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Ghana/Zambia: It's Chipolopolo! - [allAfrica.com] Zambia returned to African soccer with a vengeance on Wednesday by beating favourites Ghana 2-1 to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations....

South Africa: President Expected to Focus on Economy at State of the Nation Address - [SAPA] Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma is expected to focus mainly on economic issues in his address at Thursday evening's official opening of Parliament for 2012....

Zimbabwe: Govt Blames Typhoid Outbreak on Sewage - [The Herald] Health and Child Welfare Minister Dr Henry Madzorera has said that the typhoid outbreak is due to people eating human waste....

Uganda: MP Resurrects Anti-Gay Bill - [Monitor] The controversial Anti-homosexuality Bill, 2009, is among the 10 Bills that were re-tabled in Parliament yesterday....

Nigeria: Suicide Bomber Hits Army Barracks in Kaduna - [Leadership] Kaduna was yesterday thrown into confusion and panic when multiple bomb blasts rocked military formations and the flyover bridge at Kawo, leaving the bomber and two others dead. Scores were injured....

Congo-Kinshasa: Goma - Students Rise Against Pollution - [RNW Africa] Goma - Tires have been burned and roadblocks erected on the main road leading to the University of Goma. For the past few days, students in Goma have been protesting against clouds of dust that have covered this city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....

Cote d'Ivoire: Leprosy Fight Still Flagging - [IRIN] Dimbokro/Toumodi - Côte d'Ivoire's leprosy programme was consistently under-funded during the civil war (2002-2007) and last year's political turmoil, say health practitioners, leading to a loss of expertise in terms of detecting or treating the disease....

South Africa: Unions to Strike Over Brokers and Tolls - [SAPA] Johannesburg - A national strike will be held on March 7 to protest against labour brokers and the proposed Gauteng toll roads, Cosatu said on Tuesday....

Swaziland: Cooperatives No Threat to Banks - [IPS] Mbabane - Nomsa Tsabedze is one of the many people at the Bunye Betfu, Buhle Betfu Credit and Savings Cooperatives waiting to apply for a loan to pay for her children's school fees....

Zambia/Ghana: Chipolopolo Set to Outshine Stars - [Times of Zambia] Bata - As Zambia prepares to face Ghana for a first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in 18 years, Zambian Breweries is dangling K400 million as an incentive for the Chipolopolo should they win the title....

North Africa: Hope for Reviving the Arab Maghreb Union - [ISS] On January 23rd, 2012, the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani met with his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci in Algiers. For those acquainted with North Africa political affairs, this visit, if not historical, can certainly be termed as a step towards thawing the relations between Algiers and Rabat....

Nigeria: 'Raining Bombs' Causing Hundreds to Flee North - [IPS] Kano - "I can no longer stay here in Kano as it rains bombs. The gun battles rattle us Kano is no longer safe," said pregnant Funke Nweke of her decision to flee Nigeria's northern state with her five-year-old daughter....

Mali: Tuareg Insurgency Could Endanger Presidential Elections - [ISS] It seems even after his death in October last year, Muammar Gadaffi has managed to remain central to the Tuareg insurgency in Mali and a fragile peace in the northern region of the country....

Ghana: Black Stars Confident Despite Less Training Time - [GFA] Ghana expect to have a revitalized squad to face Zambia in their semi-final clash at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday despite having little time to recover....

Mozambique: Three Countries Unite to Fight Piracy on the High Seas - [AIM] Maputo - The Mozambican, South African and Tanzanian governments have established a platform to coordinate their efforts to fight against piracy and other illicit activities on the high seas....

Zimbabwe: Court Dismisses VP Plea to Have Husband's Remains Exhumed - [Nation] Harare - A Zimbabwean magistrate has dismissed an application by the country's Vice-President Joice Mujuru to have remains of her husband who died in a mysterious fire exhumed....

Nigeria: Boko Haram Chooses Negotiators for Govt Talks - [This Day] Boko Haram has indicated its preparedness to enter into dialogue with the Federal Government, and has named Sheik Abubakar Gero, Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno and former governor of Yobe State, Senator Bukar Ibrahim, to hold negotiations on its behalf....

Africa: Continent Loses Billions in Potential Trade Earnings - [World Bank] Washington - With African leaders now calling for a continental free trade area by 2017 to boost trade within the continent, a new World Bank report shows how African countries are losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of high trade barriers with neighboring countries, and that it is easier for Africa to trade with the rest of the world than with itself....

Egypt: Semi-Final Results of Shura Elections Runoffs - [Aswat Masriya] The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) is ahead, shows the semi-final results of the first round of Egypt's upper house elections' runoffs....

Kenya: We're Being Wiped Out, Say Elders in Malindi - [Nairobi Star] A group of Kaya elders yesterday sent a delegation to the Malindi DC seeking protection against youths who are killing elderly men for allegedly practicing witchcraft. The Elders from the Malindi District Cultural Association said they were living in fear of being murdered by the ruthless youths who target mainly elderly men and women with gray hair....

Kenya: Court Quashes Life Jail in Judge's Robbery Case - [Nairobi Star] The High Court yesterday quashed a life sentence for a man jailed for robbing a judge of Sh98,000, twelve years ago. Anthony Mwiti Njeru, a former accountant at the Embu County Council was acquitted by Justice Fred Ochieng and Lady Justice Rhoda Achode who said he was wrongly convicted by the lower court....

Kenya: Leave Now, Mutula Tells Uhuru - [Nairobi Star] JUSTICE and Constitutional Affairs minister Mutula Kilonzo has renewed his calls for Uhuru Kenyatta to resign as Deputy Prime Minister. Mutula cited last Friday's resignation of UK Energy and Climate minister Chris Huhne after he was charged with perverting the course of justice by asking his ex-wife to take responsibility for a 2003 speeding offense. Huhne's case has not yet come to court....

Uganda: 1000 Journalists Attacked in Uganda in 2011 - Report - [Independent] Over 1000 journalists were in 2011 attacked in Uganda according to the new Human Rights Network for Journalists report (HRNJ). The number is a huge leap compared to 58 journalists who were attacked in 2010 and 38 who were attacked in 2009....

Liberia: President Nominates 10 More Officials to Positions in Government - [Liberia] President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has nominated the following 10 persons to positions in Government, subject, where applicable, to confirmation by the Honorable Liberian Senate:...

Nigeria: Suspected Kidnappers of Mikel Obi's Father Get Bail - [Leadership] Seven persons facing trial over the alleged kidnap of Pa Michael Obi, father of John Mikel Obi, Chelsea FC's soccer star, were on Wednesday granted bail by a Federal High Court in Jos....

Nigeria: Baba Suwe - Court Asked to Stay Execution of N25 Million Judgement - [Leadership] The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday, asked an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, to stay execution of its judgment which ordered the agency to pay N25 million to the Nollywood star, Babatunde Omidina....

Uganda: Why Would a Child Kill a Playmate? - [New Vision] Childhood is deemed to be a time of purity and innocence, but when a young one is accused of committing a horrendous crime, we are left in shock and confusion....

Uganda: Naton Makes New Aids Drug - [New Vision] Quality Chemicals, a Ugandanbased pharmaceutical company, will next month start producing a new anti-retroviral(ARV) drug, Tenofovir....

Uganda: I Found My One-Year-Old Son Dead Drunk At Home - [New Vision] When I knocked the third time on the kitchen door and heard no movement in the house, I started panicking. What if my son and the house help had been attacked and harmed? I walked round to the living room door and knocked harder. No sound. The light was on and I peered through the curtains. No movement....

Zimbabwe: Nation Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts - [IPS] Bulawayo - Sibongile Dube knows the devastation heavy rain can leave in its wake. A villager in the lowveld area of Mberengwa in Zimbabwe's Midlands province, Dube's home is one of many that were washed away by flash floods last year....