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Namibia: Netballers Left Shattered By Omission
Carlos Kambaekwa 25 October 2011 Windhoek — Several netballers were left sobbing uncontrollably as the reality eventually sank in that they would not be on the long trip to Singapore. The selectors of...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Africell Sends Five to Mecca
Concord Times (Freetown) Ibrahim Tarawallie 24 October 2011 Freetown — Four winners of Africell’s Ramadan Promotion and a woman from the Wilberforce community were in joyous mood yesterday as they...
View ArticleEgypt: Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Denies Media Censorship
Major General Ismael Etman, a member of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Monday 24/10/2011 denied that the army interfered or censored the media. Etman also denied that SCAF...
View ArticleEgypt: Biblawi – Encouraging Signs On Economy Future
Egypt State Information Service (Cairo) 25 October 2011 Despite the crisis Egypt is facing, reassuring signs on the country’s future can be realized, such as the availability of all staples in the...
View ArticleEgypt: UN Media Centre Director – UN Not Guardian of Country
Egypt State Information Service (Cairo) 25 October 2011 UN Media Centre director Khawla Mattar asserted on Monday 24/10/2011 the UN does not want to be a guardian of the Egyptian people after the...
View ArticleEgypt: Government Offers Aid to Turkey
Egypt State Information Service (Cairo) 25 October 2011 Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi phoned Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Monday 24/10/2011...
View ArticleEgypt: Elections Committee to Announce Candidates
Chancellor Abdel Moez Ibrahim, Chairman of the Supreme Committee of Elections, said on Monday 24/10/2011 that the Committee would announce the candidates running in the upcoming elections immediately...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Gauteng Launches Executive Leadership Development Programme for...
South African Government (Pretoria) 25 October 2011 press release Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy last month launched the Executive Leadership Development Programme specially designed for our...
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Liberia: Ecobank Acquires 100% of Oceanic Bank International
25 October 2011 AllAfrica aggregates reports from Africa’s news media. This is an article from the Liberian press. It is not a report by AllAfrica. Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), the parent company...
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Liberia: Unite In Action – SRSG Urges Nations of the World
25 October 2011 AllAfrica aggregates reports from Africa’s news media. This is an article from the Liberian press. It is not a report by AllAfrica. In the wake of mounting challenges facing humanity,...
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Liberia: Philip Sandi Writes Sirleaf
25 October 2011 AllAfrica aggregates reports from Africa’s news media. This is an article from the Liberian press. It is not a report by AllAfrica. The Immediate past Secretary General of the Press...
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South Africa: Deportation of Zimbabweans Tearing Families Apart
25 October 2011 Harare — Doreen Sibanda, 27, was among the first undocumented Zimbabwean nationals to be deported in early October 2011 after South Africa apparently lifted its more than two year...
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Sudan: Sissi Says He Will Work to Fight Tribalism, Reunite Darfur People
24 October 2011 Khartoum — The leader of Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) and chairperson of Darfur authority Tijani el-Sissi said today he will fight tribalism, reunite Darfurians and to repair...
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Tunisia: Moderate Islamist Party Looks Set to Win Majority in the Election
Khadija Patel 25 October 2011 analysis On Monday, as results began to trickle in from Tunisia’s first free election, the moderate Islamist party Ennahda claimed an early lead. Final results are not...
View ArticleRwanda: Sugar Prices May Come Down in December
Rwanda Focus (Kigali) Alex Rutareka 24 October 2011 The price of sugar is expected to come down by December when a shipment of about 12, 500 tons arrives in the country from Brazil, one of the leading...
View ArticleRwanda: Why Has the Nation Succeeded Where ‘Big Brother’ Has Failed?
Rwanda Focus (Kigali) Edward Ojulu 24 October 2011 opinion One of the most common views in Uganda is that of Rwanda of possibilities–that nothing is impossible as long as President Paul Kagame puts...
View ArticleGhana: Minister Asks Participants to Lead Game’s Development
Ghana Football Association (Accra) 25 October 2011 Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports has praised FIFA for its continuous support to aid Africa’s development of the game. Nii Nortey Dua, on...
View ArticleEgypt: Report 10 – Preliminary Results On the Run for Parliamentary Elections
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (Cairo) 24 October 2011 press release The 12th day for receiving candidacy applications for the parliamentary elections witnessed application of the “Coalition...
View ArticleSudan: Mounted Militia Pillage Settlement in North Darfur
Radio Dabanga (Hilversum) 25 October 2011 El Laeit Jar El Nabi — An armed group on Sunday raided and robbed the village of Um Harouf in El Laiet Jar Elnabi in North Darfur. Witnesses told Radio...
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Namibia: Resettlement Not Abused – Naruseb
Catherine Sasman 24 October 2011 AN irate Minister of Lands and Resettlement Alpheus !Naruseb said in Parliament on Thursday that it would be naïve for any Namibian to conclude that the lack of...
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Namibia: Kamwi Defends ‘Exposed Intestine’ Operation
Catherine Sasman 20 October 2011 MINISTER of Health and Social Services Richard Kamwi said the 13-year-old girl who was reportedly left with her intestines exposed after an operation is now doing well...
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Namibia: Country Sizzles, No Rain Yet
Jana-Mari Smith 25 October 2011 SCORCHING temperatures were measured throughout Namibia this past weekend. Temperatures shot up to averages of between 38 and 40 degrees Celsius in several parts of the...
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Namibia: Low-Cost Housing Scheme Probed
Jana-Mari Smith 25 October 2011 QUESTIONS have been raised about a low-cost housing project which has allegedly received a stamp of approval from politicians, banks and welfare organisations. Police...
View ArticleAfrica: Commonwealth Kinship and Affinity a Product of Common Aspirations –...
Commonwealth News and Information Service (London) 25 October 2011 press release Secretary-General tells civil society that democracy, development and diversity are underpinned by tolerance and...
View ArticleAfrica: Commonwealth and Small States Call for Action On Climate Change
Commonwealth News and Information Service (London) 25 October 2011 press release Foreign ministers meeting in Perth ahead of CHOGM 2011 say urgent funding needed Foreign ministers from Commonwealth...
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South Africa: Govt to Boost Infrastructure, Industrialisation
BuaNews (Tshwane) 25 October 2011 Cape Town — Amid concerns over a sluggish global economic recovery and the unresolved European debt crisis, the government plans to focus more on investing in...
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Africa: Proposals Will Drive Foreign Investment
BuaNews (Tshwane) 25 October 2011 Cape Town — The National Treasury wants to make it easier for foreigners to invest in South Africa and promote the country as a gateway into Africa by overhauling the...
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South Africa: PetroSA Records R831 Million Net Profit
BuaNews (Tshwane) 25 October 2011 Pretoria — Higher crude oil prices have helped the South African national oil company, PetroSA, to record R831 million in net profits. On Tuesday, PetroSA said it had...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Police Warned to Make Better Use of Vehicles
BuaNews (Tshwane) 25 October 2011 Pretoria — Police vehicles are state-owned property and must be effectively used by police officers to fight crime, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Responding to...
View ArticleAfrica: G20 Must Insist on Transparent Deals – Bob Geldof
Africa Progress Panel (Geneva) Bob Geldof 25 October 2011 Six years ago, prompted by the massed global ranks of the Make Poverty History movement, the G8 signed up to a series of historic commitments...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Mpumalanga’s Exams Running Smoothly – MEC
BuaNews (Tshwane) Masoka Dube 25 October 2011 Hazyview — Mpumalanga’s Education MEC Reginah Mhaule says she is satisfied with the progress of the final matric exams in the province. On Monday, Mhaule...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Trans African Concessions to Replant 200-Year-Old Tree
BuaNews (Tshwane) Siphiwe Nyathi and Cobus Coetzee 25 October 2011 Mbombela — Toll road company Trans African Concessions (Trac) has agreed to replant a 200-year-old Wonderboom fig tree that has to be...
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Cote d’Ivoire: Opportunities for Construction and Transportation As Post...
Songhai Advisory LLP 25 October 2011 analysis The storm that was Côte d’Ivoire’s turbulent post-election crisis- which brought about the death of over three thousand people and the internal...
View ArticleAfrica: Good Governance Is Key for Africa’s Development
Africa Progress Panel (Geneva) Peter Eigen 25 October 2011 column We at the Africa Progress Panel consider good governance, both on the continent and across the rest of the world, as the key enabling...
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Africa: States Struggle to Meet Rising Demand for Secondary Education
25 October 2011 The global demand for secondary education has risen exponentially, says a new United Nations report, which adds that governments, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, are having a hard...
View ArticleAfrica: AU Human Rights Commission Urged to Combat Impunity for Crimes...
International Federation of Journalists (Brussels) 25 October 2011 press release The Federation of African Journalists, the African group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and the...
View ArticleAfrica: UN – Report Is Milestone for Reproductive Health
Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) 25 October 2011 press release New York — Human Rights Watch joined other human rights groups and health groups in issuing the following statement today following...
View ArticleAfrica: UN – Report Is Milestone for Reproductive Health
Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) 25 October 2011 press release New York — Human Rights Watch joined other human rights groups and health groups in issuing the following statement today following...
View ArticleLiberia: Moses Blah Backs Ellen in Runoff
The Informer (Monrovia) 25 October 2011 AllAfrica aggregates reports from Africa’s news media. This is an article from the Liberian press. It is not a report by AllAfrica. Former President Moses Z....
View ArticleLiberia: Boakai Applauds Ecowas Citizens’ Union
The Informer (Monrovia) 25 October 2011 AllAfrica aggregates reports from Africa’s news media. This is an article from the Liberian press. It is not a report by AllAfrica. Vice President Joseph N....
View ArticleLiberia: Over U.S.$1 Million Recording Studio for Soon – Businessman Aey...
The Informer (Monrovia) 25 October 2011 AllAfrica aggregates reports from Africa’s news media. This is an article from the Liberian press. It is not a report by AllAfrica. A Liberian Diaspora in the...
View ArticleLiberia: Several Lawmakers Eye Speaker Position
The Informer (Monrovia) Marcus S. Zoleh 25 October 2011 AllAfrica aggregates reports from Africa’s news media. This is an article from the Liberian press. It is not a report by AllAfrica. As the 53rd...
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Uganda: Making the Most of Security and Livelihood Gains in Karamoja
25 October 2011 Kotido — Catherine Namoe straightens up from the back-breaking task of harvesting cow pea leaves to answer some questions. It is tough work, she says, and the men do not help much....
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Angola: Dutch Company Trains Staff
25 October 2011 Luanda — Twenty four technicians from various hospitals of Luanda will receive training in December, sponsored by the Dutch electronic company Phillips, informed Tuesday the company...
View ArticleGambia: APRC Youths Eager to Nominate President Jammeh
The Daily Observer (Banjul) Fatoumata Ceesay and Fatoumatta K Saidykhan 25 October 2011 APRC youth mobilisers and Green Youths coordinators, among other party militants across the country have once...
View ArticleGambia: Court Orders Mother to Be Hanged for Infanticide
The Daily Observer (Banjul) Sidiq Asemota 25 October 2011 The Special Criminal Court in Banjul, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Nkea yesterday, Monday, 24th October 2011 convicted and sentenced one...
View ArticleGambia: Minister Badjie Returns From 2011 Taiwan Health Forum
The Daily Observer (Banjul) 25 October 2011 Fatim Badjie, the minister of Health and Social Welfare recently returned from the 2011 Taiwan Health Forum held in Taipei. As the Gambian representative...
View ArticleGambia: Geapp Vows to Transform Country Into Regional Seed Hub
The Daily Observer (Banjul) Musa Ndow 25 October 2011 The deputy coordinator of the Gambia Emergency Agricultural Production Project (GEAPP) has told extension workers that they are intensifying...
View ArticleGambia: Nari Deputy DG Denies Causing Fertilizer Controversy
The Daily Observer (Banjul) Sanna Jawara 25 October 2011 Dr. Mustapha Ceesay, deputy director general of NARI, has strongly denied allegations that he was the main cause of the whole fertilizer...
View ArticleAfrica: In the South of the Sahara, Echoes of the Northern Revolutions
Africa Renewal (United Nations) Ernest Harsch 25 October 2011 As the “Arab Spring” of mass protests for democracy that is roiling much of North Africa and the Middle East slips past mid-year,...
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