President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is billed to return to Nigeria next week, one of the medical doctors attending to the President at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research…
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Kagame Calls for More Investment in Agriculture
Kigali — President Paul Kagame yesterday called upon African countries to commit more funds to the agricultural sector if the continent is to address the problem of food…
AfDB loans Kenya $166 mln for road to Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will lend Kenya 12.5 billion shillings ($166.4 million) to build a road connecting east Africa's biggest economy with…
SOMALIA: Sakhaudin Ahmed, “My happiest day turned into a nightmare”
When a deadly blast tore through a graduation ceremony in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on 3 December, 23 people died, dozens were injured and the day suddenly turned…
Cairo human rights group attacks Arab states
Human rights in the Arab world have deteriorated over the last year as governments flaunt progress on women's issues while evading and actively blocking broader reforms that guarantee…
Africa Most Vulnerable to Effect of Climate Change
International Telecommunication Union has said it wants negotiators at the Copenhagen talks to recognize the role information communication and technology will play to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Sahara new centre for drugs trading, UN warns
Drug money being used to fund terrorists and anti-government forces, Office on Drugs and Crime says
A politikusok letartóztatása miatt tüntetések kezdődtek Szudánban
Tüntetők felgyújtották a szudáni elnök, Omar al-Bashir pártjának irodáját egy déli városban, miután Khartoumban három déli politikust letartóztattak.
Sudan SPLM arrests spark southern unrest
Protesters set alight the office of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir's party in a southern town after three southern politicians were arrested in Khartoum.
Africa: Copenhagen – 14 Days That Will Shape History
Climate talks opening today in Copenhagen, Denmark could be a turning point for developing countries. The negotiations to craft a new climate deal, if successful, could open new…