Oxfam calls for action as U.S. moves to cut wire service to Somalia
NAIROBI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The global aid agency Oxfam on Friday called for urgent action before the major U.S. remittance lifeline is cut to famine-stricken Somalia. A local American bank ...
View ArticleMoncef Marzouki sworn in as Tunisia's president
TUNIS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Moncef Marzouki was sworn in on Tuesday as Tunisia's new president before the country's Constituent Assembly, almost a year after the ouster of former President ...
View ArticlePenetration of internet-enabled handsets edge out cybercafes in Kenya
NAIROBI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Extensive adoption and use of internet-enabled mobile phones and wireless modems in Kenya have heralded the death of cybercafes, which pioneered internet use in the East ...
View ArticleWhere there's water, there's wildlife...plus plenty of creature...
It accompanies the moment when the likelihood of being trampled, mauled or simply eaten seems imminent - for example, when a lion or two stride purposefully up to you, seated and helpless in an open ...
View ArticleANHRI Launches a Website for Caricature and Comics Artists
press release Cairo - ANHRI has launched "Cartoonist guide to social networks" website, which is the first of its kind that deals with caricature and comics artists, as a contributing ...
View ArticleGunmen Kill WFP Workers in Central Somalia
Mataban - Unidentified armed men have on Friday shot and killed three humanitarian aid workers serving with the world food program WFP in Mataban town of central Somalia's region of Hiran, ...
View ArticleBurkina's Zengue out of CAN squad
Burkina coach Paolo Duarte has named an initial 25-man squad for the tournament, despite the doubts which remain over their eventual ...
View ArticleSomalis face remittances threat
Famine-hit Somalis could lose access to up to $100m of remittances from relatives in the US, charities say. They urged a US bank and the Treasury not to disrupt money transfers to Somalia, where ...
View ArticleTurkish PM accuses Paris of genocide in Algeria
A war of words is heating up in a row between Paris and Ankara. The Turkish prime minister has accused France of having carried out genocide in Algeria since 1945. This a day after ...
View ArticleYouths rampage in Liberian capital over pay
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Thousands of youths rampaged through Liberia's capital Monrovia on Friday, smashing cars with stones in protest over late payment for "summer vacation jobs" they ...
View ArticleShell's Nigeria oil spill gets muted response
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian oil spill, the largest in the African nation since 1998, highlights the different world responses to oil ...
View ArticleThe Worst And Most Inhuman Subsidy!
By J Japheth-Omojuwa The person principally in charge of the Nigerian economy, former World Bank Managing Director Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday at a public forum to discuss the challenges ...
View ArticleSix Dead in Attacks in Three Cities
Lagos, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Several bomb attacks and shootings occurred on Friday in three northern Nigerian cities, killing three people in this region affected by violence attributed to the Boko ...
View ArticleAll roads lead to Africa
In July 2001, African leaders adopted the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the road map for the continent's development.
View ArticleThe Nation Writ Small by Susan Z. Andrade
book listing In The Nation Writ Small, Susan Z. Andrade focuses on the work of Africa’s first post-independence generation of novelists, explaining why male writers came to be seen as the ...
View ArticleAfrican Governments to Assert Greater Control Over Mining Industries
Several African governments have declared their intention to assert greater control over private sector mining operations and transfer the revenue to weaker areas of their economies. Africa's new "dev
View ArticleAlgeria MP scolds France over Armenia vote
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- An Algerian lawmaker chided France for condemning Turkey's alleged genocide against Armenians, saying Paris should acknowledge its own actions in Algeria. ...
View ArticleU.N. regional offices in Africa discuss cross-border threats
DAKAR, Senegal, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- U.N. officials in West Africa and Central Africa have met in Dakar, Senegal, to discuss cross-border threats in their areas of responsibility. Threat topics ...
View ArticleThree aid workers dead after shooting in Somalia
A gunman on Friday killed three aid workers, including two World Food Programme staff, in central Somalia in the latest attack on humanitarian officials in the war-torn nation, officials said.The ...
View Article