Thursday, July 17, 2014
Daily Africa News - July 17, 2014
Nigerian President Seeks $1B to Fight Boko Haram Goodluck Jonathan says government needs money to 'upgrade the equipment, training and logistics of the armed forces' More UN Panel: Expel Militia Fighters From CAR Armed Forces Report says armed forces have been a main source of weapons, fueling conflict, and lines between who is a solider and who is a militiaman are blurred More Gunmen Kill 14 Tunisian Soldiers Militants, seeking refuge in Chaambi, attacked soldiers who were breaking their fast for the evening More HRW: Ugandan Police Abusing Street Children Many communities, as well as local authorities, see street children as a source of crime, which puts them at risk More Ancient Tooth Plaque Reveals Diet Findings in central Sudan indicates prehistoric people understood nutritional and medicinal value of plants. More African Agriculture Needs Young Entrepreneurs Young Africans don’t perceive agriculture as a career path More |
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Daily Africa News - July 16, 2014
'Mastermind' of Abuja Blast Back in Nigeria Officials say Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche's arrest was a major win for security forces, who have been heavily criticized for failing to rescue kidnapped girls More New Study Indicates Higher Death Toll in CAR Doctors Without Borders says that nearly 2,600 people were killed between November 2013 and April of this year More Malaria Parasite Has Achilles Heel Researchers say protein pore could be drug target More Mali Government, Rebels Hold Talks Meeting in Algiers aims to hash out final peace arrangement a year after returning to democracy More Ghana' President Names New Defense Minister No reason given for cabinet shake-up, the first since John Dramani Mahama took office last year More Controversial Mombasa Mosque Sees Drop in Attendance Kenyan coastal city's Musa mosque has been a magnet for police surveillance because of suspected radicalism and connections to al-Shabab More Rights Advocates: Kidnapping, Rape of Women and Girls Too Common Young girls in conflict areas are at high risk of repeated sexual abuse More For South Africans, a Bittersweet Birthday Celebration for Nelson Mandela Friday will be the first Mandela Day to happen without its namesake More |
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
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Nigerian President Seeks $1B to Fight Boko Haram
UN Panel: Expel Militia Fighters From CAR Armed Forces
Gunmen Kill 14 Tunisian Soldiers
HRW: Ugandan Police Abusing Street Children
Ancient Tooth Plaque Reveals Diet
African Agriculture Needs Young Entrepreneurs
'Mastermind' of Abuja Blast Back in Nigeria
New Study Indicates Higher Death Toll in CAR
Malaria Parasite Has Achilles Heel
Mali Government, Rebels Hold Talks
Ghana' President Names New Defense Minister
Controversial Mombasa Mosque Sees Drop in Attendance
Rights Advocates: Kidnapping, Rape of Women and Girls Too Common
For South Africans, a Bittersweet Birthday Celebration for Nelson Mandela 