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EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Human Rights Drowning in Oil By Mario de Queiroz LISBON - The oil interests of Angola, Brazil and Portugal could pave the way for former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea to become the ninth member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) two years from now, despite the country’s poor human rights record. MORE >>
ENVIRONMENT-CAMEROON: Operation Green Sahel Resumes By Tamfu Hanson GAROUA - "I have come to plant trees -- that is why I have left my jacket and tie in Yaoundé" declared Cameroon's Minister of Forest and Wildlife, Elvis Ngolle Ngolle, as he launched the tree planting at a small village near the town of Kousseri, in the north of the country. In four minutes, the minister and his staff planted a hundred trees as a bulwark against rapidly encroaching desert. MORE >>
SIERRA LEONE: Partisan Politics Threatens Peace By Mohamed Fofanah FREETOWN - A violent showdown on August 13 in the heart of Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, demonstrated the political tension that has been brewing between the country's two main political parties, the ruling All People's Congress (APC) and the main opposition Sierra Leone's People's Party (SLPP). MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT-TOGO: High Cost of Living Exacerbated By Floods By Noël Kokou Tadégnon LOME - Recent flooding in Togo caused the collapse of over 10 bridges connecting the capital of Lomé to the north of the country. The consequences have been increased transportation costs and a steady climb in the price of consumer products. MORE >>
SIERRA LEONE: Former Rebel Commanders Awaiting Judgment By Lansana Fofana FREETOWN - Final arguments in the lengthy trial of three former commanders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) have ended in Freetown, making way for judgment which is expected by the end of this year. MORE >>
DEVELOPMENT-SENEGAL: Water Still A Problem In Dakar By Koffigan E. Adigbli DAKAR - Dakar's suburban communities still deal with irregular access to water. The problem is especially pressing for neighborhoods such as Yeumbeul, Diamaguene et Cambérène. MORE >>
POLITICS-SIERRA LEONE: Women Candidates Progress, But Not Enough By Mohamed Fofanah FREETOWN - Official results from the July 2008 local council elections in Sierra Leone have been announced by the chairperson of the country's National Electoral Commission. Despite numerous reports of harassment and intimidation, more women were elected to councils than in polls four years ago. But results fell short of the 30 percent representation set by gender activists. MORE >>
HEALTH-NIGERIA: Little Progress on Maternal Mortality By Ibrahim Abdul'Aziz YOLA - Over half a million women die in childbirth annually around the world, according to the World Health Organisation. Nigeria alone accounts for 10 percent of these deaths. MORE >>
ENVIRONMENT-BURKINA FASO: Winning People Over to Fight Deforestation By Brahima Ouédraogo OUAGADOUGOU - In the West African nation of Burkina Faso, millions of trees are planted every year to reverse desertification. However the growing socio-economic needs of local populations pose a constant threat to these efforts. MORE >>
SIERRA LEONE: Tighten Security to Curb Drug Trafficking By Lansana Fofana FREETOWN - Nineteen suspects, including eight men from Colombia and Venezuela, have appeared before a Freetown High Court on charges of smuggling illegal drugs into the country. MORE >>
DEATH PENALTY-NIGERIA: MPs Shout Down Abolition Bill By Toye Olori LAGOS - Hopes of a reprieve for hundreds of death row inmates in Nigeria were dashed when MPs threw out a bill which would have commuted all death sentences to life imprisonment and down-graded robbery with violence to a non-capital crime. MORE >>
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