Malawi explains Joyce Banda no show on independence day as Sata canes opposition leaders
Malawian High Commissioner to Zambia David Bandawe has said that Malawian President Joyce Banda had a last minute engagement which […]
Africa
Tanzania among top 10 in Mo Ibrahim index
Tanzania has entered into top 10 ranked countries on the continent for this year’s Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance-2012 […]
Haiti to become member of African Union
If all goes as planned, Haiti, yes North America’s Haiti, will become the latest member of the African Union sometime […]
No African leader qualifies for $5 million award, again, prize committee rules
It’s the biggest cash prize available to former leaders of African countries, and no one was worthy this year — […]
Bulawayo maid boils employer’s 3-months old baby
A Bulawayo maid has been arrested after she allegedly boiled her employer’s three months-old baby. This was apparently in revenge […]
African Union elects its first female chief: South Africa’s Dlamini-Zuma
A female leader has taken up the top leadership position at the African Union for the first time. South Africa’s […]
Zambia, Zimbabwe seal $4b power deal
Zambian president Michael Sata who is on a State visit to neighboring Zimbabwe Tuesday together with his counterpart Robert Mugabe […]
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 […]
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 […]