Tunisia is Tense Ahead of Revolution Anniversary
An elderly man is in serious condition after setting himself on fire in southern Tunisia this week - in an apparent attempt to draw attention to the dire economic situation in the North African countr
View ArticleSchool Rankings in Kenya Lead Teachers to Seek Protection
The head of Kenya's national teachers union has called for police to protect headmasters and teachers, following a series of attacks by parents over the results of national primary school exams.
View ArticleSouth Africa Ruling ANC Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary
An official of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) says over 40 African heads of state and government are scheduled to participate in the party's centennial celebrations this weekend
View ArticleNew tools help map 3-D world of vision in mice
Mapping the 3-D world in our brains - the landscape that mimics the outside world, where the objects we see exist as collections of neural circuits and electrical impulses - would be not too far.
View ArticleNigerians protest fuel price before planned strike
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerians angered by a government decision to remove fuel subsidies protested in the capital on Friday and unions said they were determined to carry out a nationwide strike planned ...
View Article‘Mauritania busts Israeli spy network’
Fri Jan 6, 2012Mauritania has reportedly exposed an Israeli spy network consisting of ‘international activists and Arab businessmen,’ which operated in different countries across the ...
View ArticleNigerian Islamists and security forces clash again
Hundreds of people fled their homes on Saturday in northeast Nigeria after deadly all-night gun battles between Islamists and security forces, police and residents ...
View ArticleCongo halts Parliament election count until foreign experts arrive
Supporters of DR Congo's opposition hold reading "Democracy in danger in DRC !!!" and "the people choose Tshisekedi, respect its vote," during a demonstration on December ...
View ArticleEthiopia jails two Swedish newsmen
An Ethiopian court sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in jail on Tuesday for supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally, sparking widespread condemnation. "The ...
View ArticleKenyans named in Congo gold scam
President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga with the Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila at Harambee House office. President Kabila was in Nairobi on March 3,2011 to meet ...
View ArticleSara Corporation appointed as Distributors for Energizer Middle East and...
Sara Corporation has announced the appointment of exclusive distributorship for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Energizer Middle East and Africa Ltd., effective from 1st January ...
View ArticleTunacor to Retrench 150 Workers
Walvis Bay - Over 150 workers at the Tunacor Fishing Company are set to part ways with the hake enterprise at the end of the month, as a retrenchment exercise at the company is gaining momentum ...
View ArticleChina Defends Local Interests
Windhoek - Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi yesterday strongly defended his country's investment in Namibia amidst accusations that Chinese firms are among the worst violators of ...
View ArticleEmployers Association Wants Organized Labour to Shelve Strike
Lagos - The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association has appealed to the organized labour and civil societies in the country to shun their proposed industrial action on Monday over the new ...
View ArticleRC Guarantees Order and Tranquility
The regional commissioner for Arusha Mr. Magesa Mulongo says he wants Arusha to be a safe destination for investors, tourists and local people going about with their day-to-day duties. He said he ...
View ArticleOur Ministries Should Do Something Tangible Like Those Constructing Roads
editorial We have several working ministries namely: agriculture and forestry, industry, investment and trade, roads and bridges, electricity and dams, housing and public utilities. These ...
View ArticleO'Neill and Ba win monthly awards
who replaced Steve Bruce, has continued into January with a 4-1 win at Wigan and 1-0 victory over Manchester City in their first two games of ...
View ArticleBritain warns of increased risk of terror attack in Kenya
LONDON: Britain said Saturday it believed there was a "heightened" terrorism threat in Kenya and said London fears the planning of attacks was almost complete."The Kenyan authorities ...
View ArticleSudan's president on 1st visit to post-Gadhafi Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya -; Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is in Tripoli on his first visit since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, in a bid to restore relations which soured in the last years of the Libyan ...
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