Tuesday 9th February, 2010
Sharing comes naturally to "Peter Pan" apes
The Africa News.NetWashington, Feb 9 : Unlike chimpanzees, African Bonobos have an inborn quality of sharing, reveals a new study.
Steyn's seven-wicket haul rips India apart in Nagpur Test
The Africa News.NetNagpur, Feb 8: A seven-wicket haul by South African fast bowler Dale Steyn in the first innings forced India to follow-on in the first Test being played here. Steyn's piercing line and length overshadowed an exciting counter-attacking century (109) by Virender Sehwag on the third day of the match on Monday.
England WAGS refuse to go to World Cup in S. Africa
The Africa News.NetLondon, Feb.8 : The England WAGS are refusing to "here we go" to this summer's World Cup because manager Fabio Capello won't let them spend extra time with their men.
CRPF women contingent heads for Liberia UN peace mission
The Africa News.NetNew Delhi, Feb 8 : The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday flagged of its fourth women contingent to Liberia for a United Nations Peace Keeping assignment.
Madonna's new Malawi school drives villagers off their lands
The Africa News.NetLondon, February 8 : African villagers have claimed they are being forced to relocate to give way to a new school in Malawi funded by Madonna's Raising Malawi charity.
SA mediation team to resume talks in Zimbabwe
SABCPresident Jacob Zuma's Zimbabwe mediation team is to resume meetings today with the country's leadership, to try and break the impasse over several disputes threatening the transitional government. Pr...
Antiretroviral therapy linked to pregnancy increase in sub-Saharan Africa
New KeralaWashington, Feb 9 : A research conducted in a multi-country HIV treatment program in sub-Saharan Africa has found that after starting antiretroviral therapy (ART), pregnancy rates in HIV-infected wome...
UN enhances West African collaboration for gender equality
New KeralaNew York, Feb 9 : Gender equality, respect for women's rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United Nations initia...
ANALYSIS: Zimbabwe coalition turns one, but champagne kept on ice
Earth TimesHarare - When any section of the Zimbabwe civil service goes on strike, the usual retort from the long-suffering public is: "How do you tell the difference?"A year after the heady inauguration of the ...
Nigeria: Govt Finally Approves Fuel Importation By Marketers
All AfricaLagos — Hope for an enduring solution to the protracted fuel crisis in the country has been rekindled as the Federal Government has released the First Quarter 2010 Import Permit for Premium Moto...
Nigeria: Governors Storm National Assembly for Jonathan
All AfricaAbuja/Ilorin — Governors of the 36 states of the Federation will today storm the National Assembly to lobby the lawmakers to pass a resolution urging President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to send a vaca...
Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga Witness Says He Was Paid U.S. $200 To Tell Lies
All AfricaA witness today told the war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga that intermediaries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) gave him US$200 as payment for convincing his nephew to give false testimony a...
Zimbabwe: Civil Service Strike Enters Fourth Day
All AfricaHarare — THE civil service strike entered its fourth day yesterday with union leaders vowing to hold rallies in every city and major town this week to drum up support for the strike as Public Se...
Africa: UN Chief Calls for Stronger Partnership for Development
All AfricaThe global food and energy crises and climate change, and coupled with the financial and economic crises, have eroded economic and social gains made in Africa over the past decade, Secretary-General B...
China's company inks deal in Mauritania to construct drainage works
People's DailyChina Gezhouba Group Co., Ltd (CGGC), a leading State-owned enterprise on infrastructure construction of China, signed a 1.36-billion-yuan (200 million U.S. dollars) contract with Drainage Board of De...
President Zuma to Deliver State of the Nation Address
VOASouth Africa’s government has announced that President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to deliver the state of the nation address to parliament in Cape Town Thursday.
Dr Congo: Over 8,000 women raped in 2009, says UN
New KeralaNew York, Feb 9: The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has become endemic, topped 8,000 last year, according ...
Abducted Red Cross worker released in Eastern Chad
New KeralaNew York, Feb 9 : Another international aid worker abducted in the strife-torn Sudanese-Chadian border area has been released in a move hailed by the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mi...
NEPAD Integration Into AU is a Positive Step, Says Official
VOAAn official of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) says the organization will soon be transformed into a strong implementation agency.
UNAMID chief heads to Doha to support peace talks on Darfur
People's DailyChief of the United Nations- African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Ibrahim Gambari is heading to Doha, the Qatari capital, to support the latest round of peace talks between the government of Sudan...
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