Nigeria: Why Citizens Must Resist Fuel Subsidy Removal - Daniel Richards
Advocate of social reforms, politician and businessman, Daniel Richards recently fielded questions from newsmen in Abuja and shared insights into the raging deregulation discourse and Federal...
View ArticleNigeria: Anxiety Grows Over Spillover of EU Debt Crisis in State
As the EU escalating debt crisis continued to send jitters across the globe last weekend, there were concerns that Nigeria, like other sub-Saharan African countries may get caught by the economic...
View ArticleSudan: Why Malawi Failed to Arrest Bashir
The government of Malawi responded to a request for an explanation by the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on why it did not apprehend the Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir when...
View ArticleReformed Commonwealth Takes Shape
EVERY two years, the Commonwealth Heads of Government meet to discuss global and Commonwealth issues, and to agree on collective policies and initiatives. These summits-The Commonwealth Heads of...
View ArticleBehind Arusha Battles
The political crisis in Arusha refuses to die, creating a double-edged sword that threatens to wreck the economy and shatter peace that has been the country's hallmark for many years.
View Article18 Killed in Border Firefight
At least 18 soldiers were killed and scores wounded in fierce fighting between the South Sudan army and Khartoum troops at the border of the two countries, the South's military has said.
View ArticlePresidential Campaign Begins
Campaigning for Gambia's November 24 presidential polls kicked off Saturday, after opposition party leaders called for respect for the rule of law.
View ArticleNigeria: Again, NERC Wants Electrification Agency Scrapped
Nigerian Electricity Regu-latory Commission has again renewed the call for the scrapping of the Rural Electrification Agency, a federal agency saddled with the responsibility of providing access to...
View ArticleDar es Salaam Rugby Players Appreciate Safari Sevens Championship
THE national U-19 rugby team may have failed to stamp its authority in the just ended Safari Sevens tournament held in Kenya but it has returned home with pride thanks to the experience it has garnered...
View ArticleLibya: Oil Output Hits 600,000 BPD
Libya has boosted its oil crude production to 600,000 barrels per day and is expected to add another 200,000 bpd before the end of the year, National Oil Corporation chief Nuri Berouin said on Sunday.
View ArticleCountry's Embassy in UAE Registers Voter Names
The Egyptian embassy opened registration for Egyptian nationals residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to sign up their names in online voter lists from November 10 to 19.
View ArticleNation Gears Up for Poll
Morocco opened its campaign for November 25 legislative elections Saturday, with moderate Islamists seen as possible winners and fears of a low turnout in the country's second vote this year.
View ArticleGovt Proposes Forming a Special Body of Road Safety and Security Experts in...
Before the "Second African Conference on Road Safety", held in Addis Ababa, Egypt has proposed the formation of a special body of road safety and security experts in Africa to study the continent's...
View ArticleEgypt Launches Tender Offer for Wind Farms
Egypt is to launch a tender offer for the installation of wind farms on the Gulf of Suez with a capacity of 200 megawatts, Energy Minister Hassan Yunis said on Sunday.
View ArticleCulture Minister to Attend Inauguration of Istanbul Book Fair
Culture Minister Emad Abu-Ghazi will attend the inauguration of the 30th International Istanbul Book Fair, scheduled for November 12.
View ArticleEsperance Brings Joy to Tunisians
Tunisia partied on Saturday night as Esperance beat Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco by a lone goal to win the 2011 Orange CAF Champions League.
View ArticleJocelyn Spills the Beans
JOCELYN Chiwenga, the estranged wife to commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Constantine Chiwenga, claims she fears for her life since her marriage to the commander collapsed over a year ago.
View ArticleZuma Needs to Get Serious On Zimbabwe Row
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is running out of time, not so much at home but in his backyard, Zimbabwe, the country's northern neighbour.
View ArticleKenya: Is This the End of the Affair for State's Oligarchs?
In a clash between business interests and politics, the pendulum of survival in CMC, the troubled car dealer, has swung so dramatically since independence and more swiftly over the past two years.
View ArticleNigeria: Drought Threatens Yobe Fishermen, Dry Season Farmers
Fishermen and dry season farmers in Bade local government of Yobe state are likely to be rendered jobless due to draught experienced in some parts of the zone this year, Bade caretaker committee...
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