Saturday 19th May, 2012

• 

  US leads call to end global hunger, malnutrition

  Sudan News.Net

  WASHINGTON - Leaders of the world's industrial powers Friday turned to the private sector to help fight hunger and malnutrition for up to a billion people, with US President Barack Obama announcing ...

• Five killed in Somalia blasts

  WHP CBS 21

  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali officials say two blasts killed at least five people and injured six others in the Somali capital Saturday.Police officer Mohamed Aden said Saturday that the ...

• Libya: Benghazi hold first post-Gadhafi vote

  San Diego Union-Tribune

  BENGHAZI, Libya -; Residents of Benghazi have voted for a local council in the first elections in the eastern Libyan city since the capture and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi last ...

• Mugabe Seeks Zimbabwe Edge by Pressing for Black Ownership

  New York Times

  Residents celebrating after receiving checks. As President Robert G. Mugabe pushes for new elections this year, the drive to put more wealth into the hands of black Zimbabweans is seen by allies as ...

• Pirates are champions once again

  BBC

  Orlando Pirates are champions of South Africa for a second successive season after a nervous final day in the Premiership. Pirates needed to win to be sure of the title, as they led Moroka ...

• Uganda - Video director gunned down in western Uganda, motive unknown

  Reporters without Borders

  Amon Thembo Wa’Mupaghasya was shot dead at around 1 a.m. on 12 May as he was returning to his home on the outskirts of the western city of Kasese after covering a ...

• Africa: Obama Urges G8 to Next Step in World Food Security

  All Africa

  Washington - President Obama announced a plan to accelerate investments in developing world agriculture to meet rising food demands and improve nutrition, calling the New Alliance for Food Security ...

• Kenya: Kenya Re Rebranding Cocktail

  All Africa

  The oldest Reinsurance in Eastern and Central Africa - Kenya Reinsurance Corporation - took up the technology challenge and finally re-branded at a colourful dinner emceed by Citizen TV's Jimmi ...

• Kenya: Travellers Stuck as Narok Road Closed Over Cracks

  All Africa

  Hundreds of commuters including tourists visiting the Maasai Mara game reserve were stranded for several hours yesterday after the government ordered the closure of the Mai Mahiu-Narok highway. ...

• Kenya: Railways Officials Vow to Protect Property

  All Africa

  SENIOR Kenya Railways officials yesterday visited a disputed house in the posh Kizingo estate which was last month demolished by a private developer who claimed ownership of the house. Managing ...

• Kenya: Friends of America Foundation Luncheon

  All Africa

  Feed Africa and feed her forever, make her self-reliant and feed her once. Those are the strong words that marked the launch of community programmes by the Friends of America Foundation at the ...

• Kenya: Dairy Farmers Paid Sh3.9 Billion

  All Africa

  DAIRY farmers in Central Kenya region were paid Sh3.9 billion last year. Central Provincial Cooperatives officer Stephen Mwenje said this was evidence that the dairy sector is becoming a lucrative ...

• Kenya: DPP Visits Meru Courts

  All Africa

  The Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko toured the Meru Courts to resolve the go slow by staff complaining of insufficient staffing. The workers have paralysed operations at the courts ...

• Angola: Argentinean President Ends Visit in the Country

  All Africa

  Luanda - The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández Kirchner, left on Friday evening Luanda for his country after paying a two-day official visit to Angola, aimed to reinforce the ...

• Nigeria: The Country's Problem Didn't Start From My Regime - Jonathan

  All Africa

  Enugu - PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, declared that the numerous problems confronting the nation did not start from his regime which commenced only two years ago. He asked Nigerians to ...

• Southern Africa: Ambassador Chairs SADC Meeting in Ottawa

  All Africa

  Ottawa - The Angolan extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Canadá, Agostinho Tavares da Silva Neto, chaired on Friday in Ottawa the meeting of the ambassadors of the Southern Africa ...

• Angola: Repsol Cancels Argentina Gas Exports

  All Africa

  Buenos Aires - Spanish firm Repsol has cancelled a contract to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Argentina. The move comes weeks after the Argentine government seized control of Repsol ...

• Kenya: Big Budget for Uhuru New Party Launch

  All Africa

  DEPUTY Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta will launch The National Alliance as a mass party with an extravagant unveiling ceremony this Sunday. Uhuru and his handlers have put in place an elaborate ...

• Angola: Parliament Speaker for Cooperation With Argentina

  All Africa

  Luanda - The speaker of the National Assembly, Antonio Paulo Kassoma, defended on Friday in Luanda the need for a greater dynamic cooperation between Angola and Argentina in new domains of common ...

• Nigeria: Govt Loses U.S.$7 Billion Annually to Crude Oil Theft

  All Africa

  Lagos - The Federal Government says the country loses $7billion annually to crude theft in its coastal region. Minister of Petroleum Resources,Mrs Diezani Alison Madueke,who disclosed this on ...

More Sudan News