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Kenya Police gun down five suspected thugs in Kisumu
Police also recovered a Ceska pistol, a home-made pistol, 40 rounds of ammunition and three mobile phones during the ambush. Also found was a machete and a heavy metal used in robberies. Nyanza PPO Joseph Ole Tito said the three were part of a gang that has been robbing residents for the past one ...
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Sports Cecafa Sudan here we come
When it was first muted, few people believed it would be possible. But Cecafa Kagame Club Cup competition, one of the premier tournaments of the regional football governing body, Cecafa, eventually will take place in ...
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Lifestyle Book traces Africas journey from Europe to China
China -Africa relations has been published and explores how its rising interest in Africa is on the surge compared to former colonial powers. The book ...
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Niger president says attackers came from Libya death toll climbs to 35
NIAMEY, Mali - Niger's president says suicide bombers who carried out simultaneous attacks on a military installation and a French-run uranium mine came from southern Libya. President Mahamadou Issoufou told reporters Saturday the death toll now stands at 35, including 24 soldiers, one employee of French nuclear giant Areva, and 10 terrorists. Issoufou spoke alongside the CEO of Areva, ...
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How Ugandas female writers found their voice
" - his soul.Then, at the age of 15, Richard died of pneumonia. His mother couldn't find the words to grieve; she retreated into silence. Beatrice, too, knew not to say anything. Her childhood had been marked by violence. She grew so used to the sound of gunshot fire being exchanged between LRA rebels and government troops that she could distinguish when a bullet had hit a person and ...
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QPI buys stake in Totals Congo oil operations
France's Total has said Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) is to take a financial stake in its Congo operations through a capital increase in Total's 's Congo subsidiary, Kuna has reported. QPI is subscribing to a 15% capital increase for Total Exploration Production Congo, but Total did not put a financial value on the operation. The Qatari move "will contribute to the ...
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Tony Blair is asked to help secure release of mining employees in Guinea
French human rights lawyer Rachel Lindon has asked Tony Blair, pictured, to assist in securing the release of two mining company employees in Guinea. Photograph: Maxa/Landov/Barcroft ...
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Report Google considering Internet balloons to connect sub-Saharan Africa
reported that Google is working on a "multi-pronged effort" to build wireless networks that could connect more than a billion people in emerging markets. According to unnamed sources, the company wants to connect people outside of major cities in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia through a combination of frequencies used for television broadcasting, special balloons or blimps ...
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Kenya Medical and Education Trust improves the Education of Vulnerable Children
Kisumu County is currently gaining from early childhood development (ECDEs). The 7,800 target MVC include in-school children who are at risk of dropping out and out-of school children. The project is designed to complement the Kisumu City Directorate of Education (formerly Kisumu Municipal Education) office's efforts to achieve ...
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Revelers brave cold to fight AIDS at Vienna ball
VIENNA (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, singer Elton John and actor Hilary Swank joined thousands of costumed revelers on Saturday at Europe's biggest AIDS charity event, Vienna's Life ...
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Christians Remain Targets as Nigeria Violence Grows
Christians warn they are the main target of ongoing violence in Nigeria's restive northeast. Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, a military spokesman, says its forces have successfully engaged a large number of heavily armed terrorists during the last few days in an effort to curtail the violence. To date 17 deaths have been reported, 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers. ...
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John Kerry Makes Visits Sub-Saharan Africa In First Trip To Region
US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday May 25, 2013. Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. ...
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Oscar Pistorius Investigation Wont Be Finished By Police Until August South African Prosecutors
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Prosecutors say the police investigation into Oscar Pistorius' killing of his girlfriend won't be completed until August. South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority also says the double-amputee Olympian's appearance in a Pretoria court on June 4 will only be for about 10 minutes. The hearing is expected to be postponed without applications made by ...
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At least five killed as Guinea protests escalate
CONAKRY (Reuters) - At least five people were killed on Saturday when security forces in Guinea opened fire on protesters in opposition strongholds in the capital, medical sources and witnesses ...
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Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa trip
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South ...
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African Union celebrates half-century
WORLD leaders are meeting in Ethiopia to mark the 50th anniversary of the African Union, an event described as a "milestone" in the continent's history. But in numerous speeches before the assembly on Saturday, participants have paused to reflect on the bloody conflicts still raging across Africa, including in Mali, Congo and Sudan. "We have to draw lessons from our ...
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Kerry pressures Nigeria on human rights during first visit to sub-Saharan Africa
US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) attends the 50th African Union Aniversary Summit in Addis Ababa on May 25, 2013, with Africa's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made. Today's 54-member AU is the successor of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established amid the heady days as independence from colonial rule swept the continent in 1963. ...
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African leaders kick off 50th jubilee of continental bloc mark regions development
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia--African leaders on Saturday opened celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc, with Africa's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been ...
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Human Rights Minister Holds Meeting with President of Moroccos Representatives Council
Rabat, May 25. (BNA) - On the sidelines of the on-going visit of the Bahraini official human rights delegation to Morocco, at the invitation of the Inter-ministerial Delegation on Human Rights here, the Human Rights Affairs Minister Dr. Salah bin Ali Abdulrahman met here today with the President of the Moroccan Representatives Council Abelkarim Ghallab. Dr. Salah Ali praised the advanced level ...
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Russias Putin Hails Ties With African Union As It Turns 50
MOSCOW, May 25 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called for closer cooperation with the African Union on Saturday, marking the organization's 50th anniversary. In his congratulating letter Putin praised the 53-member union’s role in a wide range of international and regional issues, including its peacekeeping efforts and economic development, the Kremlin said. ...
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Nigeria Military destroyed insurgents hospital fuel depots
The Nigerian army says it destroyed camps used by Islamist militants to coordinate attacks against communities in northeastern regions of the country. Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade said the camps were well-equipped, with hospital facilities and dormitories, the BBC reported Friday. Olukolade displayed photos at a news conference he said showed a destroyed fuel depot and what appeared to be ...
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Equatorial Guinea prohibits Egypt revolt reports
No talk of a Tunisia or Egypt-style revolutions in Equatorial Guinea. These were the orders given to media in the country, which all are controlled by the state or the family of President Teodoro Obiang ...
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French soldier on duty stabbed by man of North African origin in Paris manhunt ongoing
A French soldier patrolling a business area of western Paris was stabbed in the neck on Saturday by a man who quickly fled the scene and was still being sought, a police source said. The soldier, patrolling as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan, was injured in the stabbing around 1800 p.m. but would survive, the source said. French daily Le Parisien cited ...
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Kerry to appoint envoy to Sudan report
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday he plans to appoint an envoy to Sudan and South Sudan after a oil-revenue squabble between the states brought the countries to the brink of war, according to a ...
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DR Congos Silent Ordeal
According to the diocesan report, this was the third such massacre in a month. Both reports implicate the FDLR militia group-Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda, ideological descendants of the Interahamwe militias responsible for the 1994 genocide in neighboring Rwanda. The FDLR is one of several domestic, foreign or foreign-backed armed groups threatening to tear the country apart. ...
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Three major African airlines to launch new regional player
West and central Africa may soon have a regional airline to connect the countries of the region and feed the three largest airlines in Africa, especially South African Airways, which has dominance on the continent, although it has indicated it will not provide financial support to such a venture.
There are exciting plans afoot in the African aviation industry the continent’s three largest airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines, considering the establishment of a regional airline in central and West Africa that would feed the larger airlines on loner routes or what they call ‘truck routes’. Read more
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