Paul Kagame I asked America to kill Congo rebel leader with drone

The Guardian - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A new M23 recruit demonstrates his martial arts skills in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week. Rwanda denies aiding them. Photograph: James ...

Is Kagame Africas Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwandas tragic history

The Guardian - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Rwanda 's president is famously direct with his critics. His contempt for governments he's crossed swords with, led by the French, is only marginally less vitriolic than his view of human-rights groups daring to lecture him, the rebel leader whose army put a stop to the 1994 genocide of 800,0000 Tutsis. But now even friends are regarded with suspicion to the point of hostility. Take ...

Zambia Guy Scott Campaigns in Sinazongwe for Imminent By-Election

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Vice President Guy Scott has camped in Sinazongwe District the likely setting for yet another parliamentary by-election where he has been promising development. The Vice President who is usually President Sata's messenger to election areas has traversed Sinazongwe in the company of expelled UPND area MP Richwell Siamunene. Curiously the ministers' spouses led by Scott's wife ...

Tanzania Some Challenges of Being a Maasai Woman

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Tanzania has long been a beacon of traditional culture to many Africans - and for Westerners on safari through Maasai Mara, Samburu or Amboseli, a familiar face. But familiarity and travels aside, the tribe faces many of the same roadblocks on the path to development as any other marginalised community around the world. William Kikanae, community leader of his ...

Zambia Hike of Cement Price Guts Construction Sector

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The National Council for Construction (NCC) says the increase in the price of cement is unfortunate especially coming after rises in fuel in other critical sectors. NCC Executive Director Dr Sylvester Mashamba said there is need to probe the widespread increase in the general price of commodities. He said the increase in the price of cement would increase the cost of construction. "On ...

Rwanda Excitement As Rwanda Day 2013 Opens in London

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Excitement is visibly high among Rwandans and friends of Rwanda as they gather for Rwanda Day 2013 event organised in London. It is being held under the theme: Agaciro: Deliverying Prosperity As hundres descend on London, many more have taken to the social media to express their excitement over the Rwanda Day event. Tweeter is already flooded with comments: Writing on tweeter, Albert ...

Angola Youth Leader Commends Govts Efforts in Fighting Drought

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Ondjiva - The way the government of Cunene Province has been distributing foodstuffs to the citizens affected by the drought was praised last Friday in Ondjiva by the first national secretary of the ruling party's youth wing (JMPLA), Sergio Luther Rescova Joaquim. According to the official, the provincial executive has been doing an excellent job, in distributing foodstuffs to the victims ...

Angola Zeca Amaral Dissatisfied At Teams Draw

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Luanda - The coach of FC Bravos do Maquis, Zeca Amaral, manifested his dissatisfaction at his team's draw (0-0) with Benfica de Luanda, in the 12th round of the national first division football championship. Speaking to the press, in the end of the match, Zeca Amaral stressed that his team was supeior and created several goal opportunities, but some factors had a negative influence on the ...

Angola Role of Information Technology in Development Highlighted

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Luanda - The minister of Science and Technology, Maria C'ndida Teixeira, said Saturday in Luanda that the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a relevant role in inducing the country's economic and social development. The minister was speaking on the occasion of the Angola Information and Communication Technologies Showroom being held since Thursday on the premises ...

Tanzania Disparage Affects Innovation Technology in Zanzibar

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Zanzibar - THE development of technology and innovation in Zanzibar is largely hampered by deride, lack of assessment and lack of policy, government leaders said on Thursday at the Smart Partnership Dialogue workshop help here on Thursday. When asked to mention challenges facing the growth of technology and innovation in the islands, leaders including regional commissioners, district ...

Tanzania Biomass Use Is Fuelling Rapid Deforestation

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

ACCORDING to Bariki Kaale who is Energy and Environmental Specialist based in Dar es Salaam, biomass fuels accounts for over 94 per cent of the total energy used for cooking with no affordable alternative energy sources in the foreseeable future. Kaale argues that dependence on unsustainable biomass fuels for cooking has caused deforestation and degradation of forests leading to environmental ...

Tanzania Ideas Create Money Not Vice Versa

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

"IT is an idea that creates money, not money that creates an idea," says Secelela Balisidya when she was recounting on tremendous challenges that she and her friend Christopher Kidanka went through in setting up a media business company. The Company, Regalia Media Limited, now enjoying great respect from government institutions, higher learning institutions, diplomatic missions and ...

Tanzania Shein Roots for Strong Ties With Indonesia Denmark

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

President Ali Mohamed Shein has said that Zanzibar needs stronger relations with development partners including Indonesia and Demark to achieve its development goals. In separate meeting with Indonesia ambassador Mr Zakaria Anshar, and Denmark envoy Mr Johnny Flento, Shein said Zanzibar has been recording admirable progress in development programmes but support remains important. According to ...

Kenya Woman kills husband in domestic row

Standard Digital - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Kisii County on Saturday evening as news of the bizarre incident where the woman killed her husband of 15 years using a new panga spread.? The slain, a medical engineer at the referral hospital identified as Stanley Kipsang lay lifeless at bedsitter in the facility?s staff quarters as members of the public jostled to have a glimpse of what had happened.? Shocked neighbours told The Standard and ...

East Africa Eastern Africa Standby Force to Have Operational Capacity By 2015

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Military experts attending the ongoing field training exercise of 10 Eastern Africa armies held here in the eastern Ugandan district of Jinja have said the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) would be ready for operation by 2015. The EASF is one of the five regional multi-dimensional components of the African Standby Force consisting of the military, police and civilian elements. The EASF was ...

Southern Africa Strengthening National and Regional Associations of Southern African Journalists

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

"Every day around the world, we hear of how journalists and media workers are being harassed, intimidated, tortured and killed by individuals, governments and forces that wish to censor and silence them. This calls for us to join hands in the safety and protection of journalists because one individual tragedy in any country collectively becomes an assault and infringement on the right of ...

Angola Angolan Diaspora Hold 3rd Conference

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Washington DC - The third Conference of the Angolan Diaspora in the United States is being held today in Washington DC, to mark the 11th anniversary of peace in Angola and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of political and diplomatic relations between the two countries. The event, which takes place every year, is an initiative of the Angolan community in the United States of America in ...

Tanzania Why Societies Sell Coffee Outside KNCU Cartel

All Africa - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Moshi - A JOINT venture of 32 primary cooperative societies which was established over a decade ago but got legal recognition in 2007 is not a parallel union challenging Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union, but simply a third window to allow coffee farmers sell their commodity at premium prices. G32 General Manager, Gabriel Ulomi dismissed talk of trying to establish a parallel union to KNCU ...

North Africa Instability Affects European Energy Security

World Press Review - Sunday 19th May, 2013

According to the International Energy Agency, Algeria's oil is still suffering from the four-day siege on the In Amenas gas plant in January. (Photo: ...

23 dead in initiation rites in S’ Africa

The Punch - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said ...

Web-connected libraries for Africa the dream of digital knowledge for all

The Guardian - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Africa .In 2003, it was estimated that less than 1% of Africa's population had access to the internet. Since then, that figure has grown to just 15%. Private companies have been laying high-speed cables along the coasts, but it's slow to make progress inland: even where access is available, it is often low speed and unconnected to the facilities on the ground needed to make the most of ...

Regional force boosts troop numbers in Central African Republic

Reuters - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Central African Republic's new leader Michel Djotodia greets his supporters at a rally in favor of the Seleka rebel alliance in downtown Bangui March 30, ...