HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 19/20, 2010 (Africa and the Middle East)
Africa and the Middle East
ALGERIA:
Russia to deliver air defense system to Algeria- http://bit.ly/bs3XGM
Algerian buys to explore Fresno produce - http://bit.ly/c8SEr1
Algeria Economy Sluggish despite High Oil Prices- http://bit.ly/aCrZh5
ANGOLA:
Over 400 Constitution Copies Sold in Three Days- http://bit.ly/c43LVw
Women Journalists Forum Plays Video on Domestic Violence- http://bit.ly/cCp1kc
Authorities recorded over 250,000 HIV positive cases in 2009 - http://bit.ly/czEUId
BENIN:
DNA Data bank bill nearing conclusion - http://bit.ly/9LhudP
Gay, illegals issues hamper EU deal with poor nations after 2000 Cotonou Agreement- ttp://bit.ly/b9KAZ0
BOTSWANA:
Botswana, Namibia to defend position on ivory sales- http://bit.ly/dxoLY5
Botswana's richest 'classified information'-Tibone- http://bit.ly/8XZ8uN
Botswana television to go off air anytime this week due to FIFA restrictions - http://bit.ly/95CbZI
Botswana continues to violate Bushman’s rights (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/9FdWza
BURKINA FASO:
Nigeria, Burkina Faso Forge Close Ties- http://bit.ly/a7VA71
Upper East and Burkina Faso form committee to manage White Volta River Basin - http://bit.ly/cCBF9x
Bio-Solutions Corp. Receives First LOI in Burkina Faso for GreenEx(TM), Malaria Combating Organic Insecticide (RELEASE) - http://bit.ly/btX9Sv
CAMEROON:
Chinese fishermen freed after Cameroon kidnap- http://bit.ly/bUKLHL
Turkish President Gul ends 48 hour official visit to Cameroon - http://bit.ly/ATAQ50
Connecting Offices with the World- http://bit.ly/bujkpp
Cameroon hosts seminar on AIDS control in Central Africa - http://bit.ly/aR9980
UNHCR Says More Central African Republic Refugees Entering Cameroon- http://bit.ly/aMWItG
CAPE VERDE:
Brazilian senate expected to approve partial pardon for Cape Verde’s debt- http://bit.ly/aSPGdO
Brazilian delegation in Cape Verde to boost business cooperation - http://bit.ly/bMaSL2
Cape Verde and Mozambique liberalize gaming laws to attract investors - http://bit.ly/daQKuN
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC:
The school run- http://bit.ly/cMmw9h
UNICEF providing books to 145,000 Central African children affected by conflict- http://bit.ly/aILCW7
CHAD:
Hungry season sets in early- http://bit.ly/ayfzpx
COMOROS:
Sanofi-Aventis faces heat as WHO halts use of Shantha vaccine in Comoros - http://bit.ly/dzVa69
DJIBOUTI:
Djibouti to Join Sana'a Grouping-http://bit.ly/aZtC5O
Food Security Outlook Update- http://bit.ly/bClVSm
EQUATORIAL GUINEA:
How Equatorial Guinea stole my Heart (BLOG) - http://bit.ly/cZZQvl
ERITREA:
Potable Water Supply Project in Hirkok Rendering Efficient Service- http://bit.ly/9qgeoV
Eritrea Denies Supporting Militant Groups in Somalia- http://bit.ly/cSPjyx
GABON:
Army reaffirms loyalty to Gabon's leadership after coup warning - http://bit.ly/944Y1Q
President Bongo arrives in Italy- http://bit.ly/9Kr88B
Gabon - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband & Forecasts Reveals Forecasts for 2010 and 2015 for the Country's Fixed-Line, Mobile and Internet Market (RELEASE) - http://bit.ly/dxlzrJ
GAMBIA:
Female power and promise vital in push national development- http://bit.ly/9Ozx05
Italian-funded Food Security programme for Gambia gets underway- http://bit.ly/9Jt6p4
GHANA:
Military academy shuts doors - http://bit.ly/9GZnCS
Ghana-Burkina Faso-Mali to Execute Energy Project- http://bit.ly/aKzsGb
GUINEA:
Guinea’s electoral body to post provisional voters list on March 22- http://bit.ly/aou0oQ
GUINEA-BISSAU:
Electricity supply to capital of Guinea Bissau resolved in three years- http://bit.ly/bjBGfl
LESOTHO:
Basotho chiefs of Lesotho learn Botswana customary court procedures- http://bit.ly/aBsry4
LIBERIA:
Logs Shipment Begins- http://bit.ly/aXsVXE
UNHCR, Partners Gearing Up for Repatriation of Liberian refugees - http://bit.ly/bwrbbm
HIV in Liberia: My Journey to Consciousness (COLUMN) - http://bit.ly/at0PQs
LIBYA:
Qaddafi comment sparks diplomatic row with Nigeria- http://bit.ly/dBdLi1
MADAGASCAR:
AU imposes sanction on Madagascan leader- http://bit.ly/cIDRL8
Will AU sanctions be a "wake-up call"? - http://bit.ly/dj8tZu
Madagascar: UN assists relief efforts after deadly tropical storm- http://bit.ly/bXHLXA
MALAWI:
Local Language Dictionary Released - http://bit.ly/cF63GY
African finance ministers to hold forum in Malawi - http://bit.ly/dBOpHm
MALI:
Mali is hoping to eradicate guinea worm in two years - http://bit.ly/czgW9i
MAURITANIA:
Mauritania’s FM Nouakchott disagrees that Mali hosts the next security summit- http://bit.ly/cd0OWE
Mauritania Says It Will Not Negotiate with Terrorists- http://bit.ly/bmyrLz
MAYOTTE:
The endangered languages of Mayotte- http://bit.ly/b1vXBu
2 Singaporeans arrested for UK insider trading- http://bit.ly/az6ukH
MOZAMBIQUE:
New Mozambique Television Chairperson Sworn in - http://bit.ly/b5zoLZ
Cholera Situation "Stationary"-http://bit.ly/94UZbu
Producers threaten to bring production of jatropha to an end in Mozambique’s Nampula province-
NAMIBIA:
Spoils of independence elude Namibia's 'born frees' (COLUMN) - http://bit.ly/dsgM1a
Namibian opposition to boycott parliament-http://bit.ly/bpKWM7
Raging Floods Swamp North East Namibia-http://bit.ly/dvORRN
NIGER:
Hunger knows no borders- http://bit.ly/aa4BzP
Niger to review Areva uranium agreements- http://bit.ly/c1ZnhK
Another meningitis outbreak? - http://bit.ly/b8AS0H
QATAR:
No trade reprieve for polar bears at CITIES - http://bit.ly/9ul9qP
REUNION ISLAND:
Integration success story in the Indian Ocean (COLUMN) - http://bit.ly/dtg32r
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE:
Japan and UNDP fund environmental project in Sao Tome and Principe - http://bit.ly/9V6zXY
Election dates finally set for São Tomé- http://bit.ly/aCPMfe
SEYCHELLES:
$8 Million Boosts Environmental Health Sciences Center- http://bit.ly/d24uUD
Spanish tuna fishing boats repel pirate attack off Seychelles: owners
SIERRA LEONE:
Sierra Leone to host the second annual general meeting of West Africa Road Safety Organization (WARSO) - http://bit.ly/cgBHro
SUDAN:
Sudan at the crossroads- http://bit.ly/cUEQEJ
Ballot papers arrive in Juba- http://bit.ly/bnkWEw
Sudan: freed ICRC worker Gauthier Lefèvre recounts weeks in captivity- http://bit.ly/dl2X0z
SWAZILAND:
UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators discussed at workshop in Swaziland- http://bit.ly/apghvC
Swazi opposition asks for sanctions- http://bit.ly/c1JPRj
Taiwan opens its doors to Swaziland - http://bit.ly/aSepCo
TOGO:
Togo court declares Victory for President Gnassingbe- http://bit.ly/940U5F
YEMEN:
Decision on $200 billion Yemen-Djibouti development ‘due by April’- http://bit.ly/9SVM6h
'Friends of Yemen' to meet in Abu Dhabi- http://bit.ly/9Sb1cw
WESTERN SAHARA:
UN envoy for Western Sahara begins regional tour- http://bit.ly/d6UnuA
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