HUMNEWS HEADLINES-March 8, 2010 (Africa and The Middle East)

Africa and the Middle East:

ALGERIA:    

North African countries planning to adopt nuclear energy with French help-http://bit.ly/bZWDQ5

ANGOLA:     Angola hosts workshop for female police officers-http://bit.ly/9g7lyZ

BENIN:      59,000 women bleed to death annually after child birth-http://bit.ly/9j4EbW

BOTSWANA:      

World Human Rights Conference puts Botswana on the spotlight-http://bit.ly/cw8BID

BOTSWANA:      Aspirants Turn Up For Miss Botswana Auditions-http://bit.ly/afgM3a

BURKINA FASO:      World of women in Africa- http://bit.ly/9JMXyP

CAMEROON:     Fight against sexual abuse continues-http://bit.ly/bh6JEz

CAPE VERDE:      Brazil to forgive part of Cape Verde's debt-http://bit.ly/9G1Edl

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC:    

ICC postpones trial of former Congolese leader charged with war crimes-http://bit.ly/9H27N1

CHAD:      Chad food crisis gets attention-http://bit.ly/9iMzwP

COMOROS:      Prime Minister of Qatar to open Comoros aid conference-http://bit.ly/9msFqV

DJIBOUTI:       

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit begins training exercises in Djibouti-http://bit.ly/9DjHH9

EQUATORIAL GUINEA:      

Equatorial Guinea, Egypt join international gas cartel-http://bit.ly/bcRWik

ERITREA:

Defining Mining in Eritrea, Building Eritrea’s First-Ever International Mine-http://bit.ly/9tKa7J

GABON:      Gabon assumes presidency of UN Security Council-http://bit.ly/aC1ARO

GAMBIA:      Children, others deliberate on importance of child rights-http://bit.ly/9sOtsJ

GHANA:       Crown Prince of Japan begins Ghana visit-http://bit.ly/cZS4js

GUINEA:      Guinea sets election date-http://bit.ly/dtHtoL

GUINEA-BISSAU:      

Guinea Bissau is number 10 worst for women worldwide in new survey-http://bit.ly/bSOBsl

LESOTHO:      Yamaha dominates Lesotho Enduro race-http://bit.ly/98si57

LIBERIA:        World Food Programme  Boosts Farming in Liberia-http://bit.ly/dh158T

LIBYA:        Libya delivers Arab League Summit invitations-http://bit.ly/czV8ac

MADAGASCAR:     The battle of the Internet-http://bit.ly/a54wJp

MALAWI:      

Zakumalawi social networking utility similar to Facebook launches-http://bit.ly/aJKVqD

MALI:         Women's rights languish in Mali-http://bit.ly/9xALNk

MALI:        Fight against child malnutrition: What role for the media?- http://bit.ly/98BPRR

MALI :       The conservation of soil is essential for sustainable agriculture-http://bit.ly/cdiCSQ

MAURITANIA:    

Climate Change in Mauritania: Taking Action before it is too late-http://bit.ly/birATo

MAURITANIA:         Mauratania reports new Polio cases-http://bit.ly/bNlVVd

MAYOTTE:          Mayotte - temperatures higher than normal-http://bit.ly/c1DmJG

MOZAMBIQUE:     Mozambique flooding kills 2, 100s evacuated-http://bit.ly/94e8LE

NAMIBIA:       Either in or out of EPA – EU tells Namibia-http://bit.ly/dfmhV9

NIGER:        Once-taboo topic of hunger spoken again-http://bit.ly/dgXI8M

QATAR:       Lack of security hampering work, say aid agencies-http://bit.ly/c5pVys

QATAR:      Inland Sea: a remarkable landscape-http://bit.ly/aLQ5BY

REUNION ISLAND:     Creole art, a melting pot-http://bit.ly/d3vttR

SAO TOME and PRINCIPE:    

Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe sign cooperation programme-http://bit.ly/cQsHZH

SEYCHELLES:     

All ladies airline crew celebrates International Women's Day-http://bit.ly/bSMCtV

SIERRA LEONE:

Sierra Leone to host Commonwealth African Rural Connectivity Forum-http://bit.ly/cJpMVV

SUDAN:      

(Opinion) Unlike previous efforts, the Deby-Bashir deal is promising-http://bit.ly/aiEKdf

SWAZILAND:     COMESA States business forum announced for Swaziland-http://bit.ly/bNfknh

SWAZILAND:     ‘Bholoja’ launches debut album in style-http://bit.ly/bJ8z38

SWAZILAND:     Tackling one crisis at a time does not solve all-http://bit.ly/9MjzMD

TOGO:         Facts about Togo-http://bit.ly/dD0kqw

YEMEN:     

Daly Belgasmi of the World Food Programme on hunger in Yemen-http://bit.ly/9FWtjq