Africa News and views from Africa http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/blogcategory/14/3/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:21:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Women’s conference leaves Liberians out in the cold http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1795/3/ An international conference aimed at the empowerment of women has caused a stir in the host country’s capital Monrovia after slums were bulldozed to give delegates world-class views from their hotels. Articles - Africa Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:03:55 +0100 Mixed reactions in Africa’s anti-graft fight http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1510/3/ Anti-corruption campaigns are increasingly geared towards silencing leaders' political opponents, say accused... Articles - Africa Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:28:33 +0100 Botswana’s lake that came back to life http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1508/3/ Only animals had not written off Lake Ngami, an inland lake in north-west Botswana famous for the birds that breed on its shores... Articles - Africa Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:23:38 +0100 Malawi warns Western tobacco dealers http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1407/3/ Malawi's president warns foreign tobacco merchants he will expell them if they continue to offer low prices... Articles - Africa Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:56:31 +0100 Malawian pastors want Veep released http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1406/3/ Malawian Vice President Cassim Chilumpha has won the sympathy of the clergy who are demanding his unconditional release from house arrest... Articles - Africa Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:54:33 +0100 Madonna in Malawi for David reunion http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1404/3/ The queen of pop returns to Malawi to meet her adopted son's father and check aid work she is involved in... Articles - Africa Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:22:41 +0100 Sudan’s wandering population homebound http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1277/3/ Africa’s largest country has been at war with itself for nearly a half century, but as peace returns so are its people... Articles - Africa Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:49:44 +0100 Fresh cholera threat to Darfur refugees http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1270/3/ As monitors warn of an impending crisis in Darfur after cholera arrives from the south, we visit the source of the virus in Sudan's jungle... Articles - Africa Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:33:36 +0100 Monitor calls for further Zimbabwe isolation http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1255/3/ The International Crisis Group (ICG) has requested international sanctions on Zimbabwe are tightened until improvements are made to the country's stability... Articles - Africa Wed, 07 Jun 2006 13:32:10 +0100 African naval chiefs discuss piracy http://greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/1248/3/ Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on naval forces in Africa to tackle pirates troubling waterways around the continent... Articles - Africa Wed, 31 May 2006 01:18:54 +0100