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Rwanda: Time to Curb Child Trafficking
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:23:34 GMT
Today we investigate a report of a Rwandan national, Scovia Mbabazi, who is said to have kidnapped a 15 year old boy here in Rwanda, with the intention of selling him in Uganda.
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Sierra Leone: CAW Calls for Government Assistance
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:43:58 GMT
Coordinator of the local non-governmental organization, Children Associated with the war (CAW), Tuesday called on government to help needy students undergoing skills training in their institution with much needed logistics.
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Angola: Public Television Screens New Soap
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:45:29 GMT
The channel 1 of the Angolan Public Television (TPA) will screen on January 12, at 8pm, a youth soap of the national production called "Doce Pitanga".
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Angola: Military Registration for 1991-Born Males Soon
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:45:29 GMT
Male citizens turning 18 this year shall register for the military from January 12 to February 28, according to a note from the National Defence Ministry, delivered Thursday to Angop.
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Togo: Roukeatou Tchadjobo, 'I Stole Burnt Rice If I Got Really Hungry'
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:33:49 GMT
Hundreds of thousands of Togolese children are used for cheap and often unpaid labour every year human rights organisations estimate. A revolving door has formed of children leaving villages enticed by the promise of cash, and those who return deceived.
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Zimbabwe: 2009 Academic Year Yet to Start As Schools Remain Closed
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:02:30 GMT
The 2009 academic year is off to a rocky start with school doors remaining firmly closed this week, after an announcement by Zimbabwe's education minister that schools will only open in two weeks time.
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Botswana: 'Ngwao' Echoes President's Alcohol Message
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:17:41 GMT
Thari Ya Ngwao, a new entrant in the music industry has released a six-track album titled Letonoko.
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Togo: Law of Silence Trumps Anti-Trafficking Rule
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:51:32 GMT
Parents, police and even judges are hesitant to press charges against human-traffickers because of fear of punishment, concern for the community and confusion about Togo's 2005 anti-trafficking law, according to an NGO analysis of the law.
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Nigeria: Garko LG Plans N30 Million Youth Centre
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:58:57 GMT
As a way of ensuring that youths, being the backbone of any nation are fully integrated in the scheme of things, Garko local government council has completed arrangement to establish a youth empowerment centre in the new year.
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Nigeria: Soldiers Posted to Nursery Schools
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:20:19 GMT
Pupils in various nursery schools in Bayelsa State yesterday resumed for a new session under the presence of armed soldiers deployed by the authorities of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) to forestall rumoured invasion of the state by kidnappers.
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