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Africa RSS FeedsAfrica: Fighting Children's Silent Killer - An important conference which culminates in Gabon today could help save the lives of millions of children by bridging the gap which often separates efforts to improve health and save the environment....Feed Source: allafrica.com Kenya: Obama's Family Celebrates Speech - Presidential nominee Barack Obama extolled his Kenyan connection in a bold 44-minute speech which has raised the stakes in the race to the United States' White House.... Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai's Dinner With Mugabe Revealed - ZIMBABWE'S opposition leader and President Robert Mugabe set aside years of bitter rivalry and talked like a father and son when they met for a private dinner last month.... Cameroon: Special Military Unit Strays From Its Mission - In 2001 the Cameroonian government created a special rapid intervention battalion (BIR) to quell hostage-taking and looting by criminal gangs operating on its eastern and northern borders, but this force is now straying from its original mission, causing anger among human rights groups.... Angola: Opposition Accuses Media of Being Unfair - It seems like a playground game. Every day, Angola's main opposition party sends teams out across Luanda to hang flags, posters and pictures of their leader Isaías Samakuva.... Tanzania: Kikwete, Bush Discuss Darfur, Zimbabwe - PRESIDENT BUSH: It is such an honor to welcome a man I've come to admire a lot to the Oval Office, President Kikwete of Tanzania. He comes representing a great country. He also comes representing the African Union. And therefore, we've had a wide-ranging discussion about our bilateral relations, as well as the President has kindly given me a briefing on how he sees the different situations and opportunities on the continent of Africa.... Niger: Flood Victims Continue Crowding Into City Schools - Weeks after floods ripped through Tillaberi, 120 kilometres west of Niamey, and Niger's second-largest city Zinder, 900 kilometres east of Niamey, thousands of people are still homeless.... Zimbabwe: Lifting of NGO Ban Allows Food Aid - Govt - Zimbabwe has lifted the ban on some non-governmental organisations (NGOs), but aid agencies have been cautious in their response.... Ethiopia: Two Months of Rain But Still Not Enough to Eat - In normal times, the weekly market in Badessa town, Damot Woyde district of Wolayita zone in Ethiopia's Southern Region, fills with fresh food as farmers and traders bring in crops from the surrounding hills.... Sudan: South Kordofan the Next Flashpoint? - Long overshadowed by conflict in Darfur and a recent outbreak of fighting in oil-rich Abyei, Southern Kordofan is likely to be the next flashpoint in Sudan, said a new report by a Geneva-based independent research project.... Zimbabwe: Political Stalemate Drags On - ZIMBABWE'S political troubles are intensifying as President Robert Mugabe struggles to form a functional government after losing control of parliament in the wake of faltering power-sharing talks with the opposition MDC.... Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Under Pressure To Sign - Consultations to conclude Zimbabwe?s stalled talks for a negotiated political settlement commence today in Pretoria, amid reports that South African President Thabo Mbeki may press MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai to sign a proposed deal endorsed by Sadc a fortnight ago.... Zimbabwe: Negotiations Resume in Pretoria - Negotiations between Zimbabwe's rival political parties, the Zanu-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change, have resumed in South Africa.... Somalia: Islamic Courts Welcome Ethiopia's Possible Withdrawal - The Islamic courts union has hailed Ethiopian prime minister's remarks on the withdrawal of his troops from Somalia even if the Somali government doesn't become stable.... Eritrea: President Accuses U.S. of 'Genocide' in Somalia - The Eritrean president, Isayas Afewerki, has said the current economic, political and security crises being witnessed in the world are the consequences of the "vulgar adventurism" of the US Administration.... Nigeria: Former Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested former Oyo State governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, over allegations of non-remittance of the proceeds of sale of shares totaling N1.9 billion during his administration.... Kenya: Inflation Set to Ease Despite Looming Famine, Say Experts - The rising cost of goods and services is expected to ease in the coming months to settle between 10 and 20 per cent.... Somalia: President Tells of Peace Deal With PM - President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has said that the differences between him and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Adde have been solved.... Malawi: Cheer And Concern Over Ban On Private Sale of Maize - Ordinary Malawians, cheered by the prospect of cheaper food, have welcomed government's ban on the private trading of maize, but food security experts and businesses have expressed concern.... Sudan: New UN-AU Darfur Mediator Takes Up Post - The newly appointed chief of the joint United Nations-African Union effort to bring peace to Darfur arrived today in the conflict-wracked Sudanese region, pledging to consult as widely as possible with the warring parties to try to find a lasting solution.... Kenya: Obama Policies Give Hope to the World - Many people in Kenya must have woken up in the early hours of Friday to catch a live broadcast from the United States of Sen Barack Obama's acceptance speech for the Democratic Party nomination to vie for presidency.... Kenya: U.S. Media Praise Obama Speech - It was to be expected that the 84,000 Democratic partisans would respond with boundless enthusiasm to Barack Obama's speech framing the 67-day campaign against Republican presidential candidate John McCain.... South Africa: Migrants Moved to New 'Safety' Sites - Displaced people at the Summer Greens community hall in Milnerton were still fast asleep this Friday morning, an hour ahead of their planned moved to Harmony Park in Strand, which was scheduled for 9am.... Zimbabwe: Government Lifts Food Aid Ban - The government has finally said it will lift a ban on food aid and allow humanitarian aid agencies to distribute much needed food in the country.... Madagascar: Growing Food in the Off-Season - A US$500,000 project by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is using Madagascar's agricultural off-season to decrease food aid dependency and offset the effects of high food prices.... Zimbabwe: A Shocking Legacy - THIS cabinet that I had was the worst in history," said President Robert Mugabe this week after the opening of parliament.... Zimbabwe: Mugabe Purges His Own Party - PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has dropped provincial governors perceived as sympathetic to Vice-president Joice Mujuru?s bid for the presidential post before Zanu PF?s extraordinary congress last year.... Kenya: Kriegler Team Ends Public Hearings - The Independent Review Commission has concluded its public hearings.... Kenya: Kimunya Wants Cockar to Summon Ministers, AG - Former Finance minister Amos Kimunya wants two ministers and the Attorney-General to appear before the Cockar Commission to explain their role in the sale of Grand Regency Hotel.... Uganda: Amnesty International Says Anti-Privacy Bill Should Either Be Drastically Amended or Withdrawn - Reacting to government plans to submit a bill that would severely limit Ugandan?s rights to freedom of expression and privacy, Amnesty International today said that the proposed legislation could seriously undermine human rights in the country and raises the specter of the broad abuse of ministerial powers, with few accountability mechanisms to protect the Ugandan people.... Copyright © 2008, Internet Marketing. All Rights Reserved. |