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Africa RSS FeedsZimbabwe: African Union Chief Arrives for Talks - African Union Commission chairman Jean Ping flew to Harare on Saturday, to hold separate meetings with the main political parties in Zimbabwe. The nature of the discussions was not disclosed to the media but sources said it will be a briefing on the pre-dialogue talks....Feed Source: allafrica.com Nigeria: Anti-Corruption Body Charges Former Governor - A Former governor of Plateau State, Mr. Michael Botmang, was yesterdays arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly misappropriating over N1.3 billion while in office.... Togo: Increased Drug Use Shadows Growing Trafficking - As the Togolese capital becomes a regional hub for drug trafficking, many drug addicts in Lomé are seeking assistance to kick the habit.... Congo-Kinshasa: UN Officials Assess Peace in East - Senior officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have concluded a visit to North Kivu to assess ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability in the province.... Tanzania: Zanzibar No State, Says Ruling Party - An official of the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, has joined the debate on Zanzibar's political status, stressing that the archipelago is not a sovereign state.... Zimbabwe: Transition Not Yet Taking Shape - There is a general consensus in Zimbabwe that the only way out of the current crisis is dialogue between the two main political parties, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF).... Madagascar: Unicef Provides Health Services to Cyclone-Hit Areas - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the European Commission's humanitarian wing are working together in Madagascar to provide medicines and other vital health services to a series of villages, five months after they were devastated by Cyclone Ivan in February.... Sudan: Bashir Indictment Sparks Hope, Fear - The indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on 10 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide has greatly encouraged some Darfuri human rights activists. Other observers in Sudan fear it will provoke a backlash from the government, further worsening the situation in Darfur.... Zimbabwe: UN Envoy in Pretoria to Discuss Efforts to Resolve Crisis - Senior United Nations political official Haile Menkerios is in Pretoria, South Africa, to further Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's efforts to help resolve the political crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe, a spokesman for the world body announced today.... Kenya: Government Will Safeguard Mau Forest - President Mwai Kibaki today said the Government was committed to restoring Mau forest to its original purpose so as to safeguard the catchments of the over twenty rivers that rely on the forest.... Madagascar: Early Recovery to Mitigate Emergency Response - In Madagascar, where community resilience and livelihoods are continuously eroded by cyclones, floods and drought, the gap between emergency humanitarian action and development assistance can become too wide to cross.... South Africa: Clerics Want Sanctions Against Mugabe - Southern African church leaders are discussing a resolution demanding sanctions against Zimbabwe and a declaration on the illegitimacy of president Robert Mugabe's government. They plan to deliver the resolution to President Thabo Mbeki.... Zimbabwe: Businesses Propping Up Mugabe Next On EU Sanctions List - Businesses that are helping to prop up Robert Mugabe's regime will be included in a new sanctions list being drawn by the European Union, according to reports from Brussels.... Zimbabwe: 'Companies Cutting Ties Will Hit Average Person Most' - As state violence in Zimbabwe worsens, economists in the capital Harare have warned that cutting international economic ties with the country will hit the average person the hardest.... Zimbabwe: African Union, UN to Monitor Talks - South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, under fire for the handling of the Zimbabwean crisis, has won African Union and United Nations backing for his plans to facilitate a solution - but will liaise with a tri-partite "reference group" over his efforts.... Botswana: Inflation Goes Haywire - The ever rising fuel prices have catapulted the June annual figures by a massive 2.4 percentage points to 14.5 percent from 12.1 percent, the highest to be recorded in Botswana in almost four years.... Liberia: Electricity to Reach Capital's Outskirts by 2010 - It has been announced in Monrovia that electricity would soon be restored to the surroundings of Monrovia, something which has not been seen since the 1990s. Currently, central Monrovia and Sinkor are benefiting from the Emergency Power Program of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC).... Liberia: UN Expert Praises Rights Progress, Raises Concern At Crime Levels - Five years after the peace agreement that ended its civil war, Liberia has made accelerated progress on several human rights issues, but there are still serious concerns about the rule of law, according to a United Nations expert who has just completed a two-week visit to the country.... Africa: Could Do Better - Tackling Corruption in Humanitarian Intervention - Humanitarian agencies should work harder and more closely together to minimise various forms of corruption that can affect the delivery of emergency aid and harm the reputation of agencies involved, according to a new report.... Somalia: Insecurity And Drought Leave Millions in Dire Need of Aid - UN - Attacks on aid workers and threats to ships delivering food aid to Somalia, coupled with the effects of drought and poor harvest, have left millions in the strife-torn nation in need of urgent aid, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today.... Ghana: Sale of Ghana Telecom Gathers Political Storm - A Political storm is gathering over the Ghana Government's recent announcement that it had sold 70 percent of Ghana Telecom for $900 million to Vodafone, the worlds leading mobile telecommunications operator.... Zimbabwe: Agreement to Be Signed - THE Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed on Monday between Zanu PF and MDC negotiating parties is now expected to be signed after today's critical meeting between South African President Thabo Mbeki and the African Union (AU) Commission chair Jean Ping in Pretoria.... Nigeria: Govt Shelves Niger Delta Summit - Following stiff opposition to the proposed Niger Delta Summit by the stakeholders from the region, the Federal Government has shelved the summit and agreed to set up a committee to articulate the needs of the region and submit its report to the government.... Sierra Leone: How The Drugs Trade Operates Through this Country - The 700 kilograms drugs impounded at the Lungi international airport, Sierra Leone's only international airport, is not a new phenomenon.... Liberia: President Must Veto Death Penalty Bill - Following the confirmation by the Liberian Senate of a bill re-proposing the death penalty for certain crimes, Amnesty International called on President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to veto the bill.... Rwanda: Peace Corps in Country Reopens - U.S. Ambassador Michael Arietti and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Rwanda Amandin Rugira signed an agreement officially re-establishing the U.S. Peace Corps program in Rwanda today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.... Uganda: Mengo Minister, Medard Lubega Arrested - Medard Ssegoona Lubega, Buganda's outspoken State Minister for Information was this morning arrested, by plain clothed security personnel as he arrived for work.... Rwanda: Security Council Extends Terms of Judges On UN's Genocide Tribunal - The Security Council today extended the tenure of the judges serving on the United Nations war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, so as to ensure that all remaining cases can be completed by the deadline set for the court's work.... Ghana: Be Part of NPP Victory in December, Nana Addo Tells Voters in U/E - NANA ADDO Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has implored the people of the Upper East Region to refrain from what he described as "one way voting", and vote for the NPP in the December general election. This way, the people would be part of the party's victory.... Congo-Kinshasa: Senior UN Officials Assess Peace Efforts in East - Senior officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have concluded a visit to North Kivu to assess ongoing efforts to restore peace and stability in the province.... Copyright © 2008, Real Estate Investment Tips. All Rights Reserved. |