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Forest Governance Facility Launches Environmental Projects
The Forest Governance Facility, FGF, Cameroon, has launched projects on seven community forest in the Northwest, Southwest and West Regions of the country. The projects were launched during a workshop in Bamenda, recently.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 23:35

Mount Cameroon Inspired Me - CNN Award Winner
She went in for the CNN Multi-choice African Journalist Awards 2008 like any other contestant. The outcome was uncertain but there was something to hang on - hope! After many years into the art of making radio documentaries, the moment of glory came for the Cameroonian-born radio entertainer, Evaline Ngono, on July 19, 2008, at the State Banquet Hall, Osu in Accra, Ghana. Ngono came into the international spotlight when it was announced that one of the two documentaries she forwarded, titled; "Mythe Et Realite Du Mont Cameroun" [The Myths and Realities of Mount Cameroon] had won an award in the many categories at the prestigious CNN Multi-choice African Journalist Awards 2008. While the dust around the awards are yet to settle, Ngono was in Buea at the close of 2008 to present the "booty" to a cross section of the people and why not to the ancestors of the region that inspired her to ultimate victory. In the course of the ceremony, she spoke exclusively to The Post.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 23:35

Cholera Death Toll Continues to Rise
The death toll as a result of the devastating cholera outbreak has continued to rise, as fears grow that the situation will get worse as the rainy season peaks.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 18:59

Tunisia: Stock Exchange Boasts Third Best Growth Among World Bourses
In spite of the world economic crisis, the Tunis stock exchange has progressed by 10,7% in 2008 , the third best performance in the world, according to the French news agency AFP.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 18:40

Ghana: The Wonders And Dangers of the Cell Phone
Electronically-better minds have written informatively about the cell phone, more popularly known here as the mobile phone.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 18:17

Ghana: Zoomlion Cleans Up Accra
As part of preparations for the handing over ceremony of the presidential baton, from President John Agyekum Kufuor to the new president-elect, Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, waste management experts, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has organised a special clean up exercise to rid the capital city off filth for the historic occasion.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 18:17

Ghana: NDC Supporters Celebrate in Grand Style in Regions
It was unique celebration by the majority of residents in the Central Region immediately Prof. John Evans Atta Mills was declared president-elect of Ghana by Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), reports David Allan Paintsil.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 18:17

Malawi: Kassim Kalukwete, 'I Do Not Have Maize At Home'
Kassim Kalukwete, a subsistence farmer in his 60s in the lakeshore district of Mangochi in southern Malawi said his family and many others in his village, Kungumbe, do not have food.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 18:11

Senegal: Forecasting the Future in an Erratic Climate
In the darkness after pre-dawn prayer a village elder would squint at the sky overhead, tilting his head back until his cap fell off, looking for a cluster of bright stars that signalled the middle of the rainy season.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:53

Nigeria: Lagos Rice Project to Stabilise Price, Create Jobs
The Lagos State rice for job programme is not all about creating job for the teeming unemployed youths in the state but to also stabilize the price of rice through increase production of the stable food in the state.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:40

Nigeria: VP Visits Bauchi Tomorrow
THE Vice President Goodluck Johnatan is to lead an inspection team to Bauchi to assess the football facilities in the state preparatory to the under 17 world football championship tagged Nigeria 2009.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:40

Nigeria: Delivering Vision 2020 to the Market - the Mechanics
Following the activities that heralded the coming together of the Marketing Institute in Nigeria, in 2008, Prof. Ogwo.E. Ogwo, Professor of Marketing, former Vice-Chancelor, Abia State University and Renaissance University delivered an inaugural lecture of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), tagged "Marketing and Vision 2020: Challenges and Prospects. Princewill Ekwujuru was there to capture the moments. Read on.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:40

Nigeria: UAC's Gala Sausage Roll Clinches Global Recognition
As a result of the appropriate manner of processing Gala Sausage Roll as well as its high quality It will interest you to know that Gala is no longer a local aspiration as it has been introduced to Ghana and it is doing excellently well in that West African market.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:40

Nigeria: Lagos Demolishes Shanties At Oshodi
It was a sorry sight at Oshodi, Lagos State, yesterday as traders wept openly while the State Task Force on the Environment demolished illegal structures in the area.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:40

Mozambique: Graphite Production to Resume, Governor Confirms
The Governor of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, Eliseu Machava, has confirmed that the graphite mine in the district of Ancuabe, paralysed for the last ten years, will resume production in mid-2009.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:36

Grain Silos Built in Tete
Six silos with the capacity to store 50,000 tonnes of grain have been built on the outskirts of the western Mozambican city of Tete, as part of the country's efforts to minimize the effects of the world food crisis, according to Leonor Neves, the Tete Provincial Director of Agriculture.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:36

Repayment of Local Fund 'Insignificant' in Sofala
The government of the central Mozambican province of Sofala has admitted that so far the repayment of loans under the Local Initiative Investment Budget (OIIL) has been "insignificant", reports Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:36

Worsening Flood On Pungue River
The flood on the Pungue river, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala is worsening, with new areas inundated in Dondo and Nhamatanda districts, reports Monday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:35

Liberia: Audit Questions U.S.$5 Million Domestic Debt Payment
The General Auditing Commission (GAC) has questioned the payment of US$5,048,907.00 domestic debt, saying that there were no vouchers to support payments.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 16:03

Tunisia: Emergency Relief Plane Lands at El Arich in Egypt
A Tunisian cargo plane carrying emergency relief items for the population of Gaza, has landed on Saturday morning at the El Arich airport, North Sinai, in Egypt.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 13:32

Nigeria: Delta to Produces Master Plans for Towns, Cities
DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan says his administration is currently embarking on production of master plans for the whole communities across the state aimed at ensuring a well-planned towns and cities.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 13:30

Nigeria: Palm Oil Producers Decry Lifting of Import Ban
The Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) has decried the recent plan of the Federal Government to lift the ban on importation of palm oil and other related products as well as approve massive importation of such commodities.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 13:30

Nigeria: Ministry of Environment Sets to Wear New Look
Newly appointed minister of environment Mr. John Odeh, has conducted an environmental check-up exercise at the ministry's headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 13:23

Nigeria: Nipp Project Cost Was Inflated - Report
The cost of the Nigerian Integrated Power Project (NIPP) embarked upon by former president Olusegun Obasanjo is alleged to have been inflated.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 13:22

Namibia: Good Rains Boost Pastures
Good rains that prevailed in most of the country's 13 regions revived pastures. The generally catastrophic scenario of previous rainy seasons that saw many herds of cattle succumb to drought could thus be largely averted.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:50

Namibia: Opposition Claims Politicking in Drought Relief
DTA of Namibia Secretary General McHenry Venaani has called on Government officials and agencies that are currently distributing drought relief aid to stop claiming that the food is coming directly from the ruling Swapo Party.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:50

Namibia: Farmers Jittery Over Seed
The latest National Early Warning and Food Information System (NEWFIU) paints a gloomy picture regarding production of the staple millet crop in the Kavango Region, where the bulk of subsistence farmers have expressed deep concern over shortage of seed.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:50

Nigeria: Govt Rehabilitates Schools With N189 Million
Sokoto State Government has spent N189 million on the rehabilitation of three secondary schools in the state.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:43

Nigeria: Sanitation - Court Convicts 2,000 Persons
The Clean and Green crusade being championed in Imo State by Governor Ikedi Ohakim administration has convicted about 2,000 persons for sanitation offences.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:43

Nigeria: Suswam Tasks Indigenes on Devt
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has expressed the need for indigenes of the state to refocus their minds towards the establishment of developmental projects in the state.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:43

Nigeria: 'We'll Build Homes for the Elderly'
Wife of Bauchi State governor, Hajiya Hauwa Isa Yuguda has decried the neglect suffered by the elderly in the state, after contributing to the development of the state. and therefore has the plan to build homes for them in Bauchi.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:43

Nigeria: Security - Abuja, Environs Safe, Says Police
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police command, has reassured residents of the nation's capital that incidents of crime have been reduced to its barest minimum and so they could go about their legitimate duties without fears.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:38

Nigeria: Fifa Inspectors Arrive January 19
Ahead of the last lap of FIFA Inspections, the inspection team is expected in the country beginning January 19 to 26 for the inspection, of stadia and facilities earmarked by Nigeria to host the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The chairman of the Local Organizing Committee and president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Abdullahi Sani Lulu said all the 9 stadia are fully ready for FIFA to choose the best six.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 12:37

South Africa: Uphill Battle to Clean Up Cape's Rubbish
Littering and illegal dumping have become serious problems for the authorities in Cape Town.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:55

Nigeria: The Country And the GSP Debate
The EU - Nigeria trade regime is back in the press. It is not a surprise: the European Union is Nigeria's second trade partner and West Africa first trade partner, and the West Africa region is the first Africa Caribbean and Pacific trade partner for the EU.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:42

Nigeria: Rice Demand Pushes Up Global Price
The price of broken rice has gone up by 13 per cent in the last one week because of demand from Nigeria, the Philippines News Agency reported yesterday.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:42

Nigeria: Toxic Waste Dump Scare in Niger Delta Community
EBENDO community vigilance group in Ndokwa council area of Delta State has arrested three persons for dumping over 30,000litres of suspected toxic waste in the community farmland even as it called on all relevant authorities in the state and country to deal decisively with the defaulting company.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:42

Nigeria: Meshida, Creator of 'Magic Powder' - Everybody is Keeping Quiet On My Invention That Stabilises Road
In a country where almost every road is filled with potholes, an invention, the type made by Dr Ebenezer Ajibola Meshida, geologist and scientist, should have been an instant hit, adopted by those in government without fuss to solve the problem of bad roads.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:42

Nigeria: Daniel to Pursue Road Construction With Vigour
Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel, has described the on-going construction of Sagamu-Ogijo road as very significant to national and state economies, saying his government would pursue the project with vigour.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:41

Nigeria: Port Congestion - FG to Seize Undeclared Goods
As part of efforts to tackle the problem of port congestion, the Federal Government will henceforth seize all goods imported into the country that were under declared by the importers.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:41

Nigeria: AC to Partner Govt On Infrastructure Devt
Action Congress (AC) in Nasarawa state has stated that it would be offering a helping hand to the state government in the development of infrastructure in the state this year.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:41

Nigeria: Host Communities Demand N165 Billion for Gas Flaring
Host Communities of Nigerian Oil and Gas (HOSTCON), have demanded N165 billion from the Federal Government, as compensation for gas flaring.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:33

Nigeria: Akpabio to Commission N9 Billion Devt Project
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godwin Akpabio has concluded plans to commission this year, rural development projects worth about N9 billion.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:24

Nigeria: Tackling Water Shortage in Kaduna
For the more than six million people in Kaduna, one recurrent problem has been the acute shortage of potable water.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:19

Nigeria: Abuja CCTV Cameras to Be Activated, Says FCT Minister
The 25 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras installed in strategic parts of Abuja, which have remained dormant for lack of maintenance will now be made functional, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mohammed Adamu Aliero, has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:05

Nigeria: Only Unity Can Foster Development - PDP Chieftain
Prominent indigenes of Vandeikya local government area Benue have pledged to foster unity, peace and development in the area.
Source : AllAfrica | 05-Jan-2009 11:00