Kenya Interior Minister George Saitoti, Assistant and 4 others killed in helicopter crash
Kenyan Internal Security Minister George Saitoti has been killed in a helicopter crash that happened early Sunday. Mr Saitoti and […]
Africa
T.B. Joshua : The man who sees tomorrow?
He has a smile for everyone, yet many regard him as one of the most controversial prophets that ever walked […]
African leaders discuss role of the Diaspora in African history
Heads of State of the African Union (AU) gathered in Sandton, South Africa last Friday (May 25, 2012) for the […]
Sudan asks AU to move summit to Ethiopia after Malawi threatens to arrest Bashir
Sudan is seeking to have next month’s African Union summit moved to Ethiopia after host Malawi tried to block President […]
South Africans clash on Twitter over #Zumaspear
South African journalist and arts critic Charl Blignaut made what turned out to be an excellent prediction. “Of all the […]
Nigerian cargo plane crash-lands in Ghana
A Nigerian cargo jet, Allied Air yesterday 2nd June clash landed in Accra at 1900GMT and rammed through the airport […]
SADC ‘to review’ Zimbabwe, Madagascar cases
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) organ on defence and security is set to meet on Thursday to review the […]
Africa leaking billions in capital flight, report
Africa lost $18.4 billion annually between 1970 and 2008 as a result of capital flight, a new report shows. The […]
Zambia, Zimbabwe to co-host Tourism General Assembly
Zambia, Zimbabwe and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation efforts to host the UNWTO General Assembly in August 2013 received […]
South Africa deal to remove ‘rude’ Zuma painting
A South African art gallery has agreed not to display a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals […]
Cases of Africans losing their cash to Japan based used car fraudsters increasing
By Clement Nyirenda For most of us in Africa, buying a brand new car is not easy. We, however, benefit […]
Somali president escapes ambush
Somalia’s president Sharif Shekh Ahmed escaped an ambush unharmed Tuesday as Al-Qaeda linked Shebab fighters attacked his armoured convoy in […]
African farmers’ livelihoods at risk
Representatives of hundreds of thousands of African tobacco farmers will gather at the International Tobacco Growers Association Africa Regional Meeting […]
Why Africa needs women power
Malawi’s new president Joyce Banda is really shaking things up. She announced that she will work to overturn Malawi’s law […]
ICC not for Africans – say new prosecutor
The prosecutor-elect of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has dispelled what she termed as “perceptions” that the Hague-based court is […]
Malawi ready to host AU summit
Malawi will be a battlefield when the African Union convenes for its summit in July as regional blocks ensure that […]
UN tells Africa to stop begging and grow food
The declaration by the UN that Africa has suitable conditions to feed its people was spot on. At no other […]
Zambia ready to arrest Sudan’s Al Bashir
While Malawi is dithering on the matter of Sudanese president Omar Hassan Al Bashir, Zambia has broken ranks with most […]