Ghana Chapter of Hillary Clinton’s AWEP initiative launched The Ghana Chapter of African Women's Entrepreneurship Programme (AWEP), an initiative of US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has been launched ... in Accra to serve as a rallying point for women entrepreneurship and export trade.
Danish tourist body recovered in Uganda One of two bodies of Danish tourists who drowned in Lake Bunyonyi in western Uganda last Wednesday has been recovered. ...
Malaria: Trying To Tame A Killer If seven Boeing 747s full of children crashed into a mountain every day, would the world take measures to prevent it? That was the grim analogy ... offered by Tanzania's leading malaria researcher Wen Kilama, several years ago. If you did the maths, that would account for nearly 3,000 children killed each day by malaria – over a million deaths each year in Africa.
Africa’s free TV channel boom Not so long ago, receiving quality TV in Africa meant subscribing to DStv, a very expensive multi-channel package from South Africa. A large ... satellite dish (over 2 meter wide) and pricy decoders were also needed.
Kampala (part two) Shauna Mottiar recounts her experience in Uganda as a visiting Human Rights expert in this three part series. Her encounters with Verity, an ... outspoken researcher from a local NGO, and her remarkably disruptive hand bag and later Colonel Hugo, a retired English officer, mark the beginning of an exciting adventure.
Foundations in 2012: Success breeds success The year 2012 may be a bumper year for charitable foundations in Africa. Nigerian banking magnate Tony Elumelu set one up in 2010. ...
Nigeria, US clash over gays Nigeria is set to be one of the countries that will be at the receiving of the United States policy seeking to punish countries that outlaw homosexuality ... by withholding aid.
Stronger than ever Russia – South Africa: Despite pressure to take sides, Ramaphosa welcomes Lavrov’s visit
Stronger than ever Russia – South Africa: Despite pressure to take sides, Ramaphosa welcomes Lavrov’s visit
SA’s Deputy President cleared of oil for food scandal A long awaited report into South Africa's role in the controversial Iraqi oil for food scandal has cleared Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe ... and Human...
Uganda: Elephants on rampage, oil firm blamed More than 1,000 homesteads have had their crops destroyed after hundreds of elephants from Uganda's largest national game reserve, Murchison ... Falls National Park, broke out of their habitat.
Somalia, Kenya in 2012: Regional war, National elections Kenya's invasion of Somalia was not a divisive political topic from the outset, but elections loom in December 2012 ...
Ethiopian court to give verdict against two Swedish journalists An Ethiopian court, which has been hearing defence testimonies for the past two days, is expected to give its verdict to two Swedish journalists ... on 21 December 2011.
Gabon’s 2012 CAN effect With less than two months before kick-off, construction sites in Gabon are less hectic as workers put finishing touches to some of the country's ... biggest sporting projects. And Libreville's €370 million investment has benefited both local and foreign businesses.
Nigeria: Fishing out corrupt elements outside politics President Goodluck Jonathan has reassured Nigerians that he has a system in place to combat corruption, youth unemployment and agricultural ... paucity.
Jackie Selebi – The collapse of a shamed giant He was once South Africa's top cop and even the international crime fighting organisation, Interpol recognised his policing skills. ...
Zimbabwe: Replacing Mugabe, a Zanu-PF nightmare Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party opens its annual conference on Wednesday in Bulawayo with the contentious succession issue absent ... from the agenda.
Libya: Oil, integrity and economic revival The new economic managers are investigating the Gaddafi regime's shadowy oil contracts and investment portfolio in a bid to raise standards of ... accountability
Mobile Money: Playing M-PESA catch up No other African country has yet managed to replicate the success of Safaricom's M-PESA system in Kenya, soon to hit 15 million users. ...
Dance to this in 2012 Malian singer-songwriter Habib Koité and US blues guitarist Eric Bibb will get together in Bamako in 2012 to make a blues record that has been ... simmering since they met a decade ago.
Biometric voter verification system crucial for Ghana’s 2012 polls – Groups While Ghana's electoral authority insists it will not use a biometric voting system for the country's 2012 elections, political parties and religious ... groups continue to urge it to reconsider the decision to ensure credible polls.
Zimbabwe: Foreign companies issued banking warning Zimbabwe administration wants all foreign-owned mining houses to list in the Zimbabwe Stock exchange and terminate all offshore banking to improve ... the liquidity situation.