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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 10 December 2014

How Prince William Came to Love Wildlife
Source: People

Ebola Fighters are TIME Person of the Year

Source: TVNewser

Africa’s future brighter than ever, Uhuru says
Source: Capital FM

SacOil considers Mozambique gas pipeline
Source: Energy Global

Africa Focus: Kenya denies existence of police death squads
Source: Shanghai Daily

Private Sector Role in Achieving Africa’s Economic Transformation
Source: The African Executive

Combating the African Wildlife Trade in China
Source: Newsweek

Google Images Help Perpetuate African Stereotypes
Source: Atlanta Black Star

South Africa approaches online content censorship
Source: Screen Africa

Displaced in Kenya Hope for Justice Without ICC
Source: Voice of America

Nelson Mandela and the Land Question in South Africa
Source: Africa in Transition

Uganda losing business over anti-gay bill US warns
Source: The New Age

Relocating Kenya's Capital City
Source: The African Executive

Nigeria: A People, An Economy And Its Prospects
Source: Leadership

Kenya and the international court: One gone, another to go
Source: The Economist

Porn TV's prime-time ban upheld by court
Source: Times Live

Ghana's import tax removal on smartphones expected to boost local Africa production
Source: Network World

Spotlighting racism, stigma, UN launches International Decade of People of African Descent
Source: UN News Centre

Debt and hunger at birthplace of Ebola in Guinea
Source: The Washington Post/AP

Saving elephants is behind Auburn man's photographic safaris
Source: Cleveland.com

Elephant Slaughter, Corruption, and Illegal Ivory Trade Trigger Environmentalists’ Objections to Millennium Challenge Corporation’s $450 Million Aid to Tanzania
Source: WPRI/AP

Tourists shouldn’t cancel African safaris over misplaced Ebola fear
Source: The Korea Herald

Man’s Best Friend is Helping Us Save Endangered African Wildlife
Source: Care2

Africa in spotlight at meeting of 122 ICC members
Source: WRAL/AP



Thursday, October 2, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 2 October 2014

Oscar Pistorius' iPad Included 'Free Mobile Porn' Visit Day Before He Killed Girlfriend, Report
Source: Sports World News

Ebola and Counterinsurgency—A Struggle for Legitimacy
Source: Africa in Transition

Museveni calls for value addition in mining industry
Source: New Vision

Q&A: YALI Fellow Amadou “Chico” Cissoko Talks African Innovation
Source: AFK Insider

US increases cap on duty-free apparel from Africa
Source: just-style

Here Are The Economic Effects Of The Worsening Africa Ebola Outbreak
Source: Africa in Focus

Rugunda sworn in as PM, sets out priorities
Source: New Vision

Nigeria’s Boko Haram and Heavy Weapons
Source: Africa in Transition

Africans attacked in Delhi: Envoys seek 'fair probe'
Source: Hindustan Times

12 Africans Shortlisted For UK Engineering Innovation Awards
Source: Ventures Africa

Stocks Looking for the Next Big Africa Oil Gusher in Namibia
Source: Small Cap Network

Uganda to showcase 14 projects at London summit
Source: New Vision

Free giveaways planned for Equatorial Guinea's .gq domain
Source: IT Web Africa

Boko Haram leader dismisses claims of his death in new video
Source: Yahoo!7 News

Elephant conservation: The need for political will
Source: Daily Maverick

Tanzania to ban public officials from holding private sector jobs
Source: Reuters

UN General Assembly President welcomes multilateral fight against terror
Source: Xinhua

'Together we can make a difference,' says General Assembly President, previewing work ahead
Source: India Blooms

Owners will lose rights over mineral-rich land - Museveni
Source: Daily Monitor




Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 20 August 2014

China must stop its arms sales to war-torn South Sudan
Source: South China Morning Post

Shortage of school toilets leaves stink
Source: IOL/Daily News


Africa’s necessary data revolution
Source; Korea JoongAng Daily

E-readers bring hope to Africa's schools
Source: CNN

Uganda Foreign Missions websites a disaster
Source: New Vision

African Women Are Africa's Future
Source: The Huffington Post

'Sony phones top for porn in SA'
Source: iAfrica.com

Can China Save Africa's Elephants?
Source: Bloomberg View

Global Consulting Firm Links Businesses to Partnerships in Africa
Source: AFK Insider

'In Morocco youth unemployment is driving up inequality'
Source: The Guardian

Aga Khan Development Network to Invest U.S. $1 Billion (Sh1.6 Trillion)in Expansion Plans for Tanzania
Source: Daily News

Conservationists Urge Action As African Elephants Reach Tipping Point
Source: NPR/Here & Now

African Media Tries to Educate Public About Ebola
Source: Voice of America

Mutharika Urged to Protect Sexual Minorities in Malawi
Source: Nyasa Times

UK, US support Uganda malaria eradication efforts
Source: New Vision

Museveni tells off Bukusu, Bagisu over archaic circumcision ritual, 
says it promotes prostitution
Source: The Star

These Two Charts Show How China Is Helping Decimate Africa's Elephants
Source; Foreign Policy

President Uhuru assures investors in tourism industry of support
Source: Standard Digital

FM: Kenya Supports Iran's Right to Use Peaceful N. Technology
Source: Fars News Agency

In Liberia, Ebola Quarantine Sparks Riots
Source: NPR/Here & Now

Clearing the air on US-Kenya relations
Source: Standard Digital

Why Are So Many Women Dying From Ebola?
Source: Foreign Policy




Monday, August 18, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 18 August 2014

The truth about porn in South Africa
Source: Mybroadband

South Sudan's Coming Famine
Source: Foreign Policy

Handmaiden to Africa's Generals
Source: The New York Times

Kenya seals deals worth Sh50b in the US
Source: Standard Digital

Behind the Africa-America Summit
Source: The Independent

SA teen sexting warning
Source: IOL/Daily News

Scramble for ‘New Africa’ hots up
Source: Zambia Daily Mail

Finally, A Continent Gets Recognized: US-Africa Summit Begins History Anew
Source: Tadias Magazine

Giant Rats Trained to Sniff Out Tuberculosis in Africa
Source: National Geographic

China’s million-migrant march into Africa
Source: The Japan Times

Gabon rules out closing border over Ebola, vows to remain vigilant
Source: Shanghai Daily

Ugandan gays who fled to Kenya still feel danger
Source: Hawaii News Now/AP

Conflict experts warn South Sudan may not end soon
Source: NTV

Museveni blamed for trillion railway deal mess
Source: The Independent

Africa to catch up with Asian economic powerhouses - SADC
Source: Coastweek/Xinhua

Turkey Plans to Invest in Africa's Energy Industry
Source: Daily Sabah

How Pygmy People Got Their Short Stature
Source: Live Science

Chelsea Clinton Wants You to Help End Elephant Poaching
Source: Gotham Magazine

The 1st National Forum on Gabon Oil & Gas Opens Exhibition to the Public
Source: StarAfrica

Can kimchi cure Ebola?
Source: Saludify

Gambia: Progress slow in implementation of money laundering measures
Source: African Manager

Poachers Killed 8 Percent of All African Elephants in 2011
Source: Motherboard

Mogae vents frustration at Botswana over HIV fight
Source: StarAfrica

THE CHATTER: Ebola also threatens economies, says Moody's
Source: Business Day




Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 9 July 2014


Americans Think Africa Is One Big Wild Animal Reserve
Source: The New Republic

US: African Leaders Should Honor Constitutional Term Limits
Source: Voice of America

Boko Haram: Terror’s Insidious New Face
Source: Newsweek

Canal+ launches new channel for Africa
Source: Digital TV Europe

Sasol begins study for gas-to-liquids plant in Mozambique
Source: SouthAfrica.info

Gabon signs Global Tax Convention
Source: Business Ghana

Sudanese president hold talks with Qatar’s Emir in Doha
Source: Sudan Tribune

Museveni era and the killing of the civil service
Source: The Observer

SABMiller to reduce water use by 14% in sustainability pledge
Source: Moneyweb

Big Beer: How Does SABMiller Stack Up?
Source: Guru Focus

Facebook Officially Doesn't Approve of Dead Animals or Baby Butts
Source: The Wire

Global effort needed to stem elephant slaughter: CITES
Source: Business Recorder

Djibouti In Legal Dispute With DP World Over Port Concession
Source: Gulf Business

Africa's Challenges Are Tech Startups' Opportunities
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Vatican, exorcism and witch hunting in Africa
Source: Sierra Express Media

Why Is Namibia Killing Its Rare Desert Elephants?
Source: Scientific American

Ugandan gay activist John Abdallah Wambere, unable to return home, visits Portland to screen "Call Me Kuchu"
Source: The Oregonian

Immunity for African Leaders?
Source: Africa in Transition

President Uhuru Kenyatta banks on reform agenda to create more jobs
Source: Standard Digital

Now Small Farmers In East Africa Can Sell On The World Market
Source: Huffington Post

UNSC concern over Ebola, terror threats in West Africa
Source: Firstpost

W’Africa gets innovative cancer care facility
Source: The Guardian Nigeria


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 20 May 2014

Africa’s First Bitcoin ATM Ready for May Launch
Source: CoinDesk

8 Facts about China's Investments in Africa
Source: Brookings Now

Kenya tourism in turmoil amid terror warnings
Source: Fox News

President Bongo to Open World's First African Citizens' Summit in Gabon May 23 at New York Forum Africa
Source: Digital Journal

Confronting fundamental sexism in Africa
Source: Aljazeera

How clean and fair are Africa's mines?
Source: Deutsche Welle

M & G Media launches Africa digital news platform
Source: NewsDay

Islanders drinking less? Large drop recorded in Seychelles alcohol consumption
Source: Seychelles News Agency

Kenya authorities have enhanced security at key installations
Source: Coastweek

Foreign Investment in Africa Seen at Record $80 Billion in 2014, Report Shows
Source: Wall Street Journal

China is a good friend for Africa, ready to support elephant conservation
Source: eTurbo News

The web at 25: what impact has it had across Africa?
Source: The Guardian

Africa investors looking beyond negative headlines -World Bank
Source: Reuters

Betty White To Join Jack Hanna At Heart Of Africa Kick-Off
Source: WBNS-10TV

Africa: Land of Milk and Beef?
Source: AgWeb

Africa’s collective GDP is at least a third larger than officials say it is
Source: Quartz

Gabon Set to Host Afreximbank Economic Forum
Source: AFK Insider

U.N. Eyes African Oil Levy To Fight Disease
Source: Beverly Hills Courier

African art: a good investment?
Source: The Telegraph


Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 14 May 2014

Poachers Slaughter Dozens of Elephants in Key African Park
Source: National Geographic

China to Extend Over $12 Bln in Aid to Africa
Source: China Digital Times

The Second Scramble For Africa Is In Foreign Investments
Source: AFK Insider

How to deliver on 'Africa's promise'
Source: Devex

Mayor’s R107 000 trip to Gabon
Source: The Mercury/IOL News

African cities to unite in Africa Day cultural festival
Source: News24

Let South Sudan learn from South Africa
Source: New Vision

Stop the scramble: Africa rewards patient investors
Source: Financial Times

UN to hear call to boost African technology adoption
Source: IT Web Africa

Muslims and Christians in Africa Work Together to Prevent Malaria
Source: Live Science

Does Debt Forgiveness Work? Ask Africa
Source: Huffington Post

Why A Middle East Telecom Firm Is Choosing A Moroccan Partner To Expand In Africa
Source; Forbes

Mbabazi youths in Museveni U-turn
Source: The Observer

South Africa, Swaziland proposed rail link on hold
Source: BD Live

What the Kenya Railroad Says About China's Approach to Africa
Source: International Business Times

US Restricts Intel from Nigeria on Missing Girls
Source: Military.com

Will Nigeria’s government acknowledge Boko Haram’s prisoner exchange proposal?
Source: PBS Newshour


Thursday, May 8, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 8 May 2014

Snip Decision: Africa's Campaign To Circumcise Its Men
Source: NPR All Things Considered

Michelle Obama's hashtag help sign for Nigerian girls irks Twitter critics
Source: Washington Times

How Africa Can Capitalize on Its Progress
Source: Wall Street Journal

South Africans disappointed by growing inequality
Source: Marketplace

Examining the state of media freedom in Southern Africa
Source: Bizcommunity

36 million arrivals and counting: Sub-Saharan Africa keeps growing
Source: TTG Digital

We Must Break Money Transfer Monopolies in Africa, Says WorldRemit
Source: MarketWatch

Cost of Somali piracy falls, but West Africa piracy increasing: Report
Source: Business Insurance

Civil War Invades An Elephant Sanctuary: One Researcher's Escape
Source: NPR Morning Edition

Report says Africa loses 50 bln USD in illicit cash flows
Source: Shanghai Daily

Nigeria, South Africa partner to push intra-African economic integration
Source: Business Day

Security Worries Cloud African Economic Picture
Source: Wall Street Journal

Global cost of Somali piracy 'halved' in 2013
Source: Aljazeera

Let’s reduce trade barriers, Uhuru tells Abuja panel
Source: Daily Nation

Peacekeeping Missions Lack Trust In Central African Republic
Source: NPR Morning Edition

Hell Is an Understatement: A report from the bloody, crumbling Central African Republic
Source: The New Republic

LRA leader within S. Sudan’s disputed region, says UN
Source: Sudan Tribune

An Hour With Africa’s Richest Man
Source: TIME

ANC losing parliamentary seats in South Africa's elections
Source: The Africa Report

France to Keep Troops in Africa Against Extremists
Source: ABC News/AP

China Proposes China-Africa Regional Aviation Plan
Source: Channels

Africa Features High On Emirates Airline Priority List
Source: Wall Street Journal

Fast growing retail and e-commerce in Africa offers Huge potential – DHL
Source: PC Tech

Content nodes to accelerate Africa’s Internet
Source: Biztech Africa

U.S. Team To Assist Nigeria In Locating Kidnapped School Girls
Source: NPR Morning Edition

Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta Helped Launch a “Visa free travel in Africa”
Source: Geeska Afrika

Africa Should Not Follow China's Model, Beijing's Ambassador Says
Source: Forbes

What’s Wrong With the Electrify Africa Act
Source: The Nation





Sunday, April 27, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 27 April 2014

Desmond Tutu: I'm glad Nelson Mandela is dead
Source: The New Zealand Herald

Ernest Bai Koroma led Govt. receives $25M grant from World Bank
Source: Sierra Express Media

Arusha prepares for presidents
Source: East African Business Week

Zimbabwe opposition in disarray
Source: Financial Times

South Africa celebrates 20 years since apartheid
Source: Oman Daily Observer

Election violence flares in South Africa's platinum mining belt
Source: Buenos Aires Herald

Delivering for the born-free generation
Source: Financial Times

Scottish charity donates to Tanzania floating hospital
Source: East African Business Week

Survivors of Ebola face second 'disease': stigma
Source: Hutchinson News

Manhunt! Kenya Poaching Patrol Seeks Killers of Six Elephants
Source: TakePart

Tanzania marks 50th anniversary of Union Day
Source: ENCA

Indian exports to W Africa post 22% growth
Source: Gulf Times

Young African Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets to Success
Source: Atlanta Black Star

Economists Fear Impact Of China’s Slow Growth For Africa
Source: Investing.com

East Africa To Access Facebook On Tigo Free Of Charge
Source: SpyGhana

John XXIII, John Paul II, and the Quest for Peace in Africa
Source: The Catholic World Report

Somalia-bound airlines complain of undercutting by rivals
Source: Mareeg Media





Monday, April 21, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 21 April 2014

The science of why most marathon winners are from east Africa
Source: Vox

How Uganda Helped Me Mark Passover
Source: The Jewish Daily Forward

Aid To Sub-Sahara Expected To Decline – Analysis
Source: Eurasia Review

Nairobi, Addis Ababa nearing global city status
Source: Standard Digital

Africa's Elephant Havens Threatened by Political, Military Moves
Source: Auto World News

Africa gets new fund for climate change projects
Source: Standard Digital

Nigeria’s Boko Haram: “We Are in Abuja!”
Source: Africa in Transition

Humans May Have Left Africa Earlier Than Thought
Source: Discovery.com

Robert Mugabe is the lowest paid President in Africa
Source: ZimDaily

What Jews Can Learn From Rwandans
Source: The Jewish Daily Forward

International aid can’t arrive soon enough for the Central African Republic
Source: Washington Post

Tanzania set to relax its rules on capital controls
Source: Daily News

African Currency Unit: An Urgent Question in the Midst of the Capitalist Crisis
Source: Toward Freedom

Senegal's ex-president Wade to return home
Source: AFP

New Report Commissioned by Born Free USA Confirms Organized Crime, Government Corruption, and Militia Links to Elephant Poaching and the Ivory Trade
Source: Gnomes National News Service

Lawmakers push for expedited Congolese adoptions
Source: The Hill

South Africa's ANC set for two-thirds majority: poll
Source: Reuters




Sunday, April 20, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 20 April 2014

Chinese, Gabonese presidents exchange congratulations on anniversary of ties
Source: Xinhua

Benin: Africa urged to follow the example of China in development programme
Source: African Manager

Skytrax: Kigali Airport Best in East Africa
Source: This Day Live

Zuriel Meets Assistant Secretary of State for Africa in Washington DC
Source: Business Day

Nigeria introduces novel recycling incentives
Source: Aljazeera

Pope Francis makes Easter plea for peace in Ukraine, Syria and Africa
Source: Calgary Sun

Omidyar Network's Karol Boudreaux offers optimistic view of African economies
Source: Examiner.com

Private-equity investors look deeper into Africa
Source: Business Day

'The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa,' by Dayo Olopade
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Carlyle launches sub-Saharan Africa fund
Source: Gulf News

Conservationist Shot In Africa's Oldest Nature Preserve
Source: NPR

SOMALIA: Al-Shabaab woos Coast youth as noose tightens
Source: Midnimo

Chilling ghost of Rwanda genocide lives on two decades later
Source: Standard Digital

Africa land grabs endanger elephants
Source: Fox News

Silesian student spends 15 months in Central Africa to investigate ivory trade
Source: Prague Post

President Uhuru Kenyatta to lead five cabinet secretaries for a state visit to Qatar
Source: Standard Digital

Turkey's increasing trade with Africa hoped to combat CAD
Source: Sunday's Zaman



Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 8 April 2014

Telemedicine Connects UVa. to Uganda 
Source: Charlottesville Newsplex

WB paints positive picture of sub-Saharan economies

Source: The Star

Interesting take on Zimbabwe’s Innovation hubs 
Source: TechZim

€12 million for sustainable exploitation of the forest 
Source: Gabonews

Uganda Delegation and UVA Talk Telemedicine 
Source: NBC29

Gabon: Ground Zero for Forest Elephants
Source: National Geographic

8 Maps That Will Change the Way You Look at Africa
Source: Huffington Post

Pope Francis presses anti-AIDS chastity strategy in Africa
Source: AP

Experts Weekly: How Can Africa's Water and Sanitation Shortfall be Solved?
Source: Think Africa Press

Nigerian GDP Jumps 89% As Economists Add In Telecoms, Nollywood
Source: International Business Times

President Uhuru Kenyatta apologises to Rwanda for Kenya's failure to intervene during 1994 genocide
Source: Standard Digital

Museveni assures Rwanda of support

Source: New Vision

UNHCR 'concerned' over mass Kenya arrests
Source: BBC News