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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 22 October 2014

Why Ebola Hasn’t Really Spread Across West Africa
Source: TIME

Programs help young women in Kenya flee prostitution
Source: Catholic Online

In defence of globalisation: The moral and liberal case
Source: BusinessDay

France's CanalPlus to Launch Pan-African Entertainment Channel
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Georgetown Remembers Revered SFS Dean Carol Lancaster
Source: Georgetown University

Airtel partners with UNESCO for IT youth training in Gabon
Source: Memeburn

MPs express mixed feelings over Mbabazi taking leave
Source: NTV Uganda


Central African Republic: Forgotten Crisis
Source: Africa in Transition

Challenge to Anti-LGBT Law in Nigeria Dismissed
Source: HRC Blog

Most expensive wines in South Africa
Source: BusinessTech

University of Zimbabwe condemned for kissing ban
Source: BBC News

Doubts over Angola snatching Africa's top oil spot
Source: AFP/Yahoo! News

New tactics needed to tap African demand, experts say
Source: The PIE News/Professionals in International Education

BBC Launches WhatsApp ‘Ebola Lifeline’ Service in West Africa
Source: 10,000 Words

Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda leaders to meet Kiir Wednesday
Source: Radio Tamazuj

Ebola and Marburg
Source: Africa in Transition

Uganda Mulls Rebuilding National Airline
Source: Voice of America

Shell finds gas off the coast of Gabon
Source: UPI

South Sudan leaders sign new peace agreement in Tanzania
Source: Vatican Radio

Chimps Caught in First Known Nighttime Crop Raids
Source: Smithsonian

U.S commends Uganda over Peace Corps program
Source: New Vision

Tanzania to hold referendum on new constitution in April 2015
Source: Reuters

Gabon Telecom to bring 4G to 8 cities in first phase
Source: Telecompaper

Church profits from Amama-Museveni row
Source: The Observer

Minnesota readies Ebola monitoring for travelers from W. Africa
Source: Minnesota Public Radio

Nestle keeps W. Africa plants open, ready to act if Ebola spreads: CEO
Source: Reuters

Lalla Salma Ranks third World’s Most Beautiful First Lady
Source: Morocco World News

Africa News Headlines - Special Ebola Edition - 21 October 2014

Source: Sub-Saharan Monitor