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Beres Hammond, reggae singer for about 30 years
Don't be deceived by Beres Hammond's cool profile. The playful smile, the unassuming demeanor, the beard, the cap and the spectacles might lull...
Slave Ship replica “Amistad” docks in Cape Verde
The replica of the Spanish slave ship "Amistad" has docked in the Cape Verdean capital, Praia, as part of a tour aimed at marking...
Clinton wins but Obama stays on top
Senator Clinton it seems has the winning edge in both Ohio and Texas, as well as Rhode island whereas Senator Obama won in Vermont....
Is Ghana producing cocaine?
A top Ghanaian psychiatrist and a member of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has kicked up some controversy by saying the West African...
Nigeria: Road accident kills 14
Fourteen passengers died on the spot when a commercial bus rammed into a stationary truck along the Ilesa-Ibadan road in South-west Nigeria Tuesday, the...
Understanding the first global forum on human resources for health
The weeklong conference “The First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health” which opened in Kampala March 2 is long overdue.
by...
US trade delegation to visit Ghana, Nigeria and S. Africa
US Assistant secretary of Commerce, Israel Hernandez, will lead a trade delegation to Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, according to a statement from the...
Kenyan Lawyers say Law for ‘grand coalition’ govt. almost ready
A team of three lawyers, led by Kenya's Attorney-General Amos Wako, that was last week mandated to draft a new law and constitutional amendment...
Kenya: Grand Coalition law to be debated next week
A team of three lawyers, led by Kenya's Attorney-General Amos Wako, that was last week mandated to draft a new law and constitutional amendment...
Kenya: Kibaki and Odinga meet
The chief protagonists in the Kenya's post-election dispute, President Mwai Kibaki, and opposition leader Raila Odinga held their first consultative meeting Tuesday since signing...
42 killed in Namibian floods, thousands displaced
Floods have killed 42 people and displaced thousands this year, officials said, warning that more flooding was expected in the flood ravaged northern and...
Cameroon: Crisis continues as inflation surges
Only a few crumbs were left on the counter at the Boulangerie du Rail delicatessen in Douala after looters swept the shelves of cake,...
Nigeria: cross-dresser in prison
Uche Ndubuisi pleaded guilty to cross dressing charges and was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a court in Lagos. He was not...
Ivory Coast: Rising tuberculosis numbers
Tuberculosis infections in Ivory Coast rose 9 % between 2006 and 2008, and almost 10 % of the cases were multidrug resistant, according to...
AIDS ‘healers’ to be regulated in Malawi
Malawi is to review legislation aimed at regulating claimants of an AIDS cure, a senior presidential aide has said. Mary Shaba, Secretary for HIV/AIDS...
Benin appoints new members to Constitutional Court
The Government and National Assembly (parliament) of Benin Monday evening appointed their representatives to the Constitutional Court, three months ahead of the completion of...
Price hikes in Egypt
The continued increase in the prices of foodstuffs in Egypt has sparked worries by concerned citizens of the North African nation.
In recent months, the...
Katoucha, the ever present fighter
Emotions are still running amok after Katoucha’s body was discovered floating on the seine last Thursday. Fashion personalities in both Africa and the diaspora...
Scholarship for Nigerian after world debate victory
The government of Lagos state in Nigeria has awarded a scholarship to a student who emerged the overall best in a world debate on...
Libya and Benin, discuss forthcoming CEN-SAD summit
Libyan leader Muammar Kadhafi and the Benin President Boni Yayi Sunday reviewed strategies for the forthcoming 10th summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States...
US$ 28 million World Bank/AfDB Support for the Gambia
The World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (Af DB) have granted Gambia US$ 28 million, towards the implementation of the country 's...
Major breakthrough in Ebola research
Good news for research into the terrible Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus.
American researchers have succeeded in genetically disarming the virus, thus rendering it non contaminant....
former Rwandan genocide suspect freed
The international Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), on Sunday released former Rwandan local councilor Vincent Rutaganira, after serving six years in prison for his...
Ghana FA denies goal-keeper Sammy Adjei’s retirement
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has denied media reports that Black Stars' second string goalkeeper, Sammy Adjei, had retired from international football. Randy Abbey,...
CAF Matches: Ghana, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Benin…
Results and brief commentaries of matches between:
Ashantigold and Sahel, Africa Sport and Tonnerre, Entente Sportive and Port Authority as well as announced match between...
Egypt: 36 arrested ahead of polls
36 members of Egypts strongest opposition group, Muslim Brotherhood, were detained Monday ahead of next months elections. Arrests of members of the Muslim Brotherhood,...
US military strikes terrorist targets in Somalia
Unofficial reports claim that the U.S. military launched a strike on terrorist targets in Dobley, Somalia. This fourth attack in fourteen months is a...
Obama’s Judgement and Clinton
The fight is for delegates from both Ohio and Texas. Obama leads with almost a hundred delegates and Clinton needs to up her game....
Smuggling Scandal involving World Food Programme
Ugandan authorities have arrested two suspected staff members of the World Food Programme (WFP) after they attempted to smuggle goods worth US$50,000 into Uganda...
Nigeria: President Yar’Adua challenged at Supreme Court
Making good his promise, a Nigerian opposition candidate in last year's presidential polls has challenged the recent validation, by the election petition tribunal (Court...