Enterprising Approach Underlies New Sanitation Campaign
The market can do better: a sanitation and hygiene campaign to be launched in Malawi plans to apply this tenet to improve cleanliness and public health the country's cities.
View ArticleNational Bank Bans Ermyas Amelga From Position As Board Chairman
Tekle Aleminh suffered a stiffer sentence when the National Bank determined that he could not be involved in any of the bank's activities.
View ArticleFamily Reclaims Harambe Hotel
Son of original manager regains hotel business, but property is rented from government
View ArticleFarewell to Birtukan Mideksa
Ethiopian opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa, 36, announced that she has stepped down from the leadership of her party, the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) Party claiming that she wanted to...
View ArticleChorus of African Criticism Rises Over Air Strikes
On Saturday, the U.S., France and the UK launched attacks on Libya's air defences and other targets following U.N. Resolution 1973. The three African members of the Security Council voted for the...
View ArticleFillon Says the 'Wall of Fear Has Fallen'
French Foreign Minister François Fillon told parliament on Tuesday that France's intervention in Libya had caused the "wall of fear to fall" among people in Libya.
View ArticleLibya: Mugabe Rallies Behind Gaddafi
Robert Mugabe on Monday blasted western countries imposing a 'no fly zone' to protect civilians in Libya as 'bloody vampires.'
View ArticleA Loaded Agenda, But Unity Must Come First
President Kibaki's speech in Parliament on Tuesday expounded in detail on the loaded agenda faced by the National Assembly, which is tasked with passing legislation crucial to breathing life into the...
View ArticleUN Official Calls Attention to Severe Drought in Somalia On World Water Day
On World Water Day, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Somalia called for special to attention to the needs of an estimated 2.4 million people in the Horn of Africa country who are in need...
View ArticleTwo UN-African Union Peacekeepers Severely Injured in Darfur Ambush
Two peacekeepers from the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were badly wounded today when they were ambushed and shot by unknown men in what an outraged mission chief called a...
View ArticleJonathan Moyo Flip-Flopping On Targetted Sanctions
Mugabe's ZANU PF party is in the middle of a full scale crusade to violently force people to sign their 'anti-sanctions' petition. This week attention briefly turned to Tsholotsho North MP Jonathan...
View ArticleParties At Odds Over Election of New Speaker
ZANU PF MPs on Tuesday walked out of Parliament, after the MDC displayed a united front over the election of a new Speaker of the House.
View ArticleNigeria: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Warning System May Curb Crashes
A new crash warning system that allows vehicles to "talk" to each other more than 900 feet away was demonstrated for federal officials Tuesday, marking a significant step in efforts by the government...
View ArticleNigeria: Why FG Established Air Force Command in Bayelsa -Air Force Chief
The newly established Air Force Mobility Command headquarters in Bayelsa State is part of the Federal Government's strategy to protect its socio-economic interest in the Niger Delta.
View ArticleEjected MPs Launch Attack On Ssekandi
Sacked lawmakers have attacked Speaker Edward Ssekandi following his decision to kick them out of Parliament and accused him of interpreting the February 1 Constitutional Court ruling like a "lunatic".
View ArticleNigeria: Gunmen Kill Two More in Ekiti
Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the alleged rising cases of political violence and killings in Ekiti State ahead of the April poll, even as unknown gunmen killed two more people on...
View ArticleEritrea: Road Renovated Through Popular Campaign in Mai-Mine Sub-Zone
The inhabitants of Adi-Nala, Debre, Shum-Tombosa, Adi-Bihailai, Adi-Merho, Debremariam and Adi-Kudada administrative areas in Mai-Mine sub-zone renovated the Maimine-Endagergis road and the Maimine-Adi...
View ArticleSomalia: Govt Forces, Al Shabaab Clash in Mogadishu
At least three people were wounded after clash between Somali government forces supported by African Union peacekeepers broke out in Mogadishu, the capital of war-ridden Somalia, witnesses said on Friday.
View ArticleNigeria: In Lagos, Fuss Over Tinubu's Safety
Fears concerning the safety of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have existed amongst his loyalists since he became about the most consistent and formidable opposition force in the...
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