A landslide in eastern Uganda has killed at least 80 people and villagers are digging with bare hands and simple tools in the hope of finding survivors, a…
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Hard Homecoming For Eastern DR Congo Returnees
For the many thousands of people displaced by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Kivu regions who have returned to their villages, home has its many hardships.
African Union Calls for No-Fly Zone Over Somalia
THE Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has asked the UN to impose a no-fly zone on Somalia and block sea ports through which foreign…
Top U.S. Official on Africa Cites Successes, Challenges
Since taking office in May as the lead policymaker on Africa for the U.S. administration, Johnnie Carson has been on the go. As assistant secretary of state for…
African leaders show there are many countries for old men
Let them eat cake. That is one of the likely headlines after an all-night birthday gala for Robert Mugabe, the autocratic president of Zimbabwe, which was due to…
Black History Month – Obama Sees Self In African Pyramid
Wow Black history month is almost gone and I feel like I missed it, This is because we are living a major milestone in the American story of…
Segítség a sivatag felől – a Budapest-Bamako Rally útvonala a Szaharán keresztül
Idén januárban immáron ötödik alkalommal került megrendezésre a Budapest-Bamako Rally. Az verseny célja továbbra is – a sivatag legyőzése mellett –, hogy a résztvevők felhívják a figyelmet Afrika…
Nicolas Sarkozy admits Rwanda genocide
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has acknowledged that France and the international community made "mistakes" during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. But he stopped short of offering a full apology,…
Meeting of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)
The global financial crisis which is making a huge negative impact on Africa’s economy provides a rare opportunity for the continent to redefine its development paradigm. This is…
Serena Williams iskolát nyit Kenyában
Dupla öröm érte a Kenya keleti tartományában található Kilili falu lakóit kedden: találkoztak Serena Williams-szel, a teniszikonnal, akit eddig csak a televízióban láttak, és a világhíres sportolónő most…