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WEST AFRICA Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife By Brahima Ouédraogo OUAGADOUGOU - The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike. MORE >>
POLITICS-SENEGAL Violence After Validation of Wade Candidacy By Koffigan E. Adigbli DAKAR - It was stones against tear gas in the Senegalese capital this morning as students protested the killing of one of their own on Tuesday evening. At least four people have died since Jan. 27, in wider demonstrations against the controversial validation of President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy for re-election for a third term. MORE >>
Radio Static for Ghana’s Community Stations By Sandra Ferrari* ACCRA - There is a tension resonating through Ghana’s airwaves, an electric current fueled by rivaling interests between community radio advocates and Ghana’s National Communications Authority. MORE >>
SIERRA LEONE Government Online Mining Database to Increase Transparency By Mustapha Dumbuya and Damon Van der Linde FREETOWN - The launch of Sierra Leone’s first online mining database in West Africa comes with a promise to increase transparency and accountability in the country’s rich natural resource sector. MORE >>
CAMEROON Anglophones Feel Like a Subjugated People By Ngala Killian Chimtom YAOUNDE - When Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced that the 50th anniversary of the reunification of French and British Cameroon will take place later this year, it resurrected bitter feelings among Anglophone Cameroonians who say they do not feel like equal partners with their Francophone counterparts. MORE >>
Progress Towards a Food-Secure Africa By Miriam Gathigah NAIROBI - A growing number of African countries are making significant progress towards eradicating extreme hunger and poverty. Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and South Africa are some of the countries that have made tremendous achievements towards achieving these goals. MORE >>
GUINEA-BISSAU Another Blow to a Fragile Democracy By Mario Queiroz LISBON - The death of the president of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanhá, could usher in a replay of the military uprisings that have set an unmistakable seal of instability on the political life of this small West African country. MORE >>
NIGERIA Corruption Fuels Public Anger By Mustapha Muhammad KANO, Nigeria - As a nationwide strike and protests against the lifting of the fuel subsidy paralysed Nigeria for the third day in a row Wednesday, analysts say the billions of dollars a year lost to corruption in the oil industry could have been used to leave the subsidy in place. MORE >>
CAMEROON-CHINA A Wedding with Uncertain Prospects By Ngala Killian Chimtom YAOUNDE - The Cameroon government is increasingly turning to China as a privileged partner in its development efforts. But there are many discordant voices who say the long-term effects of China’s economic relations with Cameroon could be disastrous for domestic industry. MORE >>
CAMEROON Stepping Naturally Away from Plastic By Ngala Killian Chimtom YAOUNDÉ - Maya Stella, a restaurant manager in the capital of Cameroon, no longer uses plastic to wrap the corn-fufu that she sells to her customers. She now uses banana or plantain leaves instead, because these are "natural and it is our African culture to use leaves in wrapping food." MORE >>
Double Sentence: AIDS in a Senegalese Prison By Amanda Fortier* - Street News Service DAKAR - Amadou* takes in a long, deep breath, clears his throat and steps to the front of the room. He turns to look out at a familiar group of faces sitting on long wooden benches here at the Camp Penal maximum-security prison in Dakar. This is the last in a group of 150 inmates Amadou has been speaking with today. He’s tired, but remains focused. MORE >>
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