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DRC: Meet Tshisekedi's UDP, a thorn in Kabila's side

DRC: Meet Tshisekedi's UDP, a thorn in Kabila's side

Joseph Kabila and oppositionist Etienne Tshisekedi both proclaim themselves the victor of the November 2011 polls in the Democratic Republic of Congo and

Khartoum security agents stalk South Sudanese students

Khartoum security agents stalk South Sudanese students

Students from Southern Sudan claim they are being targeted by Khartoom's security agencies and militia group trying to recruit them for attacks against their homeland.

South Africa: Electricity crisis looms

South Africa: Electricity crisis looms

South Africa's power utility, Eskom has called on South Africans and business entities to make at least a 10 percent saving on electricity, as the country faced possible power cuts.

Barack Obama on Black History Month

Barack Obama on Black History Month

Barack Obama retraced US history as he proclaimed Febuary 2012 African American History month

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Economic planning for uncertain times - Donald Kaberuka

Economic planning for uncertain times - Donald Kaberuka

Business confidence in Europe's leading economies is at its lowest level since 2000. The prospects for 2012 are even bleaker, with growth forecast at barely above 1 per cent.

Ethiopia sells swathes of land to foreigners

Ethiopia sells swathes of land to foreigners

Ethiopia has allocated 5 130 hectares of land to foreign investors interested in industrial zones and aims to generate over $500 million in revenue.

Cash withdrawal limit for Zimbabweans

Cash withdrawal limit for Zimbabweans

Reserve Bank of Zimbawe governor Gideon Gono has imposed a $10 000 limit on cash withdrawals to curb externalisation of cash.

Nigerian forces closing in on Boko Haram

Nigerian forces closing in on Boko Haram

The suspected spokesman for the hard line Islamist group, Boko Haram has been arrested by the Nigerian Security Services (SSS), in a major coup in the war against terror.

Africa basking in European crisis?

Africa basking in European crisis?

January 18 this year the World Bank (WB) lowered its growth perspective for the world economy.

South Africa: A lesson for lesbian murderers

South Africa: A lesson for lesbian murderers

Zoliswa Nkonyana, a black lesbian, residing in Khayelitsha Township on the outskirts of Cape Town, was open about her sexuality and her family accepted her.   Although she was open about...

Asiagate dooms Zimbabwe football

Asiagate dooms Zimbabwe football

The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) has indefinitely suspended almost 70 footballers implicated in a string of match fixing scandals, now referred to Asiagate.

HIV/AIDS: Africa is too dependent

HIV/AIDS: Africa is too dependent

Africa is too dependent on external resources, especially for the Aids response and this must change, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, told the continent's leaders at the AU...

AU names Africa's best and worst

AU names Africa's best and worst

The African Union (AU) Commission on Sunday declared six of its member states as the "worst performing Governments" for not ratifying various treaties, protocols, and conventions.

Madagascar barred from African Union polls

Madagascar barred from African Union polls

Madagascar will not be allowed to vote for a new African Union (AU) Commission's chairperson on Monday because of its suspension from the continental body two years ago.

Two Sudans in a tug of oil war

Two Sudans in a tug of oil war

For the second time in a month, Sudan and South Sudan failed to reach an agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, leading Juba to announce a shut down of oil production...

Nigeria: Do not touch my subsidy !

Nigeria: Do not touch my subsidy !

The economics make sense. Nigeria spent $8bn in fuel subsidies in the first nine months of 2011 – just less than one-third of the national budget.

With love from Museveni to Kagame and Nguema

With love from Museveni to Kagame and Nguema

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has given medals to Equatorial Guinea strongman Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago and Rwandan leader Paul Kagame for helping him seize power in 1986.

Storm over Nigerian traders in Ghana

Storm over Nigerian traders in Ghana

The proliferation of foreign informal traders has sparked a storm in Ghana forcing the government to issue a statement promising a clampdown.

South Africa: Cosatu declares war on corruption

South Africa: Cosatu declares war on corruption

The trade union movement, representing millions of South African workers, has declared war on corruption in the country and has launched an independent body, Corruption Watch as a way of...

Zimbabwe govt workers reject $7 pay hike

Zimbabwe govt workers reject $7 pay hike

Zimbabwe's civil servants resumed their job boycott on Thursday, a day after government reportedly offered them an increment that will translate to $7 for the least paid employee in monthly...

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South Africa: A lesson for lesbian murderers

South Africa: A lesson for lesbian murderers

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