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Sarawak celebrates Kayan Carnival

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:56:13 GMT

The Sarawak Kayan Carnival over the weekend here can become an important event in the calendar of Miri city and be a tourist attraction, according to deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan.

McGill researcher on a quest to cure disfiguring parasitic disease

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:55:42 GMT

This release is available in French . Eating a meal in a restaurant is one of those trivial, everyday activities we take for granted in the developed world.

WEST AFRICA: HIV law "a double-edged sword"

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:09:57 GMT

JOHANNESBURG Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - West Africa has the dubious distinction of having the most HIV legislation in sub-Saharan Africa: over 10 countries in the region have developed HIV laws, often with provisions that have sometimes been described as "terrifying", and a danger to HIV-positive people.

MIPR: Ensure Tourism Facilities Infrastructure, In Good Condition

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:59:25 GMT

The Minister of Industry and Primary Resources , Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Yahya Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Hj Bakar, inspected the tourism facilities and infrastructure in the ...

Burkina Faso: Finding New Ways to Feed HIV-Positive People

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:11:50 GMT

High food prices and cuts in food aid to HIV-positive people are forcing relief organisations in Burkina Faso to take another look at local foods to keep people healthy.

.com features news,analyses,and roundups of events in and about Africa

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:18:19 GMT

Some foreign mine owners in Zambia have threatened to su e the government over the new tax regime for the mining sector, the state-run Za m bia Daily Mail reported Monday.

Outrage after president's home attacked in Guinea-Bissau 'mutiny'

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:58:25 GMT

A west African delegation was due in Bissau Monday to show solidarity after a gun battle at the residence of Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira left one suspected mutineer dead and several government ...

World cotton production falls as farmers turn to new crops

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:04:30 GMT

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso: World cotton production is set to fall six per cent to 24.7 million tonnes over the next year as growers turn to other crops to make money, an ...

AFRICA: World crises “must not detract from poverty eradication”

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:20:12 GMT

ADDIS ABABA Friday, November 21, 2008 (IRIN) - Initiatives aimed at eradicating poverty in Africa must continue, despite global financial, food, energy and environmental crises, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro, said on 20 November.

GLOBAL: We can save more babies, say researchers

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:10:03 GMT

JOHANNESBURG Thursday, November 20, 2008 (IRIN) - A ground-breaking South African study has provided the first hard evidence that treating HIV-positive babies with antiretroviral (ARV) medicines from as early as six weeks dramatically improves their chances of survival.

GLOBAL: UN launches record appeal for humanitarian aid

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:15:04 GMT

GENEVA Thursday, November 20, 2008 (IRIN) - The UN is asking for a record US$7 billion to help 30 million people in Africa and the Middle East.

Burkina Faso: Finding new ways to feed HIV-positive people

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:55:40 GMT

OUAGADOUGOU, 19 November 2008 - High food prices and cuts in food aid to HIV-positive people are forcing relief organisations in Burkina Faso to take another look at local foods to keep people healthy.

BURKINA FASO: Finding new ways to feed HIV-positive people

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:00:01 GMT

OUAGADOUGOU Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (IRIN) - High food prices and cuts in food aid to HIV-positive people are forcing relief organisations in Burkina Faso to take another look at local foods to keep people healthy.

GLOBAL: Juggling emergency aid and long-term development

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:50:02 GMT

NEW YORK Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (IRIN) - As the global recession bites, analysts are asking if emergencies such as natural disasters will continue to receive funding while development aid, which could save many more lives long-term, such as agricultural investment in Africa, is left to languish.

Role of technology in combating climate change and cyberthreats lauded at UN forum

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:29:56 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has joined with two of Africa's leaders in lauding the efforts of the United Nations telecommunications agency in promoting the use of information and communication technology to ...

Bus, truck collision kills more than 60

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:28:59 GMT

A collision between a passenger bus and a truck killed more than 60 people yesterday in the West African nation of Burkina Faso.

Scores killed in Burkina Faso crash

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:24:52 GMT

At least 59 people were killed on Saturday when a bus carrying 75 passengers and a truck collided and caught fire in Burkina Faso in one of the west African country's worst road accidents, an official said.

Report: 34 killed in road accident in Burkina Faso

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:39:35 GMT

A collision between a passenger bus and a truck killed more than 30 people Saturday in the West African nation of Burkina Faso, the state radio reported.

The crash occurred before dawn on a thoroughfare west of the capital, Ouagadougou, the radio reported. Fire swept through the bus after the crash, and at least 34 people died and others were injured, it said.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash, and officials were not immediately available for comment from the remote accident site.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU): ITU high-level a

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:59:36 GMT

In his message to the gathering, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed ITU's commitment to 'connecting the world'. Commending ITU's work in striving to make the ICT sector climate neutral, Mr Ban said, ...

GLOBAL: Tight belts, tough choices for charities

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:00:01 GMT

NEW YORK Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian organisations face tough choices if the global financial crisis affects their income, as some analysts predict. Although it is too soon to predict the full impact of the crisis on funding, some agencies told IRIN they were reviewing possible cutbacks and some have started tightening their belts.

GLOBAL: Emergency education gains ground

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:06 GMT

DAKAR Thursday, November 13, 2008 (IRIN) - Humanitarian policy-makers have endorsed internationally-agreed standards on rebuilding education sectors shattered by crises, in a move experts say shows that education is increasingly being regarded as life-saving.

Cote d'Ivoire: November Election Officially Canceled

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:58:07 GMT

A high-level group overseeing Cte d'Ivoire's peace process has called on the electoral commission to meet with political leaders and civil society to decide a new date for presidential elections.

WEST AFRICA: Remittances set to fall in 2009

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:50:10 GMT

DAKAR Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - For the first time in over a decade remittances to sub-Saharan Africa are set to fall in 2009, increasing people’s vulnerability to poverty, officials at the World Bank say. Remittance income in developing countries is expected to decline by about 1 percent from 2008 to 2009.

GLOBAL: G20 "must stand by aid pledges"

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:50:12 GMT

NEW YORK Tuesday, November 11, 2008 (IRIN) - Leaders of the top 20 industrial and big emerging-market countries will be asked to reaffirm their commitments to development assistance at the emergency summit on 15 November convened by President George W Bush to address the global financial crisis.

GLOBAL: Top UN official interviewed on global aid challenges

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:30:07 GMT

DUBAI Monday, November 10, 2008 (IRIN) - John Holmes, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, has been in Dubai attending the inaugural Summit on the Global Agenda held by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) in partnership with the government of Dubai (7-9 November).

Junior Wasps Fall to Burkina Faso

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:18:05 GMT

Ernest Kwizera's first half strike could not earn Rwanda a much needed victory over hosts Burkina Faso in the first leg of the final round of the African U-17 Championship.

Ivory Coast leaders to meet and discuss delayed elections

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:09:32 GMT

Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore is flanked by Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro during a meeting last month in Ouagadougou OUAGADOUGOU: Ivory Coast's main political ...

Japan firm denies melamine detected in its milk powder

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:03:29 GMT

A health official in the West African country said on Saturday that milk powder sent from Japan was found to be contaminated with melamine at eight times the level permitted by law.

ECOWAS leader laments surge in drug-trafficking

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:52:45 GMT

P RESIDENT of the Economic Community of West African states and Burkina Faso's leader Blaise Compaore, has warned that the region has become a hub for a drug-trafficking industry that threatens regional ...

GLOBAL: Falling foul of the Fund

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:00:07 GMT

NAIROBI Tuesday, November 04, 2008 (IRIN) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was formed in 2001 for the purpose of setting up an innovative approach to providing finance to combat the three diseases that kill more than six million people worldwide every year.

Burkina Faso: Two Yellow Fever Cases Spark Fresh Vaccine Campaign - UN

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:05:39 GMT

Two boys in northern Burkina Faso have contracted yellow fever in a fresh outbreak of the disease that has already claimed the life of the eldest child, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.

Two yellow fever cases in Burkina Faso spark fresh vaccine campaign - " UN

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:46:42 GMT

AFRICA: Investment key to doubling rice production

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:30:06 GMT

NAIROBI Monday, November 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Greater investment to double rice production in Africa is needed to reduce food insecurity as well as improve livelihoods, specialists urged.

Former Liberian Warlord Claims He Was Ordered to Assassinate Burkinabe Leader Thomas Sankara

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:59:34 GMT

MONROVIA 27 October 2008 Sapa-AFP WARLORD SAYS BURKINA FASO PRESIDENT ORDERED PREDECESSOR'S OUSTER A former Liberian warlord has told AFP in an interview that Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore ordered him ...

Focus on Bahrain at China forum

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:37:28 GMT

BAHRAIN's development as a universal urban society will come under the international spotlight at a networking session in Nanjing, China, next week.

Volta Resources reports drilling results from its Gaoua copper-gold project in Burkina Faso

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:13:12 GMT

TSX: VTR TORONTO, Oct. 30 /CNW/ - Volta Resources Inc. is pleased to report assay results from nineteen out of thirty-eight diamond drill holes from its 2008 diamond drilling program at its Gaoua copper-gold ...

Security Council extends diamond and travel sanctions on C te d'Ivoire

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:19:30 GMT

The Security Council voted today to renew for another year a ban on diamonds and an arms embargo against Cote d'Ivoire, as well as targeted sanctions restricting the travel of individuals.

GLOBAL: UN chief calls for protection of migrants amid financial crisis

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:10:01 GMT

MANILA Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (IRIN) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on countries battered by the financial crisis to keep their doors open to foreign workers, stressing that migration could be used to help lift them out of economic gloom.

Africa: Few Presidents Join Peer Review Talks

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:31:17 GMT

Last weekend, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was in the spotlight in Benin.

ECOWAS Justice, Interior Ministers meet on anti-drugs strategies

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:39:32 GMT

A two-day meeting of Ministers of Justice and Interior from ECOWAS member states was scheduled to begin in Praia, Cape Verder, Tuesday as part of efforts to evolve strategies to renew the fight against drug ...

GLOBAL: No room for complacency about bird flu - experts

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:10:05 GMT

SHARM EL SHEIKH Monday, October 27, 2008 (IRIN) - Some success has been achieved in reducing avian influenza outbreaks in poultry and humans, but the world must still be prepared to tackle an influenza pandemic, experts at an international conference in Egypt have said.

Agriculture

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:36:19 GMT

Malawi will spend US $186m in an ambitious farm input subsidy programme for 1.7 million peasant farmers, agriculture authorities annou n ced here Friday.

Ivorian stability and security threatened, UN experts warn

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:29:09 GMT

Cote d'Ivoire's fragile political stability and security situation are at risk as the country struggles to make progress in reaching benchmarks agreed to in the peace pact signed last year, according to a group ...

GLOBAL: Climate change may drown cities

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:02 GMT

JOHANNESBURG Friday, October 24, 2008 (IRIN) - People in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, prefer to commute in three-wheeled autorickshaws, taxis and buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG), in their bid to slow down global warming.

WEST AFRICA: Taking on climate change as a region

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:20:02 GMT

COTONOU Thursday, October 23, 2008 (IRIN) - Climate experts and ministers in West Africa have committed to coordinating national efforts to fight climate change, at the conclusion of an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Benin’s economic capital, Cotonou, on 22 October.

Art & Culture

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:16:22 GMT

Indigenous African cinema has come of age thanks to the untiring efforts of past pioneers and also of present artists, directors and producers too numerous to mention in this space.