High cost of child trafficking
A child miner in Lagos, Nigeria POINTE NOIRE, 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - Forced child labour remains rampant in Central Africa, where poverty fuels the trafficking of children from poorer countries to ...
View ArticleSouth Sudan signs pipeline deal with Kenya
South Sudan signed an agreement with Kenya to build an oil pipeline to a Kenyan port, potentially freeing it from reliance on its northern neighbour Sudan, officials said on ...
View ArticleAfren to Have Further Access to Deals in Nigeria, say Analysts
Africa-focused Afren will have further access to deals in Nigeria after "having positioned itself as a partner of choice in the country", according to an analyst report from the ...
View ArticleSouth Africa recall Duminy for New Zealand tour
South Africa's JP Duminy makes a catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga during their fifth one-day international cricket match in Johannesburg January 22, 2012. REUTERS/Siphiwe ...
View ArticleBomb explosion rocks Nigeria's northern city
KADUNA, Nigeria, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Barely two weeks after an explosion killed more than 15 people in northern Nigeria's Kaduna State, another blast occurred on Monday in Angwa Magaji area of ...
View ArticleCalm prevails election year as sub-Saharan Africa faces democracy tests
NAIROBI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- It was largely peaceful as 22 sub- Saharan African countries held presidential, legislative or local polls in 2011, when nearly half of the region's population were ...
View ArticleDR Congo bans boats on River Congo
KINSHASA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) bans the movement of boats on the River Congo on Tuesday, the day for the swearing in of the re-elected president, Joseph ...
View ArticleDR Congo gov't calls for normal life for Kabila's swearing in
KINSHASA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is calling on its people to go on with normal life and not to be afraid of the increased security ...
View ArticleNigeria signs MoU with UNEP on chemical management
ABUJA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to establish an enduring institutional framework ...
View ArticleDeaths in Somalia underscore risks MSF endures
NAIROBI, Kenya -- A second foreigner working with Doctors Without Borders died of his wounds in an attack in Somalia that also killed the group's country director, though the aid organization ...
View ArticleProtest against removal of fuel subsidies held in Nigeria
People shout slogans during a protest in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 9, 2011. At least three persons have been killed and several others injured in Nigeria during a nationwide protest against fuel subsidy ...
View ArticleSEAL Team rescue in Somalia frees two from pirates' lair
Arriving by helicopter, US Navy SEALs raided a compound in Somalia early Wednesday to free two hostages held by pirates since October. The raid signals that US 'will not tolerate' ...
View ArticleNation Accounting for U.S.$32 Billion Gap in Budget - IMF
Angola is making "concerted efforts" to explain a $32 billion gap in the government's accounts, which apparently was caused by undocumented spending on infrastructure projects, the ...
View ArticleProgress in Regulatory Reform Expands Business Opportunities Across Ohada...
press release Mali - A new report from IFC and the World Bank finds that member states of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) have increased the pace of reform ...
View ArticleGiving Nationals in the UK a Feel Home Experience
"My job is ensure that Kenyans in the UK are at home away from home," says Rusk who migrated to the UK in 1980s to pursue higher education but who is now running three bars and restaurants ...
View ArticleKRA Vows to Recover Sh80 Billion Tax Revenue
BE warned! Do you owe Kenya Revenue Authority any money? The tax collector has announced it is going flat out to ensure that it meets its revenue collection target for the financial year 2012/2012. ...
View ArticleTroops Pull Out of Lagos After Public Outcry
Nigerian troops have withdrawn from the streets of the commercial capital Lagos following a public outcry over their deployment in the wake of mass fuel protests, a spokesman said Wednesday. ...
View ArticleODM Delegates Want Kosgey to Remain Chair
SOME ODM delegates from Nyanza yesterday petitioned the party to retain Tinderet MP Henry Kosgey as national chairman during the forthcoming elections. The delegates from Kisumu, Siaya, Homabay and ...
View ArticleRights Groups Threaten to Block Uhuru, Ruto From Contesting
RIGHTS groups yesterday threatened to go to court to block Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto from contesting the presidency. The civil society groups were ...
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