Dress Code Aims to Prevent Sexual Violence at Cameroon University
BUEA, CAMEROON - Ludwig Metuge, director of student affairs at the University of Buea in southwestern Cameroon, says that campus authorities have been sending students home in the past year for behavi
View ArticleOrganization Works to Rehabilitate Sex Workers in Zambia
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - Comfort Mwansa, 26, says she is working on rebuilding her life after leaving the sex industry in Lusaka, Zambia's capital.
View ArticleFighting for Rights of the Disabled in Africa
When Eugene Nsabayezu is on his motorcycle, no one can tell he's handicapped. Nsabayezu, a civil engineer and father of four, has used a crutch since a childhood bout of polio left him with a ...
View ArticleIn South Sudan, a Rough Start to Press Freedom
A worker hand-folding copies of The Citizen, until recently South Sudan's only daily print newspaper, in its printing house in Juba. Light from a battery-powered halogen lamp saves ...
View ArticleNigeria lawmakers oppose president ahead of strike
CORRECTS YEAR - An unidentified woman carries fuel from a petrol station in Lagos ,Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Nigerian lawmakers on Sunday turned against the president's decision to end ...
View ArticleSnapped bungee plunges tourist into African river
CANBERRA, Australia-An Australian tourist bungee jumping in Africa plunged 365 feet (111 meters) into a river when her cord snapped, but she managed to swim to safety with a broken collarbone and ...
View ArticleZambia plans big splash for Victoria Falls
Zambia is preparing to mark the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Victoria Falls by Scottish missionary David Livingstone with a big splash that it hopes will draw a record number of ...
View ArticleNigeria leader references civil war in sect fight
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's president said Sunday that ongoing sectarian assaults by a radical Islamist sect are "even worse" than the country's 1960s civil war that saw 1 ...
View ArticleMillions Worth of Tea Lost As Frost Hits Nandi
Hundreds of tea farmers in Nandi lost crops worth millions of shillings following two days of frost early this week. The frost hit multinational and small scale farmers. Worst hit were Kaboswa, ...
View ArticleKasujja Reversing Brain Drain
Reverse brain drain is taking shape in Uganda. While the norm has been that countless experts migrate from Africa to developed countries in pursuit of 'greener pastures,' several are ...
View Article'New Lending Rates to Affect Purchasing Power'
Commercial banks have been asked to subject new lending rates to new borrowers and not those already servicing their loans. Subjecting the new rates to old loans will affect the purchasing power of ...
View ArticleUnemployment, Poverty, Inequality Need Attention
Pretoria - As the ANC celebrates its 100 years of existence, President Jacob Zuma says the triple challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequality has been identified as needing attention. ...
View ArticleUnion Leaders Go Underground
LEADERS of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) may have gone underground 24 hours to the nationwide strike slated to begin today over the Federal Government's insistence on removal of fuel ...
View ArticleANC Marks 100 Years
Bloemfontein - Heads of State, royal families and thousands of supporters descended on the Free State Stadium on Sunday to mark the African National Congress' 100 years of existence. Among ...
View ArticleBoko Haram Members in Govt, Says Jonathan
Abuja - PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday publicly admitted that members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram have infiltrated his government. He said they are spread among the Executive, Judiciary ...
View ArticleNine Land Mines Found At IFO Refugee Camp
Nine land mine explosions that are suspected to be the ones used by members of the al shabaab group in committing their criminal activities were yesterday afternoon found in an abandoned house in ...
View ArticleRising Cancer Cases Cause Big Concern
Dar es Salaam - The Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) lacks an incinerator to burn waste forcing the institute to rely on a machine it rents from the Muhimbili National Hospital for that purpose. ...
View ArticleThree Dead in Stampede As Crowd Tear-Gassed
Three people were killed and several injured during a stampede after police fired tear gas at a Sudanese Independence Day celebration on Sunday, an official said. The incident occurred at a stadium ...
View ArticleFeuding Mugabe Stalwarts Face Off
Harare - FEUDING Zanu PF chefs in Mashonaland West province come face-to-face today for an explosive provincial coordinating council meeting which is expected to seal the fate of businessman Phillip ...
View ArticleCompaore to Mediate in Guinea Bissau
Dakar - Burkina Faso's president has accepted a request by the African Union to broker mediation in the politico-military conflict in Guinea Bissau. The request for President Blaise ...
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