South Africa Aims To Abandon International Criminal Court
South Africa’s ruling party has resolved to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, inflicting further damage on the beleaguered court after a wave of verbal
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Calm in Guinea on Election Day
Millions of Guineans voted peacefully on Sunday in the West African country’s second free election since independence from France nearly 60 years ago. President Alpha
Chinese-built Gas Project Launched in Tanzania
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete on Saturday officially inaugurated a 535-kilometer gas pipeline built with a 1.225-billion-U.S.-dollar concessional loan from the Export-Import Bank of China. The
Many of The Changes Will Be Overseen By A Committee Whose Members Will Be At Least Half Ethiopian.
The ministerial committee to promote the integration of Ethiopian citizens into Israeli society today approved three hundred million shekels in spending toward the goal of
Nigeria Reveals How Much Oil Price Plunge Has Hit Revenue
Proceeds from Nigeria’s oil receipts fell by two-thirds between September 2014 and July this year, the state oil company in Africa’s top crude producer said
Nigeria Fighter Jet Crash In War Zone Laid To Bad Weather; Pilot Killed
A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on a bombing mission against Boko Haram crashed in a windstorm in the country’s northeast, killing the pilot, an
Johnson & Johnson Starts Ebola Vaccine Trial in Sierra Leone
Johnson & Johnson has begun clinical trials for an Ebola vaccine in Sierra Leone. The vaccine regimen is part of a new study being conducted
Central African Republic Rebels, Peacekeepers Clash
Seleka fighters are silhouetted as they patrol in the town of Lioto June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic – French and U.N. troops halted a rebel
Tunisia Signs 325-MTD Financing Agreement With AFESD
Tunisia and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Fund (AFESD) signed a financing agreement worth 50 million Kuwaiti dinars (325 million dinars), on the
Ancient Ethiopian Man’s Genome Illuminates Ancestry of Africans
Prehistoric Man in Cave (Shutterstock www.shutterstock.com) DNA extracted from the skull of a man buried 4,500 years ago in an Ethiopian cave is providing new
SES Partners With Softwire to Bring E-Learning Solutions To Rural Communities in Nigeria
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites, announced a multi-year contract with Softwire Digital Solutions
Ban Appoints New Head of UN Mission in DR Congo
Maman Sidikou of Niger appointed as the new Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the UN Mission in
Strategies for Effective Governance in Africa ; Towards Nigeria @ 55
EDITORIAL BY ‘JIDE ADESINA This editorial presents strategies for effective governance in Africa with emphasis on Nigeria @ 55.The question of good and effective governance has
Women Held As Sex Alaves in South Sudan ‘Rape Camps’
A woman, her cousin, her son and her son’s friend carry their belongings as they walk through the United Nations base outside Bentiu, which hosts
EU Gives Zimbabwe 89 mln Euro Funding Support
The European Union (EU) on Monday gave Zimbabwe 89 million Euros (100 million U.S. dollars) to support the southern African country’s health, agriculture and institutional
Pharmaceutical Company to Launch Cheaper Drugs For Chronic Diseases in Kenya
Kenyans will soon benefit from cheaper drugs to treat chronic diseases after a pharmaceutical company announced it would launch its products next month. The portfolio
Buhari Change Factor May Help APC Abubakar Audu To Win Kogi State Governorship Election
At the recently-held Kogi State APC gubernatorial primaries, a man who is described by many Kogites as a great grassroots mobiliser and who also happens
Rescuers Save 373 Migrants off Libya Coast: MSF
Rescuers plucked 373 migrants from international waters off the coast of Libya on Monday after their boats ran into trouble, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said.
Tanzania Tightens Security Ahead of October Polls
The National Electoral Commission in Tanzania said on Monday it was beefing up security at its headquarters to protect election facilities to be used in
Benefits of Reading Bedtime Stories
Have you heard people say, “The kids today have short attention spans. Because of quick-paced television, they’re used to watching three to four-second bites and