Zambia’s former ruling party MMD dissolved
Zambia’s Movement for Multiparty Democracy was dissolved Wednesday, less than six months after losing power, in what the party called […]
Africa
COMESA signs $3m agro deal
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has signed US$3 million Climate Smart Sub-Grant agreements with six organisations […]
PetroForum Africa in March, 2013
The second PetroForum Africa will take place at the Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, 4-6 March 2013, following its successful inauguration […]
Gaddafi’s death a “tragic loss to Africa” – Mugabe at the UN
Robert Mugabe on Wednesday accused the UN Security Council of wielding an “insatiable appetite for war” as he condemned NATO’s […]
Zambians paying lowest electricity rates in SADC
A study has shown that Zambians are paying the lowest rates in Southern African Development Community (SADC) region at just […]
Al-Bashir and Kiir fail to reach deal over South Sudan Independence issues
Sudan President Omer Al-Bashir and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir Mayardit managed, after another round of marathon talks on […]
Zambia bans liquor sachets
About a dozen men aimlessly wander around what seems like a prison courtyard. Most of them appear completely disoriented, a […]
Afropolitans: Africans of the World
Globalization has had a profound impact on migration patterns in Africa creating increasingly complex identities within Africa and the African […]
Zimbabweans line up demo against Mugabe at UN Headquarters
Zimbabweans in the US are being urged to turn up at the UN Headquarters to demonstrate against President Mugabe on […]
Six African countries among top 2011 MDGs performers
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Senegal and Morocco were the best performing nations in reducing poverty by registering remarkable economic growth. […]
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai marries despite court ban
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has got married, despite a court ruling blocking the move. Mr Tsvangirai, 60, and Elizabeth […]
Africa’s Newest Woman on Top: Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
It’s indeed the century of the rise in leadership for African women! In January 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became the first […]
Swazi’s want independence from absolute monarchy
44 years ago, Swaziland gained independence from Great Britain. Like many other postcolonial African nations, after the initial excitement Swaziland’s […]
100 things you didn’t know about Africa
1. The human race is of African origin. The oldest known skeletal remains of anatomically modern humans (or homo sapiens […]
Tunisian President pardons 1,300 prisoners
After convening a meeting with Justice Minister Noureddin B’Hiri, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday officially pardoned an estimated 1,300 […]
Jonathan, Malawian leader deplore conflicts in Africa
President Goodluck Jonathan and his Malawian counterpart, Mrs. Joyce Banda, yesterday in Abuja lamented the persistent and bloody conflicts across […]
African Independence
In the 1930s and 1940s, global forces such as the Great Depression (the worldwide economic slump of the 1930s) and […]
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills dies at 68
Ghana’s president, John Atta Mills, died Tuesday at a military hospital in Accra shortly after falling ill. Officials did not […]