| Britain to donate 42m condoms to South Africa prior to Soccer WC Britain has decided to provide 42million condoms to South Africa before the Soccer World Cup as part of HIV prevention... | |
| Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condoms LONDON - Britain announced Tuesday one million pounds in aid to South Africa for the purchase of condoms to tackle HIV and AIDS in the world's worst-affected country ahead of the 2010 World Cup.The... |
| Uganda plans to relocate 500,000 to avoid mudslides in NairobiABOUT HALF a million people will be moved from their homes in mountainous regions of Uganda, a government minister said on Monday, as the country looks to prevent further deaths from... |
| Grains, vegan, gluten-free, artisan meats and Africa: 10 foods for the future 1 Ancient grains: We're talking kamut, spelt, amaranth, teff and other grains that haven't been altered by plant science for commercial purposes like bigger yields and pest resistance. Proponents say... |
| Displaced villagers are going back to Sudan Geneva - Just over half of about four million people who fled the civil war in South Sudan have returned there after the 2005 peace agreement, the International Migration Agency said on Tuesday. ... |
| 37 years of solitary confinement: the Angola three In 1972, three men in a Louisiana prison were placed in solitary confinement after a prison guard was murdered. Two of them are still there – even though many believe they are... |
| Namibia: Female Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes Windhoek — African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female rappers. What... |
| Uganda: Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come Kampala — Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual. But Mar. 1 was not a usual day in... |
| Kenya: 13 Ministers Hit by Trips Ban Nairobi — At least 13 Cabinet ministers have been caught up in President Kibaki's temporary ban on foreign trips to facilitate debate on the draft constitution. Those affected include Deputy... |
| Kenya: Fuel Inspection Row Raises Grave Queries editorial The heat of the fuel inspection controversy finally smoked out the authorities. Yet, instead of clearing the air, the Ministry of Industrialisation -- which gazetted the higher 0.675 per... |
| Uganda: Are Electoral Commissioners Cadres of the NRM Party? editorial This March might turn out to be the most important month in the run up to the February 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections. Whether the 2011 outcome will be good or bad depends... |
| Kenya: Kenyans Starve as Food Worth Millions of Shillings Rots Nairobi — Food worth millions of shillings is rotting on farms across the country due to lack of markets and impassable roads. From Marakwet in the North Rift to Mathira in Central and Hola at... |
| Rwanda: Counry to Ease SME Tax Declarations Kigali — Rwanda is to ease tax declarations for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in a bid to facilitate new ones to form and existing ones to grow. Finance and Economic Planning minister,... |
| East Africa: Plans on for Region's U.S.$900 Billion Railway Kampala — The East African Community (EAC) secretariat is organising a regional conference aimed at actualisation of a US$900bn East African Railway Master plan which will cost $900 billion. ... |
| Rwanda: Here is What Country Needs opinion In The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama says he has always been troubled by the gap between the magnitude of America's challenges and the smallness of its politics. This makes even more sense... |
| Uganda: Indians Buying Zain This Month? Kampala — Kuwaiti-based Zain, which was last year a headlines maker after its July announcement that it was looking at its options in Africa including a possible sale of its networks, is back... |
| Kenya: IMF Pushes for Insurance on Bank Deposits Bank depositors may sleep more soundly if the Kenya government adopts IMF proposals to speed up the introduction of deposit insurance as part of reforms to strengthen the financial sector. The new... |
| Kenya: Regulator Must Consult Importers and exporters have complained about the unilateral increase in the cartage premium. The new charges will have multiple effects on local transporters, rendering Kenya uncompetitive in the... |
| AFRICOM Commander Urges Against Moving Headquarters to Africa US Army Gen. William Ward, commander, US Africa Command testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, 09 Mar 2010, before the Senate Armed Services... |
| South Africa to host first World Sport Destination Expo The first World Sport Destination Expo (WSDE) will be held alongside the final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup (5-9 July) at the SCC, Johannesburg, South Africa. “Sport, Sport Events and... |
| Gabon’s President Meets Clinton, Calls Corruption Africa’s Cancer Washington — Gabon’s president, Ali Bongo, intends to use his country’s two-year seat on the United Nations Security Council to highlight democratic reforms and his fight against corruption,... |
| Zambia seeks backing for ivory sale By Chris Mfula Lusaka - Zambia is lobbying for support to sell its ivory stockpile to Japan and China and use the funds towards conservation, an industry official said on Tuesday. The southern... |
| Southern Africa: The Forgotten Plight of Zimbabwe's Xenophobia Victims in South Africa At least 1,500 Zimbabweans who fled their homes in the De Doorns farming area in the Western Cape, after they were attacked by South African mobs, believe they have been overlooked by authorities and... |
| Zimbabwe: State to Oppose Roy Bennett's Acquittal State prosecutor Johannes Tomana closed his case against MDC official Roy Bennett on Monday after he finished calling his witnesses. The MDC Treasurer General is facing terrorism charges, which he... |
| Southern Africa: Countries Not Keeping HIV Promises - Aids Activists The AIDS and Rights Alliance of Southern Africa (ARASA), Treatment Action Campaign and Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) warned that international donors might cut funding for the life... |
| South Africa: Starting ART During TB Therapy More Than Halves Deaths - Durban Study An article in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that starting patients on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy while they are taking TB treatment could dramatically improve their chances of... |
| South Africa: Rift Valley Fever Outbreak under Control An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Free State has resulted in the death of one person and six others hospitalised. Deputy health minister Dr Molefi Sefularo has confirmed that a 45 year... |
| Zimbabwe: Diamond Mining Firms Face Stern Parliament Rebuke Two state authorised diamond mining firms, who have been mining the controversial Chiadzwa alluvial fields, could face a stern parliamentary rebuke for avoiding two consecutive parliamentary hearings... |
| Africa: Africa Is Back That at least is my initial feeling after two days of dialogue in Kenya with President Kibaki and government officials, civil society leaders and trade unionists, academics and students, and ordinary... |
| ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA: Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come KAMPALA, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual. But Mar. 1 was not a... |
| NAMIBIA: Female Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes WINDHOEK, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS) - African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female... |
| Football: Double tragedy hits Africa (CNN) -- African football has been left reeling following the tragic deaths of two players in two days over the weekend, both while appearing for their... |
| US apology for Gaddafi comments The US State Department has apologised for comments made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's call for jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland.Department spokesman PJ Crowley, who made the... |
| Tanzania: Manufactured Exports Decline 2 Percent in 2009 Dar Es Salaam — TANZANIA'S export of goods went down by 2.0 per cent to USD 2,634 million, largely due to a decrease in manufactured exports during the year ending December 2009. On annual... |
| A leaderless country cannot lead West Africa Last Updated: March 09. 2010 9:10PM UAE / March 9. 2010 5:10PM GMT With nearly 160 million people, a vast land mass and natural riches that are the envy of every other nation in its neighbourhood, a... |
| Lakeland Man Climbs Highest Peak in Africa As it is, Royan resides in Florida, the most vertically challenged of states, and he likes to climb mountains.Last month, Royan stood on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, at 19,340 feet, or roughly... |
| South Africa: Rift Valley Fever reported in two provinces An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in two South African provinces has killed one person, while five others have tested positive for the disease, which has also caused "extensive livestock... |
| Security ministers to be grilled on Kenya safety The ministers are required to tell the House what measures have been taken to secure the northern border and how effective Kenya’s security forces are to deal with... |
| 13 Kenya ministers hit by trips ban President Museveni arrives for the Igad Heads of State and Government meeting on the Sudan peace process at KICC in Nairobi yesterday. He was welcomed by Foreign minister Moses Wetang’ula (in... |
| Zimbabwe Speaker wins election case Zimbabwe’s High Court has dismissed a challenge on the election of the country’s first opposition Speaker of Parliament by a close ally of President Robert... |
| How old is too old to work? A new scheme in Tanzania is bringing medical workers out of retirement to fill in gaps in hospitals.The doctors and nurses from the 'retired but not tired' project will help run the country's under... |
| Congo-Kinshasa: UN and Aid Partners Call for U.S.$60 Million to Help 110,000 Congolese Refugees The United Nations and its partners today launched an appeal for just under $60 million to help more than 100,000 refugees from the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have... |
| Botswana: Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women's Access to Land Lilongwe — Mercy Gondwe, 51, from Rumphi in northern Malawi, was married for 34 years. When her husband died in 2008, she assumed she would inherit the land they had been cultivating together... |
| Chad: Hungry Season Sets in Early Dakar — The poorest households in Chad will find themselves with no food reserves in the coming weeks, according to the US famine early warning systems network, FEWSNET. FEWSNET's prediction... |
| Botswana: MP Should Stick to Supporting the Assets Motion editorial It turns out that the Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Lesego Motsumi woke up to the fact that there is grave need for a declaration of assets and liabilities... |
| Botswana: Women Team Lose to DRC Botswana failed to use home ground advantage and went down 2-0 to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in their opening game of the qualifiers for the 2010 women African Cup of Nations. The game... |
| Bermuda announce squad for Namibia tour The tour includes a week-long High Performance training camp at the University of Pretoria prior to the team's departure for Namibia, where they will play a four-day Intercontinental Shield game... |
| Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings' A Christian organisation in Nigeria has accused the army of ignoring warnings of attacks in the build-up to the weekend massacre near the city of Jos.Hundreds died during attacks on three villages in... |
