Malaria Kills Nearly Twice as Many People Than Previously Thought
John-Michael Maas/GlaxoSmithKline ) Washington, DC - Despite assumptions that mainly young children die from the disease, 42% of 1.2 million deaths occur in older children and adults. ...
View ArticleCattle Raid Led to 78 Deaths
The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern over a cattle raid in a northern state of South Sudan earlier this week, which led to 78 deaths and numerous injuries among civilians, ...
View ArticleCivil Society's African Union Bid Flops
ZIMBABWE'S vocal civil society which shadowed the just-ended African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, returned empty handed from its mission early this week. Despite lobbying high ...
View ArticleMugabe, Tsvangirai Stall Vote on New Constitution
Harare - PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have stalled the crafting of a referendum law due to haggling on whether or not the diaspora vote should be included in the ...
View ArticleTunisia ready for Ghana
Tunisia's Saber Khelifa feels his side's familiarity with Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final opponents Ghana could prove the difference in the tie. Tunisia's Saber Khelifa feels ...
View ArticleNewcastle v Aston Villa
Newcastle could give a debut to 10m striker Papiss Cisse alongside leading scorer Demba Ba in Sunday's match after both players returned from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Senegal. ...
View ArticleGhana boosted by Annan resolve
Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan will not return home from the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea despite the death of his mother. Annan lost his mother on Thursday but has opted ...
View ArticleMany die at S Sudan peace meeting
At least 37 people have been killed in South Sudan during a shoot-out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence, officials said. Officials from three states and the UN had met for talks in ...
View ArticleSomalia Famine is 'Over,' But Millions Still in Danger
Somalia was downgraded to a "humanitarian emergency" by the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organisation after strong rains broke the Horn of Africa's worst drought in 60 years. But 2.3 ...
View ArticlePurported spokesman for Nigeria sect denies arrest
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - A purported spokesman of Nigeria's violent Islamist sect Boko Haram has denied he is the man authorities arrested on Wednesday, throwing into confusion the identity of the ...
View ArticleZambia probes ex-leader's wife for money laundering
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian police have questioned the wife of former president Rupiah Banda about the source of funding for a luxury villa, the latest in a string of investigations into high-profile ...
View ArticleWant 4.5GB of free Dropbox space Be a guinea pig
Dropbox, the popular cloud storage utility for synchronizing files among many devices, ordinarily limits free accounts to 2GB, but those who test a new feature to automatically upload photos can get ...
View ArticleMore than 100 missing feared trapped in Papua New Guinea ferry
An aerial view shows people in inflatable life rafts after the ferry they were travelling on, the MV Rabaul Queen, sank off the east coast of Papua New Guinea on February 2, ...
View ArticleLibya enjoys political flowering ahead of elections
GHARYAN, Libya (Reuters) - As explosions reverberated from the hills near Gharyan, a group met in a college auditorium to hear how one party wants to ensure democracy takes root in Libya. "A ...
View ArticleSudan's Bashir says tensions with South could spark war
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Friday tensions with South Sudan over oil transit payments could lead to war, stepping up the rhetoric in a row over crude ...
View ArticleZimbabwe media body seeks to ban foreign newspapers
HARARE -- Zimbabwe's media commission on Thursday said it will ask authorities to ban foreign newspapers that are not registered to operate in the ...
View ArticleAid Groups Ask US to Consider Cross-Border Aid Effort in Sudan
A coalition of human rights groups Thursday has appealed to the Obama administration to lead a cross-border aid operation into South Sudan to deliver much-needed food and medicine to the people of war
View ArticleRenewed Atrocities Threaten IDPs in Eastern DRC
The United Nations refugee agency says it is alarmed by reports of renewed atrocities committed against internally displaced Congolese. The UNHCR says it has reports of IDPs (internally displaced peop
View ArticleUganda Government Defies Parliament, Signs Oil Agreements
Uganda has signed two oil production agreements with an Anglo-Irish firm, Tullow oil. The agreements allow the company to finalize a long-delayed $2.9 billion asset sale to France's Total and China's
View ArticleChina's Rise Poses Challenges for Its African Peacekeeping Missions
China has long adhered to a foreign policy of non-interventionism, where it tries to appear neutral in disputes outside its borders. As the country becomes more of a global power, however, it is less
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