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The United Nations has called for sustained aid efforts in Somalia to prevent the war-torn country from experiencing another humanitarian crisis as more than three million people remain in need of urgent aid.
The U.N. said on Tuesday Jul. 17 …
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This year on 18 July, the former president of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), Mr Nelson Mandela will turn 94 years. Each year, people across the world join in the celebrations to mark his popular birthday declared …
Continue readingHuman rights groups, press watchdogs, and even the U.S. government have strongly denounced recent prison sentences meted out against journalists and opposition activists accused of violating Ethiopia's anti-terrorism laws.
In an unusually tough statement against a close ally, the State …
Continue readingEvery Friday, mothers and their children gather at the community nutrition centre in the little village of Rantolava, 450 kilometres north east of Antananarivo, the Malagasy capital, to learn more about a healthy diet.
The day begins with …
Continue readingThe government has pledged to meet the cost of prosecuting a court case in London where Kenyan freedom fighters have sued the British government for torture during the suppression of the Mau Mau rebellion.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on …
Continue readingAs the dust settles in Addis, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won't have much time to celebrate. There's a continent to fix, after all. SIMON ALLISON runs through the issues that need the most urgent attention.
Bridging diplomatic divides
For better or …
Continue readingCome Sunday, July 15, 2012, African leaders will once again, resume the process of electing the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. It is to be recalled that last January, the leaders suspended the elections for the African Union Commission …
Continue readingOn July 15, the African Union (AU) Assembly will seek to elect a Chairperson of the AU Commission. This will be the second attempt at this by African leaders after their initial attempt during the last Summit in January 2012 …
Continue readingTHE onset of the East African Community has brought with it very interesting developments. There is more awareness of matters in the East African by the citizens of the region partly due to an increased interest and focus on the
About 120,000 people in the coastal, mid- and far western regions of the self-declared republic of Somaliland require emergency food assistance after four years of failed rains, says Mohamed Mousa Awale, chairman of Somaliland's environment research and disaster preparedness …
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