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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 19 August 2014

Plan early, Uganda sports federations urged
Source: Kawowo

Gender Commission criticises Uhuru’s Envoys list
Source: Kenya Satellite Network

United Nations warns Nigeria on dangers of open defecation
Source: The Guardian

UN predicts rapid urbanization in Uganda
Source: New Vision

African elephant numbers collapsing
Source: Nature

Legalising prostitution could 'boost' SA's economy
Source: Eyewitness News

Biggest porn watchers in SA revealed
Source: mybroadband

Museveni to water down anti-gay law
Source: Legalbrief Today

Africa needs ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ projects
Source; Business Day

Uganda criminalises HIV transmission
Source: GayNZ.com

The President of Gabon meets with Eni’s CEO
Source: Energy Global

Africa' top business school goes on show in Johannesburg
Source: Bizcommunity

Nigeria-South Africa forum to discuss intra-African trade
Source: SouthAfrica.info

Ugandan President Says Humanities Are Useless; Here’s Why He’s Wrong
Source: Ventures Africa

Partnership with Lagos is for skill acquisition, capacity building – Nigerite
Source: Business Day

UPDF Somalia troops not paid for six months
Source: The Observer

Ugandan archbishop acknowledges gays are “human beings”
Source: Metro Weekly

Arusha college launches degree in good governance
Source: Daily News

African Writers Rip U.S. Summit, Asking ‘For Whose Benefit?’
Source: Black Press USA

Middle Class in Nigeria, Others to Balloon, Says Standard Bank
Source: This Day Live

Crude Oil from Africa Surging to Decrease Dependency on Middle East
Source: Business Korea

Can South Africa's Tourism Boom Survive Its Own Government's Regulations?
Source: Travel Pulse

In Rural Kenya, Pressure Builds Against Female Circumcision
Source: Big News Network/VOA

Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law Masks The Real Scandal – 
A Growing Western Child Sex Trade In Africa
Source: The Daily Caller

Post US-Africa Summit Analysis: Kenya Won The Beauty Pageant
Source: AFK Insider

Ten Books for Approaching Religious Conflict in Nigeria
Source: Africa in Transition

Angola’s Benguela rail project is complete, says construction firm
Source: Out-Law.com

Diplomatic appointments unconstitutional, Uhuru told
Source: News24




Sunday, July 13, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 13 July 2014

Captain Phillips strikes back: Off Horn of Africa, pirates go bye-bye
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Uganda Sugar Exports Stymied by Wars, Regional Trade Barriers
Source: Bloomberg

Kagame’s ambitious challenge
Source: The Independent

Intra‐Regional Trading In Africa
Source: Ventures Africa

Farmers challenged by Africa
Source: Pune Mirror

Trade, not aid, key to helping Africa
Source: The National

Digital battle for African phones
Source: IOL Business Report

Bahrain team helping spread Islam in Africa
Source: Gulf Daily News

Which way for railway transport in East Africa?
Source: The Observer

How Ramadan Impacts Online Shopping Patterns
Source: Ventures Africa

How your old pants and shirts pick pockets of the world’s poorest
Source: Sunday Express

Rich Vietnamese snorting rhino horns are causing a poaching explosion in South Africa
Source: Quartz

African Union Summit endorses Seychelles’ proposals to make tourism a transformative force for Africa
Source: eTurboNews

Parliament to be stripped of powers to deploy KDF
Source: Standard Digital

Libya investment fund names new chief
Source: Arab News

Conflict Alert: Halting South Sudan's Spreading Civil War
Source: International Crisis Group

Mbabazi: My Speeches are Examined with Political Lenses
Source: Chimp Reports

Nigerians among top property buyers in South Africa
Source: Business Day

Multirole Combat Jets Propagate Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Defense News

Marc Faber: Africa is Not Going to Be Another Southeast Asia
Source: The Market Oracle

Bad apples in Africa: Chinese traders' and companies' behaviour worries envoy
Source: South China Morning Post

Investors use Casablanca Finance City to tap Africa’s potential
Source: Financial Times

Central African Republic: killings in the time of transition
Source: Daily News Egypt

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 8 July 2014

Kenya on the Brink
Source: Foreign Policy

Rwandan Shadows
Source: Foreign Policy/Democracy Lab

Bitter winter hits South Africa
Source: IOL News

Kenya, Tanzania attacks hit tourism
Source: IOL News

West Africa’s misguided war on drugs
Source: Arab News

Battered By Civil War, South Sudan Falters Toward 3rd Birthday
Source: NPR/All Things Considered

Ugandan university students forced to be porn actors against their will
Source: Radio Netherlands Worldwide

Kenya: powerful groups in politics and war
Source: Global Post/AFP

Nigeria: Kidnapping and Escape of Women and Girls
Source: Africa in Transition

Kenyans fear fresh cycle of violence as ethnic reconciliation falters
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Africa in 2020: A Look at Major Sectors And Players
Source: Ventures Africa

Boko Haram 'scourge' a warning sign for all West Africa, envoy says
Source: Christian Science Monitor

10 Young African Millionaires To Watch 2014
Source: Forbes

Sisi looks to strengthen Egypt's African ties with Nile in mind
Source: Al-Monitor

Africa as we know her might soon be history thanks to rebels, minerals, and drugs
Source: Mail & Guardian

Mandela Secretary's Memoirs Cause Stir in S. Africa
Source: Voice of America

West Africa: UN envoy cites region’s daunting challenges, Boko Haram threat to Nigeria
Source: UN News Centre

Want to make an easy $300,000 in Africa?
Source: TechZim

The Re-Colonization Of Africa: How The US Military’s War On Terror Is Shield For Expansion Through AFRICOM
Source: MintPress News

Mobilizing Researchers to End Poverty in Africa
Source: World Bank

Scandal erupts over South Africa's 'farm of horrors'
Source: Los Angeles Times

The West is obsessed with ‘saving’ Africa. Is that the problem?
Source: The Washington Post

Africa World Documentary Film Festival kicks off this month
Source: Bizcommunity.com

Central Africa's c.bank cuts rate, revises 2014 GDP forecast down
Source: Reuters

EMD secures African locomotive orders
Source: International Railway Journal

ICTs key in MSMEs growth—Mbabazi
Source: New Vision

Upstanding gallery for 'members only'
Source: Times Live

The Moral Bankruptcy of Failed African States
Source: Somaliland Press

Today's Poll: Should Americans be able to hunt big game in Africa?
Source: The Batavian



Thursday, June 5, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 5 June 2014

U.S. criticizes Rwanda over disappearances, press freedom
Source: defenceWeb/Reuters

Dynasties built on the foundation of Western education
Source: Mail & Guardian

Egypt: African countries urged to restructure national economies
Source: PANA

West African oil flow to North America slows to trickle -traders
Source: Reuters

Montco man gets prison for smuggling elephant ivory
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Central African central bank needs liquidity management overhaul, IMF says
Source: CentralBanking.com

Africa to get its own Wikipedia
Source: Mail & Guardian

African countries feel cornered in EU trade negotiations
Source: EurActiv

Is there a New Cold War that Impacts Africa?
Source: Global Research

Kenya president meets with German former leader
Source: Global Post/Xinhua

Internet use on mobile phones in Africa predicted to increase 20-fold
Source: The Guardian

Central African Republic Bans Texting, Citing Need For Order
Source: NPR

Gov’t prioritizes agric, industry, services and ICT
Source: New Vision

Museveni to visit Kanungu
Source: The Observer

West Africa Shows Promise for Expanded Meat Exports
Source: Farm Futures

Central African bloc to grow by up to 5.5 percent this year -IMF
Source: Reuters

The future of retail in Africa
Source: Cape Business News

Kenya Air Force will be upgraded - Uhuru
Source: The Star

Cameroon, Chad agree to build 700 kilometre railway link
Source: Reuters


Thursday, May 15, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 15 May 2014

Young leaders plot brighter future for Africa
Source: Cape Argus/IOL News

Interview: Dispelling myths about Chad
Source: How We Made It In Africa

Sudan denounces UN claims LRA leader is present in its territory
Source Sudan Tribune

Gabon drops three firms from oil licensing deal
Source: Business Recorder

Orchid fever grips South Africa
Source: IOL Lifestyle

Britain, U.S. warn citizens of high risk of attacks in Kenya
Source: Chicago Tribune

Rwanda, Uganda kick-start regional railway project
Source: New Vision

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s Visit to Africa: A (Rail)road to Success in Sino-African Relations?
Source: Brookings Institution

Advancing Economic Freedom: An Antidote to Boko Haram
Source: The Heritage Foundation

How to feed Africa and sustain the environment
Source: The Africa Report

How wildlife crime links us all to conflicts in Africa
Source: New Scientist

U.S. Africa Command Team supports Department of State-led support effort in Nigeria
Source: DefenceWeb

Kagame’s Singapore of Africa Economy Rewards Debt: Africa Credit
Source: Bloomberg

What homes Africa’s super rich spend their billions on
Source: Standard Digital

Crisis response Marines positioned closer to Africa
Source: Marine Corps Times

The S Africans making it big in America
Source: TechCentral

The U.S. Military’s New Normal in Africa
Source: Huffington Post

Africa's Richest Woman Plans To Increase Stake In Portuguese Bank
Source: Forbes

Criticism Leveled at China on Africa Investment Is 'Absurd,' Says Ambassador
Source: Wall Street Journal

The surge in Africa direct investment
Source: Financial Times

Nigeria, South Africa among foreign investors’ choice locations in Africa
Source: Premium Times

Africa assumes onus on disaster relief with catastrophe insurance pool
Source: Reuters

Chinese Money In Africa Directed Away From Oil, Toward Other Sectors
Source: International Business Times

Mineral Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critique
Source: The African Executive

Boko Haram in Nigeria: The Way Forward
Source: Brookings Institution

China Inc. Moves Factory Floor to Africa
Source: Wall Street Journal

From winery to factories, Chinese firms investing billions in South Africa
Source: South China Morning Post



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