According to reports, Jolie broke away from the trip this weekend to cross the border into Ethiopia with four-year-old Zahara and her little sister Shiloh, three, while Pitt…
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Zimbabwe Army Continues Tight Grip on Diamond Fields
The military's brutal grip on the diamond fields in Chiadzwa, which has continued despite an international report recommending the demilitarisation of the zone, has resulted in yet another…
New approach could stop 6 million African malaria cases
A third of malaria cases in African babies can be prevented by giving them regular doses of antimalarial drugs even before the children are infected, researchers said on…
Morocco sends aid to Niger, Burkina Faso
Morocco has dispatched tons of aid to Burkina Faso and Niger following the catastrophic floods that hit the two Western African countries a fortnight ago. Loads of humanitarian…
Roman Abramovich collapses during attempt to conquer Kilimanjaro
Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, has abandoned an attempt to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro after collapsing more than 4,000ft from the summit.
US grants Senegal $540m
Senegal has been awarded an aid grant worth $540 million by the United States' Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). President Abdoulaye Wade announced on Monday at his arrival at…
Helicopter raid kills wanted militant in Somalia
Suspected foreign commandos in helicopters attacked a car in southern Somalia on Monday and killed one of the region's most wanted militants, witnesses and a Somali government source…
FIFA concerned at accommodation and travel plans for 2010 World Cup
HAMBURG - FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke has voiced his concern at the accommodation and travel plans so far in place for fans traveling to the 2010 World…
Eastern Africa to harmonize strategies to reach food security
Members of the East African hub, the Economic Community for the Great Lakes together with their partners started a two-day session today which will discuss the region's strategies…
Population, famine and fate in Ethiopia
A quarter-century after a million Ethiopians died in the great hunger of 1984-85, the country is heading into another famine. The spring rains failed entirely and the summer…