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Zambia calls for emergency SADC meeting to solve Zimbabwe impasse
Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa has summoned heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for an extraordinary summit in Lusaka following what...
South Africa: Chris Hani remembered
The 15th anniversary of the assassination on liberation hero Chris Hani is due to be marked in South Africa Thursday.
Hani was shot dead...
Tibet crises forces South African everest climber to postpone expedition
A South African man's attempts to climb Mount Everest has been postponed due to circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the violence in Tibet. "China...
Obama – Clinton : Management drill with Bill, Penn, Doyle and an 8.5m debt
In the begining was a name, and the name came with excellent media and poll ratings, and the media made her an unbeatable force....
MDC plans to boycott ZANU-PF imposed election rerun
Last night the opposition MDC hinted that it might boycott the anticipated rerun of the March 29 Presidential election, insisting it...
155 illigal immigrants intercepted in Malawi
The Mozambican police have intercepted a truck carrying a container in which 155 foreigners from Ethiopia and Somalia were traveling, reports Wednesday's issue of...
UNESCO regrets Italian Castello di Moncalieri
The Director- General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, Wednesday decried the fire damage to the Castello di Moncalieri, in the Italian Province of Turin, inscribed...
India and Africa strengthen ties
The India-Africa summit forum ended on Wednesday in New Delhi, India, with a declaration of heads of state and government spelling out their position...
Rice and foreign envoys urge Kenya to find a quick solution
Foreign envoys Wednesday stepped up a series of talks aimed at breaking the current stalemate in Kenya over the formation of the grand cabinet.
Vice-President...
MDC begs for help from African states as Mugabe resorts to violence
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change appealed to African states to intervene in Zimbabwe’s escalating political crisis on Tuesday, and gave warning of the...
Africa now an international business hub
Africa has become the hub of foreign investments because it has opened up its borders, improved its governance and set up a more conducive...
Foreign Lawyers to be allowed to practice in Mauritius
The Mauritian Parliament will soon pass a law that will allow foreign law firms to operate in the country, official source told PANA Wednesday....
Terrorist attack leaves a Burundian soldier dead in Somalia
A soldier has died of his injuries following a truck bomb attack by an Islamic terrorist group against the base of the Burundian peacekeeping...
Moroccan footballer Erbati to be transfered to Olympique Marseille
The French side of Olympique Marseille is engaged in talks with Moroccan El-Amine Erbati for a possible transfer of the player to the premier...
Nigeria sends delegation to China in time for 2008 Olympics accreditation
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has sent a delegation to China in an effort to beat the 15 April accreditation deadline for athletes due...
Mugabe sends troops to start violence to back state of emergency
An amazing 200 top Zimbabwe Defence Forces have been deployed countrywide to spearhead an orgy of violence while drumming up support...
Obama – Clinton : Hillary’s plan exposed by Bill Clinton and Mark Penn
Mrs. Clinton who has been vociferous in her condemnation of free trade agreements, positioning herself with trade unions in their fight against the loss...
Toni Braxton suffers a possible heart attack
Toni Braxton was reportedly admitted to a Las Vegas hospital for a heart attack she might have suffered after a performance at the Flamingo...
Naomi Campbell banned from British Airways flights for life…
British newspapers the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror have reported that 37 year old super model, Naomi Campbell, has been banned from traveling...
Microsoft’s Open XML joins HTML, PDF and ODF formats
Microsoft's Office Open XML, the world leader in softwares, recently certified by ISO (International Standardisation Organisation) and the CEI (International Electrotechnic Organisation), has met...
Three African countries top world bank reformers list
Three African countries - Egypt, Ghana and Kenya - are among the 10 top economic reformers that are making it easier for investors to...
MP accused of raping minor
The Forum of children's rights organisations in Togo (FODDET) on Tuesday accused Togolese parliamentarian Gabriel Ameyi of raping a 16-year-old girl pupil on 7...
Court rules in favour of MDC’s petition
The High Court in Zimbabwe Tuesday ruled an opposition petition demanding the release of the results of a presidential vote was urgent , and...
Nigeria : Opposition asks President to adhere to his promise
Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) party has warned the federal government that the country's democracy is in ''great danger'' due to the persistent rigging...
Nine terrorists escape from Moroccan prison
Nine terrorists involved in the murderous May 16th 2003 attacks in Casablanca managed on Monday, April 7th to escape from the Kenitra prison located...
Nigerian state bans condoms
It is now illegal to encourage the use of condoms in southeast Nigeria’s Anambra State. The state government has also banned the advocacy and...
Jean Ping on a working visit to Belgium
The incoming chairperson of the African Union (AU) Co mmission, Jean Ping, Tuesday begins a working visit to Belgium, a communiqu� of t he...
Obama – Clinton : Attacking Obama and committing a bigger sin
Mark Penn and the Clintons go a long way. His brains served Bill Clinton and have equally benefited Hilary in her campaign. His...
Boxing : Nigeria gets a new foreign coach for Beijing Olympics
Nigeria's amateur boxing authorities have announced plans to hire a foreign coach for the country's boxing team to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. An official...
Football : Libya meets Mali and Burkina Faso in friendlies and faces Ghana in qualifiers
Libya's national soccer side, The Greens, will play friendly matches against Mali and Burkina Faso, as part of preparations for the joint 2010 World...