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Malaria spreads to a third of the world’s population
More than a third of mankind is at risk of contracting malaria. Weve been
told this for years but now its been proved: an international...
Switzerland promises to fund youth based projects in Algeria
Switzerland will fund a programme for young people who set up companies in Algeria to the tune of 36,000 dinars each, according to officials...
World bank raises alarm on food crisis
This weekend both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held meetings (BBC News) on how to cope with the food...
Medical contorversy over Aimé Césaire’s death
Aimé Césaire, the writer and politician from Martinique who was reported dead on Saturday evening by a relative, was still battling for his life...
Obama – Clinton : Rendell on the press’ penchant for Obama
The US media have abandoned all pretence at neutrality in the Democratic presidential contest and are heavily biased towards Barack Obama and against Hillary...
African Super-Fund suggested by World Bank
Sovereign wealth funds could provide capital for an African super-fund to channel investment to the continent’s emerging markets, under a plan being considered by...
Mauritania qualifies for second round of ‘local’ CAN qualifier
Mauritania's national football squad, The Moura bitounes, has qualified for the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifier exclusively reserved for...
Kenya : Full list of coalition government ministers
The following is the who's who (party by party) in the newly-unveiled coalition cabinet in Kenya.
Mwai Kibaki (PNU) - President
Office of the President -...
Clinton attacks Obama on “bitter” comments
Senator Clinton condemns Obama on his use of the word "bitter" in his description of the people of Pennsylvania in a San Francisco fund...
South Africa modifies school calendar ahead of 2010 World Cup
South Africa, hosts of 2010 soccer world cup is planning to close schools for five weeks to avoid pupil and teacher absenteeism and a...
Kenya : Compromise on cabinet ministers reached
Kenyan leaders appeared to inch closer to a deal on power-sharing Saturday after six weeks of straight bargaining over the sharing of five key...
Nigeria : 11 member committee to investigate missing plane
The Nigerian government Friday set up an eleven-member committee to investigate the inability of concerned government agencies to locate the missing Wings Aviation aircraft...
South Africa : ‘Shoot to Kill’ gains Zuma support
JACOB Zuma, president of the ruling African National Congress is in full
support of the controversial "shoot to kill" proposed policy.
Speaking at...
Nigeria super eagles get a new coach
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Thursday named Shuaibu Amodu coach of the national soccer side, the Super Eagles, succeeding German Berti Vogts who was...
Morocco and Czech group MND sign oil deal
The Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mining (ONHYM) and "Exploration and Production Ltd.", a British subsidiary of the Czech group "MND", Wednesday signed...
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...
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...
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...
Ghana’s opposition leader John Mills chooses running mate
The presidential candidate of the Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Evans Atta Mills, on Wednesday named a parliamentarian, John Dramani Mahama,...
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...
Egyptian Elections : Clashes between police and civilians continue
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, accompanied by a high-level government team, headed to Mahalla Al Kobra Wednesday to end the violence that ensued following...
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...
EU worried, Mbeki indifferent as Mugabe plots state of emergency to stay
Robert Mugabe – who is clinging to power despite widespread belief that he resoundingly lost the March 29 polls is unreachable
This was disclosed by...
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...
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...
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...