Breedlove Foods Launches National Campaign To Feed Africa
Provided by Breedlove Foods Breedlove Foods, Inc., a Lubbock-based humanitarian relief organization, launched its national campaign “Breedlove for Africa: Spreading Hope One Meal at a...
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$166-million UN-backed Humanitarian Appeal Barely 1 Per Cent Funded
Libya: $166-million UN-backed humanitarian appeal barely 1 per cent funded Humanitarian food assistance at the Zintan main food warehouse in the Nafusa Mountains, Libya. Photo:...
Nigeria Seeks Loans To Stem Ballooning Deficit As Oil Slump Continues
Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria, is looking for $3.5-billion (U.S.) in low-interest loans from the World Bank and the African Development Bank as it struggles with...
Concerns Over Serena’s Future
Serena Williams’ preparations for the Australian Open were thrown into disarray last night when a persistent knee problem flared up again, forcing her to retire...
Pope Francis Visits Mosque In War-torn Central African Republic
The popemobile rolled into the center of this country’s civil war Monday, crossing the dangerous border between Christian and Muslim neighborhoods as Pope Francis launched...
I Will Turn Ghana Around – Edward Mahama
Presidential hopeful Dr Edward Mahama has said he is embarking on a crusade to turn Ghana around. The five-time flagbearer of the People’s National...
Congo To Hold Presidential Election on March 20, 2016
The Republic of Congo will hold early presidential elections in March, authorities said, after a new constitution removed barriers to President Denis Sassou Nguesso extending...
Africa stock Market Index
The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. – – – –...
2015 Score Card Economic Progress In Africa
FOREWORD BY KOFI ANNAN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION POWER TO THE PEOPLE – AFRICA’S ENERGY IMPERATIVE Disconnected Africa Opportunity Africa – The region’s vast untapped energy potential...
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Muslims Protect Christians During Deadly Terrorist Attack On Bus
A group of Kenyan Muslims protected Christians they were traveling with by refusing to split up into two groups when armed al-Shabaab terrorists stormed their...
UN: Boko Haram forces children out of school
The United Nations Children’s Fund says violence by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has forced more than one million children out of school in...
French Forces ‘Neutralize’ Ten Islamist Militants in Mali
French forces in Mali have killed or captured some 10 Islamist fighters belonging to a group that claimed last month’s attack on a hotel in...
Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Bombing kills At Least 15 in Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated himself in the middle of a procession of hundreds of moderate Shiite Muslims, and organizers say he killed...
Congo 2016: Too Much To Lose, Too Big To Fail
Bernard Katompa, President of the Génération Déterminée Movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provides his take on what’s at stake in the DRC...
Mali Arrests Two Suspects Linked to Bamako Hotel Attack
Mali’s security ministry arrested two people suspected of links to an attack on a luxury hotel in the country’s capital that killed 20 people, the...
News In Brief ; Across Africa
Cairo : Two bombs exploded outside a hotel in Egypt housing election judges on Tuesday, killing at least one person, state television reported. The blasts...
Egypt slams UN Chief’s Remarks on Death of Sudanese Nationals Near Israeli Border
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (Photo: AP) Egypt on Tuesday expressed discontent with remarks by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a day earlier that condemned...
Tunisian Security Tells Former President He is Target of Terrorist Plot Tuesday, 24 November 2015 15:19
Former interim president of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki The Tunisian security services informed former President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki on Monday that he is the target of...
US Power Firm Signs Deal With Local Company To Grow Its Market share
Mr Thomas Konditi, President and CEO of General Electric’s Transportation. General Electric has signed an agreement with Simba Corporation as the authorised distributor for its...