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Libya: Step Ahead for Women on Nationality Rights
02.09.2010 08:10
humanrightswatch.org
(Beirut) - Libya's new nationality law granting women married to foreign spouses the right to pass their own nationality to their children is a significant move forward for women's rights, Human Rights Watch said today. But the law still contains some contradictory provisions that could be interpreted to perpetuate discrimination, Human Rights Watch said. read more
Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Nigerians in Great Cricket Drive
02.09.2010 08:08
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Blessed with a vast population of more than 140 million inhabitants, cricket in Nigeria might be playing second fiddle to the beautiful game of football but the sport is rapidly gaining momentum in the West African country.
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Country Deserves B+ Rating - IMF
02.09.2010 08:08
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has credited the basis upon which Standard and Poor (S&P) downgraded the country's credit worthiness from B+ to B.
Ghana
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Beware of Half-Baked Peer Educators - PS
02.09.2010 08:07
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Youth Sport and Child Development Permanent Secretary Teddy Mulonga has warned that the use of half-baked peer educators is retrogressive and that organisations involved in the practice should stop.
Zambia
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Nurse's Assault Saddens Health Workers' Union
02.09.2010 08:07
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The Health Workers Union of Zambia (HWUZ) is saddened with the recent assault of a nurse at Kitwe Central Hospital (KCH) by a parent who had taken his child to the hospital for medical care.
Zambia
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CBU Students Get Project Allowances
02.09.2010 08:07
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The Government has started paying out project allowances to Copperbelt University (CBU) students.
Zambia
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ACC Hails Proposed Act
02.09.2010 08:07
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has said the proposed amendment to the ACC Act which will protect whistle blowers will go a long way in enhancing the fight against corruption.
Zambia
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President Hails Mswati
02.09.2010 08:07
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President Rupiah Banda has described King Mswati III of Swaziland as a unifying factor in Africa.
Zambia
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Consular Nabbed Over Hubby Assault
02.09.2010 08:07
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Police in Lusaka have picked up a consular at the British High Commission for assault after she helped her alleged boyfriend to beat up her husband who found them kissing in the early hours of Saturday.
Zambia
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Crack Whip on Other Lawyers Too, LAZ Urged
02.09.2010 08:07
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Former Patriotic Front (PF) secretary general Edward Mumbi has urged the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) to extend its whip to other lawyers who are passing disparaging comments on the judiciary.
Zambia
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Newspaper Suspended for Exposing President's Brother's Crimes
02.09.2010 06:05
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A Togolese court has indefinitely suspended the distribution of a Benin newspaper after crippling it with a defamation charge and heavy fines for publishing an article linking Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé's brother with drug trafficking, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Togo
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President Sirleaf Signs Proclamation to Extend Fifth Regular Session of National Legislature
02.09.2010 06:04
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Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed a proclamation extending by fifteen (15) days the Fifth Regular Session of the 52nd National Legislature of the Republic of Liberia.
Liberia
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Golden Veroleum Executive Arrives Thursday - US $100 Scholarship Program to Be Launched
02.09.2010 06:04
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The Chairman of Golden Agri-Resources Limited, the lead investor of Golden VerOleum (Liberia) Limited, arrives in Liberia Thursday for a one-day visit.
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American Embassy's National Daily Press Review
02.09.2010 06:02
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This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Cote d'Ivoire
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American Embassy's National Daily Press Review
02.09.2010 06:02
allafrica.com
This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Cote d'Ivoire
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