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Africa RSS FeedsSouthern Africa: Mwanawasa's Death a Blow to the Region - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa's death has dealt a double blow to Southern Africa, not only generating fears of possible political instability in Zambia but also concern about the impact on the process of finding a solution in Zimbabwe, according to analysts....Feed Source: allafrica.com Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Meets Khama on Talks Impasse - Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwean opposition Party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), is in Botswana to have talks with President Ian Khama.... Morocco: Firing Squads Silent - But Death Hovers - Morocco's death row prisoners - some 150 inmates - are living in sub-human, "life-threatening conditions", according to leading NGOs and rights activists.... Nigeria: Dream Team Cruises to Olympics Soccer Final - Nigeria qualified for the final of the soccer tournament at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday by defeating Belgium by four goals to one, 12 years after winning the gold medal at the Atlanta games.... Nigeria: Two Killed in JTF, Militants' Gun Duel - The relative peace which security agencies had engendered in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital was again shattered yesterday when sporadic shootings by suspected criminal elements sent people scampering in different directions.... Burundi: Restarting Political Dialogue - Burundi?s political crisis is not solved and may yet jeopardise the country?s future stability.... Ghana: Flooding Could Lead to Food Crisis - AN ADVENTUROUS journey by our Upper East Regional Reporter, William N. Jalulah, through flood waters along the White Volta near Pwalugu, in the Talensi- Nabdam District, has revealed that hectares of farmlands along that river are completely flooded.... Zimbabwe: Mugabe Now Has Support, Claims Harare - The Zimbabwean government today claimed that African leaders were warming up to President Robert Mugabe after realising that they were misled by the opposition on his re-election.... Botswana: Inflation Soars to 15 Percent - Driven by the transport, food and non-alcoholic beverages group indices, the national year-on-year inflation rate for the month of July 2008 stood at 15 percent, up from the 14.5 percent in June, the Central Statistical Office (CSO) has reported.... Sudan: Five Killed in Darfur Camp Floods, Say Peacekeepers - At least five people have been killed and some 1,500 homes destroyed in floods at camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) reported today.... Kenya: State Blocks New Report That Names Poll Chaos Plotters - Cabinet ministers and parliamentarians, senior police officers and businessmen are among more than 200 people alleged to have planned and funded the post-election violence in January.... Zambia: Sharing the Copper Windfall - Australian mining giant Equinox Minerals is developing the Lumwana Copper Mine (LCM) to take advantage of strong prices for copper on the international market. When it opens later this year, the mine will be the largest in Africa, but critics say Zambia's share of the profits of minerals is smaller than it should be.... Zambia: Making a Home for Themselves - Zambia is home to over 90,000 refugees, many of whom have been in the country for up to 15 years.... Nigeria: Budget Crisis Looms - Nigeria may run into a serious budget crisis in view of the current drop in crude oil prices in the international market as about 80 per cent of Nigeria's budget is based on crude oil sales.... Algeria: Deadly Bombing Sparks Outrage From Security Council - The Security Council has strongly condemned today's suicide bombing at a gendarmerie training academy in Algeria that has left dozens of people dead and injured many more.... Zambia: Conservation Farming Can Counteract Fertiliser Prices - As fertiliser and petrol prices zoom and threaten food production in Zambia, farmers are being urged to adopt conservation farming.... Burundi: Land Remains Key Challenge in Reintegration of Returnees - Although he looks frail, Cossan Ntabwigwa, in his late 60s, is a determined man. He recently returned from Tanzania, where he had been a refugee since 1972, and is seeking to resettle on a piece of land he left years ago.... Côte d'Ivoire: UN Warns Toxic Waste Still a Threat - Two years after an illegal toxic dumping operation in the Ivorian capital Abidjan created a widespread medical emergency and political scandal, UN contamination expert Okechukwu Ibeanu warns the clean-up effort has stalled.... Sudan: Rights Activists Condemn Death Sentences - A special anti-terrorism court has sentenced another eight people to death, sparking anger from an international human rights organization which said the trials were a sham.... Zambia: President Levy Mwanawasa Dies in France - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died at Percy Military Hospital in France after suffering a stroke on 29 June while attending the 11th Session of the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit in Egypt.... East Africa: Pastoralists Need Help on Climate Change - Pastoralists in East Africa's arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) need to be empowered to adapt to, and survive, climate change, a report by a humanitarian organisation says.... Nigeria: Chevron Faces Charges Over Delta Killings - Oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited, will stand trial in the United States (US) in September, after exhausting all appeals meant to stop the company from being tried for the alleged murder of villagers in the Niger Delta region in two separate incidents between 1998 and 1999.... Zimbabwe: Farmers Can't Afford to Leave Markets - Literally - It is a wintry Tuesday evening at one of the tobacco auction floors in the Zimbabwean capital Harare. A group of small scale tobacco farmers are preparing food for the night.... Nigeria: Olympic Soccer Team Easily Beats Belgium - Nigeria have cruised into the Final of the 2008 Beijing Olympics men's football tournament with an emphatic 4-1 semifinal victory over Belgium in Shanghai on Tuesday.... Nigeria: Finance Minister Says Niger Delta Slowing Economy - The Minister of Finance, Dr Shamsudeen Usman, said yesterday that the economy would grow by 13 per cent, when the twin challenges of infrastructure and the Niger-Delta crisis were tackled.... Zambia: Mwanawasa Dies in France, Confirms Sarkozy - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died in France, where he had been hospitalized for the last seven weeks.... South Africa: Second Place Has Never Felt This Good - LADIES and gentleman, we have a medal-winner.... Zimbabwe: Mugabe 'Working Behind Scenes' to Outflank MDC - ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe is trying to cut a political deal with opposition MPs behind the scenes while his rival Morgan Tsvangirai is mustering support in the region to pressure him to accept a power-sharing arrangement.... Ethiopia: Country Targets $2.5 Billion of Exports in 2008/09 - Ethiopia plans to increase export earnings by a billion dollars to $2.5 billion in 2008/09 compared with the previous year, the trade ministry said on Tuesday.... Nigeria: Wamakko Tasks WHO, Donor Agencies on Polio - Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international agencies to accord priority to developing countries in their global campaign efforts on aid and donations to fight health-related problems.... Copyright © 2008, Pinellas County Real Estate. All Rights Reserved. |