Zimbabwe court releases opposition leader Arthur Mutambara
A court in Zimbabwe Tuesday freed on bail an opposition leader arrested at the weekend for allegedly violating the country's tough media laws. Arthur...
Pirates threaten to kill Dutch ship crew
Somali hijackers of a Dutch ship off the Somali coast have threatened to kill the crew if the freighter is stormed, according to local...
The rain taker : How one man gleefully unsettled Africa’s potential
By the time you finish reading this piece, one hundred illegal immigrants will have crossed the border into South Africa and Botswana, two of...
Clinton suddenly becomes nice to Obama : But is it the end yet ?
Hillary Clinton was on Monday night considering the timing and terms of her withdrawal from the Democratic presidential race as Barack Obama stood on...
Ban Ki-moon calls for ‘revitalisation’ of agriculture
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in his address at the three-day UN summit of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome, "We...
Israel accused of “bad intentions” by Arab League
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa has said peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians are ''going no where'' due to Israeli's ''intransigence''.
According to Egypt's...
Egyptian police tortured bloggers
Egyptian authorities have released three bloggers, including Karim El Beheiri, who were arrested and detained following their coverage of demonstrations to protest rising prices...
Sahel: Sahel climate change diary – Day 1
Jan Egeland, the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on conflict is travelling in the Sahel to bring attention to climate change and conflict
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Corruption is ruining Nigeria’s potential
A damning report released by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on Nigeria has blamed political and economic corruption for the country's failure to...
FAO urges Zambia to consider cassava as major crop
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged Zambia to consider cassava as a high-value cash crop that can alleviate hunger at t he...
Nigerian airline attracts Africa and US
A rising number of African countries is reaching out to Nigeria's fast-growing domestic carrier, Arik Air, to operate flights from the commercial city of...
Zimbabwe inflation flies to 2 million per cent
Zimbabwe’s annual for May galloped to 1 700 000% as the Zimbabwean
dollar continued to crash causing prices of goods and services to skyrocket.
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Hillary Clinton’s donors switch allegiance to Barack Obama
A leading fundraiser for Hillary Clinton says her supporters will back Barack Obama with donations once he finally wins the Democratic presidential nomination, and...
Yves Saint Laurent’s ashes to be kept in Marrakech Morocco
The ashes of the late french international designer, 71 year old Yves Saint Laurent, who passed away Sunday evening in Paris, will be kept...
Ghana agrees to get nuclear energy
With the Ghana government seeking reliable sources of energy to supplement its power production, it has given its blessings to nuclear energy power, although...
Mugabe in Rome to “explain” to world leaders he has often blamed
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe who made his first European trip to Rome Sunday for a global food summit is expected to use...
McCain criticises Obama in front of Israeli committee over Iran
Republican John McCain on Monday launched a fresh attack against Barack Obama’s willingness to hold unconditional talks with Iran and called for tough new...
First day of month results at the Nigerian bourse
Investors at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on the first day of trading for the month of June, Monday placed 7.149 billion naira on...
Full first day results of 2010 World Cup / African Nations Cup qualifiers
Full first day results of the 2010 World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifiers. Tunisia was beaten on home soil by Burkina Faso. The...
Two Spanish caught in the Gambia after President called for the death of Homosexuals
Two Spanish nationals, Pere Joan, 56 and Juan Monpserrat rusa, 54 years, alleged to be homosexuals were arrested over the weekend and currently detained...
Train and Bus crash kills children in France
At least five children were killed when a train run into a school bus in a French town, Allinges near the French Alps and...
Former Archbishop questions Catholic Church morals
Controversial Archbishop Emm anuel Milingo of Zambia who was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church after he got married, Sunday conducted his first mass...
Former Nigerian Commissioner, Godwin Ekeowei’s wife abducted by gunmen
Unknown gunmen Sunday kidnapped the wife of a former Commissioner in Bayelsa state government in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region, the police said Mrs....
Football : Zimbabwe’s unexpected performance against Guinea pays off in 2010 WC / CAN qualifiers
Underdog Zimbabwe held fancied Guinea to a 0-0 draw Sunday in a 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations soccer qualifying match in...
President of Iran says Israel will soon be erased from the map
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that the state of Israel will soon disappear.
"I must announce that the Zionist regime (Israel), with a 60-year record...
Yves Saint Laurent kicks the bucket
Yves Saint Laurent, the international fashion legend passed away Saturday in Paris, France, his business partner and longtime friend Pierre Berger, announced.
Yves Saint Laurent...
Obama loses but closes gap – Clinton remains unconvincing
Barack Obama hopes to seal the Democratic presidential nomination soon after the final primaries this week, despite suffering a landslide defeat to Mrs. Clinton...
In comes Grace, Mugabe’s wife, with her own threats
Zimbabwe's extravagant first lady Grace Marufu Mugabe, who of late has
masqueraded as a politician has vowed that her 84 year old husband, incumbent...
President Jammeh says Africans must drop inferiority complex
Gambia President Yahya Jammeh has urged Africans to have faith in themselves and drop their “inferiority complex” resulting from “colonialism and slavery”, according national...
Football : Ghana Black Stars thrash Libya
The Black Stars of Ghana Sunday beat their Libyan counterparts, the Greens, 3-0 in the 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifiers...