Zimbabwe Fresh Zim Torture Docket Handed to SA Authorities for Investigation
A new dossier containing detailed accounts of torture and abuse at the hands of known ZANU PF perpetrators has been handed to South Africa's prosecuting authorities, in the wake of a landmark ruling...
View ArticleNigeria Government Reduces Maiduguri Curfew to 11 Hours Restores GSM Networks
?The Borno State Government has reviewed the 24-hour curfew in Maiduguri, the state capital. The curfew is not to last from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Indications also emerged on Tuesday that GSM networks...
View ArticleNigeria ASUU Strike - Presidency Lied Against ASUU
If you look at the Government's paper of 6 November, 2013, it states that the Federal Government shall provide N200billion in 2013. ASUU's letter to the President does not change that agreement. 1....
View ArticleZimbabwe 100 Die From Hunger in Zimbabwes Prisons
MDC-T legislator Jessie Majome has called on the government to take concrete and urgent steps to avert a "brewing humanitarian crisis" in the country's prisons. Majome made the call on Tuesday after...
View ArticleZimbabwe Bryan Adams Tickets Sold Out
Tickets to the Bryan Adams show set for the Harare International Conference Centre were sold out within hours of going on sale, organisers of the show have revealed. The tickets were selling for...
View ArticleTanzania Govt Steps Up Action On Gender Violence
In Tanzania almost half of women under 50 say they have been physically or sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. In response, police are expanding their "gender desk" program. Zawadi Karim...
View ArticleNigeria Good Governance Not Good Politics
Nigeria's claim of being the giant of Africa is in conflict with its ranking of 41 out of 52 on the Good Governance Index announced at the 2013 Good Governance Summit held in collaboration with the Mo...
View ArticleZimbabwe Bad Boy Maskiri Launches Sixth Album
Urban grooves rapper Alishias "Wemaskiri" Musimbe recently launched his new album "Recovery" at a colourful ceremony held at Ligi Sports Bar.The launch was attended by music producers and artistes...
View ArticleZimbabwe Gorowa Names Warriors Squad
ZIMBABWE coach Ian Gorowa has resolved to use the international friendly against Mozambique at Barbourfields on Sunday to have a second look at the Warriors fringe players before finalising on his...
View ArticleKenya rape case must bring an end to impunity for violence against women |...
gender crimes continue to rise? Just how many more women and girls have to become rape statistics before we can get truly angry about it? Does a healthy society allow its daughters to be raped? Does...
View ArticleCorruption Perceptions Index Scandal-hit Spain drops 10 places in global...
Spain has dropped 10 places to a rank of 40 in a global index of corruption following a string of scandals involving the country's centre-right ruling party and members of the royal family, according...
View ArticleFrance seeks to shed policeman role at Africa meeting
* Forty African leaders to discuss security in Paris * Africans still rely on "French policeman" * Paris hoping to reap economic benefits By John Irish and Daniel Flynn PARIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - France...
View ArticleUnited Nations deploys drones to Congo
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in 2010. Drones have been a key element of the fight against al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan and...
View ArticleAccra’s High Rents Means Ghanaians Lose
With a growing population and a lack of housing to meet the demand, Accra's rental market is not a level playing field. Credit: Selorm Kwame ...
View ArticleHummingbird seeks $200m to build Liberia gold mine
, owner of gold exploration licenses in Liberia, is seeking about $200 million to build a mine to start production in 2015. The company, which is due to complete feasibility studies in the third...
View ArticleKenya Pastoral areas get Sh4.9 billion loan for irrigation
loan , which is repayable within 40 years, targets small-scale farmers in Baringo, Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo, Turkana and West Pokot counties. Project Coordinator Jane Ngugi said the initiative by...
View ArticleKenya Contractor given one week to finish Eldoret-Iten road
ELDORET, KENYA: Uasin Gishu County Governor Jackson Mandago and Moiben MP Silas Tiren have ordered a contractor working on a key road to complete the works within a ...
View ArticleKenya 100 year old granny murdered in Naivasha
The incident in Muniu village left many in fear after the woman was strangled using a phone cable inside her mud-walled house. Incidentally, nothing was stolen from her house during the Tuesday nigh...
View ArticleBusiness Nigerian named 2013 Forbes Africa person of the year
The 2013 Forbes Africa person of the year award has gone to Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Akinwumi Adesina. The Person of the Year award ceremony took place on Monday at a...
View ArticleBoxing Champ Klitschko Emerges as Contender in Ukrainian Crisis
Ukrainian lawmaker and chairman of the Ukrainian opposition party Udar (Punch), WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko addresses supporters during a rally at the central Independence square...
View ArticleChristmas Tree Arrives at US Capitol
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner helped light the Capitol Christmas tree in Washington DC, in an annual tree-lighting ceremony that was attended by other members of ...
View ArticleThai Protests Pause Ahead of Kings Birthday
The Thai capital was calm on Wednesday after a week and a half of raucous and occasionally violent protests, as opposition protesters observed a truce ahead of the birthday celebrations of the...
View ArticleHezbollah Accuses Israel of Killing Commander in Beirut
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced that one of its commanders has been killed and is blaming neighboring Israel for his death. The group said in a statement Wednesday that Hussein al-Laqis was...
View ArticleKenya Kibwana Appoints Project Team
Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana yesterday led members of the county assembly in constituting the county's projects committee. He said the committee will ensure that there is no duplication of projects...
View ArticleAfrica Mourinho - Man City Is the Team With More Responsibilities to Win the...
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Manchester City are under pressure to win the Premier League title because of the size of their squad. Without totally considering Manchested United and Tottenham...
View ArticleKenya Englishpoint Marina Buyers to Move in By May
Buyers of luxury apartments at the EnglishPoint Marina, a Sh5 billion beachfront development in Mombasa, are to move in by May as the boating facility nears completion. The developer, Alnoor Kanji,...
View ArticleAfrica Victor Moses Nominated for the 2013 Golden Lion Award
On-loan Chelsea striker of Nigeria Victor Moses has been nominated for the 2013 'Golden Lion' award -a competition set up by Moroccan newspaper 'Al-Mountakhab' to decide the best African player of the...
View ArticleNigeria FG Woos Lecturers With Salary Arrears Changes Resumption Date
The federal government has shifted the resumption deadline for the striking university lecturers to December 9, 2013, as a mark of respect for the former president of the Academic Staff Union of...
View ArticleZimbabwe Follow Best Practice to Ease Parking Woes
PARKING in big cities is a problem the world over, and a plethora of solutions have been put forward and implemented to ration parking, discourage people from driving into the most congested areas, and...
View ArticleAfrica Perceived Corruption High in Sub-Saharan Africa
Several African nations were among the worst performers in Transparency International's annual report on perceived corruption. Somalia was one of three nations receiving the lowest score in the report...
View ArticleNigeria FG Loses N65.23 Billion Revenue to Waivers Tax Exemptions
The federal government yesterday conceded that a whopping N65.23 billion was lost to tax exemptions and waivers granted to some companies, ministries and state governments between 2012 and 2013....
View ArticleKenya Karen Hosts Nairobis Newest Shopping Mall
A consortium of investors with a wealth of experience in various sectors - energy and petroleum, engineering, beverages and residential property development - has begun construction of Nairobi's latest...
View ArticleKenya Eastern County Reps Reject SRC Pay Rise
Members of the county assembly in Eastern region yesterday said they are not satisfied with the salary increments by the Salaries Remuneration and Salary Commission. They said the pay rise is not in...
View ArticleZambia Kwacha Still Falling
THE Kwacha has continued its downward trend against the United States Dollar, weakened by strong buying activities on the interbank market. According to a newsletter published yesterday, the local...
View ArticleNigeria Tambuwal Tinubu Buhari Amaechi Kwankwaso Wamakko APC Govs in Crucial...
Abuja - SPEAKER, Federal House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was yesterday engaged in a marathon meeting with Governors who on Tuesday last week dumped...
View ArticleNigeria Survivors of Maiduguri Attacks Tell Tales of Horror
Maiduguri - SOME survivors and residents of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, yesterday, recounted their experience and narrow escape from death, when about 300 Boko Haram insurgents armed with...
View ArticleSouth Africa Mandela Movie is South Africa Box Office Hit
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom emerged as the highest grossing film in South Africa this past weekend, earning over R4 million, production company Videovision said on Monday. The film outgrossed Leon...
View ArticleEast Africa EA Inequalities Irk Leaders
STATISTICS on growing inequality among East Africans on Tuesday worried leaders at the launch of the State of East Africa 2013 report in Dar es Salaam. Analysis in the report titled: 'One People, One...
View ArticleZimbabwe Hunger Wreaks Havoc in Chivi
Hunger is wreaking havoc in Chivi with nearly 40 000 villagers in urgent need of food aid to avert starvation.The food shortages are more acute in Madyangove communal lands and villagers are appealing...
View ArticleCentral African bishop welcomes arrival of foreign troops
A Spanish missionary bishop in the Central African Republic has welcomed the arrival of French and Congolese peacekeeping forces. Members of the Slka rebel coalition assumed power in the nation in...
View ArticleMauritania’s ruling party surges ahead
Nouakchott - Mauritania's ruling party is leading in local and legislative elections, while a once-outlawed Islamist party looked poised to become the main opposition, preliminary results showed on ...
View ArticleNigerian survives three days trapped at bottom of Atlantic
Harrison Odjegba Okene looks in awe as a rescue diver surfaces into the air pocket which has kept him alive for nearly three days in a still from a video that emerged ...
View ArticleCoin toss to decide pool winner as Kenya Ethiopia finish even
Kenya and Ethiopia will be separated by the toss of a coin to decide Group A winners after both recorded identical 2-0 victories in the ongoing Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup in Nakuru on Tuesday.The...
View ArticleThe Asia-Africa Link Is IT
Climate Change Promises Tough Times for Asia and Africa - Report "Traditionally the relationships have been in terms of grants or loans. Now we have relationships that are fuelling growth in Africa,...
View ArticleNigeria targets 50 percent local content in ICT — Minister
The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, said that the guidelines for Nigerian Content Development in ICT were targeted at achieving 50 per cent local content in ICT in few years’...
View ArticleKenya Court declines to release 4 Westgate attack suspects on bail
Nairobi Chief Magistrate Kiarie Waweru has declined to release the four on bail cited security concerns in the country as reason behind his ruling. Waweru added that public safety supersedes individual...
View ArticleChinese Student Suspected in Australia Industrial Spy Probe
SYDNEY -- Australia is investigating a suspected case of industrial espionage at the country's top scientific organization as a Chinese man is suspected of accessing data at a nanotechnology...
View ArticleBiden to Discuss China Air Defense Zone in Beijing
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is meeting with top Chinese officials in Beijing Wednesday to discuss sensitive bilateral and regional issues. Mr. Biden's visit comes as China increasingly flexes its...
View ArticleIndian teams register easy wins in Kabaddi World Cup
Indian men have beaten Spain 55-27 in the Kabaddi World Cup while the women's team got over Kenya in an easy 56-21 victory. The men's team has their next match with Kenya on December 5 while the...
View ArticleHIV antiretroviral therapy saved 2.8 mln years of life in South Africa since...
A new study has revealed that the antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the treatment of HIV infection has saved 2.8 million years of life in South Africa since 2004 and is projected to save an additional...
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