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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...
Obama – Clinton : Clinton’s confusion and indecision
Hillary Clinton's decision to remove Mark Penn as her chief strategist on Sunday came too late to save her campaign and amounted to too...
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...
Morocco gets €151 million from African Development Bank
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has lent Morocco 151.4 million euros to finance a thermo-solar power station project in Aïn Beni Mathar in eastern...
Ghanaian General calls for african concensus against threats
A senior Ghanaian military officer on Monday called on African states to collaborate to enable them to effectively deal with threats to peace and...
Regional francophone bourse closes slightly higher
The regional bourse for French West Africa (BRVM ) in Abidjan closed its trading on Monday slightly higher than the previous session. The BRVM...
The Gambia : Charged US based journalist’s file found
The Banjul Magistrate's has found the case file of journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh, who is being tried for sedition, reliable sources said on Monday....
Nigerian bourse market capitalisation gains
Market capitalization on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened the week on Monday on a high note as it increased to...
Koïchiro Matsura expresses regret over Quebec’s historical landmark loss
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, Monday expressed his deep regrets at the destruction of Quebec's ancient drill hall, a landmark adjacent to the...
Cameroon national football league : Canon of Yaounde ahead
Canon of Yaoundé is leading the national football league of Cameroon following its 2-0 victory over Tiko United in weekend matches. Cotonsport, Unisport, Fovu,...
Arab bank for economic development in Africa to support Palestinians
The Board of Governors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) says 10 per cent of its net income of US$...
Three Cameroonian clubs qualify for next round of African Cup
Cameroon's clubs taking part in the African League and Confederation Cups qualified for the eighth finals despite their defeat to their respective opponents. In...
Male sex hormones and depression
Can reduced testosterone levels explain depression in older men. The pronounced drop in testosterone levels in men aged 70 and over appears to lead...
Obama – Clinton : Cinton’s ‘Janus’ Mark Pen steps down but continues
Hillary Clinton's chief strategist stepped down yesterday, days after it was revealed he had met the Colombian ambassador to discuss a controversial trade deal.
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Court to rule in election poll result release after nine days
The High Court in Zimbabwe Monday ruled it had jurisdiction over an opposition application to force an elections body to release delayed results of...
Obama – Clinton : Hillary’s tax returns, a shady donation and Bill
Being a rich democratic presidential hopeful is not a crime per se and Mrs. Clinton’s statement “Don’t get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing...
South Africa worried about Zimbabwe stalemate
South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) Sunday called on President Thabo Mbeki to urgently consider requesting that the African Union's Peace and Security...
Zimbabwe : Uncovering Mugabe’s prelude to electoral fraud
As the drama of Zimbabwe's landmark March 29 election unfolds, Dianne Kohler Banard, Member of Parliament and spokesperson of the Democratic Alliance (DA) of...
Direct US flights for Virgin Nigeria
Nigeria's flag carrier Virgin Nigeria has won the approval of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to commence direct commercial flights from Lagos to...
Ghana : Breakaway party elects presidential candidate
A breakaway party of the former President Jerry Rawlings' National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday night elected a communication consultant as its candidate to...
Northern Nigeria suffers both fuel and food shortages
With massive fuel shortages in the north of Nigeria since mid March, transport costs have doubled exacerbating food prices.
“Until last week I had...
Cameroon amends constitution for Biya’s re-election
The Cameroonian government on Friday tabled a controversial bill in Parliament to amend the Constitution to pave way for President Paul Biya's re-election in...
Obama – Clinton : Clinton’s ‘janus’ aide causes confusion
Labour unions called on Friday for Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist to be fired after it emerged that he met this week the Colombian ambassador...
Court case against ZEC opens amid threats from pro-Mugabe war vets
THE MILITANT Veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation war on Friday evening vowed to seize the remaining white-owned commercial farms if Robert Mugabe loses the...
The Gambia promotes 556 police officers
About 556 officers of the Gambian police have been promoted to various ranks by the Police High command here, according to Inspector Saluymann Secka,...
Ghana names 22 to footballers to play against Niger
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has invited 22 local players to commence camping in preparation towards the second-leg match against Niger in the Africa...
Nigeria : Yar’Adua demands an end to fuel crisis
Nigeria's President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Standards Organisation of...
Cricket: De Villiers and Kallis made South Africa dominate India !
AB de Villiers scored a maiden unbeaten double hundred and Jacques Kallis struck his 30th century to put South Africa in the driver's seat...