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South Africa: Justice on a tightrope

South Africa: Justice on a tightrope

Top judges and lawyers are squaring up to the government over its plans to reform the judicial system and even the highly praised post-apartheid Constitution  .

Uganda's Museveni: The longer you stay, the lonelier it gets

Uganda's Museveni: The longer you stay, the lonelier it gets

President Museveni faces off against forces from without and within that could destabilise the government that has been in power since 1986.

Ethiopia's industrial web, stitch by stitch

Ethiopia's industrial web, stitch by stitch

Ethiopia is taking advantage of rising wages in Asia, and its own natural advantages in agriculture and cattle-raising, to build a light-industry base that is being

Ethiopia: Addis rising

Ethiopia: Addis rising

Ethiopia's power is growing as the government emulates the centrally driven development policies and restrictions on freedoms favoured by some of Asia's newly

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Libyan militias rule ahead of the big vote

Libyan militias rule ahead of the big vote

While the National Transitional Council government heads to elections, local militias threaten to launch secessionist movements and others refuse to demobilize.

Ghana adds nuclear power to boost energy export plans

Ghana adds nuclear power to boost energy export plans

Ghana is exploring a nuclear energy programme in its power mix strategy, as it strives to become a major net exporter of energy in the West Africa sub region, the...

Nigeria: Big personalities take  on even bigger problems

Nigeria: Big personalities take  on even bigger problems

Jonathan's chosen few have serious political boulders to move, while allegations of sycophancy easily stick. Among Nigeria's formidable female ministers and the new men in charge of state governance, forceful...

Delivering long-term solutions to hunger and poverty

Delivering long-term solutions to hunger and poverty

Effective farming starts with good seeds. A new programme will add 40 private, independent seed companies to the 60 already established for crops such as maize, cassava and legumes.

Southern Sudanese evacuated from Sudan

Southern Sudanese evacuated from Sudan

The International Organization for Migration has begun the evacuation of South Sudanese citizens from Sudan after the Omar Al-Bashir government ordered their expulsion.

Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Africa lose billions to fraud

Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Africa lose billions to fraud

South Africa, Nigeria and Zimbabwe lost billions to fraudsters, with Zimbabwe alone losing $1, 2 billion in just six months to December last year, two respected accounting firms have said.  

Finance:  The slow return of credit in Nigeria

Finance:  The slow return of credit in Nigeria

Reforms of the banking sector have led to fewer, but stronger, banks, but lending is still going to high-level corporate clients rather than the smaller companies that will drive the...

Arrested Kony commander's family to serve as leverage

Arrested Kony commander's family to serve as leverage

A top commander of Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has been captured by the army, as the hunt for the rebels' leader Joseph Kony intensifies.

Uganda : Strength in the silos

Uganda : Strength in the silos

Better storage facilities and packaging lead to higher prices and more negotiating leverage  for maize growers

 Mobile phones  Apps that Africa depends on

Mobile phones  Apps that Africa depends on

The gamut is covered: mobile-phone applications abound for health, emergencies, and livestock questions. Also available are tools for translation, travel, and social networking.

Ethiopia condemned for "censorship" directive

Ethiopia condemned for

A leading international free press lobby group on Friday condemned a directive by Ethiopia's state owned company that private newspapers must censor their content for them to continue using its...

Thousands of South African prisoners set to be freed  

Thousands of South African prisoners set to be freed

Thousands of South African prisoners will taste freedom from next week after benefiting from an amnesty by President Jacob Zuma.

Africa can say no - Meles Zenawi

Africa can say no - Meles Zenawi

Africa's leaders should be prepared to say no, Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi told business and political leaders in Addis Ababa at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2012 yesterday.

Energy can be Ethiopia's biggest export - Miheret Debebe

Energy can be Ethiopia's biggest export - Miheret Debebe

In the process of building a series of huge hydroelectric dams and wind farms, Ethiopia's state-run electricity company is gearing up to begin exporting to its neighbours. Interview with Miheret...

World Economic Forum kicks off in Ethiopia

World Economic Forum kicks off in Ethiopia

The 22nd World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off on Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with Africa being praised for the economic strides it had made in the past...

Revival for Zimbabwe's education sector

Revival for Zimbabwe's education sector

Zimbabwe on Tuesday approved a massive US$2.1 billion five year medium term plan for its education sector, boosting the sector which suffered years of under investment.

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Nigeria and South Africa are using toll roads to pay for transportation infrastructure, but the measures have caused protests and widespread anger.

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HIV/AIDS: Coming to the rescue of Uganda…

HIV/AIDS: Coming to the rescue of Uganda's 'collateral victims'

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Boxing, Home of champions in inner-city Accra

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Zimbabwe: A strange remedy for high HIV/…

Zimbabwe: A strange remedy for high HIV/AIDS rates

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 Mobile phones  Apps that Africa depends on

Mobile phones  Apps that Africa depends on

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Arrested Kony commander's family to serve as leverage

Arrested Kony commander's family to serve as leverage

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Mobile money craze hits Zimbabwe

Mobile money craze hits Zimbabwe

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Delivering long-term solutions to hunger and poverty

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Economics: selling the truth, or telling the truth?

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