Niger, Chad receive 75,000 refugees from Libya
The governments of the poor Sahelian states of Niger and Chad are struggling to accommodate a total of 75,000 refugees crossing the Sahara desert from ...
View ArticleProtest concerns spark Angola arrest wave
Responding to a possible wave of pro-democracy protests, the government of Angola not only organised a large pro-regime march, but also is arresting journalists and harassing ...
View ArticleEthiopia crackdown on opposition to prevent protests
The Ethiopian opposition reports that over 250 of its central members have been arrested during the week. The arrests are seen in connection with a planned mass ...
View ArticleLarge budget aid programme for Tunisia
The World Bank reveals it is working on a US$ 500 million programme in budgetary support "to provide a boost" for Tunisia's transitional ...
View ArticleSouthern Africa to get infrastructure master plan
The long-awaited launch of the Regional Infrastructure Master Plan for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) later this year is expected to guide development in key infrastructure such ...
View ArticleSwaziland uprising "begins on Friday"
Trade unions and student organisations in the totalitarian kingdom of Swaziland are to start mass protests and strikes tomorrow, Friday, demanding democracy and economic ...
View ArticleUS officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time
US officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time Libya-USA, Politics, 8/26/2011 US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns led the U.S. delegation to the August 25 Libya Contact ...
View ArticleFirestone Workers in Liberia Sign Historic Contract
New Contract is a Major Victory for International Campaign Against Firestone WASHINGTON - August 6 - Workers on the ...
View ArticleSudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Ouside Khartoum
Sudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Outside Khartoum, Amnesty International Says NEW YORK - August 18 - Amnesty International today accused the Sudanese government ...
View Article1 dead, 3 wounded in northern Mozambique clashes
Clashes between police and supporters of a former rebel movement in Mozambique left one officer dead, another wounded and two opposition fighters wounded Thursday, police ...
View ArticleThrough closed doors with an African prankster
I am open to his views. After years of working with Maoist cadre organisations, I am wary of the so-called struggle of the workers and the peasants against capitalist oppression and international ...
View ArticleBuffalo bushmeat linked to brucellosis in Botswana
Among the people of Botswana, the wild African buffalo is the burger of choice. But this bushmeat could be making consumers sick: the animals harbour a pathogen that can cause severe fever in ...
View ArticleGhana again delay Stevanovic decision
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has again deferred the final decision on the future of national team coach Goran Stevanovic. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has again deferred the final ...
View ArticleA Look at the Future of Health Care, and Funding, in Africa
'Spectacular progress', 'huge opportunities' and 'jeopardy and vulnerability' - with these stark headlines the former Global Fund chief, Sir Richard Feachem, framed ...
View ArticleGovt, Nigeria Clarify Deportation Incident
Pretoria - The South African and Nigerian governments have clarified perceptions that there are bilateral tensions between the two countries, following the deportation of125 Nigerian citizens from ...
View ArticlePirates target oil tankers in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea
NEW YORK (dpa): Pirates have increased attacks against tankers in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, stealing oil cargoes and selling them to countries in the region, risk analysis firm AKE Group said ...
View ArticleObama Praises Ghana as Model of Democracy
President Obama praised ';good news'; Ghana today as a democratic model for Africa, after welcoming Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills to the White House. ';This is a ...
View ArticleWho's behind African militia leader viral film
(CBS News) LOS ANGELES - Before this week, few Americans had ever heard of Joseph Kony or the atrocities he is said to have carried out in central Africa. But watch what happened when a charity ...
View ArticleBoko Haram Murders British, Italian Hostages
Nigeria n-led operation in the northern Sokoto state, Prime Minister David Cameron said. "A window of opportunity arose to secure their release. We also had reason to believe that their lives ...
View Article2 German tourists kidnapped in Ethiopia released, official says
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian official says two German tourists who were kidnapped during an attack by gunmen in January have been released. Ethiopia's foreign ministry ...
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