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Obama – Clinton : Pelosi lets Clinton off the hook
Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, helped buy Hillary Clinton some breathing space on Tuesday amid growing calls from senior supporters...
Zimbabwe : Villagers have disappointed Mugabe
Zimbabwe's rural areas, once viewed as strongholds of the ruling ZANU-PF party, are backing the opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), according...
The Forging of Races
Race and Scripture in the Protestant Atlantic World, 1600–2000
Colin Kidd University of Glasgow
Colin Kidd University of Glasgow
This book revolutionises our...
Moroccan journalists compared to “prisoners on parole”
A press conference organised by Rachid Nini, editorial director of the moroccan daily, Al Massae, on Monday, March 31 in Casablanca, was marked by...
India and Africa in economic co-operation
Nearly one thousand African economic operators started this Thursday in New Delhi, India, discussions with their Indian counterparts, as part of the fourth conclave...
Five boxers from Ghana to represent Africa at Olympics
Five Ghanaian boxers will hoist their national flag when t he boxing segment of the Beijing Olympic Games gets underway later in the year.
The...
Senegal : Police arrest 24 and raid tv station
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the assault of a independent TV channel reporter, the raid against his station and the...
Sex workers violated
East African governments have come under scathing criticism by three human rights groups for allegedly abetting the violation of commercial sex workers in the...
Zimbabwe : Few results emerge as observers flee
IT’s still a ding dong affair in Zimbabweans elections. Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party stills maintains its slight edge over the opposition, winning...
Cameroonian ministers arrested for corruption
The police in Cameroon Monday arrested two former Ministers on alleged graft charges, police sources said.
The police in Cameroon Monday arrested two former Ministers...
Islamic financial week to be held in Mauritius
An Islamic finance week will hold 15-18 April in Port Louis, the Mauritian capital, the International Islamic Financial Services Ltd (IIFS) Chief Executive Officer,...
Liberian President to visit Cote d’Ivoire
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is expected Tuesday in Abidjan for a two-day official visit to Cote d'Ivoire, an official source said. The Liberian...
Zimbabwe : Tension rises as opposition claims landslide
While Zimbabwe’s opposition on Sunday claimed a landslide victory, no official results from the 29 March polls have been released by the electoral commission,...
Zimbabwe election : Official results start pouring in
This morning the first official election results are at last emerging - and they show success for the MDC.
from our...
Zimbabwe : massive show of force in Harare
Chinese made jet-fighters flew over Harare mid-day Sunday and other major towns while soldiers, armed to the teeth are roaming around the streets. At...
Zimbabwe : Massive wins for opposition in Bulawayo
Morgan Tsvandirai MDC has sweeped all seats in Bulawayo, the second largest city according to early election returns.
from our correspondent...
Libya, Egypt to represent Africa at World Futsal Championships
Egypt and Libya have qualified to represent Africa at the World Futsal Championships in Brazil in September, after advancing to the final of the...
CAF FIFA : Chad suspended from championship
Africa soccer's governing body CAF has banned Chad from the qualifiers for the first edition of the African Nations Championships slated for Cote d'Ivoire...
Maputo’s steel rolling mill resumes production after 10 years
Maputo's steel rolling mill, paralysed for almost a decade, has resumed production, though on an experimental scale Mill owners Arcelor-Mittal, the world's largest steel...
Zimbabwe votes : early opposition victory
Zimbabweans main opposition Movement for Democratic Change on Saturday night claimed victory in the country’s bitterly contested presidential and parliamentary elections setting the stage...
Deadly cholera outbreak in Nigeria
At least 35 people have died of cholera in the capital of Benue State, Madurdi, and the town of Oturkpo. Both areas have a...
Turkey becomes the 25th AfDB non-regional member
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved Turkey's application to join the Bank Group, a statement issued by...
Pa endorses Obama – Clinton urged to quit
Hillary Clinton faced calls on Friday to drop out of the presidential race as senior Democrats warned that her divisive battle with Barack Obama...
Nigeria : The desert is fast encroaching but why?
Experts agree that an estimated 35 percent of land that was cultivatable 50 years ago is now desert in 11 of Nigeria’s northern states,...
AU says Zimbabwe polls peaceful so far
African Union (AU) election observers taking part in Z imbabwe's weekend polls said Friday campaigning had so far been peaceful and free of intimidation.
The...
Zimbabwe cabinet dissolved
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Friday dissolved his cabinet ahead of weekend general elections in which his party is fighting for political survival after 28...
Tunisia to help Maurirtania develop tourism industry
Mauritanian Crafts and Tourism Minister Ba Madine and her Tuinisian counterpart, Khalil Ajibi, have signed a convention aimed at boosting cooperation between the two...
Kenya : Disabled want to be part of coalition gov’t
The community of people with disabilities said Friday it envisaged a grand coalition government with the clout to deal with disability issues.
The disabled, who...
400 kg of marijauna seized in Mali
Malian customs Thursday seized more than 400kg of marijuana in the south central locality of Fana, customs sources said Friday in Bamako. They said...
AfDB to increase water access to 66% of Africa
The African Development Bank (ADB) intends to raise abou t US$ 4.5 billion to take the number of Africans having access to drinking water...