Countries from the Great Lakes region and Horn of Africa are to harmonize their laws to fight the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
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Ghana earn World Cup berth
Ghana became the first African nation to qualify for the World Cup after a convincing 2-0 victory over Sudan in Accra.
Escaping the Somalian desert
Desert Flower, which has premiered at the Venice Film Festival, tells the incredible journey of Waris Dirie, the model-turned-campaigner against female genital mutilation.
Gabon 0-2 Cameroon: The Indomitable Lions Are Back In Business
Cameroon are back in the running for a place in South Africa after earning their first win in World Cup qualifying in Libreville against group leaders Gabon.
Suicide brings minister to tears
The suicide note of a man who hanged himself after being refused an ID document brought Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to tears yesterday. "What makes me unhappy…
Gabon Election Result Sparks Turbulence
The pronouncement of Ali Bongo as winner of the presidential elections in Gabon has not gone down well with opposition supporters, throwing the country into turbulence.
Microsoft removes black man from photo
The technology giant apologizes after replacing a black man's head with that of a white man in an official photograph displayed on its Polish marketing site.
EU plans to admit more refugees
The European Commission has unveiled plans to allow more refugees from conflict zones and poor nations into European countries.
African scientists in final race to outdoor malaria vaccine
The final studies that would see the licensure and use of the RTS,S malaria candidate vaccine to control malaria in Africa has begun in Kintampo and across several…
Let’s protect African children
Of every 1,000 African babies, 89 die in their first year compared to 5 in industrialized countries and 22 in Latin America, according to the latest UNICEF figures.