Friday 12th March, 2010
30 killed in fresh fighting in Somalia
Zambia News.NetAt least 30 people were killed and 83 injured Thursday as fierce fighting continued between government forces backed by African Union peacekeeping troops and Islamist insurgents in the Somalian capital.
African Union delegation calls on Tharoor
Zambia News.NetThe visiting African Union delegation on Thursday called on Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor in the national capital.
South Africa Tourism Boost Adds To World Cup Enthusiasm
VOAWorld Cup Organizers Praise South African Stadiums South Africa has announced that last year, the number of foreign visitors hit an all-time high. Tourism minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk told a trave...
Turkey, Algeria Sign Jec Protocol
World BulletinTurkish and Algerian parties signed the protocol of Turkey-Algeria Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in the ninth term meeting on Thursday. A statement by the State Ministry of Turkey said Turkish and A...
Drogba Named Africa's Best
FIFADidier Drogba has been crowned CAF African Player of the Year for 2009. The Côte d'Ivoire striker saw off competition from Chelsea team-mate Michael Essien of Ghana and Cameroon's Inter Milan forwa...
World Briefing | Africa: Morocco: 20 Foreign Missionaries Expelled
International Herald TribuneThe government has expelled 20 foreign Christian missionaries and warned Thursday it would take a tough line against proselytizers. The Christians were expelled after religious authorities accused the...
Zimbabwe: No Peacekeeping Forces For Zim Elections, U.s.
All AfricaHarare — NO peacekeeping forces will be deployed in Zimbabwe to monitor elections and MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai was wrong in suggesting such action as the Africa Union and Sadc will not ...
Uganda: Makerere Admits 5,000 More Students
All AfricaKampala — MAKERERE University will admit 5,000 more private students this year, bringing the number to 17,820, up from last year's 13,000, sources said. According to the sources in the Academic...
Nigeria: Dangote Named 463rd Richest Man In The World
All AfricaUnited States (US) based Forbes International magazine has ranked Nigerian industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, among the top 500 richest men in the world. The list's top 100 did not however feature a...
Libya Demands Diplomatic Concessions From Swiss
Yahoo! Newswas a "big humiliation" to the African country. The remarks by Libya's acting U.N. ambassador in Geneva downplayed hopes that a compromise could be reached. Ibrahim Aldredi said Switzerland needed t...
Canadian Doctors Fear 'life And Death' Crisis At African Aids Clinic
Globe and MailDr. Philip Berger, second from left, and Sister Christa Mary Jones, part of the Ontario Hospital Association team working at Leribe Hospital in Lesotho in southern Africa, flank their colleague Dr. Li...
Zimbabwe On Brink Of Food Crisis - Red Cross
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Storms Slow Traffic In Uganda
IOLKampala - Heavy rains have collapsed sections of a highway in south-western Uganda linking it to Rwanda, slowing goods transport between the two landlocked countries, a roads official said on Thursday...
Canadian Doctors Fear 'life And Death' Crisis At African Aids Clinic
The Globe and MailDr. Philip Berger, second from left, and Sister Christa Mary Jones, part of the Ontario Hospital Association team working at Leribe Hospital in Lesotho in southern Africa, flank their colleague Dr. Li...
Giant African Snails Smuggled Into Florida For Use In Religious Ritual, Authorities Say
Sun-SentinelState and federal officials are asking Floridians to be on the lookout for giant African snails, a highly destructive pest that can destroy plants, eat the stucco off buildings and spread disease to h...
Blue Faces Battle For Kenya
Business ReportSubmit your comment Blue Financial Services, the Johannesburg-based microfinancier, and Kenyan insurer Pan Africa Insurance are set to engage in a fierce fight for the Kenyan insurance market. This...
800 People Trapped In Mozambique Flooding
The China PostMozambique's National Disaster Management Institute said Wednesday that three districts in the central Zambezi valley have been cut off due to worsening floods. The 800 people awaiting rescue have bee...
Darfur Donor Meeting Aims To Raise $2bn
The PeninsulaCAIRO: A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2bn for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian hosts said yesterday.
Darfur Donor Meeting In March Eyes $2b - Egypt
China Daily/enpproperty--> CAIRO: A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian ho...
African Clean Energy Projects May Triple
Business ReportSubmit your comment Carbon emission reduction projects in Africa were expected to almost triple in value this year from 2008 figures, Standard Bank said yesterday. Project values might climb to &eu...
Sport; World Cup To Promote Africa
Business ReportSubmit your comment The African Union's planning and co-ordination agency for the New Partnership for Africa's Development, in partnership with PR Africa International, had taken the World Cup as the ...
Nigeria: State Bank To Buy Bad Loans
Business ReportSubmit your comment A state-funded "bad bank" being formed to buy non-performing loans held by rescued Nigerian lenders would free them up to repay the capital injected in last year's bailout, the cen...
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