Parliamentarians from all over Africa are pushing for a continent-wide ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and are calling on the UN to pass a General Assembly resolution…
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Rwandatel Seeks Alternative Route to Seacom
Rwandatel is currently negotiating an alternative route for undersea fiber optic connection through TEAMS cable which comes through Tanzania via Burundi to Kigali, the Company has announced.
EU naval force to monitor Somali coastline
The European Union's anti- piracy mission would closely monitor the activities of the Islamists militia which have taken over the port of Harardhere in Somalia. European Naval Force…
Senior UN Official Lauds Development Initiatives in Mali
The head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) today concluded a visit to the West African nation of Mali, lauding the efforts the country was making as…
Elhunyt a nigériai államfő
Hosszú betegség után, 58 éves korában elhunyt Umaru Musa Yar'Adua nigériai elnök – erősítette meg a hírt csütörtökön az elnök szóvivője.
Konferencia az élelmiszerbiztonságról Kenyában
A világ minden tájáról érkező mezőgazdasági és klímaügyi szakértők, fejlesztési szakemberek és gazdálkodók Kenya fővárosában, Nairobiban a világ élelmiszerkészleteire veszélyt jelentő éghajlatváltozás kérdéseit vitatják meg.
Skeleton proves Africans lived in medieval Britain
FORENSIC experts from Scotland have unearthed a 13th-century skeleton, which may be the earliest physical evidence that Africans lived in England in medieval times.
UN warns climate change will hit Africa’s poorest
Climate change can significantly reverse progress in Africa over food security and poverty reduction, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said Tuesday.
Thousands Still Displaced After Darfur Clashes
A four-day inter-agency assessment mission organized by UNAMID, OCHA and the UNHCR to the villages of Guldo and Thur in the Jebel Marra region of South Darfur has…
World Economic Forum on Africa focuses on growth strategy
The 20th World Economic Forum on Africa is scheduled to open here on Wednesday with nearly 1,000 participants from 85 countries under the theme "Rethinking Africa's Growth Strategy",…