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."
In Ethiopia muscle power is the only option for many farm pumps, but even these can drastically improve farm yields and incomes. Johannesburg — Quietly, a revolution to develop cheap ways to draw water for irrigation is unfolding in small villages and rural regions in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a new three-year study has […]
By Siki Kigongo On July 29, the Government of Uganda confirmed the Ebola hemorrhagic fever had resurfaced in western Uganda, with a large number of cases reported in Kibaale district. The knee-jerk reaction would have been to panic, as this killer disease that had claimed many lives before had returned. However, this was not […]
Controversial cleric Aboud Rogo has been shot dead in a drive-by shooting. Rogo had been accused of fundraising for al Shabaab activities, facilitating travel of youths from and into Somali, and equipping them with skills on how to avoid detection by the Kenyan police. Controversial Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo has been shot dead in Mombasa. […]
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Thousands of mourning Ethiopians turned out Wednesday as Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s body arrived at Addis Ababa airport following his death in a Brussels hospital at the aged of 57. A military band played as the coffin, draped in an Ethiopian flag, was taken from the Ethiopian Airlines flight, a […]
Addis Ababa — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state TV announced on Tuesday. Mr. Zenawi who was 57 has been sick for the last four months and was for two months receiving medical treatment in Europe for an undisclosed illness. He died around 11.45 pm local time on […]
By Mohamed Massaquoi Chairman of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has once again questioned the neutrality of the Chief Electoral Commissioner in the conduct of the forthcoming general elections, nothing that “recent development within the commission has clearly indicated that Dr. Christina Thorpe is favoring the ruling All People’s Congress in the […]
By Gitonga Njeru As climate change threatens farmers’ livelihoods, Kenyan women demonstrate that adaptability can bring success. Elburgon is a quiet village town located in Kenya’s Rift Valley, a province which has traditionally produced maize, wheat, and pyrethrum. The land here used to yield good harvests, but as droughts became more frequent, many […]
By Jane Kinninmont The moves by Egypt’s first elected president, Mohammed Morsy, to assert his authority over the armed forces represent a significant play for power and a step towards a civilian state. Yet they are likely to have had at least the acquiescence of elements within the military. Egypt’s political transition involves a […]
By Moses Michael-Phiri Lilongwe — The first high-speed Internet link between national research networks in Sub-Saharan Africa was launched last month (17 July) when Zambia was linked up to South Africa by a cable passing through Zimbabwe. It will allow Zambian scientists to join Géant, a European high speed internet network dedicated to researchers, […]
There were violent confrontations between the police and protesters in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, on Wednesday. The demonstrations were called by the leader of an opposition political party Union National (UN) headed by André Mba Obame. According to witnesses, several people were injured and ten were arrested. The minister of interior confirmed that […]