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African Peer Review Mechanism making progressgeen reacties, 866 keer bekeken

Africa Renewal:  Since the democratization wave of the 1990s there have been many different governance initiatives in Africa. What’s unique about the Peer Review Mechanism? What does it add……

08 Feb by AfricaNews editor
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Combating HIV infections among African womengeen reacties, 1090 keer bekeken

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 f……

08 Feb by AfricaNews editor
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Malawi: Rights coalition condemn stripping of womengeen reacties, 1457 keer bekeken

A statement from the coalition read: “Women’s rights in Malawi are guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discri……

30 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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OPINION: Beyond ICC and Kenya’s divisive politicsgeen reacties, 891 keer bekeken

The leader of the Kenya African National Union(KANU)  and Deputy Prime Minister, Uhuru Kenyatta stepped aside from his role as Finance Minister, while Francis Mathaura stepped aside from his role……

27 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Africa: 78% of elections in 2011 ended in disputegeen reacties, 1220 keer bekeken

Except in Zambia (where the volatile but intriguing Opposition leader Michael Sata defeated president Rupiah Banda), Cape Verde (Islands), Sao Tome & Principe (Islands), and Seychelles (……

27 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Decentralize passport application to districts officess:geen reacties, 170 keer bekeken

Wilson Maposa Passport prospectors from the seven districts of Masvingo province are calling on the government to decentralize the issuing of passport to their districts offices as it serves time and ……

27 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Why are former British colonies performing better?1 reactie, 1655 keer bekeken

This is a wonderful analysis of the economics of the anglophone and francophone African states. Obviously, the writer is very informed about African affairs.…

24 Jan by AfricaNews editor25 Jan by Michael Manyibe
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Lesotho’s economy catches flu from SA’s sneezegeen reacties, 1608 keer bekeken

South Africa’s economic difficulties are placing Lesotho’s economy at a crossroads, as the government struggles to push big rocks up the mountain to balance the national budget. South Afri……

24 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Cross-border telephone remittances increase in Africageen reacties, 1624 keer bekeken

Sending remittances by mobile phone can be a cheap, efficient and safe alternative to the usual channels of employing money transfer companies or acquaintances traveling to the home country. Money can……

24 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Four Kenyans to stand trial - ICC1 reactie, 1421 keer bekeken

In kenya people are very poor.The live there lives why looting the other yasmin side effects people .The four kinyanas had done something that are to be punished.…

23 Jan by AfricaNews editor09 Feb by kithkir
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OPINION: Kenya’s elections, ICC and road aheadgeen reacties, 724 keer bekeken

Kenya’s election in 2007 with the accompanying post elections violence claimed numerous lives and crippled the socio-economic status of the country. The indelible marks of the inimical history l……

23 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Police fires tear gas at protesters in Lagosgeen reacties, 1306 keer bekeken

The incident left a number of people injured and stressed with one person fainting as he fell on the ground just as the canisters were fired into the crowd. People around, ran back to him to give urge……

19 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Kenya: Minority group decries forceful evictiongeen reacties, 1382 keer bekeken

The Community has appealed on the Centre for International Human Rights Law and Advocacy CIHRA to pursue any legal means necessary to hold those accountable for the current unlawful actions against th……

17 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Nigeria labour calls off strikegeen reacties, 1723 keer bekeken

But noted that the protest in the last one week has made the government "adopt the policy to drastically reduce the cost of governance and "vow to bring to justice all those who have contrib……

16 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Nigeria: Soldiers take over Lagos roadsgeen reacties, 1664 keer bekeken

This is coming after an early national address by President Goodluck Jonathan where he announced a reduction in the price of fuel from N141 to N97. His address which was expected late last night after……

16 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Nigeria drops price of petrolgeen reacties, 1706 keer bekeken

The unions have not responded to the announcement but one leading activist has firmly rejected it."The broadcast by the president was not encouraging, not inspiring and it does not change anythin……

16 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Pictures: Bazaruto, the Pearl of the Indian Oceangeen reacties, 374 keer bekeken

The whole Bazaruto Archipelago is part of a conservation project and is a protected National Park, making it the only official marine reserve in the country.It attracts nature lovers and water sports ……

12 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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OPINION: A giant on a keg of gun powdergeen reacties, 877 keer bekeken

The threats of the dreaded Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram have been followed with successive attacks leading to massive destruction of lives and properties, with the majority of the victims comin……

12 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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More deaths, curfew in Nigeria's protestgeen reacties, 2737 keer bekeken

This brings to over 10 lives that have been lost to extra-judicial killings since the nationwide strike commenced on Monday. The strike was called by the nation s labour union as it demands a reversal……

11 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Nigeria bound truck with ammunition seized in Ghanageen reacties, 3003 keer bekeken

The occupants of the truck, three Ghanaians and two Nigerians who have been arrested and currently in detention are assisting the police with further investigations. The Greater Accra Regional Polic……

11 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Man roasts to death during Lagos protestgeen reacties, 2165 keer bekeken

The unfortunate accident occurred just a few meters away from the Gani Fawehenmi s Park-now dubbed Freedom Park-where thousands of people were gathered for the protest.According to eye witness account……

10 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Nigerians begin strike over fuel subsidygeen reacties, 1277 keer bekeken

Those who support scrapping the subsidy say it only served to fill the fuel tanks of the rich and middle classes at the expense of the poor, fed corruption and siphoned off billions of dollars of publ……

09 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Nigeria’s trade unions in indefinite strikegeen reacties, 1894 keer bekeken

"We have the total backing of all Nigerian workers on this strike and mass protest," the Nigeria Labour Congress s Chris Uyot told the BBC. "All offices, oil production centres, air an……

05 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Nigeria: Major cities shut as protesters hit streetsgeen reacties, 2902 keer bekeken

A largely peaceful protest also occurred in Kano in the north, the Niger Delta in the southeast and in Ilorin, Kwara State, in the west. Protesters in President Goodluck Jonathan s Niger Delta home r……

04 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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Nigerians threaten mass protests over oilgeen reacties, 1787 keer bekeken

Nigerians were also urged to begin mobilisation for the commencement of the protests. In the statement signed by the NLC s Acting General Secretary, Comrade Owei Lakemfa, and his TUC counterpart, Com……

03 Jan by AfricaNews editor
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