Saturday 4th July, 2009
Africa's leaders agree on no extradition for Al- Bashir
SABCAfrica's leaders have agreed not to co-operate with the International Criminal Court's attempt to extradite Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to face charges of war crimes in Darfur. The decision of...
$10-billion plan would ship gas from Africa to Europe
Mail and GuardianNigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to create a $10-billion pipeline that would ship gas across the Saharan desert to Europe, Nigeria's state oil company said Friday.
Heroin smuggled in from Iran seized at Johannesburg airport
Zambia News.NetSouth African police have seized a large quantity of heroin which they say was smuggled into the country from Iran.
Irish aid worker kidnapped in Sudan
Breaking News.ieA 32-year-old Dublin woman is one of two aid workers kidnapped in Sudan.Sharon Commins and a 42-year-old Ugandan woman work for the Irish charity GOAL.They were taken by an armed gang of six men from...
Calls for Sustainable Green Revolution
IPSAfrica needs a Green Revolution, but one that will increase agricultural productivity by using practices that build soil fertility while minimising harm to the...
African nations unite to defend Sudanese leader
The IndependentAfter bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against...
Coal plant 'will hit African poor'
IC WalesCreating a new coal plant in Kent could lead to 100,000 more people in the developing world losing their water supply during dry seasons, it has been claimed. Anti-poverty campaigners at the World...
Iraq's Maliki declines U.S. offer on national reconciliation
Los Angeles TimesThe Iraqi prime minister tells visiting Vice President Joe Biden that Iraqis must overcome their political differences on their own and that U.S. involvement would not be welcome.
Nigeria, Algeria and Niger agree to create pipeline to ship gas to Europe
Baltimore SunVote - Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to create a $10 billion pipeline that would ship gas across the Saharan desert to Europe, Nigeria's state oil company...
Africa refuses to act on Sudan war crimes warrant
Hindustan TimesThe African Union on Friday refused to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority. The refusal...
African leaders approve plan to boost Union
The PeninsulaAfrican heads of state yesterday approved a plan to enhance the powers of the African Union and give it a role in coordinating defence policy and trade negotiations, a participant in the talks...
Kenya sets new tribunal deadline
BBCKenya and the International Criminal Court have agreed on a new deadline to set up a special tribunal to try the ringleaders of post-election violence.Kenyan ministers promised to establish the...
U.'s Ghana project helps Africans help themselves
Salt Lake TribuneU. students Erin Brown, left, and Stephen Manortey interview a Ghanaian mother in the village of Adankwame last month. Both doctoral candidates in public health, the students participate in the U.'s...
Pacific Boychoir tours South Africa
Oakland TribuneThe Pacific Boychoir had logged thousands of miles on its passports, bringing its distinct sound to destinations near and far. And no place is considered too far for this group. The Oakland-based...
Comoros crash airline suspends Paris flights
The StarThe operator of a Yemeni aircraft that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands this week has suspended flights from Paris, a spokeswoman for Aeroports de Paris, the...
Brazil, Africa in Dispute Over Who Controlled Air France 447
Fox NewsParis Brazil's air force released a recording Friday it said proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed — but African officials...
Charity to rebuild S. African clinic
Edmonton JournalThe community centre and clinic put in place by Edzimkulu in Ndawana, South Africa. Four of the five buildings there recently caught on fire and were destroyed.
Two foreign female aid workers kidnapped in Darfur
One NewsA man walks past the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres offices in Khartoum Armed men have seized two female aid workers, one Irish and one Ugandan, in Sudan's Darfur region, a United...
Lions Out For Revenge In Final Africa Test
Sky NewsLions players who have not played much in the Tests so far get a run-out and show what they can do and, for the Lions, a test victory against the Boks would be massive. After losing seven...
Algeria Min Calls On EU To Help Finance Sahara Gas Pipe
Morning Star... from 2015. The statement was reiterated this week through a spokesman. By the E.U. hasn't said how it will back the project, which would help diversify its natural gas supplies away...
Sigh of relief as Nawa withdraws from Kenya Open
Daily MonitorKampala Ugandan lady golfers breathed a sigh of relief when they learnt that Zambian teen sensation Melissa Nawa had withdrawn from the prestigious Kenya Amateur Strokeplay Championship on the eve...
President Barack Obama and Global Africa
Daily MonitorBarack Obama’s Africa policy may become more active in a positive sense in the months and years ahead. But on the evidence so far it does seem credible that the African continent itself would have...
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