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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 22 April 2014

Gabon seeks to learn from Moroccan experience in management of expats’ affairs, Gabonese Minister
Source: Morocco World News

In Capturing Nature's Majesty, Film Makes Case for Its Survival
Source: Voice of America

Stowaway Teen May Have Been Trying to Get to Africa, Family: Report
Source: NBC News

Oil is treasure as African piracy shifts west
Source: Horseed Media

Portuguese frigate joins Gulf of Guinea naval anti-piracy exercise
Source: The Portugal News Online

Kenya to seek natural gas from Qatar for 700 MW power plant
Source: Reuters

Cracking down on Nairobi's Somalis
Source: Aljazeera

Airtel Gabon launches 3G+ service
Source: Telecompaper

Nigeria Receives $23m To Implement Environmental Projects – Official
Source: Leadership

The iron lady of booze stirs up a flat beer market
Source: Standard Digital

Rhino Horns Worth $16 Million Stolen in S. Africa
Source: WebProNews

Orlando Bloom found family history in South Africa
Source: New! Magazine

Bloomberg invests $5M in solar-powered lamp for sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Metro News Canada

An African City Creator: 'Lupita Nyong'o Is the Modern African Woman'
Source: BET

French troops in Central African Republic escort Muslims to safety
Source: Reuters

Islamists kill second Somali lawmaker, threaten more attacks
Source: Reuters







Saturday, April 19, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 19 April 2014

Nearly third of Africa implementing climate “smart” schemes
Source: Energy Live News

Strife-weary CAR nostalgic for bloody 'emperor'
Source: Mail & Guardian

Lesotho’s law rejects women chiefs
Source: IOL News

Can South Africa lead Africa?
Source: Aljazeera

Polio Threatens To Spread Through Central Africa
Source: NPR

In Central African Republic, a town embodies the nation's conflict
Source: Christian Science Monitor

In Shift to Africa, US Troops Find Complicated Relationships
Source: Army Times

For rapid growth, Africa is the new China
Source: The Globe and Mail

Interview: UN official draws attention to Africa's economic potential
Source: Xinhua

ANC faces election backlash by disillusioned South Africans
Source: The Irish Times

Mugabe slams Europe's 'homosexual nonsense'
Source: Mail & Guardian

Coke Creates Giant Rainbows To Help South Africa Celebrate 20 Years Of Democracy
Source: Marketing Land

World Economic Forum On Africa: Experts Seek To Involve SMEs
Source: AFK Insider

Addis Ababa to host U.S.-Africa energy summit
Source: Turkish Press

Africa's financial services sector presents opportunities
Source: Authint Mail

Navy Partners US, Others to Fight Oil Theft in Gulf of Guinea
Source: This Day Live

Rail provides foundation to economic take-off
Source: Standard Digital





Friday, April 18, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 18 April 2014

How 'Africa's Oprah' conquered a continent
Source: CNN

Africa's Game of Thrones
Source: The Atlantic

In His First Year, China's Xi Puts Unprecedented Focus on Africa
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Africa's ancient hunter gatherers struggle for survival
Source: CNN

The Fragile Middle: Rising inequality in Africa weighs on new consumers
Source: Financial Times

Mauritanian President: Europe must see Africa in a new light
Source: Euronews

Germany participates in West African naval exercises
Source: Deutsche Welle

Africa’s economy resilient - World Bank
Source: New Vision

Upset Christian fails to force Uhuru to apologize for Bible oath
Source: The Nairobian

Kenya impounds $40mn worth of ivory, arrests 2
Source: Turkish Press

Africa in China's Foreign Policy
Source: Brookings Institution

U.S. Condemns Attacks in South Sudan
Source: U.S. Department of State

Losing Hearts and Minds in Kenya
Source: International Crisis Group

Bombing and mass kidnapping in Nigeria
Source: WBEZ's Worldview

Zimbabwe and Nigeria: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who is the Most Corrupt of Them All?
Source: Africa in Transition




Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Africa News Headlines for 15 April 2014

West African Ebola Outbreak May be Coming Under Control
Source: Nature World News

Carlyle closes Africa fund after raising nearly $700 million
Source: Reuters

Fourth Ghana-Turkey Joint Trade and Economic Cooperation Negotiations opens
Source: BusinessGhana

Why frontier markets are different from emerging markets
Source: Communities Digital News

Cameroonian newspaper editor jailed for defamation
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists

Portland biotech company awarded $3M to develop malaria drug
Source: Portland Business Journal

Rights of Somali refugees must [be] protected, Kenyan religious leaders say
Source: Catholic Sentinel

American “Quality” Press and Nigeria
Source: Africa in Transition

Why a broadband fibre-infrastructure boom awaits Africa
Source: IT Web Africa

World Vision Urges Countries to Support Landmark Child Rights Treaty Entering into Force Today
Source: The Christian Post

Ghana Navy, US Maritime Forces End Maritime Law Enforcement Operations
Source: BusinessGhana

24 foreign navies arrive Nigeria for maneuver
Source: Sun News Online