The East African Community officially ushered in a common market on Friday amid renewed commitment by the region's Heads of State to expedite the envisaged political federation by…
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New species of chameleon discovered in Tanzania
A team of scientists has discovered a new species of chameleon in Tanzania. Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, first spotted the…
Sudan agrees to end use of child soldiers
A top United Nations human rights official has welcomed a deal agreed by a former rebel group in southern Sudan to end the use of child soldiers among…
UN: 1.5 billion people live in darkness
New York-US - A new report by the UN has said almost a quarter of the global population, or 1.5 billion people, live without electricity, and that 80…
Béketeremtés Nigériában európai pénzből
Az Európai Bizottság és a nigériai kormány egymilliárd dolláros fejlesztési csomagot írtak alá, hogy visszaszorítsák a korrupciót, valamint szorgalmazzák a mielőbbi béke megteremtését. A pénz majdnem harmada a…
Migrant workers at risk in South Africa
Zimbabwean migrants in search of employment in South Africa are facing persecution at the hands of local people who are blaming them for taking their jobs.
Angolan President calls on party to end corruption
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday urged his party to implement a zero tolerance policy on government corruption, as Africa's biggest oil producer struggles to improve…
West Africa Gas pipeline completed
The West African offshore gas pipeline from Nigeria to Ghana has been completed but there are few difficulties, Mr Jack Derickson, Managing Director of West African Gas Pipeline…
A Diarrhea And Pneumonia Are Biggest Child Killers, But World Is Focused On AIDS And Malaria
Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention.
AIDS, malaria eclipse the biggest child-killers
Yet even though cheap tools could prevent and cure both diseases, they kill an estimated 3.5 million kids under 5 each a year globally - more than HIV…