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All Africa News Headlines- Africa: African Soil Diversity Mapped for the First Time May 20, 2013[SciDev.Net]A team of international experts has drawn up the Soil Atlas of Africa - the first such book mapping this key natural resource - to help farmers, land managers and policymakers understand the diversity and importance of soil and the need to manage it through sustainable use.
- Africa: The Curious Tale of the Missing MDGs and Africa's Progress May 20, 2013[African Arguments]The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have driven the global development agenda since September 2000, when Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, and 191 member states surprised the world by unanimously agreeing and making, the Millennium Declaration. The Millennium Declaration was both a surprising and encouragi […]
- Africa: President Obama to Visit Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania in June/July May 20, 2013[White House]Washington, DC -President Obama and the First Lady look forward to traveling to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania from June 26 - July 3. The President will reinforce the importance that the United States places on our deep and growing ties with countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including through expanding economic growth, investment, and trade; […]
- Africa: It Takes a Village to Educate a Girl May 20, 2013[IPS]Niamey -A decade ago, less than a third of school-aged girls in Niger were in class. Today, though significant cultural and religious opposition remains, nearly two-thirds of girls are enrolled in school.
- Kenya: Seventeen in Court Over Cruelty to 'Parliament' Pigs May 20, 2013[Capital FM]Nairobi -Seventeen protestors who staged the 'Occupy Parliament' demonstration using 31 live pigs last Tuesday have been charged with cruelty to animals.
- Nigeria: Nigeria Targets 700,000 Young Farmers in New Job Initiative May 20, 2013[Premium Times]A new government plan, "Youth in Agriculture", is expected to create jobs for youth.
- Malawi: How to Save a Fish ... a Lake and a People May 20, 2013[IPS]Lilongwe -Lloyd Phiri, a fisherman from Senga Bay on Lake Malawi's shores in Malawi's central region, knows that the lake's water levels are dropping. He can see it in his catch, which has shrunk by more than 80 percent in recent years.
- Liberia: Sirleaf 'Somersaults' Over Spat With Journalists May 20, 2013[FrontPageAfrica]Barely a week after her now infamous declaration that she was "enjoying this benign neglect" and "I wish they will continue it for a long time," when asked to response to a much-publicized blackout by major newspapers and radio stations in Liberia, protesting anti-media statements attributed to the head of her Executive P […]
- Kenya: Restive North Sees Shifting Power, Risks May 20, 2013[IRIN]Garissa-Nairobi -The presence of foreign militias in parts of northeastern Kenya, and their collusion with security officials and business people there, may be to blame for a rise in insecurity in the region, where multiple gun and grenade attacks have been reported over the past two years.
- Nigeria: Parts of Maiduguri Under 24-Hour Curfew May 20, 2013[Premium Times]As Nigerian troops intensify their search for criminals and members of the Boko Haram in Maiduguri, the Joint Task Force on Saturday imposed a 24 hours curfew in places identified as hot spots of Maiduguri,the Borno State capital.
- Africa: African Soil Diversity Mapped for the First Time May 20, 2013
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- VIDEO: Getaway of blind activist retraced May 20, 2013The family of Chen Guangcheng are 'paying for his activism' back home according to the Chinese dissident
- VIDEO: The future Ethiopia only dreamed of May 20, 2013George Alagiah reports on how Ethiopia has overcome adversity and is now showing some of the fastest growth rates in the world.
- VIDEO: Huge tornado rips through Oklahoma May 20, 2013A gigantic tornado has ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City, on the second day in a row the Midwestern state of Oklahoma has been slammed by twisters.
- VIDEO: Toilet paper shortage in Venezuela May 20, 2013The government of Venezuela is trying to import 50 million rolls of toilet paper before supermarket shelves run out of stock.
- VIDEO: Syria troops 'claim Qusair victory' May 20, 2013Fierce fighting is reported in the strategic Syrian town of Qusair, as the state news agency reports that the army has taken control of most of the town.
- VIDEO: Getaway of blind activist retraced May 20, 2013
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