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Congo-Kinshasa: Military Expert Says Bemba Bore Command Responsibility but...

A military expert this week stated that Congolese war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba had direct control over his troops that were deployed in the Central African Republic (CAR), and he had the...

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Country At 'Critical' Juncture, UN Chief Says in Historic Visit to Mogadishu

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid an unannounced visit to Mogadishu today together with the President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, to express the solidarity of the United...

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Zimbabwe: MTP - Statement of Change

The Medium Term Plan, is expected to have an imp-act on the economy over the next four years. The Herald Executive Business Editor Victoria Ruzvidzo (VR) speaks with the programme's technocrat and...

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Zambia: U.S.$24.8 Million IFAD Loan and U.S.$7 Million Grant to Boost...

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$24.8 million loan to the Republic of Zambia to accelerate growth in smallholder agriculture and reduce rural poverty in the...

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South Africa: Decision to Keep Electricity Prices Stable a Victory for Citizens

I am ecstatic at Minister of Energy, Dipuo Peters' decision to hold off on further escalations in electricity prices in the next round of multi-year price determinations.

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Zimbabwe: Nothing to Celebrate On International Human Rights Day

December 10th is designated International Human Rights Day and given recent events in North Africa and the Middle East, where thousands took to the streets demanding their rights, this year holds a...

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Namibia: We Are All Responsible for Safety On the Roads!

While the festive season is supposed to be a season most of us are excited about and look forward to, year-in and year-out it is turning out to be a season most of us regret it had come at all.

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Journalist Threatened for His Reporting

The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the safety of Kenyan reporter Robert Wanyonyi who has been repeatedly threatened after covering a melee between police and local villagers that...

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Doctors Reject Sh7 Billion Pay Offer

Talks between the government and striking doctors collapsed on Friday after the latter rejected the government's latest offer of Sh7.1 billion.

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Digital Parliament Dream Takes Shape Ahead of 2012 Polls

A small ad in the inside pages of Tuesday's Daily Nation may have gone unnoticed by many, but in the few words of the ad, the digital dream of Kenya's next Parliament was laid out for all to see.

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Uganda: Kampala's Bad Roads, Poor Time Keeping

Madame Shauna?" I looked up at a smiling bellman, "yes," I said returning the smile. "There is a message for you from Verity." I looked at my watch confused, it was six o'clock in the evening what...

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Zimbabwe: Mining Sector Surges

AT the beginning of October, London Stock Exchange listed Mwana Africa said third quarter gold production at Freda Rebecca, at 13 686 ounces, was ahead of target.

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Nigeria: Man Nabbed for Defiling 12-Year-Old

A man, Innocent Eze, 35, has been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 12-year--old primary school pupil.

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Tunisia: Fundamentalists Disrupting College Campuses - Protect Universities...

The Tunisian authorities should protect individual and academic freedoms from acts of violence and other threats by religiously motivated groups acting on university campuses, Human Rights Watch said...

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Government Borrowing Falls Due to High Cost of Lending

The Central Bank of Kenya's decision to raise the cost of lending continues to weigh negatively on government borrowing, with the bank only able to raise a fraction of the planned funds this week.

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Zimbabwe: Civil Service Strike Looms

A CRIPPLING civil service strike is looming in the New Year triggered by a groundswell of discontentment over remuneration packages for public workers. Unions have given the coalition government up to...

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High Rates Stoke Fears of Housing Crisis

Elizabeth Ngigi, an auditor, took a Sh5 million mortgage two years ago to buy a three-bedroom house in Kahawa Wendani, in the outskirts of Nairobi.

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Congo-Kinshasa: Defense Insists Patassé Commanded Bemba's Troops

The defense of Jean-Pierre Bemba on Friday questioned a military expert about the testimonies of witnesses who stated that the command of the former Congolese vice president's militia during their...

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Tanzania: Simba Play Heavyweight Kotoko Today

Simba Sports Club of Tanzania today plays Ghana heavyweights Asante Kotoko in a special match at the National Stadium to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanzania Mainland independence.

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The History of Country's Third Civil War

Accelerating violence by Khartoum's regular and militia forces threatens many hundreds of thousands of civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan; the regime's military seizure of Abyei is now a fait...

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