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Is Ghana producing cocaine?
A top Ghanaian psychiatrist and a member of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has kicked up some controversy by saying the West African...
US, SA break new ground in science cooperation
The US and South Africa have agreed to establish geospatial and earth observation joint working groups focusing on global change, sustainable development, energy, and...
United States and S. Africa in a new science deal
The US and South Africa have agreed to establish geospatial and earth observation joint working groups focusing on global change, sustainable development, energy, and...
Understanding the first global forum on human resources for health
The weeklong conference “The First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health” which opened in Kampala March 2 is long overdue.
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Kenya: Kibaki and Odinga meet
The chief protagonists in the Kenya's post-election dispute, President Mwai Kibaki, and opposition leader Raila Odinga held their first consultative meeting Tuesday since signing...
Zambian miners attack Chinese managers
An estimated number of 500 mine workers demanding better working conditions at a Zambian copper smelter (Chambishi smelter) attacked their chinese managers. The workers...
Port Louis: 300 workers laid off
Manupan Ltée, a textile and clothing plant in Mauritius, laid off about 300 workers Monday after it was put in judicial administration for financial...
Ivory Coast: Rising tuberculosis numbers
Tuberculosis infections in Ivory Coast rose 9 % between 2006 and 2008, and almost 10 % of the cases were multidrug resistant, according to...
Terrorism: Belgian investigators arrive in Morocco
Investigators from the Belgian police arrived Monday in Casablanca following the recent arrest of the alleged mastermind of the terrorist network, Abdelkader Belliraj, who...
Cuba receives Mozambique delegation
The Mozambiquan president, Armando Guebuza, is on a three day official visit to Cuba honouring an invitation from Cuban president, Raul Castro, to define...
Libya condemns ‘Zionist holocaust’ against Palestinians
The Libyan General People's Congress(CGP), the country's highest legislative authority, has condemned the attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, describing it as the ''Zionist holocaust"....
Katoucha, the ever present fighter
Emotions are still running amok after Katoucha’s body was discovered floating on the seine last Thursday. Fashion personalities in both Africa and the diaspora...
Scholarship for Nigerian after world debate victory
The government of Lagos state in Nigeria has awarded a scholarship to a student who emerged the overall best in a world debate on...
The Emir of Kuwait visits Morocco
The Emir of Kuwait, Cheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, arrived Monday for a private visit to Morocco. On hand to welcome...
US$ 28 million World Bank/AfDB Support for the Gambia
The World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (Af DB) have granted Gambia US$ 28 million, towards the implementation of the country 's...
Chadian Opposition leader Alive
The Chadian opposition leader Ngarlejy Yorongar is alive. The head of the Federation of Action for the Republic (FAR) arrived Sunday in the Cameroonian...
Major breakthrough in Ebola research
Good news for research into the terrible Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus.
American researchers have succeeded in genetically disarming the virus, thus rendering it non contaminant....
former Rwandan genocide suspect freed
The international Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), on Sunday released former Rwandan local councilor Vincent Rutaganira, after serving six years in prison for his...
US military strikes terrorist targets in Somalia
Unofficial reports claim that the U.S. military launched a strike on terrorist targets in Dobley, Somalia. This fourth attack in fourteen months is a...
Obama’s Judgement and Clinton
The fight is for delegates from both Ohio and Texas. Obama leads with almost a hundred delegates and Clinton needs to up her game....
Smuggling Scandal involving World Food Programme
Ugandan authorities have arrested two suspected staff members of the World Food Programme (WFP) after they attempted to smuggle goods worth US$50,000 into Uganda...
FESPACO new boss assumes duties
The new director general of the Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Michel Ouedraogo, assumed duties Friday. A Journalist by profession,...
Mauritania issues arrest warrants on suspected terrorists
The Mauritanian authorities have issued international warrants of arrest on Khadim Ould Seman, Abdel Kerim Braoui and Hacen Ben Iche as part of the...
Egypt: Arrests and Killings of illegal African immigrants
Egyptian border forces have arrested 12 Africans attempting to cross from Egypt to Israel in another show of force to stem the flow of...
China to build metrolines in Nigeria
President Umaru Yar'Adua said Saturday in Shanghai, China, that the Government would soon embark on the development of metro lines for some major cities...
Libya wants political, material support for Palestinians
Libya Saturday called for political and material support for Palestine to save the Palestinian people from constant Israeli attacks.
A "firm and urgent" Arab position...
Surprise defection draws insults from Mugabe
A TOP official in Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF on Saturday pulled off a surpise to publicly declare that he fully supports Mr...
South African President to be guest of honour in Mauritius
The South African President, Thabo Mbeki, will be in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius on March 12 to partake in festivities marking the...
Kenya: What next after political deal
After Kenya's laudable power-sharing agreement, humanitarian actors say the hard work has yet to begin - resettling the displaced and reconciling all Kenyans.
"We...
A love affair between Barack Obama and the US media
The American media is swooning at the mere mention of democratic candidate, Obamas name. According to the French daily, Liberation.fr, a survey conducted by...