Combating HIV infections among African women

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With a lack of knowledge and power, African women continue to bear the brunt of HIV infections. Faced with declining donor funding, HIV/AIDS campaigners are calling for a lifeline for women in the throes of death.Read more…

AFCON 2012: Zambia, Ivory Coast meet in finals

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A very respected Black Stars of Ghana team was squashed by the Copper Bullets of Zambia, 0-1 in an all-action semi-finals number one played in Estadio de Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Wednesday. Substitute Emmanuel Mayuka scored 12 minutes from time to give Zambia a shock 1-0 win over four-time champions Ghana and secure a place at the AFCON 2012 final.Read more…

AFCON: 46 hurt in Zambia victory celebrations

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Over 40 casualty cases were recorded Wednesday night at Zambia's University Teaching Hospital (UTH) after post-match celebrations turned violent and unruly, hospital authorities said. UTH said it had treated 46 casualties who were injured after Zambia national soccer team - "Chipolopolo" - beat Ghana's "Black Stars" to advance to the finals of the on-going African Nations Cup tournament co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.Read more…

OPINION: Fuel and Fury: Nigeria's Molotov cocktail

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Barely a month into 2012 and Nigeria has unwittingly brewed itself a veritable molotov cocktail. Africa's most populous state has ushered in to the New Year with a potent mix of fuel and fury, one that threatens to push the country down an incendiary future.Read more…

Africa’s duo wins laurels at world sports awards

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Kenyan long distance runner, Vivian Cheruiyot and South Africa's "Blade Runner," Oscar Pistorius made Africa proud winning awards at the just ended Laureus World Sports Awards. The winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards were unveiled at a globally televised Awards Ceremony in London.Read more…

African Peer Review Mechanism making progress

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In 2003 the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the continental development plan, initiated the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Since then 30 countries have joined the voluntary arrangement. How well has this process been working, and what lies ahead? A member of the APRMs Panel of Eminent Persons, Amos Sawyer - who was Liberia's interim president in 1990 - 94 and currently chairs that country's Governance Commission - speaks about the progress of the APRM.Read more…