolese*army, War*Conflict 

  BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A former rebel commander suspected by Burundi's security forces of masterminding the murder of 36 people in an attack last year has been killed by the Congolese army, a senior Burundian officer said on Friday.
• 21:21

  Army imposes curfew in Cairo district after clashes

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  Cairo, Egypt's*army, Politics, War*Conflict, Religion*Belief 

  CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army imposed an overnight curfew around the defence ministry in Cairo on Friday after protesters clashed with troops there during demonstrations against military rule and the exclusion of candidates from the presidential election.
• 21:05

  Nuclear researcher sentenced in France for plotting attack

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  Paris, France, Algeria, Paris*court, al-Qaeda 

  PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris court sentenced a Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist to five years in prison on Friday on charges of helping to plot an attack in France in 2009 with an al Qaeda militant in Algeria.

• 21:01

  Banda hints at action against 'plotters'

   » ‎News24 Africa

  Tags:  Malawi, Joyce*Banda, Politics 

  Malawian President Joyce Banda has hinted she might act against a group of ministers who tried to block her rise to power following the death of her predecessor Bingu wa Mutharika.

• 20:38

  Nigeria Islamists storm prison, kill guards: police

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  Nigeria, Disaster*Accident, War*Conflict 

  Nigeria's Boko Haram militants stormed a prison in their northeastern heartland on Friday, killing two guards and freeing the inmates, police said, in the latest in a surge of attacks blamed on the Islamist group.
• 20:15

  South Sudan accuses Sudan of attacks in blow to talks

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  Khartoum, Sudan, Industry*oil*region, Politics, War*Conflict 

  KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan accused Sudan on Friday of attacking its military positions in an oil region, imperilling the chances of a promised ceasefire between the neighbours, but Khartoum denied the charge.
• 19:46

  Tanzanian president sacks finance, energy ministers

   » ‎Reuters: Top News Africa

  Tags:  Dar*Es*Salaam, Tanzania, Industry*finance, Industry*energy*ministers, Jakaya*Kikwete 

  DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete axed his finance and energy ministers on Friday in a reshuffle that had been widely expected due to growing public and opposition discontent over graft allegations.

• 19:01

  Egypt protesters, army clash in Cairo

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  Tags:  Cairo, Religion*Belief, War*Conflict, Politics, Disaster*Accident 

  Protesters and soldiers threw rocks at each other over a barbed wire barricade near the defence ministry in Cairo, with several protesters injured, reports say.