Ugandan legislators have moved to take action following reports that hundreds of local women were victims of human trafficking after having been duped into working as prostitutes and drug traffickers in Malaysia and other Asian countries.

Big Brother Africa has been enchanting viewers for six years now, luring African audiences who crave local content. In the past, television producers have written Africa off as a place not deserving of its own locally-produced entertainment.

In 2003 the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the continental development plan, initiated the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)

A new mining code should bring more investment as state-owned and private mining companies diversify into iron, manganese and gold production.

Lacking governmental support, film-makers themselves are setting up the training structures the next generation needs it's time.

While reunited in Addis Ababa the Heads of State and government of the continent spewed their differences on the table. Differences among member states highlight a deepening fissure ahead of another voting round in Lilongwe, in June this year.