[RNW Africa] Today is France's first day with a new president in power: socialist François Hollande received the majority of the population's votes with 51,5%. RNW asked young French Africans in Paris about their choices: did their background play a role in choosing their country's new president? "Most franco-africans voted for the less worse candidate". … [Read more...]
South Africa: ANC Distances Itself From Gay Comments
May 7, 2012 By
[SAPA] Johannesburg - The ANC has distanced itself from an MP's comments about people's unwillingness to promote and protect the rights of gays and lesbians. … [Read more...]
Africa: Trade Talks Threaten Access to Aids Drugs
May 7, 2012 By
[allAfrica.com] Humanitarian aid has come a long way in the last 40 years, says the international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr. Unni Karunakara, but he warns that important health care gains made in the last decade may be reversed if funding is not maintained. … [Read more...]
Uganda: Sudan Sends Delegation to Uganda for Talks
May 7, 2012 By
[New Vision] A Sudanese parliamentary delegation is in Uganda to try to defuse tension between the two countries. … [Read more...]
Liberia: Lawmakers Claim Sirleaf’s Son is a U.S. Citizen
May 7, 2012 By
[New Democrat] Members of the House of Representatives up in arms against the pro bono status of Mr. Robert Sirleaf as board chair of the lucrative National Oil Company (NOCAL) are urging President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to instead set a salary for the position. … [Read more...]
Senegal: Change of Direction in Hunger Response
May 7, 2012 By
[IRIN] Dakar - One day after being sworn in on 2 April, Senegal's new President Macky Sall reversed months of public denial of the hunger affecting over 800,000 of his people - part of the Sahel-wide crisis affecting 16 million inhabitants - by calling on partners to help the country get food to those in need. UN agencies and NGOs are struggling to raise enough … [Read more...]
Mali: Islamists Burn World Heritage Site in Timbuktu
May 7, 2012 By
[RFI] In the northern Malian city, Timbuktu, Ansar Dine Islamist fighters burned the shrine of a local saint on Friday. The mausoleum is classified as part of a World Heritage site by the United Nation's cultural body, Unesco. … [Read more...]
Mozambique: Corruption Threatens Education in Country
May 7, 2012 By
[OSISA] Media reports about Mozambique usually paint a rosy picture of a country with a soaring economy, a young but stable democracy and a bright future. But beneath the happy headlines, Mozambique's long-term prospects are being severely undermined by corruption and impunity within the public sector and particularly the education sector - which could cost the … [Read more...]
