Gaddafi writes to African leaders to intervene in Libya
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly written to several
African presidents requesting them to urge USA and its allies to stop
their air strikes on his...
African hi-tech taking leading position
For 48 long hours, employees of Senegal’s National Telecommunications Company cut telephone and Internet connections to the rest of the world. That bold action,...
Ivory Coast civil war could destabilize region
A few days after Mr. Alassane Ouattara announced the formation of a new army, the Republican Forces of Côte d’Ivoire, elements close to Mr....
Eddie Murphy receives 1st Comedy Icon Award
Eddie Murphy will be the first recipient of the Comedy Icon Award at the first annual The Comedy Awards, scheduled to air Sunday, April...
Japan rebuild expected to last five years
Japan may need up to five years to rebuild from the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that has caused up to $235bn (£145bn) of damage,...
Apple sues Amazon over Appstore name
Apple has filed a lawsuit against Amazon accusing the Web retail giant of copyright infringement over the name "app store."
The complaint, filed Friday, is...
Twitter turns five years old
The message was cryptic. Two words. No context, no punctuation, just: "inviting coworkers"
But that short statement proved to be enough to launch a global...
Amazon Appstore opens Tuesday
Amazon.com is entering the mobile app business with an Android app store that will open Tuesday.
The Amazon Appstore, accessible at Amazon.com/appstore and through a...
Military Intervention in Libya and The other side of International Diplomacy
My bigger brother Desmond recounted an experience he once had in the city of Stuttgart where he is undertaking further studies in the field...
Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo on his way out, says French official
Henri Guaino, special advisor to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Monday announced that the departure of the outgoing president of Côte d'Ivoire is "on track"....
Zimbabwe mass graves: Cloud of suspicion hangs over Mugabe’s Zanu-pf
The discovery of 19 mass graves and exhumation of remains of an estimated 5 000 people from disused mines in Zimbabwe’s Mt Darwin district...
Wonder Woman TV project reveals costume
David E. Kelley's new Wonder Woman project hasn't even been greenlighted to series by NBC yet but it does have Tinseltown talking. The first...
Wyclef Jean shot through the hand in Haiti
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean was recovering Sunday after he was shot in the hand, his publicist said.
Spokeswoman Cindy Tanenbaum said Jean, who was in...
Smoke fumes from 3rd Japanese nuke reactor
Gray smoke spewed Monday out of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 3 reactor, a setback that came despite fervent efforts to prevent...
Allied attacks target Libya air force
Allied officials said two days of missile and aircraft strikes have effectively grounded Muammar Qaddafi’s air force, halting his advances into the rebel stronghold...
AT&T buys T-Mobile rival for $39 billion
AT&T Inc. said it was buying T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39 billion in cash and stock, a move that would create...
Zambia: President accused of bill amendment to get money
President Rupiah Banda of Zambia is concerned with his bank balance and has embarked on a campaign that would ensure a comfortable pension as...
Uganda and DRC agree to hunt for LRA rebels together
The governments of Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with
help from the United Nations are soon to resume hunting for Lord's Resistance Army...
Arab League discusses Libyan situation as strikes hit Gaddafi compound
The Arab League has met in Egypt to discuss the situation in Libya and a possible collaborative approach with the West over the ongoing...
Ethiopia to overthrow Eritrean government?
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia has revealed that his government has embarked on new strategy that targets Eritrean president Isayas Afwerki, his arch...
Discovering the birth of France’s first “child donor”
Umut Talha, born on 26 January 2011 at the Antoine Béclère de Clamart Hospital near Paris, is the first “child donor” – NOT “medicine...
Mozambique: Brazil and U.S. join in cooperative development program
Mozambique has lots of fertile land and access to the region’s major rivers. Yet the country imports most of its food, much of it...
Youssou Ndour: Live!
Five years ago, the famed Pompidou Centre in central Paris hosted Africa Remix, a far-reaching exhibition of modern artists from all across the Motherland....
Uganda police warns of planned Somali terror attacks
The assistant Inspector General of Police in Uganda, Abasi Byakagaba who doubles as director for counter-terrorism, has cautioned the general public following threats of...
Libya: France gets ready to intervene militarily
The propensity for a military intervention in Libya is at its highest, and while the motive is simply to stop Libyans' legitimate aspiration for...
Ivory Coast’s battle for antiretroviral drugs
The political situation in Ivory Coast remains complex and now the country is facing problems with the supply of medicines. Indeed, a serious problem...
Cigarettes: Smoking out your life
Just one cigarette and the risk of developing lung cancer is already at your door! According to an American study, less than 30 minutes...
Listeria: A biological hacker in the human immune system
It appears that a bacterial protein may be able to penetrate the cell nucleus and reprogramme the genes responsible for activating our immune system....
When a mother’s voice soothes a baby
Is there really any point in mothers-to-be to talking to their unborn child during pregnancy? According to Canadian researchers, the answer to this is...
To Return Or Not to Return
It’s a question that haunts many Ghanaian immigrants at one time or another during our stay in our adopted lands. No matter where in...