- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[SciDev.Net] Three water management projects involving canals in separate parts of the world have been criticised for how they incorporate scientific evidence - albeit for varying reasons.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from African SpotlightThe All Progressives Congress on Wednesday formally shut its doors against members of the Peoples Democratic Party wishing to join its ranks. The APC made its position public in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Africa | The GuardianDespite the $302m spent annually on primary education, almost 70% of children are likely to drop out, with hidden costs proving too high for poorer parents A gentle drizzle beats an insistent rhythm on the rusty, corrugated iron classroo...
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from Africa and Indian Ocean news, all the latest and breaking African newsDavid Cameron and other European Union leaders will consider efforts to identify, capture and destroy vessels before they are used by traffickers, draft document shows
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from Africa | The GuardianExclusive: Confidential draft from summit reveals that only 5,000 migrants will be allowed to resettle in Europe with at least 150,000 likely to be repatriated Only 5,000 resettlement places across Europe are to be offered to refugees un...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nearly 80 percent of American companies surveyed by two human rights groups failed to meet a U.S. rule requiring they monitor whether their products contain minerals from war-torn Africa.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from CCTV AfricaEthiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn says his country will join the fight against militant group ISIL. That follows the release of a video showing murder of around 30 Ethiopians in Libya. The massacre provoked angry prote...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[CAJ News] Johannesburg -KAIZER Chiefs have been crowned the new Absa Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions following their massacre of visiting Polokwane City 4-1 at FNB Stadium on Wednesday nighty.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from CNN.com - AfricaThey come from more than 20 countries, drawn to Libya as the funnel to Europe.
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from African SpotlightParis – Guinean President Alpha Conde insisted Wednesday that the country’s constitution rules out the kind of changes to the election timetable sought by opposition supporters. “The Guinean constitution requires that p...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by CCTV AfricaVan Ryn Brandy distillery produces the world's best brandy South Africa is well known for its fine brandies. They're exported to all corners of the world. The Van Ryn Brandy distillery has won 9 out of the 10 top awards in the in...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[Leadership] The South African High Commissioner, Louis Mnguni, was summoned yesterday by Nigeria's minister of state for foreign affairs, Musiliu Obanikoro, demanding punishment for the culprits involved in the xenophobic attacks on for...
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from International Business TimesFederal agents found the stolen sarcophagus in a garage in Brooklyn, New York. The tale of how a centuries-old coffin from Egypt found its way to New York City is one of globetrotting art dealers, looters, and illicit traders. They're ju...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BBC News - AfricaAn experimental drug has cured monkeys infected with the strain of the Ebola virus present in West Africa, US-based scientists say.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -Mexico highlighted Wednesday the importance of the Algerian initiative aiming at launching dialogue between OPEC member and non-member countries, in a view to regulating the market by reducing the output...
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from African SpotlightCotonou – Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi promised voters and world leaders including Barack Obama he would step down when his second term expires next year but doubts over his pledge are overshadowing Sunday’s parliamentary...
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from AfricaTatiana Kanga was nine months pregnant when she paid a Moroccan smuggler $1,290 so she and her toddler daughter could ride on a rubber boat, 14 harrowing hours from Africa to Europe.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from CNN.com - AfricaSouth African troops raid hostels and arrest 11 people as they try to crack down on xenophobic violence.
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from African SpotlightWatch this exclusive interview with Nigeria’s President-Elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as he sits with TVC News; unveiling his plans for Nigeria ahead of Handover in May 29th. PART ONE PART TWO... The post VIDEO: Buhari says Nigerian...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by CCTV AfricaWitness's son recounts Asian-African Meeting 1955 In 1955, the world was a very different place. The Cold War was at its peak and suspicion was rampant among the countries. This was the backdrop of the first Asian-African conference....
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from African SpotlightFollowing Nigerian militant group Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to Islamic State, ISIS, which rules a self-declared caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, Boko Haram has reportedly released a set of pictures with new name –...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BBC News - AfricaMeet the women deemed Kenya's 'fantastic four,' Edna Kiplagat, Florence Kiplagat, Mary Keitany and Priscah Jeptoo.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by CCTV AfricaStephen Keshi pens two year deal for Super Eagles coaching job Nigerian Football federation has renewed the contract of its national teams coach. The two-year contract renewal reportedly comes after intense negotiation with the Nigerian ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from African SpotlightFive-month-old twins who were abandoned by their 19-year-old mother in a stream at Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region, have been rescued by a good Samaritan. The mother, Bernice Adongo, a Junior High School (JHS) dropout, was arrested af...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[The Journalist] A Kenyan journalist reflects on exile in Joburg & Xenophobia
- Egypt: Sudanese Court Preliminarily Sentences Egyptian Fishermen for Breaching Waters - State AgencyThursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[Aswat Masriya] Cairo -A Sudanese court sentenced 29 Egyptian fishermen and sailors to pay a fine of 5,000 Sudanese pounds each or to two years in jail for anyone who fails to pay, on Thursday, state news agency MENA said.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BBC News - AfricaWill Togo leader extend his family's 48-year rule?
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from AfricaTweet Widget Facebook Like Email Ethiopian authorities should immediately release nine bloggers and journalists arrested a year ago who are being prosecuted on politically motivated charges. The six bloggers, who belong to the Zone 9 blo...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BBC News - AfricaThe BBC's Sophie Ribstein visits a school in Yeoville, Johannesburg, to find out children's views on recent xenophobic attacks.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from African SpotlightBrighton – Two hundred body bags were placed on Brighton beach in a protest to highlight the UK’s response to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. Amnesty International supporters were zipped into some of the bags in the ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BBC News - AfricaEuropean leaders are to triple funding for search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean following crisis talks in Brussels.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[PR Newswire] Washington -Over 150 young leaders from 21 West African countries will gather in Accra, Ghana next week to share their expertise and engage on issues they have defined as critical for the future of Africa. In support of Pre...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[SciDev.Net] The World Health Organization has called for the disclosure of all results from the clinical trials of new medicines, regardless of their success, to increase transparency in the drug innovation process.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BBC News - AfricaAbout 30,000 people march through South Africa's main city, Johannesburg, to demand an end to a recent wave of attacks on African migrants.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[UNDP] Continued violence in the Central African Republic, combined with the rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria and neighboring countries may delay development for years to come, according to UN officials who met in Yaounde, Cameroon.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by CNBCAfricaRevolving loans vs a credit card Financial institutions often inundate consumers with the option of credit - one such example highlighted by a viewer is a revolving loan. Wikus Olivier of DebtSafe joins CNBC Africa for a look... From: CN...
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from Africa - Los Angeles TimesSecurity forces raided a men’s hostel outside Johannesburg as authorities deployed the South African military for the first time to crack down on recent violence against foreigners, most from other African countries.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from CNN.com - AfricaThe NBA announced Wednesday that it will play its first ever exhibition game in Africa on August 1 at Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[Hirondelle] Arusha -Ex-Family Affairs Minister Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, the only woman tried by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), on Wednesday asked her appeals judges to acquit her, saying she could never have commit...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BBC News - AfricaAs thousands march in South Africa to protest against xenophobic violence, the BBC's Karen Allen looks at what is fuelling the mistrust of foreigners.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[Daily Observer] Stories of fire outbreaks leading to the destruction of lives and properties have dominated the national news in the past few weeks; the recent of which claimed the lives of two at Lamin.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -Liberia's Defense Minister Brownie J. Samukai, Jr, has called on the European Union (EU) for non-lethal support to Liberia's security sector as UNMIL effects its draw down plan. The Minister says it is indispe...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NYT > AfricaRelatives mourned two Ethiopian migrants killed by militants in Libya who claimed ties to the Islamic State, a reminder of the dangers facing those seeking a better life.
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from AFKInsider
U.S. residents Rick and Wendy Walleigh quit high-tech jobs, took their work experience from Silicon Valley to Swaziland, then wrote a book about it. They joined TechnoServe, a Washington, D.C.-based company that promotes business solutio... - Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[African Arguments] Nigeria, a country endowed with numerous natural energy resources such as crude oil, gas, coal, hydro, wind, biomass, solar, geothermal, tidal and even uranium has adopted a multi-faceted approach to meet its energy r...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AllAfrica News: Latest[IRIN] Bugesera, Rwanda -The number of Burundians who have fled abroad to escape pre-election violence has swollen to more than 12,000 in less than a month, and they are taking with them allegations of murder, torture and intimidation by...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from CCTV Africa
European Union (EU) leaders are expected to meet for an emergency summit to discuss ways on how to deal with the ever increasing numbers of migrants who risk their lives at the Mediterranean sea to get into Europe. The EU leaders, who de... - Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalWith the death toll in one of the most devastating humanitarian crisis continuing to climb, many are pointing to the fall of Muammar Qaddafi, and the destabilization of Libya, as a factor in the deaths of nearly 900 individuals in the Me...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AFKInsider
Zimbabwean-South African motivational speaker Godfrey Madanhire is living the dream. A life coach, he founded Dreamworld Promotions and has 50 employees. Dreamworld was not an overnight success. It was trial and error for an inexperience... - Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsTwo more dead bodies were rescued yesterday morning in the Mantimane region, Marracuene district, Maputo province. They belong to two more victims of the shipwreck occurred last Friday, early in the morning, near Inhaca Island. The victi...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsSouth African President Jacob Zuma is to send members of his cabinet and other senior government officials across Africa to douse anger at the perceived laxness in dealing with xenophobic attacks.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsZimbabwean president Robert Mugabe left Harare Monday for Indonesia, which is not too far away from Singapore where he regularly flies to for medical treatment, reports New Zimbawe.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsThe family of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old killed in Ferguson last summer by a white police officer, will file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, attorneys for the family said on Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsThe South African amended B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice will become effective on May 1 2015 and introduce the concept of empowering suppliers.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsThe Electoral Commission of Uganda will use a biometric system - a system that uses human body characteristics to determine identity - to update its voters register ahead of next year’s general election, says Electoral Commission spokesm...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsReclusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been recuperating for weeks from serious injuries sustained as a result of a March air strike in western Iraq, the British newspaper Guardian is reporting on Tuesday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsNigerian troops combating Boko Haram militants have killed notorious top terrorists commander Abu Mojahid in northern Nigeria's Borno State, a military spokesperson said Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsWith generous government grants and numerous appearances on the red carpet, Nigeria’s outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan made a mark in Nollywood - the country’s home-grown movie industry turned billion-dollar enterprise. As Jonathan p...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsA long awaited strategy to deal with border crime is being developed with Mozambique and Zimbabwe but an integrated strategy to combat rhino poaching is not considered necessary, South Africa's Police Minister Nathi Nhleko said on Wednes...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsMore than 1,500 Mozambicans have fled from the anti-foreigner pogroms in South Africa, using their own resources, the government spokesperson, Deputy Health Minister Mouzinho Saide announced on Tuesday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsOfficials of the South African groups MTN and Sasol denied on Monday April 20, 2015 the reports that some of their subsidiaries, including those located in Nigeria and Mozambique, have been the target of threats due to the winds of xenop...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsItalian energy giant Eni expects to ship first liquefied natural gas cargo from Mozambique in 2020.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsMTN's regional office in Abuja reportedly shut down its operations on Wednesday following attacks by irate youths presumably protesting over the on-going xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsAs many as 5,000 migrants a week could arrive in Italy by sea from North African ports in the next five months unless something is done about the issue, according to an interior ministry projection.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsA mission of Sofid, a Portuguese financial credit institution, has been in Maputo since Monday to promote an investment fund for projects in Mozambique at a standstill since 2011, said one of the company’s directors.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsThe continent is vital for the country's economy, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has told factory workers.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsMore than four hundred Mozambicans who have been targeted by xenophobic violence in South Africa, arrived to the transit centre of Boane in Maputo province on Thursday, 'Rádio Moçambique' (RM) reports.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsThe continent is vital for the country's economy, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has told factory workers.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsThe new Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra arrived in Maputo on Wednesday, April 22.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsThe Police of Mozambique (PRM) last week seized an abandoned ephedrine package that was rolling along the baggage carousel of Maputo International Airport.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsLast year in Mozambique the extractive sector underwent an intensive legislative calendar, with new mining legislation formalized, the passage of a new Petroleum Law and just before year’s end the publication of a Decree Law governing th...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsA conference that brings together influential and senior experts in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry from within and outside the SADC region kicked on Wednesday in Windhoek, Namibia. Mozambique is one of the pa...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsMozambique’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Oldemeri Baloi, has submitted the candidacy of Eduardo Mulémbwè for the post of Speaker of the Pan-African Parliament, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, APA learns on Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsNigeria's foreign ministry has summoned South Africa's high commissioner over anti-immigrant violence in which at least seven people have been killed, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsMozambique’s former rebel movement-turned main opposition Renamo has expressed confidence that its bill seeking to establish “provincial municipalities” will be debated by the country’s parliament later this month, APA can report.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsLow natural gas extraction costs in Mozambique will allow Italian energy company Eni SpA to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the country that is very competitive, Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi said on Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsLand, as property of the State, should be protected and at no time should be invaded and sold, as it is the most precious thing that Mozambicans have to ensure their livelihood, said yesterday, in the village headquarters of the district...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Club of Mozambique NewsThe South African Consul General in Nigeria, Sam Monaisa, said that Nigerians on social media were blowing things out of proportion and that the situation in Durban was calming down.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Mmegi Online - Editorial
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News24 AfricaThe fighting that is ravaging Libya has displaced more than a half a million people since last May.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News24 AfricaSomali and African forces aim to drive Shabaab Islamist militants out of one of the last major tracts of territory in southern Somalia that the group still holds and which it uses to launch attacks.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from TimesLIVEPresident Barack Obama did not specifically sign off on the counterterrorism operation on an al Qaeda compound that killed two hostages, but the operation followed protocols aimed at preventing civilian deaths, the White House said on Th...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News24 WorldMichael Brown's parents have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News24 WorldThree people who survived the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing have recalled not having enough time to react before the second home-made bomb went off, tearing off their legs.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News24 AfricaBoko Haram fighters have amassed in the group's Sambisa Forest stronghold in northeast Nigeria, as a military offensive tries to flush them out.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News24 AfricaIn Africa, dreams of reaching Europe remain strong in spite of boat fatalities and the jihadi threat.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News World Priority RSSFormer CIA director David Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $100 000 fine after pleading guilty to mishandling classified information.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News World Priority RSSA gang of paedophiles who raped and abused children under five in attacks that were streamed over the internet have been convicted.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News World Priority RSSA German man who was sailing from West Africa to Trinidad is missing after his yacht washed up in Guyana.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by SABC Digital NewsRichard Murray on World Triathlon Series It is the second year that the city of Cape Town is a stop on the World Triathlon Series. This year the event will finish at the Green Point Athletics Stadium, the first international event... Fro...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from TimesLIVEThe Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and over 100 other civil society organisations (CSOs) throughout the African continent today called upon the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights to intervene in relation to the xen...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from LusakaTimes.comMadaliso Muthiya and Dayne Moore enhanced their chances of making the cut on Friday after posting favourable scores in round one at the 2015 Mopani/RedPath Zambia Open at Nkana Golf Club in Kitwe. Moore made...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by SABC Digital NewsCuban Ambassador to SA on Cuba and America's relations Cuban Ambassador to South Africa, Fernandez De Cossio says one of the more urgent potholes in Cuba's journey with the United States is the American military base in Cuba, Gua...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from eNCA.com | WorldThe civil lawsuit filed in St Louis County, Missouri, names the city of Ferguson, former police chief Thomas Jackson and former police officer Darren Wilson as defendants.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by SABC Digital NewsObama offers apology to families of killed hostages in January US President Barack Obama has apologised to the families of the two hostages killed in a US counter terrorism operation in January. These are reportedly the first accidental ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from eNCA.com | WorldAs more than half of the 10 prisoners facing the firing squad are foreigners, the case has strained Jakarta's relations with Australia, France and Brazil.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from News World Priority RSSFormer CIA director David Petraeus faces sentencing for allegedly leaking secrets to a mistress who was writing his biography.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from TimesLIVEMethodist Bishop Paul Verryn today slammed xenophobia but said "we can't ignore the brokeness of this country. About 15 million people go to bed hungry every day. That is treason".
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from eNCA.com | WorldHonouring the 1,5-million Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks a century ago, the church takes a stand on the World War I genocide.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comThe Delhi High Court on Thursday denied permission to environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, accused in a sexual harassment case, to travel abroad to attend a Global Water Summit. Pachauri had moved the ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comThe home ministry on Thursday ordered placing the Ford Foundation, one of the most powerful international funding organisations, on a watch list in "national interest and security" of the country, ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comJAKARTA - The Asian African Conference in Indonesia concluded Thursday with resolutions calling for independence for the Palestinian territories and a new order aimed at increasing the economic and ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comThe 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was more than a systematic ethnic purge. It also was a desperate effort to save a once-great empire. As the world prepares to mark the 100th ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Egypt Independent: Top storiesEgyptian President Abdel Fattah's al-Sisi said Sinai faces terrorism that bears "malicious intentions," in a speech on Thursday, in celebration of the Sinai Liberation day. The president said "our confrontation with te...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comActress Michelle Keegan has jetted off to Dubai with a group of friends for her bachelorette party ahead of her wedding to Mark Wright. The actress fully embraced the hen theme with a customised ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from WORLDBAMAKO- The head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali Mongi Hamdi said to be "optimistic" about the success of Algiers Process with the signing of the peace agreement on 15 May by all the involv...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Egypt Independent: Top storiesThe Red Sea Ports Authority decided to close the port of Hurghada due to bad weather and high winds on Thursday. The media spokesman for the authority, Abdel Rehim Mostafa, said the reason the port was closed were waves between 3 ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comThe CBI on Thursday raided seven locations in West Bengal and Odisha of the Mangaldeep Land Promoters Ltd. for raising public money through illegal schemes, while a court rejected the bail plea of ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comWilliam Shakespeare is now a New Yorker and more alive than ever -- thanks to The Sonnet Project, a virtual initiative in the form of a mobile application in which actors recite his 154 sonnets in ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comThe UN on Thursday said that more than 100,000 people have been displaced in Anbar governorate, where pro-government forces have been engaged in intense clashes with Islamic State militants for ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo PostCAIRO: Private television channel Al Kahera Wal Nas announced Wednesday it had suspended its controversial “with Islam” program days after Al-Azhar institution filed complaint accusing the show of “twisting Islam.” “The decision is to de...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comThe Kerala government has invited film industries across India under its "Visit Kerala" campaign to shoot in the state so that it can promote the state's picturesque tourist hotspots through movies. ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comOil and gas major Cairn India on Thursday reported a consolidated loss of Rs.240 crore for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014-15 caused by a slump in international oil prices. The company had a ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comOver 20,000 Nepalis will take part in a five-day mass yoga session to be inaugurated by President Ram Baran Yadav here on Friday. Indian yoga guru Ramdev arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.com23 April 2015 - As global symbols of social progress, books have always been targets for those who reject freedom and tolerance, the United Nations agency mandated with promoting education said ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.com23 April 2015 - Involving youth in peacebuilding processes the world over is essential to lasting global stability and stemming the growth of radicalism, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Egypt Independent: Top storiesA terrorist group called Execution Squad has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Wael Tahoun, the chief investigation officer of the Matareya Police Department. The group said in a statement on Facebook on Wednesday ev...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.com21 April 2015 - Are you or do you know a young person from a developing country with an inspiring story about climate action" If so, the United Nations wants to hear from you. A global search ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo PostCAIRO: The government has so far paid 572 million EGP ($74 million) in compensation to Rafah residents displaced under the established buffer zone, said North Sinai Governor Abdel Fatah Harhour during a Thursday news conference. After an...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo PostCAIRO: The Ministry of Electricity is studying “modern methods” to help secure electricity towers after a series of recent bombings, Minister Mohamed Shaker told Youm 7. Shaker said that although all vital towers are now being secured ei...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo PostCAIRO: Emirati State Minister Sultan al-Gaber visited the new Suez Canal construction site Thursday while riding the Al-Sadr dredger: one of the Emirati dredgers fleet participating in digging the new canal, Youm 7 reported. Gaber has be...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comAn Indian Air Force aircraft on Thursday airlifted the bodies of the victims of the bus accident near Kathmandu in which 17 Indian pilgrims from Gujarat were killed when their vehicle rolled down a ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo Post
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo PostCAIRO: The chemical industries sector contributed $4 billion in exports, as well as $30 billion to national income in 2013-2014, said Ahmed Kamal, the Executive Director of Environmental Compliance Office and Sustainable Development. ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comA top military aide to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the al-Hadath TV channel reported on Thursday. A crack team of former Baathist ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Egypt Independent: Top storiesTransitional Justice Minister Ibrahim Al-Heneidy has announced that the parliamentary elections will not be held until after Ramadan, due to technical and security issues. Moreover, the final legislative draft is not rea...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comThe relatability to any English video with a vernacular twang will help appeal to regional audiences, says Sameer Pitalwalla, CEO and co-founder of digital entertainment company Culture Machine. The ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.com23 April 2015 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today expressed deep regret at the continuation of hostilities in the Upper Nile state capital of Malakal, and the resulting ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comBANGKOK - China's growing influence in Laos, marked by expanded investment and trade, has led some international agencies to warn Laos about an unhealthy financial dependence on China. Analysts ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comWest Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo believes he can make a significant impact on the second Test as the game enters crucial third day Thursday with his team needing wickets to curtail England's ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comChinese Taipei Football Association president Lin Cheng-yi has been accused of match fixing a World Cup qualifier, according to media reports on Thursday. Lin is allegedly involved in fixing Chinese ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.com23 April 2015 - The fight against malaria must be taken to the "next level" in order for the disease to be successfully eliminated, the United Nations health agency said today amid calls for the ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comAmnesty International on Thursday slammed the deteriorating human rights situation in the Maldives and termed the trial of former president Mohamed Nasheed "a sham". Nasheed was sentenced on ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comAround 22 million infants across the globe still miss out on the basic vaccines for diphtheria, hepatitis B, measles, mumps and tetanus. And out of this, nine million infants live in the Southeast ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo PostCAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) ended on a collective rise Thursday, pushed by investors’ upbeat sentiment as Egypt finally received $6 billion in deposits as part of Gulf aid pledged during the economic summit held in Sharm el-Sheikh...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comMigrants from Africa and other places are finding different routes into the European Union in search of a better life. The Associated Press followed one group to document their trek through the ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comSuperstar Aamir Khan discussed India's social evils like female foeticide, gender inequality and honour killing at the Women in the World Summit here, saying change can be brought by reaching out to ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comGUANAJUATO, MEXICO - A 14-year-old Mexican girl who was taken by authorities and sent screaming to live in the United States was returned home Wednesday after s showed she is not the daughter of ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comChinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday that his country stands ready to work with relevant parties to hammer out a fair, balanced and all-win agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. He made ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comWARSAW - Poland was still waiting for the United States to apologize for remarks by an FBI official that it says implied complicity in the Holocaust during World War Two, a government spokeswoman ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Egypt Independent: World newsThe Pentagon on Thursday denied Russian allegations that US troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, calling Moscow's claims a "ridiculous attempt to shift the focus" from its own activities in the region. ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comIf you want to grab a copy of a NASA astronaut's signed picture, join this trivia game fast. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who is living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on a one-year ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comIn a world's first, Chinese scientists have reported "editing" the genomes of human embryos. The results confirm widespread rumours that such experiments had been conducted in China. These rumours ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comPolice here on Thursday launched a community policing initiative in which 33 corporates, including DLF, PepsiCo India, Maruti Suzuki, Convergys and MakeMyTrip, committed themselves to providing ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.comThe All India Football Federation (AIFF) would appoint chief executive officers in five state associations at its own cost, federation president Praful Patel announced here on Thursday. "AIFF, in an ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking International News latest RSS headlines - Sierra Leone Times.com23 April 2015 - Nearly eight months after the ceasefire that ended the most recent hostilities in the Gaza Strip, not a single destroyed home has been rebuilt in the enclave, according to the ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Egypt Independent: Top storiesEgypt's revenue from the Suez Canal declined by 5 percent in March, reaching US$420 million, compared with $441.9 million in the same month last year, according to Bloomberg. Suez Canal revenues reached $382 million in Februar...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo Post
CAIRO: Dozens of illegally smuggled ancient Egyptian artifacts that were seized by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the past five years have been repatriated to Egypt, the agency announced. The artifacts, including a... - Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cairo PostCAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) launched Thursday the first electronic system for direct disclosure of companies, in a step to increase the market efficiency and promote disclosure and transparency levels, according to a statement. Un...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from DailyNews Online Edition - Local NewsAN impromptu inspection by the Ilala Municipal Council last month uncovered ten businesses operating with fake licences, after which they were surcharged 300 per cent of the cost of getting valid ones.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsMoving messages continue to come from people of all walks of life as they pay their respects to Brenda Kyeyune (pictured), the 35-year-old Ugandan UNICEF worker, who was killed in a bomb blast in Somalia on Monday
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by kenyacitizentvMradi Wa Beyond Zero Kajiado From: Kenya CitizenTV Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:31 More in News & Politics
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsPupils in government-aided schools will have an opportunity to study and surf the internet for free. MTN Uganda through its social corporate responsibility arm, MTN Uganda Foundation, has unveiled a bus equipped with laptops where pupils...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Popular Standard Digital News FeedsAn MP who was caught on tape in a heated exchange with weighbridge staff Thursday marshalled other lawmakers to push for a parliamentary inquest into the claims of bribery, extortion and fraud at weighbridges.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
April 23, 2015 (JUBA) - Heavy gun battle resumed on Thursday in Malakal, the capital of South Sudan's Upper Nile state, despite the deployment of more government troops. The resumption of fighting forced the state government to relocate,... - Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by kenyacitizentvOkoa Kenya Referendum Bill Launched From: Kenya CitizenTV Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:10 More in News & Politics
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Standard: RSS Feeds - HeadlinesPresident Barack Obama revealed Thursday that an American and an Italian hostage were accidentally killed in a covert US counter-terrorism operation near the Afghan-Pakistan border in January, taking "full responsibility" for the tragedy.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Popular Standard Digital News FeedsThe White House admitted Thursday that a January US operation against an Al Qaeda compound near the Afghan-Pakistan border killed one American and one Italian hostage, along with an American member of the jihadist group.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from DailyNews Online Edition - Local NewsTHE firm contracted by local authorities in Dar es Salaam Region to enforce by-laws in the central business District, Tambaza Auction Mart and General Broker, has called upon the public to report workers who solicit bribes.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Garowe OnlineSomali and African forces aim to drive al Shabaab Islamist militants....
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by kenyacitizentvBeyond Zero Campaign In Kajiado County From: Kenya CitizenTV Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:02 More in News & Politics
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Standard: RSS Feeds - HeadlinesRaila Odinga's Opposition coalition officially launched its referendum campaign, setting the stage for what could be a long-running duel with President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration going right up to the 2017 General Election.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Popular Standard Digital News FeedsPresident Uhuru Kenyatta has asked the youth to reject divisive messages and destructive ideologies and take advantage of opportunities being made available by the Government.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaCounties urged to increase agriculture funding Even as counties demanded for larger budgetary allocation, they were called-out for allocating less than they should towards agriculture. According to industrialisation PS, Wilson Songa,... ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from EastAFRO.com » NewsWhy Are So Many Migrants Fleeing Libya? Could ISIS Take Over Libya? Libya is on the brink of civil war. Four years since the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Libya faces political turmoil and the growing threat of ISIS. So what&#...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsMr Businge further stated that police are aiding malicious prosecution by faulting Prince Kijanangoma for entering his grandfather’s home.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsLeaners say unresolved conflicts among different religious leaders cause people to resort to acts of terrorism
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsA State witness has withdrawn from a case against former Forum for Democratic Change president Kizza Besigye in Kabale Magistrate’s Court, citing intimidation by government agents
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Bartamaha » Latest Somali Newshe Somali Football Association has repeated its call for the African Peacekeeping troops to leave the Somalia National Stadium in Mogadishu.The 70,000-capacity stadium has been occupied by the African Union Mission in Somalia for nearly ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaJustice for Kwekwe: High Court visits scene of minor's fatal shooting Two minors who witnessed the shooting of Kwekwe Mwandaza in 2014 at her home in Kwale county testified before the High court, when it visited the scene of crime. O...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by K24TVRelocation Of M-Pesa Servers Set To Eliminate Need For Reversals Have you ever sent money through M-pesa to a wrong number and had to call customer care for an M-pesa reversal to be done, which appeared to take an eternity? This is among...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsThe chairperson Acholi Parliamentary Group says action reflects a society desperate for government assistance.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTV UgandaPolice asks for Shs200 billion for election security The Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Aronda Nyakairima has tabled the police force budget for the next financial year before parliament's defence and internal affairs committee. Acco...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Standard: RSS Feeds - HeadlinesAl Shabaab militants killed a Kenyan chief after they failed to receive Sh4 million ransom.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsThe Catholic Church yesterday declined to divulge details regarding the much-anticipated Pope Francis’s visit to Uganda
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTV UgandaBanks call for quick distribution of national ID cards The Uganda Bankers Association says that the distribution of the national identification cards need to be undertaken with speed, in order to ease on compliance. This is as more finan...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaHere are the 5 black spots where pedestrians in Nairobi are likely to die Pedestrians are likely to be involved in road accidents on five roads in Nairobi. A study by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) showed that Airport...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by kenyacitizentvPresident Kenyatta Appoints Tribunal To Probe Matemu, Keino From: Kenya CitizenTV Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:44 More in News & Politics
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Popular Standard Digital News FeedsA former MP who successfully obtained orders blocking his prosecution for being in the country illegally will now be arraigned to face the same charges.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaGovernors from tea growing counties say they are not getting full benefits of the sector For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ke Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvkenya Like our FaceBook page http://www.facebook.com/NtvKeny...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by K24TVPresident Allays Fears That Probe Of EACC Chair, Vice Will Affect Operations President Uhuru Kenyatta has moved to allay fears that the suspension of EACC chair Mumo Matemu and his deputy Irene Keino will derail ongoing investigations an...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaHealth Assignment: After 32 years with fistula a private intervention saved this woman's life Despite fistula being treatable, many women suffer in silence because they fear being stigmatized. Irene Choge interacted with one such wom...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Popular Standard Digital News FeedsA corruption report brought to the House by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) reveals that the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) was ordered to re-investigate Mining Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala on allegations of sol...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by kenyacitizentvMswada Wa Kuwapa Wasichana Visodo From: Kenya CitizenTV Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:23 More in News & Politics
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsThe district leadership says Finance ministry allocates little money for road maintenance in the district annually.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTV UgandaAmuru MP asked to stop mobilizing citizens protests over land The Member of Parliament for Kilak County in Amuru District Gilbert Olanya has been ordered to stop mobilizing his constituents to protest over a disputed 40 square kilometer ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsGovernment is working on creating a fund to support research, innovation and marketing of products from institutions of learning to make them competitive on the world market, the Education minister, Ms Jessica Alupo, has said
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by kenyacitizentvPres. Uhuru’s Home Terror Suspect A Mental Patient From: Kenya CitizenTV Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:04 More in News & Politics
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaDoping ban; Jeptoo's IAAF appeal For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ke Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvkenya Like our FaceBook page http://www.facebook.com/NtvKenya. From: NTV Kenya Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 00:28 Mo...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by kenyacitizentvNTSA Report Indicates 9.7% Drop In Accidents In 2014 From: Kenya CitizenTV Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:34 More in News & Politics
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsThe hospital director, Dr Bernard Odu, told Daily Monitor on Wednesday that the National Medical Stores (NMS) has not supplied the referral hospital with films for the last two quarters.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsSome schools in Kampala have been squeezed into remaining with only classrooms as land for playgrounds and co-curricula activities is given away to investors
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaOkoa Kenya finally launches draft referendum bill Security was one of the issues to be addressed in a referendum proposed by Okoa Kenya. The draft bill launched by Okoa Kenya to amend the constitution is proposing radical changes on five...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaHearings into the dissolution the Makueni county government underway The hearings to inquire a petition to dissolve the Makueni county government got underway. The first witness appeared before the commission of inquiry chaired by lawyer...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTVKenyaEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson and his deputy suspended The government maintained the work of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission would not stall, even after chairperson Mumo Matemu and his vice Irene Keino were ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Uploads by NTV UgandaFarmers' association supports kaveera ban The ban on Polythene or Kaveera is generating debate from both opposers to the ban and supporters. After the outstanding opposition by manufacturers, now the Farmers through their federation....
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Standard: RSS Feeds - HeadlinesThe commission of inquiry into the petition to suspend the Makueni County Government started its public hearings Thursday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsDr Rugunda described the late Rutagarukayo as a strong reliable contact in the war that brought the current government to power and has been a consultant on governance and a strong cadre who wished well and victory to the Movement.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Daily MonitorNewsMr Kaheru told the cyclists to become ambassadors of the exercise and convince people to participate in the exercise since they interact with many people daily.
