Wednesday 8th February, 2012
In African countries women 4 times more vulnerable to HIV than men
Schoolgirl Nomasonto Masango giggles as she lists the things she and her friends want boyfriends to buy them. "If you have an older boyfriend, he can buy you things and it is nice to show your ...
'Abducted' Chinese workers released in Sudan
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has confirmed that 29 Chinese workers abducted last month by Sudanese anti-government forces have been released and have arrived in Nairobi. "The 29 persons are ...
UN agency implements strategy to conclude three refugee crises is Africa
The United Nations refugee agency reported today that it has embarked on the implementation of a set of strategies to conclude three of Africa's long-standing refugee crises that involved helping ...
Sudan Rebels Free Kidnapped Chinese Workers
Sudan News.NetTwenty-nine Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan have been freed, 11 days after they were taken hostage by rebels in Southern Kordofan state. The Red Cross flew the workers from the Kauda area in ...
UN: 20,000 Who Fled Violence in Mali Need Help
Sudan News.NetThe United Nations refugee agency reports more than 20,000 people who have fled violence in Mali over the past three weeks are in urgent need of help. The UNHCR says it has sent emergency teams to ...
Mermaids disrupting work at Zimbabwe reservoirs
Sudan News.NetMermaids have been hounding workers away from the two planned new reservoirs in Zimbabwe, according to the country's Water Resources Minister. Samuel Sipepa Nkomo told a Zimbabwean parliamentary ...
Mauritius PM in India to strengthen bilateral ties
Sudan News.NetMauritius Prime Minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, who is in India on a six-day visit to ramp up bilateral economic and security ties, began the official leg of his tour with a ceremonial welcome at ...
England second team to lose a Test after removing opposition for below 100
Sudan News.NetEngland has joined South Africa by becoming only the second team in the last 105 years to lose a Test after bowling the opposition out for less than 100 in the first innings of the game. According ...
South Africa edges closer to being No 1 in ICC Test rankings
Sudan News.NetSouth Africa is eyeing the No 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings after Pakistan's unexpected series victory over current number one side England in the United Arab Emirates. The Proteas will tour New ...
In wake of elections in DR Congo, UN urges all sides to pursue dialogue
UN News CentreThe top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today stressed the need for all parties to use legal means and dialogue to settle differences in the aftermath of recent ...
African soccer and UN team up to score goals for peace and development
UN News CentreThe head of the United Nations political office in Central Africa and the President of the African Football Confederation (AFC) met today to discuss how the ...
BombardierÂ’s South African showcase coming off the rails
Globe and MailBombardier Inc. ’s showcase project in South Africa, the high-speed Gautrain, was a popular sensation when it launched in 2010 during the soccer World Cup. But now, 18 months later, the ...
Video: 50 years on, France remembers bloodshed at Algeria protest
The Globe and MailA demonstration against the French involvement in Algeria turned bloody on Feb 8, 1962, leaving nine people dead and dozens injured. Fifty years later, eyewitnesses ...
In Morocco, The Arab Spring's Mixed Bounty
NPRRelatives of Abdelwahab Zaydoun, a 27-year-old Moroccan who set himself on fire to protest his unemployment and died from his burns, react to his death in Casablanca last month. A year after street ...
Ghana president orders arrest of ruling party’s sponsor over graft
Daily NationPhoto/FILE Ghana's President John Atta Mills has had to sanction the arrest of key ruling party financier Alfred Agbesi Woyome after his indictment for ...
Explosion rocks military barracks in northern Nigeria
Daily NationA blast rocked an area near a military barracks in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Tuesday but the cause of the explosion and number of casualties were not immediately clear, an official ...
South Africa's strike-hit Kruger Park to hire retired rangers
Daily NationSouth Africa's Kruger National Park is recruiting retired game rangers to replace its striking ranger force, a spokesman said Tuesday, amid a rhino poaching crisis that has hit record ...
Kenya unveils a software certification program
Daily NationSoftware will play a major role in helping both the public and private sectors adapt to economic changes quickly and cheaply. Dubbed ,Chipuka, (Swahili word for Emerge), Kenya's software ...
Kenya’s Vivian is world’s best in sports
Daily NationKenya's athlete Vivian Cheruiyot holds her trophy of the 2011 Kenya Sports Personality of the Year at the Safaricom Kenya Sports Personality of the Year Awards (Soya) gala in Nairobi, capital ...
Favorite Ghana out to avoid loss as Zambia plots ambush
Turkish Daily NewsGhana's Andre Ayew (2L) celebrates his goal with teammates during their African Nations Cup quarterfinal match against Tunisia at Franceville Stadium in Gabon. REUTERS photo The heat will ...
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