News & Info From Northern Africa Links open in a second window powered by FreeFind | General | Business | Sports | Health | Arts & Entertainment News |   Regional & Specific News Feeds       HEALTH NEWS   Zambia: Counting the Cost of Recent Floods Samson Mwenda, a farmer from Namwala in Zambia’s Southern Province, recalls with bitterness the massive floods of the 2007/2008 rainy season and the harsh consequences they had for his life. A prominent farmer who owns more than 3,000 head of cattle, Mwenda found that the floodwaters jeopardised his livelihood by ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Mozambique: Officials Master Floods - But Battle To Contain Diseases That Follow More people have died of cholera following recent floods in Mozambique than the number of those who perished in the rising floodwaters. Most rivers in central and northern Mozambique burst their banks after heavy rains in December, January and February, and as a result of Cyclone Jokwe -- which hit ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Nigeria: Malaria Campaigns Ramp Up Focus on Bed Nets With a million people a year still dying from malaria, the United Nations is leading a new campaign to provide universal coverage of essential malaria control measures -- particularly bed nets -- in Africa by the end of 2010.There is currently funding for 100 million nets over the next year ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Africa: EU Embarks on EPA Charm Offensive After attracting a steady flow of criticism for its handling of trade talks with Africa, the European Commission has gone on something of a charm offensive lately.It has, for example, launched a website dedicated to highlighting any favourable comments that are made about the economic partnership agreements (EPAs) it is ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Uganda: Smaller Families, Manlier Men For Ugandan men, the equation is often a simple one: an abundance of children equals virility and security. This deeply rooted belief has frightening implications, however. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the population of the East African country -- now 31 million -- will exceed 36 million by ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] : U.N. Aims For an AIDS-Free Generation The United Nations is intensifying its worldwide efforts to help create a new generation of children who will be born free of HIV/AIDS, a disease that has particularly devastated parts of sub-Saharan Africa.While the news is "mixed", achieving an "AIDS-free generation is possible", predicts a new U.N. report released Thursday. ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] : EU 'Half-Hearted' in Backing Gender Equality The European Union's efforts to promote gender equality in poor countries have been dubbed "half-hearted" by the bloc's only directly elected institution.Around 17 billion euros (26 billion dollars) has been allocated to the EU's Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) -- aid for Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and South Africa ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Uganda: Exposing ''The African Green Revolution'' Uganda’s major trade partners are not only looking for food markets but also for seed markets. This has happened in a push that has been packaged as ‘‘the new green revolution’’ by corporations involved in biotechnology and chemicals. They have been supported by philanthropic organizations, notably the Rockefeller Foundation and ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Africa: Training Anaesthesiologists to Do, And To Train The need for a global effort to address the shortage of anaesthesiologists in Africa was highlighted over the past week during the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists -- which took place in Cape Town, South Africa. This event, which is held every four years, drew over 7,000 international delegates. It was ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Bush Bids Farewell to Africa In an attempt to polish his image and advance U.S. interests in the twilight of his presidency, George W. Bush is visiting Africa. Bush's second visit to the continent takes him to Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia. Officials and commentators say the U.S. enjoys high regard in these countries ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Powered by AfricaNewsSearch             African News - Index   Southern Africa   Northern Africa   Eastern Africa   Western Africa   The Great Lakes Region   The Horn of Africa   World News           BUSINESS NEWS           South Africa: Interest rate hikes put strain on SA home owners Home owners in South African are coming under increasing strain following several interest rate hikes in recent months. Analysts say some home owners cannot cope with bond re-payments and are ultimately losing their properties. Meanwhile in Polokwane, the number of houses going on auction is increasing. "Two ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Africa: EU Seeks to Subdue Competitive China With the ascendance of China as a robust force on Africa’s economic and political scene, plans are afoot in the European Union (EU) to pre-empt the Asian nation’s dominance on the continent by forming a trilateral partnership that places Europe squarely in the centre.The idea of a multilateral triumvirate was ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Ghana: IRS says extra classes money is taxable Income earned by teachers in both private and public schools from extra classes are liable to taxation, Mr William Charles Sefah-Agyebeng, Assistant Commissioner (Training) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has said. He said it was the responsibility of heads of schools under whose aegis the extra-tuition-for-fees were held ... Read at The Accra Daily Mail - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: 61 carat diamond discovered in SA Lonrho Mining has discovered an "exceptional 61.30 carat fancy yellow diamond" at its Schmidtsdrift Mine, along the western bank of the Vaal River, the company said today. It said that the diamond was octahedron in shape and expected to yield high value. Since the company commenced operations in ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Kenya: World Bank Shifting Gears on AIDS in Africa The World Bank says it is recalibrating its financing for anti-AIDS efforts in Africa, which shoulders more than two-thirds of the world's HIV/AIDS burden.Some 22.5 million Africans are HIV-positive, and AIDS is the leading cause of premature death on the continent, according to the bank. Hardest hit are productive young ... Read at IPS Africa - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] South Africa: Minister defends SA's labour laws Speaking during a debate on his departmental budget vote in Parliament, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has rejected assertions that the country's labour laws are too rigid. The South African labour market is characterised by an oversupply of unskilled workers and a shortage of skilled ones. High population growth constantly ... Read at SABCNews - More Africa news - Have your Say - [Save Story] Powered by AfricaNewsSearch         General News   Arts & Entertainment News   Sports News