Army Officers Receive Human Rights Training
UNMISS ) South Sudanese army officers received training on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, among other subjects, during a session led by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in ...
View ArticleFifa Delegation in Country to Probe Alleged Match Fixing
Pretoria - A delegation from the world football governing body, FIFA, has arrived in South Africa to begin a probe into match fixing in southern Africa. The delegation, led by FIFA Head of Security ...
View ArticleGhana embarks on e-government project for citizens
Ghana embarking on e-government project. LAGOS: To better deliver improved services to its citizens in Ghana, eleven Government Departments and Agencies will commence the e-government project, the ...
View ArticleKenya telecoms cut ad spending
Safaricom shares among most expensive in Africa. Kenyan telecommunications operators cut their advertising budgets for the 2011 as price wars continue to hit companies' earnings, data ...
View ArticleNCA must terminate SIM cards with human face – Minister
Ghana's telecom operators' logos. LAGOS: Ghana's Minister of Communications Haruna Idrissu has given directives to the National Communications Authority to engage telecom companies ...
View ArticleCatholic Church takes over care of 22,656 HIV/AIDS African patients
Email article A US faith-based organisation has handed over providing relief to HIV/AIDS patients in Uganda to the Catholic Church. As of March 1, the Uganda Episcopal Conference is ...
View ArticleBritish Council conference on Women’s Rights in Middle East and North...
CAIRO: This year, the British Council has chosen to mark International Women's Day, by organising a conference followed by a series of workshops to learn about the tools and the best practise ...
View ArticleRamco Systems to set up subsidiary in Sudan
Ramco Systems on Thursday announced its foray into the South African region with the setting up of its subsidiary in Sudan. The Chennai-headquartered company, in a filing to the BSE, said it is in ...
View ArticleMalawi to launch Chad complaint
Malawi are to complain to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) after a player was hit by an object during their game in Chad on Wednesday. Striker Atusaye Nyondo was injured by something ...
View ArticleKenya hit back at Mariga in row
Kenya's football authorities have hit back at star midfielder MacDonald Mariga after he boycotted an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The player pulled out of the squad to face Togo on ...
View ArticleSomali militants in surprise raid
Islamist militants have made a surprise attack on a south-western town used by Ethiopian and Somali government-backed troops as a base to launch assaults. The al-Shabab fighters used heavy weaponry ...
View ArticleGeneral Motors Pays $1.5m to South Africa Apartheid Victims
South Africa and want to settle their scores and maintain good relations with the country's people," said Khulumani's Shirley Gunn, who was detained and tortured by the apartheid ...
View ArticleSenegal's N'Dour plans musical comeback if Wade loses
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's Youssou N'Dour said on Thursday he would relaunch his musical career with a victory concert for Macky Sall if the presidential challenger beats incumbent ...
View ArticleAmerican activists fly out of Egypt, defusing row
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.S. pro-democracy activists flew out of Egypt on Thursday after the authorities lifted a travel ban, a move that is likely to defuse the worst row between Washington and Cairo in ...
View ArticleGuinea election body sets July 18 legislative poll
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's electoral commission said on Thursday it would hold its delayed parliamentary election on July 18, a vote that could help the West African state unblock donor aid ...
View ArticleSoco to survey Congo oil block in environment row
KINSHASA (Reuters) - British oil firm Soco International said on Thursday it has been given permission to carry out aerial surveys of a Congolese oil block where exploration was suspended last year ...
View ArticleU.S. issues travel warning for Nigeria
Violent crime committed by armed gangs and militants wearing police uniforms remains a threat to U.S. citizens in Nigeria, the U.S. State Department said. The State Department issued a travel ...
View ArticleTunisia planning first Islamic bond
Tunisia's government plans to issue the country's first Islamic bond this year as it works to finance a budget deficit swollen by last year's revolution, according to a senior Arab ...
View ArticleCastigation Of Nigeria’s Judicial System-CPC
The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has noted with keen interest the on- going trial of Chief James Ibori at London’s South-walk Crown Court in which the former PDP Governor of Delta ...
View ArticleNigeria Bids Farewell To Biafra Leader-AFP
ENUGU, Nigeria - Soldiers fired a 21-gun salute at the funeral of Odumegwu Ojukwu on Thursday as Nigerian leaders paid final respects to the man whose 1967 declaration of Biafran independence ...
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