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Results of CAF Champions League matches in Ghana, Rwanda
Here are the results of the CAF champions League matches played on Sunday in some parts of Africa.
Accra: Hearts of Oak beat FC 105...
Mugabe suffers more defections
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, fighting for political survival after 28 years in office, was deserted by another key lieutenant at the weekend, weeks before...
Museveni explains high rate of failed marriages in Uganda
Uganda leader Yoweri Museveni has attributed the high rate of failed marriages in his country to the lack of trust among married couples ,...
FESPACO new boss assumes duties
The new director general of the Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), Michel Ouedraogo, assumed duties Friday. A Journalist by profession,...
Mauritania issues arrest warrants on suspected terrorists
The Mauritanian authorities have issued international warrants of arrest on Khadim Ould Seman, Abdel Kerim Braoui and Hacen Ben Iche as part of the...
Discus record broken at Ashanti schools athletics meet
Isaac Kwakye Gyimah of Opoku Ware Senior High School set a new record in the Discus event at the Ashanti Regional Schools and Colleges...
Egypt: Arrests and Killings of illegal African immigrants
Egyptian border forces have arrested 12 Africans attempting to cross from Egypt to Israel in another show of force to stem the flow of...
China to build metrolines in Nigeria
President Umaru Yar'Adua said Saturday in Shanghai, China, that the Government would soon embark on the development of metro lines for some major cities...
South African Airways increases flights to Uganda
As part of its expansion programme, South African Airways (SAA) announced an increase in its flights to Uganda this weekend. Yogi Biriggwa, SAA country...
Surprise defection draws insults from Mugabe
A TOP official in Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF on Saturday pulled off a surpise to publicly declare that he fully supports Mr...
Nigeria to end power outages 2011
Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua has promised that his country's 140 million people will no longer suffer power outages by 2011. In addition, he said...
South African President to be guest of honour in Mauritius
The South African President, Thabo Mbeki, will be in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius on March 12 to partake in festivities marking the...
Cameroon: one TV and two Radio Stations closed in a week
Police in the capital, Yaoundé, have forced a popular radio station off the air and confiscated its equipment over commentary critical of the government...
Mozambique’s clandestine abortions
Back-street abortions are well on the way to becoming a chronic health problem in Mozambique, and urgent measures are needed to reduce the number...
Kenya: What next after political deal
After Kenya's laudable power-sharing agreement, humanitarian actors say the hard work has yet to begin - resettling the displaced and reconciling all Kenyans.
"We...
Oil refinery project takes off in Mozambique
The project to build an oil refinery at Nacala-a-Velha, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, has taken off with the transportation of equipment...
A love affair between Barack Obama and the US media
The American media is swooning at the mere mention of democratic candidate, Obamas name. According to the French daily, Liberation.fr, a survey conducted by...
Cameroon : Gov’t closes down a private radio station
The cameroonian government ordered, Thursday, the closure of a private radio station Magic FM and the seizure of its equipment due to unfavourable...
Saudi Arabia assists Burkina Faso with US$ .5million meningitis vaccines
Saudi Arabia has donated to Burkina Faso, vaccines to help it control meningitis which has already killed more than 200 people in the west...
PTA Bank to open branch in Zimbabwe
The Eastern and Southern Africa Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank) said on Friday that it would shortly open a branch in Zimbabwe as...
Fire arms seizure in Bujumbura
Burundian security forces made an arms seizure Friday in Bujumbura. Among the arms seized were; 34 fire arms including Kalachnikovs, 10 grenades, more than...
Senegal’s Wade visits Libya
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade arrived in Libya Thursday evening at the head of a strong delegation of his government on a visit. President Wade...
Sarkozy seeks new ties in Africa
France is to renegotiate all defence agreements with its former colonies in Africa, Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday, in the strongest signal yet that...
Protests and anger over lack of water in Abidjan
A third of Abidjan’s inhabitants have had no drinking water for over a month and many have taken to the streets to vent their...
Riots in Burkina related to high cost of living
Violence spread to the capital, Ouagadougou, early on 28 February as demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the high price of food and...
Egypt: First woman “maazun” causes stir in islamic world
The appointment of Egypt's first female that is authorised to conduct Muslim weddings has sparked a debate over the role of women in Islamic...
Normalcy returns to Cameroon
Normalcy was gradually returning to Cameroon Friday after a four-day strike called by transporters to protest rising fuel prices. The strike sparked riots that...
Katoucha is really dead
“She fell into the seine river and drowned right on the spot... her body bore no suspicious marks", indicated sources close to the police...
Cameroon wakes up to calm
Life is slowly going back to normal in Cameroon, four days after the urban transport strike which led to violent clashes leaving several people...
Defence forces chief oders Zimbabweans to vote Magabe
One of the Zimbabwe defence forces top chiefs says he would never salute opposition presidential candidates Dr Simba Makoni and Mr Morgan...