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Ignorance Increasing Abortions Among Adolescents

As more young people are becoming sexually active early, many are being exposed to the dual risk of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Among unmarried adolescents, sex ...

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UN Seeks 40 Percent Internet Access

The Broadband Commission for Digital Development, formed last year by the UN and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has set four ambitious targets with faster Internet penetration as ...

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Mother Tongue Answer to UPE Deficiencies

Following research findings by the non-governmental organisation Uwezo, Buganda is pushing for the reintroduction of teaching in mother tongues at the lower levels, to help pupils grasp hard ...

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Shumuk Takes Kazini's Hotel

The Shumuk group of companies has taken over the management of late Maj Gen Kazini's (RIP) hotel in Kasese. The hotel name has also changed from KEPP resort to Springs International hotel. The ...

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Mulago Takes Leap in Renovation Plans

As one makes one's way to Mulago hospital's reception area located on the fourth floor, one notices that the one-roomed house originally occupied by security personnel manning the ...

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Rights group urges Cameroon to release jailed gay men

Cameroon to release two men men sentenced by a court in the capital, Yaounde, to five years in prison for homosexuality. A third man sentenced to the same term had skipped bail. Many fundamentalist ...

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Africa Forces Surprise Many With Success in Subduing Somalia

Somalia after all, the graveyard of several other doomed interventions, and the African Union soldiers were a last resort for a deeply troubled ...

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Fatal Attacks in Kenya Tied to Incursion Into Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya - At least four people, three of them civilians, were killed Thursday in a wave of attacks in northern Kenya that the authorities believe were connected to the country’s recent ...

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Sierra Leone probes alleged bribe in vice president office

FREETOWN (Reuters) - The government of Sierra Leone is investigating allegations that individuals in Vice-President Samuel Sam Sumana's office accepted kickbacks offered to them by undercover ...

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Rival militia briefly holds Libya Islamist chief

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The Islamist who heads one of Libya's most powerful armed groups, Abdel Hakim Belhadj, was detained briefly at Tripoli international airport by security staff loyal to a ...

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Egypt braces for fresh rally against army rule

CAIRO (Reuters) - Activists vowed to crank up pressure on Egypt's generals on Friday with an overwhelming show of people power to cap almost a week of protests against army rule that have left ...

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MDC wants Marange nationalised

Campaigns to nationalise Zimbabwe's resources are normally associated with Zanu-PF. But amid a spike in foreign interest in the country's diamond wealth, it is the opposition Movement for ...

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Egypt protesters killed by live ammunition during Tahrir clashes

Egypt's ruling generals have been accused by a human rights organisation of having blood on their hands after medical workers confirmed that live ammunition had been used against anti-junta ...

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Jammeh sure of victory in Gambia poll

Gambians voted on Thursday in polls which some observers said were skewed in favour of long-time incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who heaped scorn on criticism that his regime is repressive. The main west ...

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Geothermal expected to meet half of Kenya’s energy needs

Kenya plans to obtain half its electricity from geothermal by 2018, to meet rising demand and cushion against the uncertainty of ...

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Baptism of fire for Kenya at the Gold Coast 7s

Kenya face baptism of fire as they launch their Gold Coast Sevens campaign against IRB World Sevens Series champions New Zealand at Skilled Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia, at ...

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Zimbabwe to spice up competition

No reason was given for the withdrawal of Namibia who had been included in the revised draw released last week. Zimbabwe, who were once members of Cecafa, will play their first match on Tuesday ...

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S.African youth leader appeals ANC suspension

South Africa's firebrand youth leader Julius Malema has appealed his five-year suspension from the ruling African National Congress, his lawyer said Friday. Malema and five other top leaders ...

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Bridging the Emissions Gap to Meet 2-Degree Target Doable

press release London/Nairobi - Cutting emissions by 2020 to a level that could keep a global, 21st century, temperature rise under 2 degrees C is technologically and economically feasible, says a ...

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'Polluticians' Occupying the Climate

press release Our latest report, entitled 'Who's Holding us Back?', reveals how a handful of major corporations are adversely influencing governments, and polluting the political ...

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