Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
By William Lambers Conflict in the Central African Republic has made food distribution efforts difficult and may have caused further humanitarian problems. As a rebel coalition gains more control over the Central African Republic, a hunger crisis is also escalating in the country. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday, “The current situation is […]
Johannesburg — A series of articles on challenges and changes humanitarian workers are confronting in urban emergencies In another four decades, urban residents will account for 66 percent of the population in developing countries, says the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). As climate change contributes to cyclical […]
By Walter Menya and Nzau Musau PRESIDENT Kibaki might have to remain in office beyond June 2013 if the outcome of the election is successfully challenged in a court of law. The first round of the presidential election is due to take place on March 4 and the second round on April 10. According to […]
By Francis Kagolo The Ugandan Government has commended Victoria University management for rejecting orders from UK-based University of Buckingham (UB) to embrace homosexuality. The two universities have been collaborating for over a year, with majority of Victoria University students offering University of Buckingham courses. They, however, parted ways early this week after UB asked Victoria […]
By Eugene Agha Lagos — An explosion on board a ship servicing MRS Oil and Gas tank farm at the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos sparked a major fire yesterday, disrupting operations at the depot. Witnesses said many people were injured by the fire that resulted from the explosion, which happened at about 11am. There […]
Cape Town — South African police fired rubber bullets to repel hundreds of rock-throwing farm workers during a strike for higher wages on Thursday, during a second day of violence in the normally calm and picturesque wine lands. Police and farm workers fought running battles along the N1 motorway which links Cape Town and Johannesburg, […]
By Tinashe Madava SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma is expected to up the pressure on his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Robert Mugabe to solve the crisis north of the Limpopo as ZANU-PF dilly dallies on reforms before elections. With harmonized elections expected within six months, there is no movement on the election roadmap spearheaded by the […]
Malian troops received reinforcements in the central town of Mopti on Tuesday night (January 8th), AFP reported. Troops in the area are receiving a boost after the army reported that shots were exchanged with Islamist fighters after the rebels tried to move into Kona, a town near Mopti. “Terrorists and Islamist armies from al-Qaeda in […]
Africa: Gauteng Ready for Afcon Spectacle Pretoria — With just a few days left to the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Gauteng provincial government says it is pulling all the stops to ensure the tournament is a success. The province has the privilege of hosting the Afcon opening game on […]
New York — UNICEF today warmly welcomed the launch by Save the Children of a new Report, Ending Poverty in Our Generation – Save the Children’s vision for a post-2015 framework. “The new Save the Children report is an important contribution to discussions on the critical question of how the world can best address the […]