Zimbabwe: unofficial curfew enforced by police
An unofficial curfew has been imposed by police in several parts of the
Zimbabwe, illegally restricting movement of people in the evenings.
from...
FIFA and CAF resolve Ethiopian soccer sqabble
The world soccer governing body, FIFA, and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have moved to stop the management crisis dogging the Ethiopian Football...
4th Euro-Mauritanian friendship marathon set for 8 March
The 4th edition of the Euro-Mauritanian friendship semi-marathon will take place 8 March, the day marking the celebration of international women's day, an EU...
2010 World Cup will help mend rifts in SA says De Klerk
Former South African President F.W. De Klerk has said the 2010 World Cup will send a message to the world that Africa in general...
Chinese Peace envoy in Sudan
Head of Chinese envoy, Mr. Liu Guijin, arrived Sunday, in Sudan to find a lasting solution to the conflict that has led to the...
French court jails Nigerian footballer
The Hauts-de-Seine court in France has sentenced former Nigerian footballer, Godwin Okpara, to 10 years' imprisonment for rape and enslavement of his adopted daughter,...
Nigeria: opposition sceptic about budget allocation
The most vocal opposition party in Nigeria, Action Congress (AC), Sunday lambasted the National Assembly (parliament) for ''unilaterally raising its allocation in the 2008...
Nigeria: subdued trading marks end of week
Trading experienced a downturn at the close of the past week at the Nigerian Stock Exchange with a turnover of 6.2 billion shares valued...
Etoile wins CAF Super Cup
African champion Etoile du Sahel beat CS Sfaxien 2-1 in an all-Tunisian match Saturday at the El-Menzah Stadium in Rades, Tunisia, to win the...
Zimbabwe: but who is behind Makoni…
The campaign of Zimbabwe's former finance minister says it has been able to field candidates in most constituencies for the general elections next month...
Uganda: fourth landmark truce signed, ending Juba talks
Uganda peace process moved closer to its end on Saturday when both government and rebel of the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/M) signed the fourth...
Journalist Bambou gets presidential pardon
Central African Republic's President, François Bozize, has pardoned Faustin Bambou, Director of the weekly "Les Collines de l'Oubangui", who was sentenced to six months...
Kenya: Mobilisation of armed groups despite talks
Kenya is at risk of plunging into a new wave of violence, despite progress in negotiations to end a political crisis, because several armed...
Zimbabwe: Massive Chaos ahead of elections
MASSIVE administrative chaos has marred the run up to March 29 polls raising questions as to whether the elections would be free and fair.
Five...
HIV prevalence rate in Ghana drops
Ghana's HIV prevalence rate for 2007 declined to 1.9 percent from 2.22 per cent in 2006, the authorities said on Friday.
However, Dr Nii Akwei...
RSF calls on Cameroonian government to lift ban on Equinoxe TV
The media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), on Friday asked the Cameroonian government to lift the suspension slapped on a private television station, Equinoxe...
Muslims in Bissau opposed to debate in Parliament on FGM
Muslims in Guinea Bissau on Friday said they were opposed to the upcoming debate in Parliament on female genital mutilation (FGM) when the House...
Obama is now convincing Superdelegates
The Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters straight to Barack Obama. In just the past two weeks, more than two dozen...
Moroccan caught after cheating on Facebook
Fouad Mourtada with a child.Fouad Mourtada reportedly said he was beaten in custody.A Moroccan computer engineer is due in court in connection with a...
Uganda: Museveni refuses to avoid elections
Ugandan government has rejected demands by rebel leader ship of the Lords Resistance Movement (LRA) to share power, saying they must go through the...
Mining company’s director faces “economic crimes” charges in Gambia
The British-born managing director of Australian mining company, Carnegie Minerals Plc, Charles Northfield, Thursday appeared before a high court in Banjul on charges relating...
Madagascar: 29 killed 70,000 homeless
At least 29 people were killed while about 70,000 were made homeless after a violent cyclone, Ivan, --with winds up to 230 kms per...
Nigeria plays host to Cricket tournament
This year's North-West Africa Cricket Championship featuring 6 countries: Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana, Gambia, Mali and Sierra Leone will be held in Nigeria. Last year's...
Experts to draft regional plan on sustainable development education
National and international experts gathered here Thursday to begin work on a UNESCO draft implementation of the regional education strategy for sustainable development. "The...
AfDB funds US$ 2.7 billion projects in Central African Forestry Commission
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is currently funding 80 ongoing operations to the tune of US$ 2.7 billion in all sectors of activity...
African European meeting to discuss legal migration
A meeting between both African and European politicians to find a plan to stop the illegal flow of migrants from Africa to Europe is...
AMU central bank governors meet in Tripoli
The seventh ordinary session of the Council of the Governors of Central Banks in the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) member countries opened here Thursday,...
Burundi’s main opposition party suspends participation in parliament
Burundi's main opposition party, the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU), Thursday decided to suspend until further notice its participation in the Parliament to...
Nigeria denies plan to hike electricity tariff
Nigeria's federal government has reversed itself on the plan to raise electricity tariff, after the announcement of the plan triggered angry reactions from many...
Keeping a hymen intact to avoid being labeled a “whore”
Certain muslims weigh a woman’s integrity by virtue of their virginity, thereby, prompting those who may have succumbed to carnal pleasures to find ways...