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Zimbabwe: Zuma Breaks Talks Deadlock
SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma yesterday managed to squeeze a raft of concessions from Zimbabwe's rival political parties and their leaders in a bid to resolve the country's decade-long political crisis.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:41 GMT
South Africa: Officials Fear New Xenophobic Violence
THE South African Human Rights Commission has subpoenaed the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) after failing to get information for the development of an early warning system meant to prevent attacks on foreign nationals.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:33:00 GMT
Nigeria: Big Guns Jostle for Cabinet Posts
Jostling began in earnest yesterday for plum ministerial positions a day after Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved the Federal Executive Council.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:48:21 GMT
Sierra Leone: UN Issues Warning on Political Clashes
Welcoming the recognition by Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma that corruption poses a serious threat to the West African country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that while he is encouraged by some improvements in its political climate, challenges to fostering political tolerance and promoting non-violence remain.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:16 GMT
Kenya: Kibaki, Odinga to End Impasse Over Constitution
President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga will meet MPs on Tuesday to help broker a deal over the draft constitution.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:52:17 GMT
Liberia: Female Peacekeepers Inspire Local Women
An all-female United Nations police force in Liberia is inspiring Liberian women to engage with the national security sector. Women continue to excel as UN police officers, and through active community outreach and the efforts of the Liberian government, women's participation in Liberia's security sector has increased over the past years.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:50:15 GMT
Kenya: Media, Politicians, Scholars Debate Continent's Progress
Africa’s economic future and the challenge of uniting people and nations drew eminent politicians and scholars into a historic public debate in Nairobi on Thursday.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:25:47 GMT
Egypt: Africa Could Join High-Speed Science Network
African science ministers are hoping to extend a high-speed fibre optic network - currently linking Egypt to the northern hemisphere - to other countries in Africa.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:45:08 GMT
Sudan: More Rebels Sign Darfur Peace Deal
The top United Nations official in the war-wracked Darfur region of western Sudan today welcomed an agreement between the national Government and a rebel group, calling it "another important milestone" on the path towards a comprehensive peace pact to end the deadly conflict that has engulfed the region for seven years.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:41:01 GMT
Africa: Low Internet Usage the Bane of Africa's Digital Media
Africa has the lowest number of internet users in the world, a problem that has prevented its inhabitants from enjoying the benefits of digital media.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:23:07 GMT
Nigeria: Senate Okays 2011 Polls for December
The report of the 44-man Senate ad-hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has given a leeway to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct the next round of elections by this December.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:02:54 GMT
Africa: Gender Inequality Still Rampant, Says World Bank
GENDER inequality remains rampant globally, with only 20 out of 128 economies reported to have equal legal rights for men and women in key issues for entrepreneurs and workers, a new World Bank report on Women, Business and the Law 2010 has shown.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:14:12 GMT
Africa: Media Coverage Can Help Drive Progress, Says Gates Foundation
Following are remarks presented at the launch of the "Reporting Development Network Africa" during a reception at the Sienna Hotel prior to the opening of the Pan African Media Conference 2010.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:13:36 GMT
East Africa: Kenya Throws Elephants a Lifeline
Elephants were thrown a life line on Thursday after it emerged that Tanzania's proposal to be allowed to sell ivory is likely to be rejected.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:07:09 GMT
Uganda: UN Continues to Help Ugandan Landslide Victims
Uganda Red Cross volunteers survey damage wreaked by landslide that struck Bududa district
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:59:35 GMT
Somalia: Militia Force Radio Station Closure
Somalia's hardline militant group of Al-Shabaab forced a local radio station which operates in southern Somali town of Bardhere to close its operations after arresting two of its reporters and the brief detention of the station director.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:55:07 GMT
Somalia: Militia Faction Rejects Deal With Govt
A section of Somalia's Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a militia group has vowed not to recognize a deal signed by their fellow group members with the weak UN-backed Somali government in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:53:32 GMT
East Africa: Debate On African Unity Takes Centre Stage
The pace towards a united Africa came under focus on Thursday at a forum addressed by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. At the same forum, former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa revealed that during his time in office, he was known to prefer interviews with foreign rather than local journalists.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:46:54 GMT
West Africa: Hunger Knows No Borders
West Africa can meet its food needs through regional trade, most agricultural experts say, if countries keep their borders open for the free flow of staple grains, especially in times of heightened stress, whether climatic, economic, or brought on by conflict.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:42:09 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: Warlord's Prosecutors in Eye of Storm
A news report about the trial gatecrashes the court proceedings. The Lubanga Defence team brought to the Chamber´s attention an interview that Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen, Head of the Jurisdiction Complementarity and Cooperation Division of the Office of The Prosecutor, gave to the press a couple of days ago.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:37:06 GMT
South Africa: Just How Damaging Are Service Delivery Protests for 2010?
When Jeremy Maggs interviewed International Marketing Council (IMC) chair Anitha Soni earlier this week as to just how much damage the recent service delivery protests have caused to South Africa's brand image, in view of the impending 2010 FIFA World Cup, deja vu of previous world cup hosts kept flashing before my eyes - it appears that the months running up to the big event tend to be beset by problems and challenges alike, ever since the 1990 World Cup held in Italy.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:19:15 GMT
South Africa: Rand Rally Raises Hope for Interest Rate Cut
THE rand's rally to a 2½ -month peak against the dollar has raised the odds of an interest rate cut at the Reserve Bank's policy meeting next week, although most analysts believe rates will be kept steady.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:27:45 GMT
Uganda: Mao Cancels Tour Religious Leaders
The change in the programme of the Democratic Party president Norbert Mao's visit to at religious leaders their respective seats in Mbarara town has divided party leaders and supporters in south western region.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:03:27 GMT
Zimbabwe: Unity Govt Agree on Peace Deadline
Principals to the Global Political Agreement have given party negotiators up to the end of this month to conclude all discussions as it emerged yesterday that they had agreed on how to proceed on three key implementation issues.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:01:40 GMT
West Africa: Stopping the Polio Virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners hope to eliminate the circulation of the polio virus in West Africa as soon as June by launching the first round of national synchronised immunisation days against the debilitating disease.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:47:13 GMT
Uganda: Otunnu Stoned At Kasubi Tombs
ANGRY Buganda loyalists yesterday pelted Uganda People's Congress (UPC) president Olara Otunnu with stones before chasing him away from the burnt Kasubi tombs.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:45:37 GMT
Africa: Kagame Urges Africa to Unite to Have Bigger Say
President Kagame today participated in an Eminent Persons discussion at the Pan-Africa Media Conference in Nairobi organised by the Nation Media Group to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:44:44 GMT
Nigeria: Govt Recalls Ambassador From Libya in Protest
In a move that could lead to a major diplomatic row, Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya, Alhaji M. K. Ibrahim.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:35:41 GMT
Nigeria: Sacked Ministers Beg to Return
SOME of the 42 ministers sacked, Wednesday, are intensifying lobby to return to the cabinet, according to reliable Presidency sources.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:30:00 GMT
Senegal: Smaller Business Struggles to Access Bank Credit
Despite the financial sector boom in Senegal, small and medium sized businesses (SMBs), which represent over 90 percent of the industrial fabric of the country, struggle to access funding for their development, their representatives claim.
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:26:31 GMT
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