Govt Declares 2011 As Year of Job Creation
Government has declared 2011 as the year of job creation.
View ArticleZuma Pledges to Improve Police Capacity
President Jacob Zuma says government will continue to improve the capacity of the police, particularly the detective service, as part of a renewed battle against crime and corruption.
View ArticleZuma Announces New Jobs Fund
Government will devote a wealth of energy and resources to creating jobs but the private sector will have to play a key role in solving the country's unemployment crisis, President Jacob Zuma said in...
View ArticleSummary of Obama's Call With King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Readout of the President's call with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
View Article'We Are Witnessing History Unfold' - Obama
Speaking at Northern Michigan University Thursday afternoon, President Barack Obama said that he wants Egypt's young people - and all Egyptians - to know that the United States supports "a genuine...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: African Union Panel Finish Fact-Finding Visit
The African Union panel of 15 experts left Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday morning after a four day fact-finding mission.
View ArticleEgypt: Revolution Sweeps Every Corner of Country
With international press coverage focused almost entirely on Cairo's Tahrir Square, few outsiders have grasped the scale of Egypt's popular uprising, now in its third week.
View ArticleExcerpt - Obama's Remarks On Egypt in Marquette, Michigan
Remarks on Egypt made by President Barack Obama at the beginning of a speech at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan:
View ArticleU.S. Says It Supports Democracy in Middle East
The United States cannot decide the outcome of Egypt's political unrest, but the Obama administration says its approach to the situation is being guided by America's founding principles and by its...
View ArticleContrite but Defiant Mubarak Clings to Power
A few minutes into Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech to the nation Thursday evening, as it became clear that he was not immediately stepping down, rapt pro-democracy demonstrators in Tahrir...
View ArticleUN Reports Progress in Efforts to Reunite Separated Families
The United Nations today reported significant progress on measures to increase the number of family visits for Western Sahara refugees who have been separated for more than 35 years.
View ArticleQ&A - the People Need to Take Leadership
While the international community is now talking of a triple global crisis - food, climate and economic - a weeklong session of the World Social Forum (WSF) is coming to a close in Dakar, Senegal.
View ArticleCongo-Kinshasa: UN Helps Provide Psychotherapy, Training for Rape Victims
City of Joy is a programme supported by V-Day and UNICEF for survivors of sexual violence in the DR of Congo
View ArticleUN Helps Provide Psychotherapy, Training for Rape Victims
City of Joy is a programme supported by V-Day and UNICEF for survivors of sexual violence in the DR of Congo
View ArticleEgypt: 'Ttransition Must Demonstrate Irreversible Political Change' - Obama
The Egyptian people have been told that there was a transition of authority, but it is not yet clear that this transition is immediate, meaningful or sufficient. Too many Egyptians remain unconvinced...
View ArticleNigeria: 15 Arrested in Niger State for Electoral Offences
Fifteen people were arrested across Niger State for different electoral offences committed during the just concluded voters' registration exercise.
View ArticleKenya: Safaricom in Deal to Fund M-Pesa Agents
M-Pesa agents can now acquire unsecured bank loans for business expansion from KCB following a partnership agreement between the bank and mobile phone service provider Safaricom.
View ArticleNigeria: Oil and Gas Revenue Has Not Brought Development - Bishops
The Niger Delta Catholic Bishop's Forum has decried the poor management of the revenue accruing from oil and gas in the region explaining that the money from the resources has not impacted on the...
View ArticleMedia Freedom Set Back 20 Years
Reporters Without Borders is deeply disturbed by a clampdown on the media by Laurent Gbagbo's government. The leadership of the National Press Council (CNP), which regulates the print media, has just...
View ArticleNigeria: Electoral Commission to Prosecute Fake Voters
Ahead of April poll the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bayelsa State yesterday said the commission would prosecute those found with voter's cards that do not belong to them.
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