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GSK negotiating sale of thrombosis drug and plant to Aspen

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:31 -0400

DURBAN / LONDON - South Africa's biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare and its subsidiary Aspen Global Incorporated have made an offer to acquire thrombosis drugs and their associated manufacturing site at Notre Dame de Bondeville, France, from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). "AGI will acquire from GSK the Arixtra and Fraxiparine/Fraxodi brands and business worldwide, except in China, Pakistan ...

14 killed in attack on UN headquarters in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:02 -0400

At least 14 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in an attack on the UN headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Wednesday, CNN reported. Seven militants, four UN employees and three female civilians were killed, said Abdikarim Hussein Guled, the country's interior and national security minister. The Al-Shabaab militant group linked to Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the ...

Suicide bombers attack UN office in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:03 -0400

Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said. "The fighting with the gunmen and suicide bombers is ongoing. We have eliminated some of the attackers but the fighting is now going on," ...

Proteas media backs England to convert Ashes distraction into motivation for CT semi

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:10:02 -0400

The South African media has said that England will try to convert the distraction of a looming Ashes series into motivation for Wednesday's first ICC Champions Trophy semi-final at the Oval against South Africa. According to Sport24, although the Champions Trophy is a distant second in importance to the clash with fierce rival Australia and defending the Ashes, England is hoping to see a place ...

Kate Upton flaunts boobs in sizzling new ads

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:04 -0400

Kate Upton showed of her perfect twin assets during a new photoshoot in Namibia which she did for the Italian label Redemption Choppers' summer 2013 campaign. In one of the images, the 21-year-old American model looked stunning with her hands above her head, revealing her famous boobs in a plunging top, the Sun reported. Another black-and-white ad features the busty blonde beauty in a ...

US Names New Envoy to Africas Great Lakes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:23 -0400

Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced the appointment Tuesday, said Feingold will work closely with U.N. envoy Mary Robinson to advance a U.N. framework for peace in the region. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured years of conflict and ...

Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:05 -0400

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...

Report Immigration Reform Would Boost US Economy Finances

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:59:08 -0400

CAPITOL HILL -- A congressional report estimates that reforming America's immigration system and legalizing 11 million undocumented immigrants would boost U.S. economic growth and shrink the federal deficit. The report was seized upon by senators debating an overhaul to federal immigration laws. Legalizing millions of unauthorized immigrants would have an almost entirely positive effect ...

Malaria Risk Spikes for Worlds Poorest Children

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:59:07 -0400

LONDON -- The poorest children in the world's most impoverished communities are twice as likely to contract malaria as the least poor, according to ...

Champions Trophy Host England catch South Africa red-faced in semi-final

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:57:33 -0400

Jonathan Trott ensured there were no gremlins in England's batting as they chased down South Africa's modest target of 176 at The Oval. ?Ian Kington / ...

Armchair Travel Take a Trip to Nigeria with Writer Chinelo Okparanta

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:57:22 -0400

Happiness, Like Water '; comes out this August. Okparanta takes us to the country of her birth, Nigeria. Her three picks cover a lot of ground from Nigeria’s colonial past to the Biafran War of the late 1960′s and early ’70s to present day ...

Violent African piracy on increase but UAE routes not directly impacted

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:57:07 -0400

DUBAI // The frequency of violent armed attacks on ships off the coast of Nigeria is a growing cause for concern in the international shipping community. The attacks do not directly impact any UAE shipping routes, but a threat to shipping anywhere in the world is taken seriously by all in the industry. Initiatives to counter armed maritime robbery are being discussed by the International ...

Kenya Police team protests OCPD appointees

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:01 -0400

County Commanders was done outside the process they had initiated. He said police drivers and bodyguards assigned to him and the commissioners have also been withdrawn and no reasons had been given. "It is intimidating when you wake up to find you have no driver since he has a letter recalling him to the headquarters. It is a serious matter," said Kavuludi. The police boss made the ...

Kenya Raila tells AU to nurture democracy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:59 -0400

Raila argued that to effect real change, the AU needs to guide Africa to a new awakening of a continental democratic revolution. "There is no freedom in an island surrounded by a sea of poverty and ignorance. As long as this continues, political freedom faces an uncertain future," the ex-PM warned. Raila made the remarks while making a keynote address at ...

Kenya Senate raises red flag over devolution

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:57 -0400

Ministry misplaced He claimed that had the Senate been allowed to participate in the vetting of Cabinet Secretaries, he would have voted against Devolution Cabinet ...

Kenya Strip search man seeks more in compensation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:55 -0400

Thika, Kenya: The High Court has awarded him Sh200,000 for having been publicly stripped and humiliated by the police, but he is now appealing against the 'pitiable' ...

Kenya Kenya pledges stronger ties with West

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:54 -0400

Kenya has had to review its foreign policy due to globalisation, responding to increased competition among states for export, foreign direct investment (FDI), appropriate technologies and development aid. "This development is therefore not at the expense of our cherished relations with the traditional partners. This was to make it more relevant and dynamic in the new world through ...

Kenya Kenya drops 12 places in peace ranking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:52 -0400

Kenya took position 34 in the Sub-Saharan African ranking. Top-Ten Positions Countries ranked in the top ten positions in the region were identified as Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Lesotho, Tanzania, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Mozambique and Djibouti while the bottom ten positions were taken by Chad, South Sudan, Burundi, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Cote d'Ivoire, Central African ...

Kenya Governor closes former councils bank accounts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:50 -0400

The county administration in Kwale has announced the closure of all bank accounts operated by the defunct council whose assets and liabilities it ...

Kenya Why this State building is a nightmare for many

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:47 -0400

To get there, he had to take the stairs. But on the third floor, a visibly tired Kajembe had to get back to the ground floor of the 15-storey building, choosing to forego a session of East Africa Community MPs' forum. For Government employees and wananchi seeking services, climbing up the stairs is a daily struggle they have to endure. "I have been struggling to go up the stairs since ...

Kenya Over 100 displaced by flash floods

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:46 -0400

Tens of farmers in Othaya constituency, Nyeri County have protested over trespass and destruction of property in their land allegedly by Tana Water Services ...

Kenya Deforestation threatens rare bird

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:44 -0400

The bird, which is only found at Arabuko-Sokoke forest, had been on the radar of conservationist for several years. They had attempted to locate its breeding ground in ...

Kenya State rules out talks with Chinedu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:42 -0400

She was speaking yesterday during a breakfast meeting in Nairobi with European Union heads. Mohammed dispelled the notion that Kenya is moving away from its traditional partners in ...

Business Real estate booms in E Africa

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:31 -0400

East Africa has one of the few markets in the world with a vibrant real estate sector that offers good opportunities for investment, said Actis, a private equity ...

Group Exclude Chad troops from UN force in Mali

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:50 -0400

UNITED NATIONS -; A network of human rights groups on Wednesday criticized plans to include Chadian troops in a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali while Chad's military remains on a U.N. `list of shame' for child recruitment. But U.N. officials made clear they had no intention of excluding a country whose soldiers are considered among the best African desert ...

Advocacy groups urge new US envoy to push Congo governance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:40:56 -0400

KINSHASA (Reuters) - More than a dozen advocacy groups urged the first U.S. special representative to Africa's war-torn Great Lakes region on Wednesday to push for democracy and good governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States named Russ Feingold on Tuesday in an effort to promote peace in a region long afflicted by violence, not least in eastern Congo, where mineral ...

Africa will pay for interim military force

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:34:03 -0400

Parliament, Cape Town - Africa will not rely on funds from former colonial powers to support the establishment of an interim rapid reaction force to respond to coups on the continent, President Jacob Zuma said on ...

The Nile belongs to Ethiopia too | Maaza Mengiste

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:28:26 -0400

A boat on the Nile in Cairo. 'The language emerging from the two nations evokes epic poetry; the clash of gods in the guise of men.' Photograph: Amr Abdallah ...

In South Sudan Ending Child Marriage Will Require a Comprehensive Approach

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:18:54 -0400

As South Sudan marks the Day of the African Child on Jun. 16 with the rest of the continent, it should take immediate and long-term steps to protect girls from this harmful practice and ensure the fulfillment of their human ...

African mercenaries in Libya Fact or racism

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:40 -0400

Protesters in Libya insist that "African mercenaries," mostly from Niger and Chad, are used against them. Other sources deny this, fearing a possible racist origin of the ...

Ghaddafi row in The Gambia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:38 -0400

Gambian Dictator Yahya Jammeh has issued a surprise call for his old ally Moammar Ghaddafi to stop betraying his people and step down immediately. A shocked opposition thinks Mr Jammeh is desperate to avoid riots in The ...

Major gas discovery off Mozambique

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:35 -0400

A US oil company has announced "a string of major deepwater natural gas discoveries off the coast of Mozambique." The discoveries believed to be are large enough to secure commercial ...

Large budget aid programme for Tunisia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:33 -0400

The World Bank reveals it is working on a US$ 500 million programme in budgetary support "to provide a boost" for Tunisia's transitional ...

Huge Uganda election funding questioned

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:32 -0400

A 3 February press statement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that a team from the Fund would visit Uganda in June 2011 to examine an economy that has experienced skyrocketing prices and hard currency shortage in a dash for Mr Museveni to win elections. Several government and donor sources suggest President Museveni and his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party may have ...

Niger Chad receive 75000 refugees from Libya

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:31 -0400

The governments of the poor Sahelian states of Niger and Chad are struggling to accommodate a total of 75,000 refugees crossing the Sahara desert from ...

Mauritius budget to secure nations wealth

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:30 -0400

Presenting the 2011 budget, Mauritius' Finance Minister Pravind Jugnauth today announced the downgrading of ties with Europe and the set-up of a US$ 500 million Sovereign Wealth ...

Tanzania cultural sector to get major boost

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:30 -0400

A well-funded "major programme" to support the cultural sector is close to be approved. The programme would fund Tanzanian entrepreneurs in the cultural field and help conserving national ...

Police easily cracks down Cameroon protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:30 -0400

Cameroon's nation-wide anti-government protests started modestly today, with calls for President Paul Biya to step down. But protesters in Douala and ...

Libya rebels shoot down fighter jets

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:29 -0400

Sources in Benghazi insist that three pro-Ghaddafi fighter jets were shot down today. In an attempt to bomb the city, the jets had to fly low and were ...

Cameroon plans Egypt-like protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:27 -0400

Opposition groups, trade unions and Diaspora groups are preparing "Egypt-like" protests in Cameroon tomorrow, 23 February, to call for President Paul Biya to step down. The US Embassy warns of possible ...

Uganda Presidents campaign still soft-handed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:27 -0400

Foreign election observers may hold the Ugandan President back from the typical intimidation during elections, many Ugandans hold. The European Union (EU) is among those having an observer mission in the country. According to Graham Elson, deputy European election observer mission leader for the Ugandan polls, the EU is spending euro 4 million on it mission. Ugandans on 18 February are to choose ...

Foreign intervention in Libya more probable

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:19 -0400

As the situation in Libya, especially Tripoli, is nearing a humanitarian disaster, a foreign intervention is becoming more probable. The reasons for a legitimate intervention have already been ...

Shell pulls out of African downstream market

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:18 -0400

The major oil company Shell has sold its downstream businesses in 14 African countries for around US$ 1 billion. Shell products however still would be sold to ...

Doing business in Africa becoming easier

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:17 -0400

Foreign investments in Africa are strongly increasing as the continent displays on of the world's highest growth numbers. African analysts hold that this is a consequence of improved business environments in ...

Africa receives least health aid

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:16 -0400

New research reveals that the part of development aid directed towards health issues has increased strongly during the last two decades. But Africa receives far less health aid than less challenged developing countries, compared to ...

US FBI Chief Says Drones Used Domestically

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:51:41 -0400

The director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says the agency is occasionally using drones over the U.S., but did not say what the purpose of the surveillance is. The U.S. for years has used drones to monitor activity along its southern and northern borders. But at a congressional hearing Wednesday, FBI chief Robert Mueller said the agency is deploying drones over the U.S. for other ...

UK Soldier Deaths Court Ruling Will Harm Combat Missions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:51:41 -0400

LONDON -- The British government warned on Wednesday that future combat operations could become more difficult after a court ruled that families of three soldiers killed in Iraq could sue the military for failing to protect troops on active duty. Britain's Supreme Court upheld the claim of relatives that the Human Rights Act applied to troops serving in battle abroad, and rejected the ...

Business Kenya grapples with infrastructure deficit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:58 -0400

Treasury has warned that the country's growing infrastructure deficit has increased the cost of doing business and rendered the country ...

Tunisia arrests Muslim cleric for hardline sermon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:30 -0400

TUNIS, Tunisia -; Tunisian police arrested an imam after he delivered a sermon described as "insubordinate," the Interior Ministry said Wednesday, in the first high-profile arrest since the government began taking a harder line toward religious ...

Egypt and European Union Study Dispute with Ethiopia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:56 -0400

Cairo, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi welcomed today Catherine Ashton, vice-president of the European Union (EU) and high representative for foreign affairs, and talked to her about the dispute for the construction of the Ethiopian super-dam, according to the official media. In the meeting, they talked about the opening of communication channels between Cairo and Addis ...

Al-Shabaab The key to support of Islamist rebels was their navigation of Somalias competing complex of clans

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:30:44 -0400

In 2005 a few dozen Somalis declared themselves to be the youth wing of a new Islamic Courts movement that was becoming influential in a country ravaged by warlords and their battling militias.Shabaab (Arabic for "youth") emerged as the dominant force within the courts as they took control of the capital Mogadishu imposing some order on what had become the world's most failed ...

Reprieve for Botswana Bushmen

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:26:11 -0400

Gaborone, Botswana - Hundreds of Botswana Bushmen who have won a temporary reprieve against eviction from their land are now calling on the government to recognise their settlement, a rights group said on ...

Why is Africa ripping apart Seismic scan may tell

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:37 -0400

This radar image highlights portions of three of the lakes located in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley, a geological fault system of Southwest Asia and East Africa: Lake Edward (top), Lake Kivu (middle) and Lake Tanganyika ...

Botswana Bushmen call for recognition of their land

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:34 -0400

People perform a dance on August 3, 2012 during a festival in Ghanzi, Botswana. Hundreds of Botswana Bushmen who have won a temporary reprive against eviction from their land are now calling on the government to recognise their settlement, a rights group said on ...

Kirsten Leaves South Africa No Wiser About Choke Habit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:17:32 -0400

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77 killed in revenge attacks against northern Nigeria vigilante groups

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:12:14 -0400

At least 77 people have been killed in two separate attacks against vigilante groups in northern Nigeria, police and witnesses say. At least 50 people were killed in the Zamfara state village of Kizara in an early morning attack by 150 gunmen on motorcycles, the newspaper Leadership reported Wednesday. An eyewitness said the men besieged the village about 4 a.m. Tuesday and began shooting at ...

Crisis pending in South Sudan ICRC says

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:12:13 -0400

Ongoing violence in parts of South Sudan has the potential to create a humanitarian disaster given the number of people fleeing their homes, the ICRC said. The International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday it was growing concerned about the status of civilians in Jonglei. Five members of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan were killed in April while on patrol on Jonglei, the ...

Finally credible elections for Nigeria

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:10 -0400

Will the upcoming general elections in Nigeria become a repetition of the 2007 sham, or can the country finally organise a credible poll? There are both good and bad ...

BUAV answers to Mauritius campaign reporting

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:08 -0400

The UK activist group BUAV, which is running a campaign against alleged mistreatment of monkeys by Mauritian breeders, threatens afrol News with "legal consequences" over its reporting of the ...

Coral deaths reach Mayotte Comoros

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:06 -0400

Scientists find that the corals on the Comoran island Mayotte are rapidly bleaching, which leads to a death of the reef. The situation on Mayotte was "the worst seen in the Indian Ocean," they ...

Cold War secrets of Namibia Angola revealed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:06 -0400

Journalist David Lush in the February 2011 edition of Namibia's ground-breaking monthly 'Insight Magazine' has interviewed Nghiyalasha Haulyondjaba, a veteran of SWAPO's long fight against the South African occupation of Namibia, later the Police Commissioner for northern Namibia and now retired. In Namibia, still ruled by the SWAPO party 21 years after independence, there is ...

Mass FGM ceremonies planned in Tanzania

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:05 -0400

While Tanzania outlawed female genital mutilation (FGM) in 1998, mass FGM ceremonies are still going on, in particular in the November-January season. Activists expect over 5,000 girls to be cut "this holiday ...

Rush to recognise South Sudan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:02 -0400

Headed by the US and (north) Sudan, there is an international rush to announce that South Sudan will be recognised as an independent state as soon as independence is declared in ...

Cameroon new gorillas need protection

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:59 -0400

A Cameroonian environmentalist group is lobbying for the establishment of a new national park at Cross River on the Nigerian border to protect a little known sub-species of gorillas only living ...

Africa defies AU chiefs support for Ghaddafi

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:58 -0400

African Union (AU) chief and Equatorial Guinea dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema twice has called Colonel Ghaddafi to secure AU support. But other African countries rather support Libya's ...

Fujairah Crown Prince receives Sudanese Ambassador and Consuls General of Algeria Tajikistan Singapore

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:58 -0400

WAM FUJAIRAH, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, has received in his office at the Emiri Court, the Sudanese Ambassador to the UAE, Ahmed Sadeeq Abdul Hai, who paid a courtesy visit at the end of his tenure in the country. Sheikh Mohammed wished the Sudanese Ambassador success in his new assignment. Sheikh Mohammed also ...

Bodour Al Qasimi participates in WIPO diplomatic conference in Morocco

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:57 -0400

WAM SHARJAH, June 19th 2013 (WAM) -- Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi has highlighted the importance of providing all means of intellectual support to people with special needs across the world and facilitating their access to books as they form an essential part of the community and must be afforded every right to develop themselves and their cognitive abilities. Sheikha Bodour made these ...

France We can start bombing Libya tonight

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:07:54 -0400

The French Defence Minister has confirmed that military action against the Ghaddafi regime can start only hours after the UN Security Council approves of ...

Nigeria will probably pay 6 pct yield for Eurobond - analysts

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:59:21 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:59pm EDT * Yields on Nigeria bonds risen sharply recently * Nigeria on roadshow to market $1 bln Eurobond * Eurobond timing and tenor yet to be agreed By Chijioke Ohuocha and Sujata Rao LAGOS/LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Nigeria will likely have to pay around 6 percent for a 10-year maturity on its $1 billion Eurobond if it goes ahead with the issue after a debt meeting with ...

Rebel Group Threatens Mozambique Railway

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:47 -0400

A man rides a bike over a railway line in Moatize in Tete province February 13, 2013. The Renamo opposition party is threatening to paralyze the Mozambique railway that transports coal to the coast for ...

Lebanese Men Accused of Terrorism Sue Nigeria for $25 Million

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:43:47 -0400

ABUJA, NIGERIA -- Four Lebanese men accused of being Hezbollah members remain imprisoned in Nigeria after a court dismissed weapons and terrorism related charges against them on a technicality. The men are suing the government for nearly $25 million for unlawful detention, but lawyers say the government also may present new charges Friday in a higher court. This story started in May with a ...

Confederations Cup Nigeria and Uruguay to battle for second spot in Group B

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:42:02 -0400

Before the Confederations Cup, Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi looked at the schedule and knew his team's meeting with Uruguay would be a must-win if they wanted to advance past the group stage. Peter Powell / ...

World Salva Kiir sacks top South Sudan officials

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:40:00 -0400

Mr Kiir had ordered them to appear before an investigation committee "to answer queries relating to the transfer" of nearly $8m (5m) to a firm called Daffy Investments Group Limited, it ...

Gyula Horn former Hungarian prime minister dies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:39:28 -0400

BUDAPEST, Hungary -; Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who played a key role in opening the Iron Curtain, has died at the age of ...

Forlan Eyes 100th Uruguay Cap in Key Game Against Nigeria

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:35:20 -0400

SALVADOR, Brazil ...

Two South Africans killed in Mogadishu UN bomb blast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:34:54 -0400

Mail & Guardian can confirm that the two were employees of state-owned arms manufacturer, Denel. Denel spokesperson, Vuyelwa Qinga, said the company was gathering more information and would inform the families of the victims once their identities had been confirmed. "We can confirm that we have been made aware of the incident and that among those dead are two Denel employees. At this ...

U.N. Compound in Somalia Is Attacked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:31:47 -0400

MOGADISHU, Somalia ...

Mali government signs cease-fire accord with rebels

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:31:08 -0400

Mali's government signed a cease-fire accord with Tuareg rebels Tuesday, paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled West African state next month.The agreement, reached after 10 days of tense negotiations, will enable Malian troops to enter the Tuareg-held city of Kidal in the northeast to secure polls scheduled to take place on July 28.The two sides agreed to halt hostilities ...

Minister Ghana needs to revamp railway sector

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:31:08 -0400

Accra, June 19, GNA - Public Private Partnership (PPP) is needed in the investment drive to revamp Ghana's railway system that has collapsed, Mrs Dzifa Attivor, Minister of Transport, said on ...

Ghana NGO Games fixed for Oct. 5

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:31:06 -0400

Accra, June 19, GNA - The first ever Ghana Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Games will take place on Saturday, October 5 at the El-Wak ...

England Ease Into Final as South Africa Choke Again

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:29:23 -0400

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African Global DJ Awards Slated For July 13

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:29:23 -0400

DJ Black The African Global DJ Awards which was scheduled to take place on May 4, 2013, in South Africa and was postponed will now take place on July 13, at the Oriental Hotel, Ozumba Mbadiwe Way, Victoria Island, Lagos in Nigeria, BEATWAVES has gathered. The awards will be hosted by TV presenter Lerato Kganyago and Ugandan rapper Navio. The DJs, male and female are nominated in 16 categories ...

Ghana’s Active Population Drops

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:29:21 -0400

Dr. Philomena Nyarko The proportion of economically-active persons in Ghana has been declining since 1984, a new report by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said. From 82.5 percent in 1984, the number of economically-active persons reduced to 74.7 percent in 2000 and 71.1 in 2010. About 70 percent of Ghana's population, aged 15 and above, were economically-active whereas 28.9 percent ...

Chad Johnson Reveals Lessons He Learned After Jail Time

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:11:08 -0400

Johnson upset Judge Kathleen McHugh in a Broward County, Fla. courthouse when he patted his lawyer's behind following a plea deal from a domestic dispute case working in his favor. While the judge sentenced Johnson to 30 days in jail, he only had to serve seven of them after apologizing to the judge.The flamboyant football star admitted that he learned from his mistakes while appearing on ...

Kenya Moore Opens Up About RHOA Backlash

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:11:07 -0400

Kenya Moore, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" television personality and former Miss USA, is revealing that she has received some backlash after appearing on season five of the ...

United Nations compound in Somalias capital attacked by Qaeda-linked gunmen

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:10:08 -0400

Somali National Government soldiers are seen after al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab insurgents shot and blasted their way into the United Nations compound in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 19, ...

Nigeria Displaced Fulani families in Birnin Gwari district due to bandit attacks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:06:34 -0400

northern Nigeria by armed bandits – made up partly of disgruntled Fulani who themselves have lost cattle – are threatening herds and upping tensions in northern Nigeria. Gangs of heavily armed bandits prowl the vast Dajin Rugu forest which spans several hundred square kilometres across Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna states and Niger State in central Nigeria, according to Fulani leaders. ...

Ghana Ghanas Hunger Reduction Thrills FAO

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:06:34 -0400

FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva has formally recognized 38 countries including Ghana for reducing hunger by half well ahead of international targets for the year 2015. During a high-level ceremony attended by several heads of state, 18 countries received diplomas for early achievement of targets set by both Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG1) -- to halve the proportion of hungry ...

Kenya Fuel Cost Cited As Main Challenge for African Airlines

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:06:33 -0400

THE high cost of jet fuel in Africa compared to other regions due to distribution inefficiencies and infrastructure constraints has held back the development of budget airlines and fare reduction, an aviation conference was told on Monday. Delegates attending the African aviation suppliers conference in Nairobi heard that jet fuel prices in some African capitals are double the global average ...

Kenya Medical Staff At Kenyatta National Hospital Go On Strike

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:06:33 -0400

The medical staff at the Kenyatta National Hospital have staged a strike at the hospital premises protesting failure by the KNH management to pay salary increments and allowances that the staff were awarded by the Industrial Court earlier this year. Kenya Union of Domestic Hotels Educational Institutions Hospitals Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) executive board member Obuya Obengo said that the ...

DEA boosts fight against West African narco-terrorists

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:03:55 -0400

U.S. authorities are stepping up counter-narcotics operations in West Africa, a key route for Latin American cocaine bound for Europe and allegedly a major source of funds for al-Qaida groups spreading their tentacles across the continent. Indictments unsealed in April against senior officers in the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau, the former Portuguese colony that's at the center of the ...

Gadhafi left scar on Libya U.N. told

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:03:53 -0400

Decades of authoritarian rule in Libya has left a legacy that is difficult to overcome even with democratic reforms, the U.N. special envoy to Libya said. U.N. special envoy Tarek Mitri briefed members of the Security Council on the challenges facing post-war Libya. NATO forces in 2011 intervened in Libya's civil war. Conflict abated with the October 2011 death of Libyan leader Moammar ...

14 dead 15 hurt in attack on U.N. compound in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:03:53 -0400

The death toll has risen to at least 14 in an attack by al-Shabaab gunmen Wednesday on a U.N. compound in Mogadishu, Somalia, officials say. At least 15 others were wounded, CNN reported. The dead included four U.N. employees, three women civilians and seven militants, said Abdikarim Hussein Guled, the country's interior and national security minister. One attacker blew himself up at the ...

South African stocks edge lower ahead of U.S. Fed decision

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:03:42 -0400

* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.3 pct, Euro STOXX 50 down 0.6 pct* Risks seen 'neutral' to 'on the upside' ahead of FOMC* Huge outflows from bonds, credit, going into cash -SocGenBy Blaise RobinsonPARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - European shares ended ...

British Supreme Court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:59:10 -0400

By Clare Hutchison LONDON (Reuters) - Western government sanctions against Iran suffered a big setback on Wednesday when Britain's top court ruled that the government was wrong to have imposed sanctions on the biggest Iranian private bank ...

Rights Group Prosecute Alleged Arms Dealer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:20 -0400

A human rights group is calling on Sierra Leonean authorities to investigate a suspected arms dealer. U.N. investigators have alleged Ibrahim Bah supplied arms to rebels during Sierra Leone’s civil war. to De Capua report on Ibrahim Bah The civil war lasted 11 years, ending in 2002. During that time, RUF and AFRC rebels committed many atrocities, including murder, amputations, ...

President Obama Delivers Berlin Speech

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:19 -0400

Flanked by Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, U.S. President Barack Obama waves at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin June 19, ...

Paris Exhibit Captures Mandelas Journey

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:19 -0400

PARIS -- The fragile health of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been making headlines in recent days. But a new exhibition in Paris takes a step back - looking at Mandela's evolution from political prisoner to one of the world's most beloved and respected politicians. Produced by the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, the show kicks off a year of cultural events in ...

Inmates Fight Fires Gain Skills for Life After Prison

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:18 -0400

LOS ANGELES -- The western state of California is known for wildfires that can quickly burn out of control, and this year the fire season has been extremely busy. Because of the fire risk, the state has some of the most experienced firefighters in the industry. It also enlists the help of prisoners to stop the fires. Every morning, a select group of inmates in orange jumpsuits heads to work as ...

Stock Markets Watch Bernanke

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:18 -0400

Top officials of the U.S. central bank are discussing how much and how soon to reduce their efforts to speed up economic growth. The chairman of the Federal Reserve will report their decisions Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Ben Bernanke has previously said the bank will cut stimulus efforts if the unemployment situation improves further or inflation rises strongly. Stock markets have been ...

WikiLeaks Founder Completes Full Year in Ecuador Embassy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:18 -0400

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves from a window with Ecuador's Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino (R) at Ecuador's embassy in central London June 16, ...

Obama Silent on US Arms to Syrian Rebels

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:18 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama says Syria's government has lost its legitimacy by killing tens of thousands of its citizens in a bloody civil war, but he refused to describe the type of military support Washington will provide rebel forces. Speaking at a news conference Wednesday in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama said reports the United States is heading into a new Middle ...

Southeast Asian Nations Partners to Discuss Regional Security

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:17 -0400

BANGKOK -- Foreign Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their dialogue partners are gathering in Brunei for a three-day meeting beginning June 29. The ASEAN meetings are expected to discuss a range of security and economic issues. Top diplomats representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 16 Western and Asian countries, and the European Union will meet in ...

Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:29:35 -0400

PARIS, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:29pm EDT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists. Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign ...

Sports Uganda wins Cecafa tourney opener

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:27:31 -0400

Uganda n taxmen still managed to win their opening match even after travelling without head coach Paul Nkata and striker Frank Kalanda. The two did not travel with the team after failing to process their passports on time but are expected to join the rest of the squad later this week. URA were brought into the tournament to replace Kenyan champions Tusker who pulled out citing insecurity ...

Military Thurayas banned in northeast Nigeria

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:26:56 -0400

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria -; Soldiers fighting to halt an insurgency by Islamic militants are banning the use of Thuraya satellite telephones by civilians in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, throttling communications already made difficult by cut cell phone ...

UN compound in Somalia attacked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:23:29 -0400

Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen detonated a pick-up truck rigged with explosives at the gate of the UNcompound in Somalia's capital on June 19, launching a bombs-and-gunfire assault that saw militants pour into the complex, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners, officials said. The seven al-Shabab militants were from what the militia called its martyrdom, or suicide, ...

African Championships SA netball team a blend of youth and experience

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:22:12 -0400

The South African netball team will have a good mix of youth and experience for the African Championships starting next week, says coach Elize ...

Militants attack UN’s Somalia office 16 dead

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:52 -0400

African Union peacekeepers and unidentified foreigners stand outside the main U.N. compound, following an attack on it in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi ...

Bombs destroy police station in Libyas Benghazi

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:35 -0400

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Bombs flattened a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday but there were no casualties as the building had been emptied for repairs following previous attacks, security officials said. The al-Hadaiq station in downtown Benghazi was completely destroyed by explosives at around 0300 a.m. (2:00 a.m. British time). The blast was so loud it could ...

South Sudan president suspends two ministers in fraud inquiry

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:06:24 -0400

South Sudan 's government that aid payments are at risk unless it tackles the corruption undermining development in a country devastated from decades of civil war with Sudan, from which it seceded in 2011. Last year, Kiir wrote to 75 current and former officials to ask them to return $4 billion in "stolen" public money, but no senior figure had been publicly put ...

N.Z. emerges as guinea pig for global tech firms

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:29 -0400

The Japanese general public's interest in the global warming issue has been sagging of late, and few LDP government leaders appear ready to try to prop it ...

Zimbabwe’s bovine bank a cash cow

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:26 -0400

William Mukurazita’s deposit at the bank has four legs and moos. Zimbabwe’s first ';cattle bank'; has just opened its books in a unique kind of banking where owners bring in their animals as collateral against cash loans. For many rural poor in the southern African country once wracked by world-record inflation, it’s the first bank account they’ve ever had. ...

Liberia Suggestion Not Decision - CDC Chair Says of Forhs Expulsion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:49 -0400

Opposition Congress For Democratic Change (CDC) chairman George Solo has clarified that the party has not taken any decision to expell Representative Edward Forh for alleged corrupt act. Solo told journalists Monday that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party is looking into the report and recommendation made by the committee the party set up months ago to probe the lawmaker's ...

Liberia Liberias Armed Forces Platoon to Take Off for Peacekeeping Duties in Mali

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:49 -0400

MONROVIA: An infantry platoon-size unit of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) departs the country on tomorrow, Thursday, June 20, to join the Africa International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA). They will be embedded into the Nigerian battalion, with First Lieutenant Nathaniel Waka serving as Commander of the platoon unit. This will be the first time that Liberia is participating in ...

Liberia Mercenaries Plead Not Guilty

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:49 -0400

The 19 persons accused of various crimes--murder, rape, mercenarism and theft--have pleaded not guilty to the charge of mercenaries which brought them to criminal court "D" after their first appearance in criminal court "B" for the charge of murder. The will appear in each of the separate courts--A, B, C, D and E--to defend themselves from charges against them. Cllr Tiawan ...

Ghana The Electoral Commission Again

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:49 -0400

It would appear that the year 2012 is the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana's year of nemesis. For the first time in its 21 years or so history, the outcome of its presidential election has landed in the bosom of the Justices of the Supreme Court for determination on point of law, as to who really won that election. The declared loser, the New Patriotic Party's (NPP's) Nana Addo ...

Ghana MPs Mad At GES for Barring Pregnant Students From Writing Exam

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:49 -0400

Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday registered their displeasure about how some Junior High School (JHS) students were walked out of their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) because they were pregnant. According to the lawmakers, the BECE examination was not like the Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) which allows for students to write their examination, even after ...

Liberia Margibi Transit Authority Bill Drafted

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:46 -0400

A bill seeking to establish a transit authority in Margibi County or the Margibi Transit Authority (MTA) has been drafted and will be submitted to the national legislature soon for enactment. The County's Senior Senator and business tycoon Oscar A. Cooper made the disclosure Sunday (June 9) when he spoke to journalists in the county. The intent of establishing the Authority is to provide ...

Africa Warmer World Will Keep Millions of People Trapped in Poverty - Report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:45 -0400

] (4°C or 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century if we did not take concerted action now. This new report looks at the likely impacts of present day, 2°C and 4°C warming on agricultural production, water resources, coastal ecosystems and cities across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South East Asia. "This new report outlines an alarming ...

Libyas Foreign Minister defects

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:59 -0400

On a flight to the UK, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has asked for asylum, saying he wants to leave the Ghaddafi government. Mr Koussa was seen as one of Colonel Ghaddafi's most trusted ...

Malta airport not open for Libya strikes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:56 -0400

Malta, Libya's closest European neighbour, denies its airport will be open for "any military strike against Libya" by the coalition preparing to implement the no-fly ...

Libya rebels hold key city Ajdabiya

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:50 -0400

Despite a further advance eastward by Ghaddafi troops, the Libyan rebels claim to be able to hold the city of Ajdabiya, which is key to stop an advance to Benghazi and ...

African Union praises Ghaddafi reform offer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:48 -0400

The African Union (AU) has come out in support of Libya's Ghaddafi regime, opposing any military action against the regime and praising its "readiness" for "political ...

Botswana split over Kalahari court ruling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:48 -0400

The Botswana government is frustrated about yesterday's Court of Appeal decision to allow the indigenous San ("Bushman") people of a Kalahari reserve drill for water. Human rights groups celebrate the ...

How African land deals override locals

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:46 -0400

A new study into current land lease and sale contracts in Africa shows how local land users are mostly not even consulted in the process. When consulted, they are often ...

Algeria protests risk losing momentum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:45 -0400

Organisation errors by the protest movement and clever manoeuvres by the government are strongly challenging the pro-democracy protests in Algeria. It is unsure when new protests will be ...

Niger transition shows way for North Africa

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:43 -0400

With Saturday's second-round presidential elections, Niger ends a model one-year all-inclusive democratic transition process. The process could be an example for the revolutions in Egypt and ...

Pedal power may clean up Tanzania slum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:42 -0400

The slums of the Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam, are an unhealthy and smelly place due to freely flowing sewage. Now, a researcher has found a low-threshold technology without needing electricity that could clean up the ...

African dreams of Egypt-like revolt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:41 -0400

All over Africa, the dramatic events in Tunisia and Egypt are followed, with opposition groups and dissidents hoping the same could happen in their country. Mostly, these are only dreams, but some could come ...

Seychelles negotiates pirate returns with Somalia Somaliland

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:40 -0400

The government of Seychelles has entered into negotiations with ministers from Somalia and the breakaway republics of Somaliland and Puntland to secure the repatriation of convicted Somali ...

New AU leader Obiang calls criticism un-African

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:39 -0400

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, whose election as new Chairman of the African Union (AU) caused widespread outrage by human rights groups and media, hits back at the criticism, calling it ...

UN report revisionist on Rwanda genocide

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:39 -0400

A recent UN report looking into Rwandan war crimes in Congo Kinshasa (DRC) legitimises a "double genocide theory", confusing victims and perpetuators to the Rwandan genocide, according to Fulvio Beltrami in ...

Central African Rep clamps down on poachers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:39 -0400

An operation by special police forces earlier this week in the Central African Republic led to the arrest of a key wildlife smuggler and seizure of elephant tusks and cat ...

African leaders in Ethiopia land grab

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:38 -0400

Several African leaders have bought lands in Ethiopia to develop agricultural projects or tourism resorts. They are let to bypass a 2007 ban on export of cereals, still in place for other ...

Africas worst dictator becomes AU leader

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:36 -0400

Equatorial Guinea's Dictator Teodoro Obiang Nguema has been elected to take over the post of chairman of the African Union (AU). "This is the darkest day in the AU's history," afrol News editors ...

African remittance flows are back up

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:34 -0400

After a slump in 2009, migrant financial remittances back to Africa were again on the rise in 2010. Experts expect a further growth in funds sent to Africa in 2011 and ...

Stronger African growth expected in 2011-12

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:33 -0400

The World Bank foresees economic growth continuing to be strong in Africa this and next year; probably even stronger. Investments in infrastructure are paying off and African raw materials are more demanded than ever on global ...

Africa to see rise in investments

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:31 -0400

According to IMF analyst Shawn Ladd, Africa is to see a strong rise in investment this year and in the years to come. Mr Ladd however foresees the strongest rise in investments in Africa to originate in Asia, above all China. African trade is already shifting toward the dynamic emerging markets, notably China. Trade between China and Africa has been expanding rapidly, growing by an average of 30 ...

Every 2nd African has mobile subscription

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:28 -0400

Africa this year crossed the 500 million active mobile subscriptions mark. By now, every second person of Africa's 1,033 million inhabitants can be reached by phone, making Africa a sizable ...

Ethiopia rejects Banyanas request

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:21 -0400

The South African Football Association's request for a postponement of Banyana Banyana's second leg 2012 London Olympic qualifying match against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on September 11 has been rejected by their opponents who are insisting that the game should go ahead as fixture by the Confederation of African Football.When CAF and Fifa drew the fixture list of the 2012 London Olympic ...

Tunisia enters semifinal in Junior Handball worlds

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:09 -0400

Tunisia reached the semifinals of the World Junior Handball Championship held from July 17 to 31 in Thessaloniki, Greece, beating Spain 31-30 in a quarterfinal match on Tuesday, the official press agency TAP reported on Wednesday. Tunisia's Amine Bennour topped the scoring list with 10 goals to help his team grab the narrow victory. Tunisia will play against Denmark on Thursday, while Egypt ...

Ghana slips in FIFA world rankings

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:43:06 -0400

Ghana dropped further three places in the latest FIFA world ranking, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here on Wednesday. A statement on the website of the country's footbal association said Ghana had slipped three places to 36th position in the world ranking from the previous 33rd position it was ranked in last month, on the world stage, while ranking 3rd on the continent after ...

Brazil Sends Federal Police to Suppress Protests

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:26 -0400

In Brazil's most populous city, Sao Paulo, 50,000 people massed at the main cathedral. While mostly peaceful, the demonstration followed protests that drew 250,00 people across the country Tuesday, with small bands of radicals splitting off to fight with police and break into stores. The Justice Ministry says the National Force special police will be sent to five of the six cities where ...

Report Global Warming Could Reverse Development

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:26 -0400

NEW DELHI -- Present warming trends could roll back decades of development and exacerbate poverty in some of the world’s poorest regions in South Asia, South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new World Bank study, which calls for urgent action to reverse global warming because the window for action is narrowing rapidly. From declining food production to water shortages, ...

China North Korea Willing to Resume 6-Party Nuclear Talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:26 -0400

China says a North Korean official has expressed a willingness to return to long-stalled six-party talks on dismantling his nation's nuclear weapons program. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said top North Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan made the comment Wednesday in a meeting with Chinese vice foreign minister Zhang Yesui in Beijing. In an article posted on its website, the Chinese ...

Somalia UN envoy horrified by attack on world bodys compound in Mogadishu

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:18:54 -0400

Print 19 June 2013 &#150 The top United Nations envoy in Somalia has condemned today’s massive attack on the world body’s compound in Mogadishu, calling it a ';desperate'; attempt to derail the country’s recovery and development efforts. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), a pickup truck rigged with explosives was detonated outside the gate ...

Kenya Rapists on the prowl they target mentally ill women

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:16:28 -0400

The UN Convention on the rights of people with disability notes that women and girls with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse.? About 25 per cent of women with intellectual disabilities have been raped and six per cent forcibly sterilised. The Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped puts the number of mentally challenged people in Kenya at 3.6 million.? Mary is one of ...

Lifestyle Rapid desertification in Kenya threatening livelihood

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:16:16 -0400

Kenya: Drought has eroded the country's natural resources to an extent that they are inadequate for production and support for livelihoods, Environment Cabinet ...

Juventus sign Ghana midfielder Asamoah from Udinese

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:15:19 -0400

Juventus' Kwadwo Asamoah kicks the ball during his Italian Serie A soccer match against Siena at the Juventus stadium in Turin February 24, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Giorgio ...

UN headquarters in Somalia attacked

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:12:48 -0400

Washington, June 19 : An attacker Wednesday blew himself up at the entrance to the UN headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, CNN ...

Miss Algeria to resume after ten-year break

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:48 -0400

Liberte , adding that with this show he hoped to "restore the image of Algeria". The judges include stars of Algeria's cinema, notably the actress Bahia Rachedi, as well as Genevieve de Fontenay, an 81-year Frenchwoman who has presided over the Miss France contest for more than 50 years. It is too late for the winner to participate in this year's Miss World contest, due to ...

Coal of Africa surges most in five months

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:09:48 -0400

Johannesburg - Coal of Africa, which owns collieries in South Africa, jumped the most in more than five months in Johannesburg after saying its Makhado project may deliver 5.5 million metric tons of the fuel ...

S.Africa warns US as Fed meets on stimulus

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:08:27 -0400

South Africa's finance minister urged the US on Wednesday to consider the impact that any winding down of monetary stimulus would have on emerging markets, after weeks of market volatility.Hours before the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting, minister Pravin Gordhan urged the US to "beware of the spill-over effect of your actions."His comments ...

Early endgame for Uruguay Nigeria

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:45 -0400

Uruguay must take something from this game if they are to have any chance of progressing. To achieve that, Oscar Tabarez's will need to reproduce the kind of form they showed late on against the world champions, when they rallied after being very much second-best for fully 70 minutes. With that idea in mind, ...

G8 Countries Commit to Boosting Development Efforts of African Partners

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:11 -0400

G8 countries of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, Canada and Russia praised the development efforts made by Africans citizens, governments and institutions, including the African Development Bank Group, and committed further ...

Mozambiques Renamo threatens to paralyse vital coal railway

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:51 -0400

MAPUTO (Reuters) - The Renamo opposition party, a former guerrilla organisation, threatened on Wednesday to paralyse the only railway line out of Mozambique's vast coalfields in an effort to hurt the government. Renamo information chief Jeronimo Malagueta told a news conference in Maputo that disruption of the Sena line connecting the northwest region of Tete to the Indian Ocean port of ...

Fracking Nigeria Economy On The Bed Of Shale By Ehi Oyabure

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:29 -0400

The outcome of last OPEC meeting held in Vienna, Austria on the 31st of May 2013 was an unexpected departure from the past, openly admitting for the first time, the threat to its dominance in global oil supplies – hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. Fracking is indisputably changing the geopolitical dynamics of global energy supplies and challenging the survival of oil export ...

2 SAfrican deminers killed in Mogadishu attack

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:23 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Farah Abdi Warsameh - Somali government soldiers gather in front of the main U.N. compound, following an attack on it in Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Al-Qaida-linked ...

Nigeria bans sat phones in northeast after attacks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:56:44 -0400

Nigeria's military on Wednesday banned the use of satellite phones in much of the restive northeast after cutting mobile phone service, further isolating the area after a series of fresh attacks. The military claimed in announcing the ban that Islamist extremist group Boko Haram had used satellite phones to plan attacks on schools. The insurgents have attacked two schools in the northeast ...

Lens Blog West Africa as Seen From Its Barbershops

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:32 -0400

Mr. Esiebo , 34, a Nigerian photographer, is fascinated by the nuances of this relationship and how men present themselves to the world. He has traveled through seven West African countries to explore how barbers and their shops function, and to document the often kinetic aesthetics of the salons. Whether they consisted of a single chair on a sidewalk or a fancy space in a shopping center, the ...

Denel workers killed in Somalia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:18 -0400

Johannesburg - South African state weapons firm Denel said two of its staff were killed in an attack on Wednesday on the United Nations compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu.A spokesperson for South Africa's largest manufacturer of defence equipment said the identity of the workers was not yet known."We have sent someone to Somalia to inform us from the ground," Vuyelwa Qinga ...

Hayaat To Hit Ghana TV Screens

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:47:34 -0400

Hayaat TV show, a new series that seeks to make public the beautiful sides of the zongo communities and further patch up the violent area that it is perceived to be, will soon hit the Ghanaian television screens. Hayaat, which literally means 'life' in Arabic, will be more of an innovative Islamic TV show, which concept is aimed at informing, educating and entertaining the general ...

U.N. office in Mogadishu attacked by al Qaeda-linked Somalia militants

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:16 -0400

Somalis carry on June 19, 2013 an injured person after al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab insurgents shot and blasted their way into the United Nations compound in ...

South Africa Equal Education Vs Motshekga Gets Nasty

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:00 -0400

The struggle between Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, and activist organisation Equal Education, is getting nasty. The Department has accused EE of using whites to mislead black people and EE has accused the Department of racism. EE held Youth Day marches on Monday 17 June in Cape Town and Pretoria. The marches were part of EE's campaign to get Minister Motshekga to publish a ...

Nigeria Boko Haram Declares War On Borno Yobe Youth Over Vigilante Activities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:00 -0400

A spokesperson for the Boko Haram, Abu Zinnira, has said his group will launch a manhunt for youth in Borno and Yobe states who partake in vigilante activities to identify and arrest members of the terrorist group. Some youth in both states have formed vigilante groups to assist the Nigerian military to identify and arrest the terrorists in the towns. Their activities have been commended by the ...

Uganda Court to Hear Lukwago Petition On Tribunal Today

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:00 -0400

Justice Vincent Zehurikize of the High Court in Kampala is today expected to hear a petition filed by Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago seeking to block the tribunal instituted to review a petition by city councillors calling for his sacking. Lukwago filed the petition on Monday through his law firm. The tribunal is scheduled to start seating tomorrow at Metropole Hotel in the upscale city ...

Uganda Uganda South African Army Chiefs Discuss Security

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:00 -0400

Visiting South African Special Forces Commander, Brigade General Rudzani Maphwanya has held talks with the Chief of Defense Forces, General Edward Katumba Wamala. The meeting took place at the ministry of defense headquarters, at Mbuya in Kampala. Brigadier General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander Special Forces Command also attended. According to Capt. Edison Kwesiga, the spokesperson, ...

Nigeria Jonathan Drags Tambuwal Before Journalists

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:00 -0400

"Why are you hiding?" the president asked the speaker. A mild drama occurred at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa on Tuesday night as President Goodluck Jonathan dragged the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, before television cameras, shortly before the commencement of the closed-door meeting of the National Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ...

South Africa Orange Extends South Africa Footprint

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:42:59 -0400

French telecommunications operator Orange and South Africa's Nashua Mobile have signed an agreement to expand the firm's South African footprint by opening several local retail outlets. Orange entered the South African market in January when it launched an e-commerce store and online portal. The new agreement will extend Orange's reach to a fully-fledged in-store service ...

Uganda MP Dragged to Court Over SH40 Million Bad Debt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:42:59 -0400

The Kalungu woman MP, Florence Kintu who was recently dragged to court for defaulting payment of sh40m debt has admitted to borrowing sh25m and asked court's indulgence on the interest rate. Through her lawyer, Silas Mugabi, the MP told Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court that she borrowed sh25m but failed to repay because she had financial problems, and yet the interest rate was inflated by the ...

Cameroon Maritime Securit - US Promises Support For Summit