Friday, 12 March 2010
Sudan on Thursday inaugurated a railway linking the north and south for the first time since decades of civil war ripped Africa's largest country apart.
Officials said the railway will provide a crucial economic link and lower commercial transportation costs.
IMF to help Africa monitor gold, diamond sectors
Friday, 12 March 2010
The International Monetary Fund said Friday it will help 16 African nations trying to stop their gold and diamond sectors from being misused to fund terrorism.
Football: Drogba named African player of the year
Friday, 12 March 2010
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year for 2009, the second time the Ivory Coast international his won the award.
Sierra Leone: Operation starts at Africa's largest iron ore deposit
Friday, 12 March 2010
Operation has officially started at Africa's largest iron ore deposit after it was shut down some 35 years ago due to difficulties in the price of ore.
South African school trains South Sudanese
Friday, 12 March 2010
A South African university is training South Sudan government leaders in international law, security and other affairs of state as the region prepares for a 2011 independence referendum, university officials said.
African leaders support agribusiness plan at UN-backed conference
Thursday, 11 March 2010
High-level representatives from 44 African countries wrapped up a United Nations-backed conference in Nigeria this week with the approval of an ambitious plan to generate employment, income and food security across the continent through
New maps guide African truckers to AIDS clinics
Thursday, 11 March 2010
African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
IMF to help Africa monitor gold, diamond sectors
Sierra Leone: Operation starts at Africa's largest iron ore deposit
African leaders support agribusiness plan at UN-backed conference
West African farmers enter international organic food market
Senegal working with France on Nuclear plant
UK gives 67mln pounds for African infrastructure