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Zimbabwe: Workers to strike over salaries as Ministers get luxury cars

State workers in Zimbabwe are up in arms against the government over salaries after it emerged that 140 top-of-the-range American cars had been ... acquired for ministers and top officials.

Ethiopia-Kenya: Authorities to meet over border tension

Ethiopian and Kenyan authorities have agreed to hold an urgent meeting in Addis Ababa to find a lasting solution to border concerns. Tension ... over land grazing and water related issues in the Turkana and Nyangatom areas of the Dasenesh communities - in Kenya and Ethiopia respectively - are believed to have triggered violent clashes last month that killed over 23 people.

What Will an Obama’s visit mean to Nigeria?

After shunning Africa's most populous nation in his first historic visit to Africa, United States President Barack Obama is, according to reports, ... planning to visit Nigeria before the end of his first term in office.

Gulf states: African domestic workers get a lease of life

In an effort to stop widespread oppression and violence against domestic workers in the Gulf states, many of them African, an international trade ... union body has called on governments to do more to protect them.

Morocco: Plans for the greening of Africa

Morocco's leading fertiliser producer is expanding its activities in east and west Africa. The world's largest exporter of fertiliser, the ... Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP), has had a productive, if trying, month.

Former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba dies in Lusaka

Frederick Chiluba, Zambia's former leader, died on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at his residency in Lusaka, the southern African country's capital. ... He was 68.

AID and Donor Dollars

Annual telling-off time for aid donors came round again in April when the latest figures were published on overseas development assistance ... (ODA).

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?Djo Tunda Wa Munga: ?Hong Kong meets Kinshasa – Film

Award-winning Viva Riva! brings a new brand of cinema to Africa's movie screens ...

Kenya’s Safaricom?: Shake up and shake down

The new chief executive at Kenya's largest mobile telecoms company faces a tough task as low-cost Indian competitors punch – as he sees it ... – below the belt Bob Collymore, the man to replace Michael Joseph at the controls of Kenya's largest telecoms operator, Safaricom, has not had it easy. There has been the strategic shake-up of personnel: in a bid to slim the top tier, out go chief technical officer John Barorot and chief information officer Robert Mugo.

last word: Like spilled blood

A hot, humid evening in this city. After-work traffic is as bad as ever. The danfo bus radio is on. The news commentary is all about sports, ... about football, about Manchester United and Chelsea, Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge, the Reds and the Blues — those fierce Premiership rivals who are preparing, this very day, to do battle in faraway, freezing England.

Travel Gone fishing in Angola

As Angola's sport fishing reputation spreads to Europe, tour operators hope its newfound fame will help reel in other tourists too. ...

Le Trio Joubran: A path to Palestine

Good-looking ambassadors of Palestinian culture, ?the Joubran brothers have revitalised ?interest in an old instrument and found popularity ... amongst a more politically engaged and youthful fan base in the ?Middle East and ?North Africa.

Zimbabwe’s military a threat after Mugabe?

Removing Robert Mugabe from power would not solve Zimbabwe's complex political crisis, United States Ambassador, Charles Ray, has cautioned. ...

Nigeria: Citizens take action against internal terrorism

The violent chain of events in Nigeria since the country's presidential election, which brought President Goodluck Jonathan back to power, has ... alarmed many Nigerians. Several people lost their lives on Thursday June 16, 2011, after a suicide bomber triggered an explosion that ripped through Nigeria's capital, Abuja, in the latest streak of violent attacks by Boko Haram, a northern Islamic outfit. The explosion set several cars on fire and covered the city's skyline with a thick black smoke.

ANC Youth leader Malema pledges allegiance to Zuma ahead of 2012

ANC youth league president Julius Malema opened the much-anticipated 24th congress in Midrand on June 16, pledging allegiance to President Jacob ... Zuma. Speculation had been rife before the congress that the league's support had shifted away from Zuma after Malema recently heaped praise on former president Thabo Mbeki.

Ghana’s FDI inflow registers 70 percent increase

Foreign direct investment into Ghana in the first quarter of 2011 grew by over 100% compared to last year, according to the Ghana Investment ... Promotion Centre (GIPC).

New mobile operator to launch in Zimbabwe in June

Spiritage, a new fully-owned Zimbabwean telecoms operator, is set to launch in Zimbabwe by the end of June after investing $25m in a data and ... voice network.

Ethiopia’s escalating inflation rate raises concerns

Ethiopia's Central Statistics Authority has announced that the Horn of Africa country registered a 9 percent increase in inflation between the ... months of April and May 2001. The inflation surge has been blamed on rising food prices in the country.

Ethiopia’s escalating inflation rate raises concerns

Ethiopia's Central Statistics Authority has announced that the Horn of Africa country registered a 9 percent increase in inflation between the ... months of April and May 2001. The inflation surge has been blamed on rising food prices in the country.

Ghana to improve financial service delivery to rural areas

Government of Ghana has secured a €7.5 million funding to support its on-going interbank payment and settlement system to ensure quality delivery ... of financial services, especially to the unbanked and under-banked population.

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