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Cuba and ECOWAS to implement energy efficiency project
Cuba and the ECOWAS Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to implement a regional programme on renewable energy that will also promote...
Akon : Singer rapper or just a professional liar ?
Akon, the successful R&B and Rap artist, had people believe that he spent four years in prison on heavy charges. His “bad boy”...
Ghana to host African, Caribbean and Pacific summit
Ghana will host the next summit of African, Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) countries in October, this year. The Secretary General of the ACP...
Food crisis : Developed nations must stop subsidies, poor ones must eat local
A principal researcher from Canada’s North-South Institute, Dr. John W. Foster, Tuesday urged governments from developed countries “to phase out agricultural subsidies” given to...
European deal stands to slow African development
A UK-based charity has warned that the controversial Economic Partner Agreements (EPAs) will hurt the poor in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
"EPA...
Morocco gets €19m from OPEC
The OPEC Fund for International Development has granted to Morocco a loan of 19 million euros earmarked for the financing of part of the...
Zuma slams Mbeki over Zimbabwe
ANC president, Zuma, called for African leaders to move into Zimbabwe quickly to resolve the crisis adding When I say leaders should go (to...
AfDB president in Kinshasa to explore further cooperation
Mrs. El Bakri, African Development Bank's deputy president in charge of sectoral operations, budget support, decentralisation, good governance, education, health and the agricultural sector...
Obama – Clinton : Clinton’s last chance
Voters in Pennsylvania today will decide which of the two senators, Obama or Clinton, they want to see representing the democratic party against McCain....
Ghanaian ports join UNCTAD Training Programme
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and the port communities of Tema and Takoradi are to join UNCTAD's Port Training Programme (PTP). Mr....
Zimbabwe vote recount also delayed
Election officials in Zimbabwe said Monday the results of controversial parliamentary vote recounts in 23 constituencies, which started on Saturday, would be delayed beyond...
UN study advocates for hunger among poor populations
At a time when food prices are beyond what many can afford, it is unconscionable to consider policies that would make food scarcer and...
Football : Nigeria will launch an official Complaint against Cameroon
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has threatened to report its Cameroonian counterpart (FECAFOOT) to African soccer's governing body CAF, over its (FECAFOOT) refusal to...
Thousands protest in Indonesia for a ban on Muslim sect
The Indonesian government is under pressure to ban a muslim sect known as the Ahmadiyya muslim community. The Indonesian constitution protects the freedom of...
Counterfeit Chinese made malaria medicines putting lives at risk
A time bomb has recently been unearthed in China. An international team coordinated by INTERPOL has discovered a huge trade in counterfeit malaria drugs:...
Why Obama must represent the democrats
Barack Obama goes into Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary as strong favourite, whatever happens, to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Yet the vote could still go...
Kenya football : Gor Mahia sacks coach on pitch
A former leading football club in the East African region, Gor Mahia FC, has sacked its coach on the pitch, citing poor performance.
Gor Mahia,...
Brazil invests in agricultural research for Africa in Accra
Brazil on Sunday inaugurated a Regional Office of its Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) in Accra to spearhead agricultural revolution in Africa.
Ghana's President John Kufuor...
Education report indicates aid at standstill
In spite of promises to support basic education, aid commitments are stagnating and remain far short of what is required to achieve universal primary...
Institute moots new agricultural project to meet people’s needs
A project aimed at making agricultural research better serve the people's needs and make them have their say about the future of food in...
21 illegal migrants arrested in Western Sahara
Twenty- one illegal migrants, all from sub-Saharan Africa , who were attempting to reach the Canary Islands, Spain, were arrested on Thursday in Laayoune,...
Odinga, Kenya PM asks Africa to pressure Mugabe
Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to show leadership and work with the opposition to solve the country's post-election...
French president and politicians pay tribute to Aimé Césaire
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday affirmed "the whole France was in grief" over the death in Fort-de-France (Martinique), of Martinique's writer and politician Aimé...
Blackmen around the world victims of HIV spread
"Although treatment with antiretroviral agents has proven a very effective way to improve the health and survival of infected individuals, as we discuss here,...
Obama charm seduces top McCain adviser
A top adviser to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has ruled himself out from internal strategic discussions about rival Barack Obama and said he...
Dubai World to invest and Partner with Republic of Benin in major tourism plan
Dubai World announced today that it has entered negotiations with the Government of Benin to develop large-scale tourist attractions in the West African country,...
Pretoria and AU demand immediate release of Zimbabwe poll results
Urging the authorities in Zimbabwe to declare the results of the general elections held last month, the African Union (AU) Thursday warned that further...
Darwin’s original papers on his theory of evolution available online
According to The Guardian over 90,000 pages of Darwins original notes are now available online. The Darwin Online project where they have been published...
Olympic Torch : About 170 arrested in New Delhi
After Pakistan, this afternoon the Olympic Torch toured New Dehli and security was once again an issue. As in most of its last visits...
Obama – Clinton debate : Mrs. Clinton gains moderators’ alliance
Like the pharisee who prays loudly in the middle of a temple gathering to make sure everyone sees how sanctimonious he is, Mrs. Clinton...