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African Champions League results
Following are the results of the last 16 round of matches in the 2008 African Champions League matches played across Africa at the weekend,...
African economic growth to continue upward trend
Strong growth in Africa's gross domestic product is expected to continue in 2008 and 2009, according to Louis Kasekende, the chief economist at the...
Thabo Mbeki goes to Zimbabwe again
South African President Thabo Mbeki was due in Zimbabwe Friday for crisis talks with President Robert Mugabe over an election impasse and politically-motivated violence...
Former AfDB chief appointed by UN General secretary
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Omar Kabbaj, the former managing director of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and current adviser to King...
AU to actively monitor Zimbabwe presidential run-off
The African Union (AU) has called on all stakeholders in Zimbabwe's forthcoming presidential runoff to ensure that peace and security would be maintained, and...
BURUNDI: The Special Representative expresses concern for the hundreds of children still in the hands of Palipehutu-FNL of Agathon Rwasa
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Coomaraswamy, welcomes the recent release of 232 child soldiers in Burundi. The release...
Guests for Mandela’s 90th birthday announced
The line up for the concert to be held in London on the 27th of June for Mandelas 90th birthday has been announced according...
Albinos victims of human sacrifices
Water-Genies, fortune tellers, half-men half-gods, those are some of the attributes associated with albinos in some countries in Africa. Sought after for their good...
Dangers of large scale biofuel production sounded by FAO
The UN food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned governments of the negative effects of large-scale production of biofuels, cautioning that rapid increases in...
The safety of African investments and high return rates
Africa is becoming an increasingly 'sticky' in vestment destination for international investors, who no longer cut and run due to local difficulties or when...
Islamic bank sets up artificial rain system in Africa
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will soon set up a regional artificial rain system in Africa at the request of some African countries, with...
Obama – Clinton : Joe Andrew switches allegiance
Indianapolis – Superdelegate Jo Andrew who endorsed Hillary Clinton last November, unexpectedly and without the knowledge of the two democratic presidential candidates switched allegiance...
« Repairing » a clitoris : a cultural dilemma
Djenaba’s dream came true on March 12th : "repairing" her clitoris which had been excised when she was 13 years old. For this young...
Chelsea’s African trio ready to break Liverpool’s defense
Ivorian internationals Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou as well as the Ghanaian, Michael Essien, will be available for Avram Grant to try to get...
Africa Rice Center (WARDA) through the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA)
The Africa Rice Center (WARDA) is helping its member states manage the rice crisis through a combination of short-term actions reinforced by
medium- to long-term...
Ethiopia : Kenyan athlete Keino calls for unity at biennial sports event
As African athletes test their skills on running tracks here over the next five days, legendary Kenyan star Kipchoge Keino has called for the...
Africa Judo Championship to be hosted by Morocco
The 29th African Judo Championship, which would serve as qualifiers for the Beijing Olympics, will take place from 15-18 May in Agadir, southern Morocco....
Indoor pollution worse than outdoor pollution
Shut away snugly inside our homes and our workplaces we may think we are safe from pollution … but we’d be wrong. In fact,...
Nigeria : Nurse relates Adesenya’s death as well wishers pour in
Nigerians from all walks of life mourned Chief Abraham Adesanya, the Pan-Yoruba cultural group, Egbe Afenifere, who died on Sunday.
Adesanya died peacefully in...
African evelopment Bank chief meets Algerian President
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) G roup, Donald Kaberuka, Sunday met with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem, according to a government...
Ethiopia and Kenya announce breakthrough against malaria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed the efficiency of mosquito nets treated with insecticide, indicating that its use had trebled since 2003...
Dilemma of a black woman who wanted to be light skinned
A British medical team recounts the misfortunes of a young woman of African origin who was obsessed about the colour of her skin. She...
Algiers Declaration adopted by African transport ministers
African transport ministers Friday adopted the Algiers Declaration during the first session of the conference of African ministers in charge of the sector held...
Kenya : Under 17 national football team to boycott match
The Kenyan national Under-17 soccer team Friday threatened to boycott Saturday's Africa Youth Championships first round return match against Rwanda unless outstanding allowances are...
UN demands measures to be taken against Malaria
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, started a new world campaign against malaria earlier today according to Reuters. The UNs objectives include providing African countries...
Mali to amend oil, mining law
The Malian government Tuesday passed a bill amending laws pertaining to oil research, mining, transport and refinery official sources indicated. A bill setting the...
African transport ministers meet in Algeria to address a common vision
The maiden conference of African Transport Ministers opened Thursday with a view to mapping out a common vision in the transport sector consistent with...
Zimbabwe cancels Common Market summit
Zimbabwe, embroiled in an election crisis, Thursday announced it was calling off the summit of the Common Market for Central and Southern Africa (Comesa)...
Zimbabwe: Chinese arms ship called back home
Al Jazeera reports that the An Yue Jiang, a Chinese ship containing arms destined to Zimbabwe, has called back by Chinese government according to...
EPA is a pirate deal from Europe to disable African growth
A new report has slammed the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to be signed between the European Union (EU) and developing countries and called...