The malnourished in Africa
A severely malnourished child is weighed at a health centre in Basnere, a village on the edge of the Sahel in Burkina Faso. Because of drought and higher food prices, malnutrition has become a ...
View ArticleLibya and Syria top talks on chemical weapons between Ban and key official
The destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles in Libya and the possible existence of similar stockpiles in Syria have topped the agenda during talks ...
View ArticleLiberia considers anti-gay proposals
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Two new bills introduced into Liberia's legislature would make the country the latest on the African continent to punish homosexuality with possible jail ...
View ArticleFootball Ferns draw with South Africa
The New Zealand women's football team have claimed a valuable 0-0 draw against South Africa at the Cyprus Cup in Cyprus this morning but coach Tony Readings is still calling for more as they ...
View ArticleSouth Africa's ANC Expels Youth League Leader
The African National Congress (ANC) has expelled Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of the party's youth league, for sowing divisions within the party and putting the party's standing with South Afri
View ArticleKenya Terror Suspect May be London Bomber's Widow
Kenyan authorities are hunting a British woman suspected of supporting terrorists on two continents. The search is getting new attention after British media linked her to the 2005 London subway bombin
View ArticleSouth Sudan Accuses Sudan of Bombing Oil Fields
Newly independent South Sudan says that its former civil war foe Sudan has bombed its oil fields. The new nation recently shut down oil production on which both countries are financially reliant, in a
View ArticleZimbabwe President Urge MPs to Reveal HIV Status to Fight Stigma
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has urged politicians to reveal their HIV status - in order to fight the stigma associated with the virus that causes AIDS. Mugabe made the appeal in Harare Thursday
View ArticleICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudan Defense Minister
The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudan's defense minister, Abdel Raheem Muhammed Hussein.
View ArticleZimbabwe Awaits International Funding to Help Lower Maternal Mortality
Zimbabwe's cash-strapped government is hoping for international funds so more women can give birth safely in hospitals. Right now high medical costs force many poor rural women to give birth at home c
View ArticlePope's Address to European, African Bishops
"May the Family Be at the Center of Your Attention as Pastors"VATICAN CITY, FEB. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Thursday when he received ...
View ArticleStop Fishing Away the Continent's Future
On the bridge of the Arctic Sunrise, it is not hard to see what the problem in West African waters is. On the radar, within a range of 20 nautical miles, I see the little blips of nine super ...
View ArticleRVR Secures U.S.$49 Million for Railway Network
Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the operator of the Kenya-Uganda railway concession has rolled out a programme to start repairing the railway line from Mombasa to Kampala using the first tranche of a ...
View ArticleElectricity Distribution Company Invests N1Billion in New Projects
Mr Oladele Amoda, Chief Executive Officer of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, Lagos, says the company has invested more than N1 billion in new projects. Amoda, who spoke at an interactive ...
View ArticleItalian Partnership Promotes Renewable Energy
An Italian delegation headed by the Italian Minister of Environment, Territory and Sea Corrado Clini visited Tunisia earlier this week to meet with the Tunisian Minister of Investment and ...
View ArticleWhy We Can't Build Refinery in Country-Shell
Mr Malcolm Brinded, the outgoing Executive Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), says the company cannot build a refinery in Nigeria because there are surplus refineries across the ...
View ArticlePiracy On the Rise
The violent hijack of a Dutch cargo ship off the Nigerian coast has highlighted the increase in piracy in the area. The captain and chief engineer were kidnapped and one crew member injured in ...
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