News Overview
West African farmers enter international organic food market
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Nearly 5 000 West African farmers are now able to take advantage of the growing popularity of organic foods in industrialized countries thanks to a $2.4 million German-backed FAO programme that
Senegal working with France on Nuclear plant
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Senegal is preparing to build a nuclear power plant with French help, its energy minister said Tuesday at a conference hosted by France to promote civilian use of atomic energy.
Egypt's Mediterranean coast protected in reserve
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Egypt wants visitors to discover its Mediterranean coast at a marine reserve being established near the border with Libya, the government said on Tuesday.
Emirates Airline unveils new route to Dakar
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Emirates Airlines has unveiled its intention to commence direct flights to the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
New HIV/AIDS research agenda to better respond to women and children
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
About 30 years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a new strategy is being launched to better respond to the needs of women and children.
Chad: UN boosts efforts to tackle food insecurity
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
United Nations agencies are ramping up efforts to assist around 2 million Chadians who will require food aid this year because of poor rainfall and lean harvests, the world body said today.
Egypt says it will propel African science agenda
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Egypt has vowed to "maintain momentum" in building African science and technology capacity when it takes over as chair of the African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST) this month.
Guinea sets date for first democratic vote
Monday, 08 March 2010
Guinea on Sunday set June 27 as the date for its first democratic election since independence in 1958 under a plan to put an end to military rule in the resource-rich west African nation.
"The transition president, interim president of the
Guinea sets date for first democratic vote
Monday, 08 March 2010
Guinea on Sunday set June 27 as the date for its first democratic election since independence in 1958 under a plan to put an end to military rule in the resource-rich west African nation.
Mobile phones latest tool to beat HIV-AIDS in Africa
Monday, 08 March 2010
Mobile phones may become a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa, allowing counsellors to reach greater numbers of people, says the chief of the United Nation's AIDS agency.
"Africa is back" from global crisis, says IMF
Monday, 08 March 2010
Africa is recovering from the global economic crisis and could see growth of 4.5 per cent in 2010, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Monday.
New drive to fight polio in Africa
Monday, 08 March 2010
A massive campaign to eradicate a year-long polio epidemic in West and Central Africa kicked off on 6 March, global health bodies announced recently.
UK gives 67mln pounds for African infrastructure
Monday, 08 March 2010
The United Kingdom and South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding committing the UK to provide UK67 million to help the regional economic communities improve transport infrastructure in eight countries.
Togo votes peacefully despite fears of violence, rigging
Friday, 05 March 2010
A presidential poll in Togo passed off peacefully Thursday despite fears of a repeat of earlier violence and concerns over possible fraud.
Gabon unveils measures against corruption, for industry
Friday, 05 March 2010
Gabonese President Ali Bongo announced on Thursday a series of "emergency measures" to fight corruption, help industry and defend the environment.
IMF chief to visit Kenya, SA, Zambia
Friday, 05 March 2010
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to visit Africa to gauge how the continent's economies were coping with the financial crisis, officials said Thursday.
Scientists discover early dinosaur relation
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Scientists have uncovered the bones of a dinosaur-like creature that roamed Earth at least 10 million years earlier than the oldest known dinosaur, according to a study published Thursday.
IMF to upgrade Africa growth view - Africa director
Thursday, 04 March 2010
The IMF may upgrade its assessment of Africa's economic growth prospects because some countries fared better than expected in a global recession that many feared would undo decades of poverty-fighting progress.
Angola state oil company: profits of $2.4 billion
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Angola's state oil company, Sonangol, is reporting a net profit of $2.4 billion from operations last year. The company's chair of the board of directors, Manuel Vicente, made the announcement at a press conference in Luanda.
EU, Mauritius sign largest aid deal yet
Thursday, 04 March 2010
The European Union signed its largest aid deal yet with Mauritius on Thursday, saying the 93 million euro package would bolster the island's economic and social reforms.
Kenya: working to protect children from internet abuse
Thursday, 04 March 2010
A children's organization, the Kenyan government and Microsoft East Africa Ltd. have launched a program to warn parents about Internet hazards.
Niger junta names transitional government
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Niger's military junta named on Monday a 20-member provisional government which is intended to guide the West African uranium exporter to elections after last month's army takeover.
Junta chief Major Salou Djibo appointed five officers to the
Portuguese PM in Mozambique to sign deals
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates arrived in Mozambique Wednesday for a three-day visit expected to produce a series of agreements strengthening economic ties between the two countries.