Sudan: Bush Approves Darfur Air Lift
United States President George W. Bush on Monday authorized an immediate airlift of equipment and supplies to the international peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.
Sudan: President Bush Meets Southern Leader
United States President George W. Bush met with South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit at the White House on Monday, January 5. Their remarks to the press follows:
Cameroon: Mount Cameroon Inspired Me - CNN Award Winner
She went in for the CNN Multi-choice African Journalist Awards 2008 like any other contestant. The outcome was uncertain but there was something to hang on - hope! After many years into the art of making radio documentaries, the moment of glory came for the Cameroonian-born radio entertainer, Evaline Ngono, on July 19, 2008, at the State Banquet Hall, Osu in Accra, Ghana. Ngono came into the international spotlight when it was announced that one of the two documentaries she forwarded, titled; "Mythe Et Realite Du Mont Cameroun" [The Myths and Realities of Mount Cameroon] had won an award in the many categories at the prestigious CNN Multi-choice African Journalist Awards 2008. While the dust around the awards are yet to settle, Ngono was in Buea at the close of 2008 to present the "booty" to a cross section of the people and why not to the ancestors of the region that inspired her to ultimate victory. In the course of the ceremony, she spoke exclusively to The Post.
Uganda: The UN Played a Key Role in Kony Attacks
Having read various statements made about the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) decision to attack the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), I have come to the conclusion that the world never runs out of amusing people.
Uganda: Rugunda Starts UN Job on January 24
Internal affairs minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda is expected to take on his new job by January 24, the foreign affairs ministry has said.
Africa: Hillary, Hamas, Mugabe And Foreign Policy Change
President George Bush is leaving office as a gallant soldier of Israel and confirming views of those who have increasingly argued that America's foreign policy is leashed to the agenda of a powerful and very well organized Jewish and Israeli lobby inside American domestic and Congressional politics. Both Bush and his foreign secretary (Secretary of State) Condeliza Rice are ending their service with blood of Palestinians splashed all over their hands, faces and garments.
Nigeria: A Nation's Romance With Failure
When a US study was leaked to the effect that Nigeria might become a failed-state soon, the regular Nigerian commentators reacted in a predictable manner. Death to America, mostly!
Nigeria: What Hopes for Reduction of Petroleum Products Prices?
With its abundant hydrocarbon resources, Nigeria is ranked number one oil-rich nation in sub-saharan Africa.
Nigeria: Danfo Driver - Man of the Year
Who exactly should we make our "Man of the Year? Already major newspapers and magazines have decided to give it to Barack Obama, the first African American to be elected president of the United States of America.
Africa: Policy Issues for Obama (1)
The incoming administration of Senator Barack Hussein Obama in the United States of America, is likely to face a myriad of tasking foreign policy issues.
Rwanda: Gabiro Student Tours the U.S.
Emile Nsegiyumva, a 19 year old student in Gabiro high school in the Gatsibo district early this week returned to Rwanda after a three-week tour of the United States.
Nigeria: UAD Accuses Bush of Terrorism
The United Action for Democracy (UAD), has accused the outgoing president of the United States of America, Gorge W. Bush, of sponsoring terrorism in the world and called on the United Nations to end the murderous assault in the Middle East and charge Bush for crime against humanity.
Uganda: Butagira the Man Behind Country's Election to the UN Security Council
HE possessed exemplary qualities right from his school days. In Ntare School, he was captain of Speke House.
Uganda: Obama's Capitalism Explains His Position
BARACK Obama is president-elect of US. He is a Black American. In the US, he is regarded a black American.
Somalia: U.S. Backs Security Force With $5 Million
The United States will provide $5 million to support formation of a joint security force in Somalia, a State Department spokesman said.
Liberia: The U.S. Unveils Plan
Liberia's U.S. Ambassador M. Nathaniel Barnes has, while wishing Liberians a "happy and prosperous" New Year, unveiled measures to strengthen US-Liberia relations and to improve the lots of Liberians residing in the U.S.
Nigeria: FG, Canada to Collaborate on Gender Related MDGs
The Federal Government is to partner with Canada in the implementation of a new policy framework on Millennium Development Goals gender related issues.
Africa: Public-Private Partners Bolster Geosciences Training in Africa
Beneath the surface of Earth's second-largest continent is a wealth of minerals, petroleum, water and geothermal energy. African scientists are working to develop and manage this vast resource, but more scientists are needed to strengthen the work force in Africa's natural-resource sector and drive economic growth.
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Heeds Jendayi Frazer's Instruction
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's reluctance to respond to an invitation from President Mugabe to come for swearing in as Prime Minister has fuelled speculation that he makes decisions on instruction from his Western handlers.
Zimbabwe: Are the Tables Turning?
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness; and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts." - Mark Twain, the American author and humorist, whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
Africa: Public-Private Partners Bolster Geosciences Training
Beneath the surface of Earth's second-largest continent is a wealth of minerals, petroleum, water and geothermal energy. African scientists are working to develop and manage this vast resource, but more scientists are needed to strengthen the work force in Africa's natural-resource sector and drive economic growth.
Africa: U.S. Nurses Travel to Continent to Boost HIV/Aids Treatment, Care
A groundbreaking program called Nurses Strengthening Our AIDS Response, or simply Nurses SOAR, is sending nurses specially trained in HIV/AIDS care from the United States to hospitals and clinics in Africa to act as mentors for increasingly burdened nursing staffs.
Uganda: President Bush Lauds MP
THE US President, George W. Bush, has recognised the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS for his role in helping the less fortunate.
Nigeria: What Yar'Adua is Learning and Not Learning From America
There is no question that President Umaru Yar'adua has been paying close attention to what is happening in the United States.
Somalia: New U.S. Moves Ill-Advised, Counter-Productive
The last-minute attempt by the Bush administration to force through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a new peacekeeping mission in Somalia is both ill-advised and counterproductive.
Africa: Obama's Victory, Our Hypocrisy
November 4th, 2008 will, undoubtedly go down in world history as epoch making.
Somalia: 'Unmanned Spy Plane' Crashes
An unmanned drone plane crashed in southern Somalia Thursday, with locals speculating that the device belongs to the U.S. military, Radio Garowe reports.
Somalia: Regional, U.S. Leaders Press President to Resign
The President of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Mr. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, is 'pondering resignation' from public office following a meeting with the U.S. government's senior Africa affairs diplomat, inside sources tell Garowe Online.
Africa: U.S. Scientists Discover Anti-Malaria Tool
American researchers have developed a computer programme to help in the battle against malaria by identifying the most effective environmental changes that would control its spread through mosquitoes.
Nigeria: Missions Abroad to Get Diaspora Desks - Dabiri
Hon. Abike Dabiri, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, has said that the Committee was working on citizens diplomacy by creating Diaspora desks in all Nigerian missons abroad.In a statement issued in Abuja by the Committee, Dabiri made the remark at a conference organised in London by the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC).