Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Appeals to Zuma - Again
Zimbabwe's Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangrai has once again turned to South African President Jacob Zuma to intervene after fresh disputes erupted in Harare's troubled coalition government.
South Africa: Civil Servants to Strike
THE Department of Home Affairs would be hardest hit by the public service workers' strike, a union warned yesterday.
Kenya: Chinese Archeologists Seek Clues of Ancient Kingdom
A ninth century kingdom in Malindi is at the heart of a major archaeological excavation that has interested the Chinese, who are trying to establish when their forefathers started interacting with the East African coast.
Sudan: Peacekeepers' Pilot Missing in Darfur
The United Nations today expressed its deep concern over a helicopter pilot who has been missing for two days in the south of Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
Burundi: Ruling Party Sweeps Parliament Poll
Burundi ruling party won an overwhelming victory in the country's parliamentary elections as opposition parties boycotted the vote.
Madagascar: Political Crisis Places Biodiversity at Risk
Vast portions of Madagascar's unique biodiversity could be lost - possibly forever, and at incalculable cost to ordinary Malagasy and the world - by the continued suspension of environmental funding in response to an ongoing political crisis, says a new report by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the main environmental donor.
Rwanda: The Best is Yet to Come - Kagame
Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), Presidential Candidate, Paul Kagame, has said that his party still has a lot to offer to Rwandans beyond what it has delivered in the past seven years.
Africa: Amisom Capture Key Mogadishu Positions
JULY was a fruitful month militarily for peacekeepers and Somali government forces, a spokesman said.
Africa: Race On for BP's African Assets
BP Plc is in talks with India's Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets, including those in Namibia, that could be worth as much as US$500 million, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters yesterday.
Africa: Investor Sees Africa Risks Easing, Plenty of Growth
Political risks to investment are easing gradually across Africa, making it easier to tap into the continent's robust growth, Africa's top private equity investor Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) has said.
Southern Africa: EU Backs Off on EPA
European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht has appeased leading European civil society organisations about the negotiations for a Southern African economic partnership agreement (EPA), promising "not to put undue pressure" on countries.
Somalia: 21 People Killed in Fresh Mogadishu Fighting
At least 21 people have been killed and 45 others injured in gun battle and mortars exchanged by Somali government troops backed by AMISOM and Al-Shabaab extremist militias since Tuesday, Radio Garowe reports.
Somalia: Somaliland President Names New Cabinet Ministers
The new elected president of Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Silanyo) named on Wednesday new Cabinet ministers for his government, Radio Garowe reports
Nigeria: INEC Targets 70 Million Voters, Seeks Additional N10 Billion
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega yesterday gave an insight into the number of Nigerians expected to be registered in the new voters' registration underway.
Kenya: Let the People Decide - Congressional Black Caucus
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement today on the upcoming Kenyan constitutional referendumAugust 4, 2010 will be an historic day for the people of Kenya. Citizens across the country will vote on a new Constitution, paving the way for a more democratic and stable country. Kenyans have worked tirelessly in a peaceful and transparent process of drafting a new Constitution. According to the Constitution of Kenya Review Act of 2008, the process “accommodates the diversity of the people of Kenya, including socio economic status, race, ethnicity, gender, religious faith, age, occupation, learning, persons with disabilities and disadvantaged.” The Act also established a Committee of Experts and a Parliamentary Select Committee.
Guinea: Climbing Out of the Donor Funding Gap
More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see Guinea as an "emergency".
Zimbabwe: Minister's Swearing-In Delayed 'Indefinitely'
The Supreme Court has ensured that MDC Treasurer General Roy Bennett will not be sworn in to his post as Deputy Agriculture Minister any time soon, after postponing his acquittal case 'indefinitely'.
Zimbabwe: Diamond Researcher Slapped With Fresh Charges
Diamond researcher and human rights activist Farai Maguwu has been slapped with fresh charges, just over two weeks after his release on bail from Harare Remand Prison.
Zimbabwe: Zuma Sends Envoy to Kick Start Mediation - Again
South African President Jacob Zuma dispatched one of his top envoys to Zimbabwe, in yet another attempt to try to kick start power sharing talks that are gridlocked over various violations of the GPA by ZANU PF.
Somalia: 17 Civilians Killed in Mogadishu Clashes
At least 17 civilians were killed in clashes between Islamist insurgents and Somali government troops in Mogadishu. Somalia's embattled government welcomes the African Union's decision to send more troops to Mogadishu
Africa: Europe Eyes Continent for Salvation as Priests Get Scarce
Africa's brain drain is no longer restricted to engineers, doctors, teachers or nurses; priests are becoming the hottest commodity.
Kenya: Kibaki and his Predecessor in Firestorm over Constitution
Relations between President Kibaki and his predecessor, Mr Daniel Arap Moi, on Wednesday degenerated into an old-fashioned, political punch-up.
Africa: Uganda Still Leads in Alcohol Consumption
Uganda has maintained the lead in consumption of harmful alcohol in Africa, experts have revealed. Dr Nazarius Mbona, a senior lecturer at Makerere University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, said Uganda's per capita consumption of alcohol is 19 litres per year compared to an average four litres in other African countries.
South Africa: Race-Hate Video Students Convicted
Four white Afrikaner students are to be fined for making a film humiliating domestic workers at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. The hearing opened on Wednesday but postponed until Friday for final sentencing.
Malawi: Country Stands Firm on Conditions of Trade Agreement with EU
The Malawian government has again stood firm in the face of calls by the European Union (EU) to sign an economic partnership agreement (EPA) -- even after top-level EU officials visited the southern Africa to convince it to put pen to paper.
Central African Republic: Govt Allows Access to Displaced Civilians in North
The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed the decision by the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to allow access to displaced civilians an area in the far north of the country that had been off limits to aid workers since December due to insecurity.
North Africa: African Union Condemns Killing of French Aid Worker
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Jean Ping, condemned the assassination, after many long months in captivity, of a French hostage and reaffirmed his concern over the resurgence of the scourge of terrorism in the Sahel-Saharan region.
Uganda: Company Finds More Oil
Tullow Oil's Ngiri-2 appraisal well in the Butiaba Block 1 has encountered more than 40 meters of net oil bearing reservoir, the thickest oil pay so far encountered in the Butiaba area.
Namibia: Rift Valley Fever Response Can Serve as Example - UN Official
A top United Nations official has applauded Namibia for taking swift and effective action to halt the spread of Rift Valley Fever during recent outbreaks, adding that other countries can learn valuable lessons from its experience.
Sudan: Peace Deal Signed Between SLA-FREES and JRM
Yesterday, in El Geneina, West Darfur, UNAMID observed the signing of a peace agreement between representatives of Sudan Liberation Army-FREES (SLA-FREES) and the Justice and Reform Movement (JRM), splinter groups of SLA-Abdul Wahid and the Justice and Equality Movement respectively.