Latest Africa News
RSS-
South Africa Opening Up Debates We Need
The trade union movement is in a state of flux, with concepts such as centralised bargaining and the "winner takes all" approach of majority -- 50 per cent plus one -- unionism now being challenged. "Agency shop" agreements whereby majority unions take a slice of the subscriptions paid by members of smaller unions, let alone the much bigger question of party political ...
-
Africa Time to Put Children At the Centre of Development
As the African Union (AU) prepares to celebrate its 50th Anniversary at a time when consultations on what will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the post-2015 agenda are gathering pace, leaders and civil society alike are debating and determining future priorities that will shape the next decade of development and beyond. When children under the age of 18 make up as much as 60% ...
-
Uganda Students to Compete for Microsoft Spot
Kampala - Two Ugandan secondary school students will compete in this year's Certport Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship set to begin on July 31 and end on August 3 in Washington D.C. Majaso Limited, a long standing partner of Certport Inc the lead organizers, said students from twelve secondary schools will sit a qualifying Microsoft Office Specialist exam in Microsoft W0rd ...
More Africa News
RSS-
Africa CAF Appoints Nigerias Maigari Others Into Committees
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Aminu Maigari, and some members of the NFF Executive Committee have been appointed into standing committees of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, for the period, 2013-2015. In the list of standing committees published on the CAF Media Channel, Maigari, under whose leadership Nigeria football has soared to new heights in the past 17 ...
-
Africa Amid Competing Global Challenges Public Health Deserves Priority - UN Official
At a time when the world is dealing with myriad challenges, from climate change to food insecurity, it is more important than ever to ensure that public health receives the both the attention and resources it deserves to ensure the well-being of millions, a senior United Nations official said today. "We are living in deeply troubled times," said Margaret Chan, Director-General of the ...
-
Uganda Museveni Invites Investors in Medical Services
Kampala - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has suggested investors go into provision of high quality health services to limit medical tourism. Currently, India is the leading provider of these services. "You should also consider investing in specialized medical facilities to stop medical tourism," Museveni said recently while meeting potential tourism investors in London. He ...
-
Africa New Vision Needed for Africas Next 50 Years
On Saturday this week, Africa will be celebrating 50 years of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now known as the African Union (AU). That day was a celebration for 37 countries and a preparation of freedom for the remaining countries, now numbering 54. On May 25, 1963 the OAU set out on a long journey with specific objectives among which were: - To achieve greater unity and solidarity ...
-
Chinas Premier Seeks Stronger Ties with Pakistan
A soldier walks near a bus as he helps to secure the area and clear the roads before the motorcade of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passes by in Islamabad, May 22, ...
-
Ai Weiwei Releases Provocative Heavy Rock Music Video
Chinese rebel artist and rights activist Ai Weiwei has released a provocative new heavy rock music video that recreates his 81 days in secretive police ...
-
The vice-regal couple on tour in South Africa
The Governer-General participates in a Cape Town luncheon discussion May 20, focusing on how CIDA is helping South African officials manage the development of a local fishing port.(Cpl. Vincent Carbonneau/Rideau ...
-
WEF on ME North Africa to open in Jordan
The three-day meeting, convening under the theme Advancing Conditions for Growth and Resilience, will focus on shaping the region's economic, social and governance systems of the future. The meeting will convene over 900 leaders from the Gulf region, the Levant, North Africa and internationally. Representatives of business, government, civil society, youth and media will come together to ...
-
DR. Congo fighting 19 People Dead in a clash between government and rebels forces Africa News
Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between government and rebel forces in the eastern part of the country near the regional Goma has left 19 people ...
-
‘Enough’ teachers for African languages
Cape Town - There are enough African language teachers to introduce the teaching of an African language in all schools in grades R and 1 from next year, says the Department of Basic ...
-
Can South Africa Help Nigeria to Industrialise
South Africa has pledged to help Nigeria make the automotive sector the West African nation's flagship industrial target. Currently German car manufacturer BMW has a plant at Rosslyn near Pretoria. About 80 percent of the BMWs produced there are for the international market. Credit: John ...
-
Moses Out of Nigerias Matches Obi Mikel Wants a Rest
(Reuters) - Victor Moses has withdrawn from Nigeria's squad for next month's World Cup football qualifiers and Confederation Cup tournament while Chelsea team mate John Obi Mikel has asked to be rested for a friendly against Mexico next week, Nigerian Football Federation officials said on Wednesday. Both players are in the United States with Chelsea this week for friendlies against ...
-
Japhet Koech from Kenyas Rift Valley to the Edinburgh marathon
running here are David Rudisha (the current 800m world record holder and Olympic champion), Wilson Kipsang (the second fastest marathon runner in history), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (world record holder in the steeplechase), Mary Keitany (twice London marathon winner) ...
-
Wal-Marts S.Africa unit Massmart cautions on soft sales growth
Wed May 22, 2013 5:20am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 22 (Reuters) - South Africa's Massmart Holdings said on Wednesday it expects lacklustre sales growth this year, as the unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc battles with weak consumer demand in Africa's top economy. Massmart, majority owned by the world's largest retailer, said comparable store sales increased by 5.6 percent for the first 21 weeks ...
-
Nigeria Jonathan Orders Release of Boko Haram Suspects
Abuja, Maiduguri and Kano - The Defence Headquarters yesterday said it will start releasing detained Boko Haram members and handing them over to state governments, under a peace initiative towards ending insurgency in parts of the North. All women suspects will be freed, following a recommendation by the presidential dialogue committee headed by Special Duties Minister Kabiru Turaki, a military ...
-
Nigeria Achebes Body Arrives Enugu Amidst Tears
The corpse of literary icon Professor Chinua Achebe arrived in Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, yesterday, aboard a chartered aircraft owned by Overland Nigeria with registration number 5N-BPE, at exactly 12.35pm. It was received by the secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Barrister Amechi Okolo, and the elder brother of the deceased, Mr Daniel Achebe. The casket bearing the ...
-
Uganda Police Raid News Outlets in Media Crackdown in Uganda
Nairobi - Ugandan police surrounded the Kampala offices of two private newspapers for seven hours on Monday, barring access to the premises, disabling printing presses, and effectively halting publication indefinitely, according to news reports. The police said they had search warrants to find documents related to a letter written by an army official that described an assassination plot. One of ...
-
Kenya India to Inject Sh10 Billion in Turkwel Sugar Project
Experts from India have approved an investment of Sh10 billion in the Turkwel Sugar Project. The government of India will finance the project which is the last phase comprising an irrigation scheme near the Turkwel Hydroelectric project. The experts from India along with consultants from Mumia Sugar Company visited the site of the project which is to be implemented through the Kerio Valley ...
-
Kenya Mobile Operators Seek Revenue Share With Google
Nairobi - Orange Kenya has asked Google to share revenues acquired from traffic which runs on providers networks in order to enhance partnerships. Speaking during a panel discussion on digital ecosystem evolution in Nairobi, Mickael Ghossein said that revenue share between Google and mobile network operators is necessary as Google's services and traffic utilize those networks. "All ...
-
Sudan Sudan Plans to Curb Unemployment Through Micro-Financing
Khartoum - Sudan intends to establish a specialised micro-finance bank with a capital of $ 5 million to fight poverty, raise standards of living, and curb unemployment. The bank is a joint venture between Zain Telecom, the Gulf Program for Development, and Sudanese and foreign businessmen. Sudan's central bank had previously allocated 12 million SDG in a micro-finance program to fund the ...
-
Tanzania Tanzania Commemorates MV Bukoba Disaster
Mwanza - TANZANIA's world famous model, Ms Flaviana Matata, has donated various gear to boost safety in vessels operating on Lake Victoria. Ms Matata presented 500 buoys and life jackets to Mwanza Port Director, Mr Edwin Kasyupa, during the 17th anniversary commemoration of the MV Bukoba accident at Igoma cemetery. She said she had for long been planning to donate the gear but failed due ...
-
Zimbabwe Chinese VP Jets in
Chinese Vice Premier Mr Wang Yang arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday on an official visit to boost business and bilateral relations between Harare and Beijing. Mr Wang was welcomed at the Harare International Airport by Vice President Joice Mujuru, Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa and Minister of State in the Vice President's Office Mr Sylvester Nguni. Speaking to journalists soon after ...
Discussing Liberia
-
Liberia gaining the world's attention for the right reasons
When members of the international community, and even many Africans themselves, think of Africa one of a few stereotypes come to mind; poverty, crime, corruption and political instability. Africa is seen as a haven for everything nefarious in the global community, terrorists are trained here, rebels attack their governments, drugs are grown in, and exported from, African soil and many African heads of state preside over a government whose authority does not extend beyond their capital city.
Liberia, not often in the international news for doing well, seems to be making a concerted effort to redress this trend, suggesting that a period of integrity may be ahead for the continent as a whole; South Africa is hosting the FIFA World Cup, Egypt is cooperating with the international community in opening up its border with Gaza and Liberia’s government is holding its own as an example of the far-reaching effects of good governance and rooting out corruption. Read more
News from around our Network
