Social Development Launches A Centre For Abused Women
The Social Development Ministry has launched a centre for abused women in Mpumalanga. It will provide basic needs and support for victims. An area plagued
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Mauritanian Anti-slavery Activist Loses Appeal Against Jail
A Mauritanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the country’s leading anti-slavery campaigner to be released from jail, upholding a two-year sentence passed in
Renaissance Dam Tripartite Committee Starts Meetings In Addis Ababa
This April 2, 2013, photo shows the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Asosa Region, Ethiopia (Photo: AP) The tripartite committee for Ethiopia’s
GAZA FAMILIES CALL ON EGYPT TO SAVE ABDUCTED PALESTINIANS
Families of four Gaza Palestinians who were abducted in restive Sinai have called on Egypt to save their kin. Abdul Kareem, whose nephew Yasser Zanoun
Tanzania Suspends Job Agencies in Crackdown On Sex, Labour Trafficking
Tanzania has suspended about a quarter of its recruitment agencies in a bid to crackdown on human trafficking after complaints that girls sent as domestic
African Stock Market Performance
US Dollar-Adjusted Total Return as of July 31, 2015 STOCK MARKET 1M 1Y 3Y 5Y YTD Botswana Stock Exchange -0.1% 3.1% 13.6% -0.1% 7.7% BRVM
Morocco Collides With “Giants of The Continent” In The Basketball African Cup
By Yasyn Mouhir Marrakech – The Moroccan National team is participating in the African Championship of Basketball, which kicks off in Tunisia on Wednesday 19 and
Free Domestic Violence Hotline Launches in Papua New Guinea…
A free hotline offering counselling to victims of domestic and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea was launched on Wednesday in response to widespread violence
69th Birthday of President Bill Clinton And His Little Jokes ..
It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty and ignorance restrict growth, while
Nearing Milestone, The Queen Shows No Sign of Stepping Aside
“ I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Urges Banks To Innovate For Survival
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says banks must come up with new and innovative products that encourage financial inclusion in the country where the
UN Agency Helps Lybia Upgrade Response To Boats in Distress Of Its Coast
Specialized local operators carrying coffin of one victim of marine accident off the coast of Libya. Photo: UNHCR/Fabio Bucciarelli Following a spate of deadly shipwrecks
Senegal Mourns Loss of Master Drummer N’Diaye Rose
Senegal’s Doudou N’Diaye Rose, one of Africa’s master drummers and named a “human treasure” by the United Nations, died on Wednesday at the age of
Perspectives from Egypt; Here’s hoping el-Sisi has the right idea because the Egyptian People Deserve To Have A Fighting Chance
Editorial President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hopes to shift the economic reliance from tourism to world trade with the opening of the new canal Time has
South Africa Suspends Pistorius Release….
South African authorities have suspended the release of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, convicted of killing his girlfriend, into house arrest this week. South Africa has put
Depositors Of Collapsed Dubai Bank To Be Paid Maximum Sh100,000
BY PAUL WAFULA Depositors who have money in the collapsed Dubai Bank will only be paid a maximum of Sh100,000 as the reality of the
Egypt Would Benefit From Cutting Internet Costs: Study
A human rights group said reducing Internet prices would help bring in more customers. Follow Reducing Internet prices could ensure an increase in the number
Gabon’s President Offers Some of His Wealth ‘To The People’
One of Africa’s wealthiest presidents said this week that he was giving up at least some of his holdings “to the people of Gabon,” a
“At The End Of The Day, Every Life Saved Is An Achievement In Itself.” – UN Humanitarian Chief Stephen O’Brien
INTERVIEW: “At the end of the day, every life saved is an achievement in itself.” – UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
August 19 World Humanitarian Day 2015 Theme: Inspiring The World’s Humanity
In a world that is ever more digitally connected, each of us has the power and responsibility to inspire our fellow human beings to act