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"Africa has what it takes" to boost food production, despite climate change--ECA

December 6, 2011 Josue Dione, ECA

Despite the challenges posed by climate change, “Africa has what it takes to quadruple food productions from area expansion and yield increase.”

Corruption trial begins for Freetown Mayor, others

December 6, 2011 Freetown Mayor Williams

The corruption trial has begun in Sierra Leone of the Mayor of the capital city, Freetown Herbert George Williams.

Williams, who is charged with 25 counts of graft related offenses by the country’s Anti Corruption Commission, appeared before the Freetown court Judge.


Hundreds of Ivorian refugees returning home from Liberia

December 6, 2011 FLASHBACK:Ivorian refugees in Liberia waiting for relief food

At the start of this year, there was an influx of tens of thousands of Ivorian refugees crossing over the border into neighbouring Liberia, in the wake of the post election violence in the Ivory Coast.

But as this year draws to a close and the fighting has stopped in that country, some of the refugees are voluntarily returning home.

Guinea: 2 million public school pupils without teachers

December 6, 2011 Des élèves et leur encadreur

Guinean authorities say more than 500 teachers in the country have abandoned their posts, leaving a gap in the public school system.

According to the country’s Minister of Civic and Primary Education, Dr Ibrahima Kourouma, efforts are underway to address the problem and carry out the redeployment of some 516 teachers.

ICRC says Senegal Casamance rebellion “a forgotton conflict”

December 5, 2011 ICRC logo

There are a number of trouble spots in the world today that have seen little attention being paid to them by the international community for one reason or another---either because the conflict has dragged on for a protracted period or interest is just not there.

Nigeria: Citizens join their govt in warding off same sex marriage

December 5, 2011 International Gay and Lesbian Rights Commission

After the Nigerian Senate passed a law making same sex marriage illegal, Britain has threatened to cut assistance to the country.

The senate’s law, which makes it a crime for a man to marry a man, and a woman to marry a woman, is being widely welcomed by Nigerians.

Liberia disabled proving they're down but not out

December 5, 2011 Image

People with disabilities may be down or challenged but they are no way out.So it was over the weekend, when the disabled community in Liberia joined their colleagues around...

Nigerian engineers up for rescue of poor road network

December 5, 2011 One of the roads in question

With Nigeria’s road network in a deplorable condition, the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged the Federal government to establish a National Road Fund and the Federal Road Authority to undertake the total management of the Country's roads.

As Gbagbo faces ICC, Ouattara says Ivorians compelled to reconcile

December 5, 2011 Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo

Former Ivorian President Laurent is due to make his first appearance before the International Criminal Court, ICC in The Hague today, Monday to answer charges of crimes against humanity, but current President Alassane Ouattara has no regrets for handing him over.

Fate of people living with HIV: Do you know your status?

December 2, 2011 Join the fight against HIV/AIDS

As programs marking World AIDS Day took place in Ghana on Thursday, the question of what will happen

to the nearly49,000 people living with HIV echoed,  while in Sierra Leone people have been saying

how much they know about the disease and whether they know their HIV status.