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Monday, October 20, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 20 October 2014

Erasing infrastructure deficit key to Africa’s growth, development – UN official
Source: UN News Centre

Africa Is Today's Attractive Destination For Increased Investment
Source: Government of Ghana

What’s motivating the Boko Haram cease-fire? – Part 2
Source: PBS Newshour

Rwanda to host 7th regional oil summit
Source: East African Business Week

India Planning To Invest More In Africa
Source: InSerbia News

IGAD-led South Sudan peace talks delayed again
Source: Radio Tamazuj

US Sets New Protocols for Ebola Health Workers
Source: Voice of America

Amama Mbabazi takes leave of NRM Secretary-General's office
Source: NTV Uganda

Nigeria Declared Ebola-Free by WHO
Source: The Wall Street Journal

African young achiever advises Michelle Obama
Source: The New Age

Julius Nyerere to land posthumous Catholic sainthood?
Source: NewsDay

Oscar Pistorius could be held in the same prison in Pretoria as Radovan Krejcir
Source: The Daily Mail

Kenyan girls trading sex for food: One woman's battle to help
Source: The Star

Nigeria saw off Ebola but fraud and Boko Haram plague country
Source: Financial Times

South Africa enlists Bank of China to help pull in Chinese investment
Source: South China Morning Post

Brussels strikes trade deal with East Africa
Source: Undercurrent News

Africa’s Sugar Ambitions Turn Sour
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Aliko Dangote on Development: 'Africa Needs Trade, Not Aid'
Source: Nigerian Bulletin

Ebola’s Economic Fallout Can’t Be Quarantined in Africa
Source: Bloomberg

Kenya among top 5 African aviation markets, says report
Source: Standard Digital

East Africa Targets Inclusive Prosperity for All
Source: CNBC Africa



Thursday, July 31, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 31 July 2014

Oscar Pistorius Murder Trial: Judge Thokozile Masipa Has Considerable Testimony To Consider
Source: Sports World News

Michelle Obama Urges Young Africans to Embrace Women's Rights
Source: Voice of America

Trade, Investment, Growth Are Key Issues at US-Africa Summit
Source: Voice of America

Barclays Africa to expand in Nigeria
Source: Business Day

Ambulance fitted to restore eyesight in Togo, West Africa
Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph

Fort Worth doctor in Africa tests positive for Ebola virus
Source: KHOU-TV

Liberia shuts all schools as Ebola virus spreads
Source: France24

World’s first malaria vaccine to hit markets soon
Source: Free Malaysia Today

US not looking for permanent military presence in Africa
Source: Business Standard

First lady asks African leaders to change gender attitudes
Source: The Modesto Bee/AP

State Dept. official: Anti-gay laws ‘not consistent’ with African values
Source: Washington Blade

U.S. Africa Summit Leaders Face Weighty Agenda for Continent
Source: United States Institute of Peace

EU, Cameroon Implement Economic Partnership Agreement
Source: Tax-News

President Jonathan Drops Wife From Washington DC Trip, To Travel With 73 Delegates
Source: Sahara Reporters






Monday, April 28, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 28 April 2014

Columbus Zoo to open new Africa exhibit in May
Source: Sandusky Register

Africa on the way to realising 4.4pc growth in agriculture
Source: KBC

President unveils bronze bust of Nelson Mandela as South Africa marks 20 years of democracy
Source: Fox News

Mauritius leads Africa in using ICT for development – WEF
Source: Human IPO

Seychelles is Africa’s second best ICT nation
Source: Star Africa

Single visa for African countries in the works
Source: TTG Asia

Japan aims to help address African food crisis by training farmers in the region
Source: Japan Daily Press

Sub-Saharan Africans underemployed: IMF
Source: News Day

China set to play bigger role in Africa trade
Source: Shanghai Daily

AU accused of failing to act over S.Sudan violence
Source: Capital FM

Website traffic explosion in South Africa
Source: mybroadband

Developing a regional trade market in East Africa is vital to U.S. political and economic security
Source: U.S. News & World Report

Africa needs investment not aid, says Equity boss
Source: Capital FM

EU increases funding for Ebola in West Africa
Source: Business Day

Military Decline Calls South Africa's Regional Leadership into Question
Source: World Politics Review

South Africa keen to host BRICS Development Bank
Source: Odisha Sun Times

‘Little Africa’ in India
Source: Bangkok Post

"Is there any hope for Africa?"
Source: Somaliland Press



Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 16 April 2014

Kenya says EAC-EU trade talks could be concluded by May
Source: New Europe

Could the rise of ‘original sin’ condemn African governments once more?
Source: Euromoney

Agreements with African countries on focus at Fisheries Council
Source: FIS

President Kenyatta Hosts Drama Festival Finalists
Source: Citizen News

Partnership signed at Africa conference
Source: Yale Daily News

The producers of Kony 2012 say they've learned their lesson, but critics aren't so sure
Source: PRI's The World

President Uhuru Kenyatta says upgrade of national theatre will promote art
Source: Standard Digital

South Sudan Conflict: Personalities, Resources, and Threats
Source: Africa in Transition

Chinese companies face challenges in Gabon
Source: Steel Guru

The 9 Best Jobs In Africa Don't Exist Yet
Source: Forbes

Africa in the Eyes of Westerners
Source: Huffington Post

Security agencies focus on African organised crime
Source: New Era

Report: Africa's Economic Prosperity at Risk From Instability
Source: Voice of America

SABMiller’s Africa sales slow growth
Source: Business Day

Goodbye, Afghanistan — hello, Africa: Air Force sees resource shift as U.S. exits Middle East
Source: Washington Times

Why the sudden rush into Africa? It’s the oil
Source: Dawn

Nadine Gordimer: The disillusion and corruption of post-Mandela South Africa
Source: Christian Science Monitor

South Africa’s Biggest Banks Fined in Money-Laundering Probe
Source: Bloomberg News

Tax payments helping Africa’s ‘quantum jump’ in growth, says bank chief
Source: Out-Law.com

Africa Is Refuting the Usual Economic Pessimism
Source: Wall Street Journal

UK money transfer firms accused of excessive charges on Africa remittances
Source: The Guardian







Monday, April 7, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 7 April 2014

JPMorgan, U.K. Government Invest in Fund for Africa Business 
Source: Bloomberg

20th Commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide 
Source: U.S. Department of State  

World Bank Says Political, Market Turmoil Weighing on Africa 
Source: Wall Street Journal

The Fourth Europe-Africa Summit 
Source: Business Day

Kenya, Turkey to ink deals to enhance bilateral ties 
Source: Shanghai Daily  

Africa Could Feed the World, But Smallholders Will Be Key
Source: Africa Progress Panel

Remote South Africa Village Gets Electricity for First Time -- in 2014 
Source: Voice of America

Kenya's New Bird Stirs Pride in Africa 
Source: Capital FM via AllAfrica.com

Marriott says to open 30 new hotels in South Africa by 2020
Source: Reuters

Nollywood Contributes Massively To Nigeria’s GDP 
Source: Ventures Africa

Nairobi on Course to Become Africa's Second Top City 
Source: Nairobi News

Uganda Police Raid U.S.-Funded AIDS Research Program 
Source: Wall Street Journal

Obama: Rwandan genocide ‘shook the conscience of the world’
Source: The Hill

Marriott becomes largest hotel company in Africa 
Source: Capital FM

Nigeria is Officially “Africa’s Largest Economy” 
Source: Council on Foreign Relations/Africa in Transition

Rwanda: World Joins Rwanda in Mourning Genocide Victims 
Source: The New Times via AllAfrica.com

Kenyatta: We Will Not Negotiate With Terrorists
Source: Citizen News