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Kenya : SMS text messages the new guns of war?
Some Kenyans are using SMS text messages to revive ethnic tensions in their country, preying on the political-ethnic tensions that have ravaged the country...
Zimbabwe: three election candidates nominated
Friday is the deadline for the registration of candidates nominated by their parties to stand for the March 29 general elections in Zimbabwe. It...
ECOWAS – OSI extend cooperation
The ECOWAS Commission and the Open Society Institute (OSI) have agreed to extend their areas of cooperation to cover such issues as managing revenue...
Mobile bank for every African pocket?
With most formal banks inaccessible to many Africans, the service of mobile phone banking is expanding to the poor on the continent. Africa Renewal’s...
This week in Ghana
After a national report indicating a 900% increase in cars on the nations roads, President Kuffour promised a 90million dollar rehabilitation of the railway...
Nigeria: Gas flaring wrecking Delta communities
Civil society groups in the Niger Delta region have warned that the government is destroying communities’ health and Nigeria’s environment by flouting laws against...