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Red Cross uses text messages to save lives in Sierra Leone

The Red Cross has teamed up with the telecommunications industry to use mobile phone technology, to...

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Nigerian author Prof. Chinua Achebe is dead

Professor Chinua Achebe, one of the world’s most famous authors has died. The Nigerian born...

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Women Advancement Forum to be held in Johannesburg

The 2013 Women Advancement Forum (WAF-MDG 2013) will be held at the Birchwood Hotel in...

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African Achievers honoured in Nairobi

African Achievers Awards ceremony was recently held in Nairobi. The Awards recognise achievements...

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“Ni Sisi” – new film promoting peace released in Kenya

Kenyan NGO S.A.F.E. (www.safekenya.org), which uses street theatre and film to deliver social...

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Congo’s Masisi region faces growing insecurity and threat of...

The eastern Congolese region of Masisi is the site of a growing humanitarian crisis as hundreds of...

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Africa’s Rising. Really

Although much still remains to be done, the African continent has come a long way and needs all her...

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British special constable shot dead in Kenya

A Special Constable with the Metropolitan Police Service has been shot dead in Kenya. Jamal...

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HRH Igwe to host Ofala Festival in Onitsha

The Nigerian traditional ruler of Ibagwa Nike Enugu, His Royal Highness, Igwe (Dr) Emmanuel Ugwu...