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Economy - Development | Politics "Bullying China a threat to Africa" afrol News editorial - China's culture of bullying in foreign relations, as viewed in actions against Asian neighbours, against nations having relations with Taiwan and against the host of the Nobel Committee, spells trouble for Africa, which gets steadily more dependent on Chinese funds. |
Politics | Human rights | Society Africa silent on Liu Xiaobo afrol News - No prominent African politician has made statements of support or congratulation to Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, who yesterday was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Press reports are sober. |
Agriculture - Nutrition | Science - Education Aid back to basics: Cash handouts in Niger afrol News - Despite countless emergency aid efforts and models, Niger's drought and flood victims still go hungry. Now, several aid agencies will go back to basics, providing families with cash handouts. |
Agriculture - Nutrition | Science - Education Researchers seek climate change-proof food crops afrol News - As the climate change already is affecting agricultural output in large parts of Africa, there is now a need to develop new food crops that can adapt to the new conditions. Research funds are slowly being released. |
Culture - Arts Congo's Staff Benda Bilili on big tour afrol News - The heart-warming Kinshasa street musicians group Staff Benda Bilili is starting a breath taking summer tour, visiting 56 stages and festivals in Europe, Japan and Canada. |
| Liberia | World Society | Labour Trafficked Bangladeshis return home from Liberia afrol News - From South Asia's poorhouse Bangladesh, 39 workers in November were tricked to pay large sums to travel to West African poorhouse Liberia, where they were promised well paid jobs. Finally, they are home in Dhaka. |
| Africa | World Politics | Human rights | Society | Economy - Development | Health World Bank funding targets Africa’s malaria fight afrol News - African states still not covered with malaria treated nets will be given priority in the new funding committed and aimed at meeting the 2010 target of eradicating the killer disease. |
| Africa | World Economy - Development EU countries urged to keep African aid promises afrol News - The European Union (EU)'s development commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, has called on member states to keep to the promise of fighting hunger and poverty in the world and in ensuring that the region remains the leader in helping Africa towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). |
| Liberia | World Economy - Development New British law could save Liberia's debt legal saga afrol News - A UN human rights expert on foreign debt today welcomed a landmark debt relief law in the UK which limits the ability of so-called "vulture funds" to sue the world's poorest countries in British courts for repayment of debts, saying they could have ramifications for a recent court verdict involving Liberia. |
| Africa | World Gender - Women | Health "Invest in a woman, save a child, save the world" afrol News - A global movement for maternal and child health could be an answer to fast-tracking the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. |
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