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Chambas takes up official duties as UNAMID Chief02/04Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas arrived in Khartoum today to take up the position of Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and J…
Mali crisis: EU troops begin training mission02/04An EU mission to train Malian soldiers is due to begin as part of efforts to help the West African country counter an Islamist insurgency.
Nigeria: Western Union & VTN Launch Cross-border MMT Service28/03The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, and Virtual Terminal Network VTN, one of Nigeria's leading mobile payment operato…
AfDB Grants Malawi US$3.04M for Power Feasibility Studies28/03The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 25, 2013, a grant amounting to US $3.04 million to finance the Kholombidzo Hydroelectric …
Zuma urges world to pray for hospitalized Nelson Mandela28/03South Africa appealed to the world Thursday to pray for former President Nelson Mandela, who was readmitted to a hospital overnight for a recurring lu…
Ghana Gets To First Gas In 4th Quarter 201328/03Ghana plans to commission its early production facility for gas by the 4th Quarter of 2013. This is quite a significant slip from the three earlier ti…
Oscar Pistorius brother Carl in court in homicide trial27/03The brother of South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius has appeared in court over a motorcyclist's death in a road accident in 2008.
Ban proposes Mali peacekeeping force27/03Ban Ki-moon, secretary-general of the United Nations, has proposed an 11,200-strong peacekeeping force in Mali.
African Banker Awards introduces new category25/03The African Banker Awards Committee has introduced a new category this year to recognise Islamic finance in order to stay in line with the event'…
Launch of first African Tourism Summit25/03Leading digital brand management agency and communications group, Wongsang Worldwide announced today the launch of the African Tourism Investment Mark…
Award to boost Climate Change reporting in Africa25/03Award Scheme to encourage climate change and environment reporting has been launched. An initiative of the Nairobi-based NGO Coalition Pan African Cli…
Denounce FGM, It’s A Wrong Practice – Medic24/03Dr. Joseph Tabi Tabi has been monitoring the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, for many years in Cameroon and concludes that a lot is not go…
East Africa ripe with e-commerce opportunities21/03There is huge demand for e-commerce facilities in East Africa - but the market is still in its infancy, according to PayGate marketing director Robin…- AfDB Group support for Ghana's development in 201221/03The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group provided a total of US $211.6 million in grants and loans to support Ghana's development in 2012. The t…
The ICT Revolution Is The Game Changer – Zimbabwe PM18/03Stakeholders in the Information & Communication Technology, ICT, revolution across the African continent have been told ICT is at the epicenter of…
Zimbabwe's Mugabe travels to Vatican for papal inauguration18/03Zimbabwe's long-ruling President Robert Mugabe will attend the inauguration of Pope Francis in Rome this week, his spokesman said on Sunday.
Zambia calls for sustainable investment in Africa18/03From a backlog of underdevelopment, especially in sub Saharan Africa, Zambia has called for long term investments if the African continent is to susta…
South African cardinal apologizes for paedophile statement18/03A South African cardinal on Monday apologized for offending victims of child abuse when he described paedophilia as an illness and not a crime in a me…
Kenyatta lawyers push international court to drop case18/03Lawyers for Kenya's president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, will push the International Criminal Court on Monday to drop charges against him after the c…
Philips highlights unmet healthcare needs of African women14/03Royal Philips Electronics released its Fabric of Africa Trends Report on healthcare services across Africa, focusing specifically on Non-Communicable …
