Sudan: UNMIS welcomes 4 March Abyei agreement
The United Nations Mission in Sudan today welcomes the agreement signed on 4 March by representatives of the NCP and SPLM to adhere to...
Ethiopia: Sudanese Parties Hold Post-Referendum Negotiations
On 5 March 2011, the Parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) concluded a six-day negotiation session on post referendum issues at Kuriftu Resort,...
Ethiopia led Nile treaty gains ground as Burundi joins
Ethiopian authorities have expressed their contentment over Burundi’s decision to sign a new Nile water equitable sharing treaty that will end Egypt's historical control...
Malawi President threatens critics amid civil society ‘buy out’
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has issued a clarion call on his political party supporters to take arms and defend him against protestors and...
Egypt’s anti-democracy militias raise concern
As Egypt’s pro-democracy activists protested for reform of the security services, men in plain clothes armed with swords and petrol bombs attacked the rally...
US Muslims protest Congressional hearings
Several hundred people have gathered in New York's Times Square to protest at this week's Congressional hearings on the US Muslim community.
The hearings will...
Libyan crisis sends US gas prices spiraling
U.S. gasoline prices increased nearly 33 cents in two weeks, the second-biggest two-week jump in the history of the gasoline market, according to a...
Usher giving Qaadafi profits to charity
R&B superstar Usher announced Friday (March 4) that he was donating to various charities proceeds from appearing at a private event at St. Barts...
NAACP Awards celebrates ‘For Colored Girls’
In case you forgot, the 42nd NAACP Awards ceremony aired on Fox TV last night. Anybody watch it?
I’ll save the color commentary and just...
Glamour creates iPad-based reality show
The ability to buy products strategically placed on television programs — a handbag clutched by the actress Blake Lively on “Gossip Girl” or a...
Anti-gay propaganda splits Uganda priests and churches
Christianity in Uganda has been hit by anti-gay propaganda which has led to
divisions amongst followers as many Christians in the country express surprise at...
Cremation of dead espoused in Southern Africa
In most Africa cultures cremation is largely considered a taboo but due to increasing shortage of land it is now being touted as...
Sudan: Tensions over oil-rich Abyei region mount
A battle between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan over the oil rich Abyei region has entered its fourth day. Scores of people have been...
Ethiopia: A double standard on land related issues
Ethiopia Agriculture Ministry, last month, rejected a petition to reconsider the lease of huge forestry lands to foreign companies. Whilst local environmentalists argue that...
Algeria’s of state of emergency: The more things change…
Long demanded by the opposition, the abrogation of the 19-year old emergency decree in Algeria was published on February 24 in the north African...
Libya: Muammar Gaddafi won’t budge, civil war looms
Libyan strong man Muammar Gaddafi appears to be winning his battle against the people’s revolution after enervating protesters with series of air strikes and...
Early Menopause: What are some of the causes?
As its name implies, early menopause is menopause that occurs at an earlier than average age. It brings with it the same effects as...
Prostate cancer: What is the best fight?
Is it possible to ward off the risk of death from prostate cancer by taking regular exercise?
According to certain American doctors, walking, running,...
Cigarette Smoke’s 30 minute grace period
Polycyclic hydrocarbons are well known as being carcinogenic. They carry formidable cancerization factors right along the route that the tobacco smoke follows, including the...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe calls for foreign product boycott
Veteran Zimbabwean ruler, Mr Robert Mugabe has ordered an immediate product boycott of all foreign firms operating in Zimbabwe, particularly European, in a bid...
Ethiopia, Nigeria, DRC to get increased aid from UK
Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo will receive more direct development aid from the United Kingdom as the aid to other countries...
Ethiopia: No hope for Ethio Telecom employees?
French telecommunications giant, France Telecom, and the Ethiopian government are involved in a dispute following a decision to cut 8,000 jobs at Ethio Telecom...
Verizon’s iPhone 4 holds same antenna problem
Consumers Reports said Friday that the iPhone 4 that works on Verizon Wireless' network has a similar problem to the original: Holding the phone...
Prince sued for $700,000 over legal fees
A New York City law firm says Prince owes more than $700,000 in legal fees for services that included helping to settle financial obligations...
Oscar ratings dip 10% from 2010
More than 37 million Americans tuned into the 83rd Oscars ceremony on Sunday on the ABC channel, down 10% on the previous year.
But the...
Kennedy killer up for parole
One of the surviving shooting victims in the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy said he will not object to Sirhan B. Sirhan's release...
Japanese phone makers adopt Android
Japanese mobile phones are a gadget lover’s dream. They double as credit cards. They can display digital TV broadcasts. Some are even fitted with...
Ethiopia: A new law for horticulture producing and exporting enterprises
Ethiopian lawmakers have approved a new law to impose a mandatory Environmental and Social Friendly regulation on the country's horticulture producing and exporting enterprises.
Ethiopia's...
African Renaissance: Rethinking Political Leadership on the Continent
‘Gently in manner, strong in deed’ were the inscriptions sitting atop the Presidential Desk at the oval office when Dwight Eisenhower occupied the White...
Iran threatens 2012 Olympics boycott
It seems the Iranian National Olympic Committee may be spending a little too much time playing Magic Eye.
Bahram Afsharzadeh, the secretary general of the...