Activists facing jail need support
The following statement was issued by the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in support of six Zimbabwean activists and socialists facing trial for "inciting public violence" in ...
View ArticleUkrainian peacekeeping mission helicopter gets into gunfire in Congo
KIEV, March 21 (Itar-Tass) - A helicopter of the Ukrainian peacekeeping mission underwent gunfire in Congo Wednesday, the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry told ...
View ArticleAir Arabia adds planes to Egypt, Morocco bases
ABU DHABI - Air Arabia is adding aircraft to its bases in Morocco and Egypt to capture a rebound in demand for travel following the events of last ...
View ArticleWhat Ghana teaches us all about stealing, and not stealing, elections
As the temperatures rise in Kenya over the date of the next election, I got round to watching An African Election, a documentary on the 2008 ...
View ArticleSomalia still too lawless
However, Somalia is by no means yet liberated from the insidious grip of terror. Large parts of the country are still under the control of Al-Shabaab, a terrorist ...
View ArticleAthletics Kenya’s Sh33m NBK deal
The National Bank of Kenya on Wednesday renewed its sponsorship for Athletics Kenya's track and field season for the fourth straight year with an increased package of Sh33 ...
View ArticleMadagascar's Indonesian link confirmed
Murray Cox of Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand, and colleagues analysed mitochondrial DNA from 266 Malagasy and 2745 Indonesians. This mtDNA is inherited from mothers. Their ...
View ArticleAl-Qaida group says it abducted German in Nigeria
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania -; Al-Qaida's North African branch told a Mauritanian news portal that it is holding a German citizen captive after abducting him in ...
View ArticleFormer ambassador to Libya to be assigned another diplomatic post
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Canadian Ambassador to Libya Sandra McCardell visit one of Moammar Gadhafi's fortified compounds in Tripoli on OCt. 11, ...
View ArticleSinosteel buys Kaboko's African manganese
Shares in Africa-focused Kaboko Mining have risen after the manganese mine developer inked a sales deal with Chinese steel maker Sinosteel. Kaboko was up 0.2 cents, or 7.69 per cent, at 2.8 cents ...
View ArticleGuinea-Bissau candidate calls for postponement of election results publication
BISSAU, March 20 (Xinhua) -- One of the nine candidates in Guinea-Bissau has called for the postponement of the publication of election results, which are expected within days after Sunday's ...
View ArticleAlgeria, EU seal MOU over election monitors
ALGIERS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Algeria and the European Union ( EU) sealed Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on sending EU monitors for the Algerian parliamentary elections on May 10. The ...
View Article5 candidates call for cancellation of Guinea-Bissau presidential elections
BISSAU, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Five out of the nine candidates in Guinea-Bissau's March 18 presidential elections have called for the cancellation of the polls because of what they term as ...
View ArticleAG Wants MPs' Tax Exemption Case Dismissed
THE government's chief legal advisor yesterday opposed a case seeking to compel MPs to pay tax, saying it is an abuse of court process. The Attorney General, through state counsel Stella ...
View ArticleDeveloping countries to challenge US hold on World Bank presidency
The United States historic hold on the presidency of the World Bank is set to be challenged by developing countries, who are reportedly discussing plans to field African and South American candidates
View ArticleRogue troopers storm Mali palace in coup d'etat bid
Renegade Mali soldiers said on Thursday morning they had seized the presidential palace and arrested several ministers after a gun battle, in an apparent coup bid in the west African ...
View ArticleGovernment Wants to Change Working Hours
Maputo - The Mozambican authorities are considering altering the working hours for some sectors of economic activity, in order to reduce traffic congestion in the major cities. Speaking on ...
View ArticleFrance Sets Up U.S.$120 Million Africa Agric Fund
FRANCE has set up Investors' Fund under the Africa Agriculture Fund, with an initial target amount of US$120 million and eventually reaching $300 million, to support the development of the ...
View ArticleEssar to Invest U.S.$4 Billion in the Country
ESSAR Global, the majority shareholder in Newzim Steel, says it will invest about US$4 billion in Zimbabwe's steel industry in the next 10 years. Resident director for Africa, the Middle East ...
View ArticleIndian Firm Expresses Interest in the Country
Bangalore - AN Indian State-owned company BEML Limited based here which specialises in manufacturing heavy-duty mining equipment and railway rolling stock has expressed interest in making Zimbabwe ...
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