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Actor auditions open for new Jamaican film
Jamaica's premier film production company Firefly Films is holding open auditions at 10a West Kings House Road from 4-6pm to cast actors in a...
Obama’s fundraiser, the Pelosi Club and Clinton’s concern
Barack Obama’s record-breaking online fund-raising continued in March, netting $40m (£20m, €25m) from almost half a million donors in spite of his defeats to...
New bank notes for Zimbabwe
The Central Bank in Zimbabwe on Thursday introduced higher denomination ZWD25 million and ZWD50 million bank notes, as inflation surge d to 165,000 per...
Zimbabwe : Inflation at 165 000 %
It seems it never rains, but pours for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
Hours after elections officials Thursday declared his party had lost for the first...
Parties tie in zimbabwe senate polls
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Thursday began announcing the delayed results of senatorial elections held at the weekend, with the ruling party and opposition...
Foot and Mouth disease discovered in Mozambique
The dreaded Foot and mouth disease has been detected in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, reports Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
The...
Multiple French murder suspect in court escape
Sidi Ould Sidina, an alleged member of the terrorist group suspected to have shot dead four French tourists 24 December 2007 near the city...
Nigeria probes another ex-official
Nigeria's immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, was grilled for over two hours by an anti-graft agency Wednesday over the management of...
If only London could become the French capital
The "official" reason behind French President, Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit last week to the banks of the Thames river was to rekindle Franco-British relations.
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First Kung Fu championship to take place in Tripoli
The first African Kung Fu championship was due to kick off in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, Thursday, Panapress reported. The competition, scheduled to end...
Zimbabwe’s opposition no more the Opposition
Taking the leading position in the general election vote count increases the opposition’s chances of winning the presidential elections against Robert Mugabe. The opposition...
Millennium development goals not met by Africa
Though encouraging, Africa's recent economic growth performance had limited impact on poverty reduction and employment creation, the essential factors for accelerating progress towards the...
Why more babies are snoring
According to a new British study, 10% of children under the age of 4 snore
every night. In fact, only 40% of children are free...
UN Secretary General demands transparency in Zimbabwe elections
UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday stressed the need for "the utmost transparency" during the counting and tabulation of votes from last weekend's...
Obama compared with Bill : Hillary’s dream shaky
Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination are now anywhere from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. By rights she should...
Roman Religion
Examining sites that are familiar to many modern tourists, Valerie Warrior avoids imposing a modern perspective on the topic by using the testimony of...
France asked to the dignity of illegal migrants
The chairman of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), Souhayr Belhassen here Tuesday called on France to respect the dignity of illegal migrants...
Zimbabwe polls still indicate a tie
Zimbabwe's two main political parties remained neck and neck Wednesday with more than two-thirds of the weekend's parliamentary vote counted and declared.
The ruling ZANU-PF...
Emir of Qatar arrives in Nouakchott
The Emir of Qatar, Cheikh Hamed Ben Khalifa Al, was due in Nouakchott Wednesday (2 April) for a two-day visit at the invitation of...
More young girls getting infected by older men
Though Africa is making good progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the epidemic threatens more the growth and survival of teenage girls than young...
Stephen Keshi is Mali’s new national soccer coach
Former Nigerian International and Togo's ex-coach Stephen Keshi was Tuesday appointed the head coach of Mali's national football team. Under a deal he signed...
Botswana elects a new President
Botswana, Zimbabwe’s diamond rich neighbor, on Tuesday witnessed a smooth power transition while it awaits presidential results. Seretse Khama Ian Khama was inaugurated as...
Mugabe might declare state of emergency
Zimbabwe's civil society organisations have petitioned SADC heads of
state to push for the release of full election results. The eighteen organizations fear that the...
Zimbabwe: Opposition merger in the offing
As the Zimbabwe Election Commission continue to release results albeit at a snail's pace, Zanu PF still maintains a one seat lead over ...
Malian President visits Nigeria
The President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, is expected to travel to Nigeria's capital city of Abuja Wednesday for a 48-hour visit, the protocol...
Jimmy Carter’s fight for guinea worm eradication in Ghana
Former United States President Jimmy Carter, who is waging a war on Guinea worm in the world, on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the acceleration...
Ban Ki-moon’s African century
Marking the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on called for accelerated efforts to reach...
FIFA opens first medical centre for football in Africa
The inauguration of the first FIFA medical centre of excellence on African soil on Monday means football players on the continent will now know...
Ghana relentless over refugee issue
Ghana on Tuesday maintained its hard line in the standoff with Liberian refugees which culminated in the deportation of 16 of them and removal...
Zimbabwe : Results indicate Mugabe lost presidential election
Zimbabwe was awash Tuesday with rumours President Robe rt Mugabe may have lost Saturday's crunch poll, and dragging feet by election officials in releasing...