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Congo-Kinshasa: Marching for the Women of Congo
9 Mar 2010 at 4:34am
On a warm spring day on Monday, activists and supporters from the Enough Project and Women for Women marched with colorful banners across the Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to raise awareness about the struggles of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Uganda: Experts Warn of More Landslides
9 Mar 2010 at 7:04pm
Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual.
Zimbabwe: Diamond Mining Firms Face Stern Parliament Rebuke
9 Mar 2010 at 6:12pm
Two state authorised diamond mining firms, who have been mining the controversial Chiadzwa alluvial fields, could face a stern parliamentary rebuke for avoiding two consecutive parliamentary hearings on their activities.
Africa: Create Jobs and All Else Will Follow
9 Mar 2010 at 3:08pm
Bill Gates' commitment at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to give $10 billion over the next decade to develop and distribute vaccines to children in the world's poorest countries has stimulated an interesting discussion on what would be the best use for such a large charitable gift. It's an important discussion too, as more very wealthy entrepreneurs use their charitable giving to change the whole paradigm of aid to the "bottom billion."
Nigeria: Jonathan Appoints New National Security Adviser
9 Mar 2010 at 4:48am
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday moved to consolidate his hold on power with the removal of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Sarki Mukhtar (rtd), and the appointment of Lt. Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau as his replacement.
Gambia: Court Remands Rights Defender
10 Mar 2010 at 12:42am
The Kanifing Magistrate Court on March 8, 2010 remanded Edwin Nebolisa Nwakaeme, a local human rights defender and a Director of Programmes of the Banjul-based Africa in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG) in police custody for allegedly "giving false information".
Rwanda: Kagame Promises Evidence Against Former First Lady
10 Mar 2010 at 12:40am
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said his government will send evidence to France to prove that Ms Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of the assassinated president Juvenal Habyarimana, participated in 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Nigeria: Former President Calls for Impeachment of Yar'Adua
10 Mar 2010 at 12:39am
Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has joined the growing number of Nigerians calling for the removal of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, maintaining that the only viable option out of the present political logjam in the country is for the Executive Council of the Federation (EXCOF) to declare the President incapacitated and have him impeached.
Nigeria: Jonathan Should Prioritise Electoral Reform - Buhari
10 Mar 2010 at 12:33am
The first priority of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan is to conclude the electoral reform programme and ensure that a credible Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is put in place because government will just be wasting time if the next election is not free and fair, retired General Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday.
Zimbabwe: Moyo Remains Speaker of House, Says Court
10 Mar 2010 at 12:31am
Tsholotsho legislator Professor Jonathan Moyo's bid to nullify Mr Lovemore Moyo's election as Speaker of the House of Assembly failed after the High Court yesterday threw out the challenge.
Rwanda: Kagame Addresses Royal Commonwealth Society
10 Mar 2010 at 12:27am
President Paul Kagame, yesterday, on his second day of a working visit to England, addressed the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) on the role of the youth in the development in Rwanda, Africa and the Commonwealth.
