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Egypt accused of vote “fixing”
The US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Egypt of attempting to fix the upcoming municipal elections in light of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood's...
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...
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 ...
Makoni brokering deal between Mugabe and Tsvangirai ?
Officials from Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change are having back-channel contacts with senior security officers in Robert Mugabe' s regime as the president...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In Europe, God Is (Not) Dead
Stockholm - Late last year, a Swedish hotel guest named Stefan Jansson grew upset when he found a Bible in his room. He fired...
Zimbabwe : Mugabe still leads in confused counts
President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party Monday took a slight lead in Zimbabwe's weekend general election, and the opposition immediately cried foul.
After a count...
Obama – Clinton – McCain : Pope to interfer in US politics…
Pope Benedict XVI will highlight his anti-abortion message when he arrives in the US in a fortnight on a visit that breaks with the...
Zimbabwe : Shock waves as Mugabe talks cricket !
Robert Mugabe is nowhere near Malaysia. He is at work at his Muhumutapa offices, and not showing any signs of clearing his draws.
Mugabe...
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...
Algeria : International garage spare parts and equipment show
The third edition of the international garage spare parts and equipment show, Equip'Auto Algeria 2008 opened on Monday in Algiers with thousands of automobile...
Bamako to host international conference on death penalty in June
The Malian Bar will hold here in June, an international conference on death penalty, judiciary sources told Panapress. The meeting will be held in...
Zimbabwe election : Mugabe’s party in a razor-thin lead
Zanu PF (the ruling party) has taken a slender lead claiming 26 seats from 52 results just announced.
from our correspondent...
Zimbabwe : Release of results from 18 other constituencies
Latest official voting figures for the House of Assembly reveal
another 18 results, with the MDC and Zanu-PF now level pegging with
12 seats...
Egyptian, Isreali and US forces to co-operate
In an effort to stem the flow of weapons and illegal persons from moving between Egypt and Gaza, Cairo has established a special unit...
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,...
Obama – Clinton : Clinton’s ‘conspiracy’ Scaife awed
When Bill Clinton was on the ropes over the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1999, Hillary Clinton famously alleged that her husband was the victim...
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 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...
Zimbabwe votes : Situation analysis
Generally on polling day there where no major incidents of violance reported country wide.
But a house of a Zimbabwean ruling party parliamentary candidate in...
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...
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...