Newstime Africa » Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com Africa's Breaking News Center - African News and Information Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:18:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Shaping Africa’s Future – 6th Africa Economic Forum 2012, Cape Town, South Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24210 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24210#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:18:00 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24210 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24210/feed 0 Security, political and traditional authorities on the alert as terror group Boko Haram infiltrates Cameroon http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24205 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24205#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:03:14 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24205 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24205/feed 0 Spotlight on Senegal as students call for President Abdoulaye Wade to step down http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24193 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24193#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:36:08 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24193 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24193/feed 0 3 million children threatened by hunger in Niger http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24188 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24188#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:06:24 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24188 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24188/feed 0 Violence in Senegal as President Abdoulaye Wade’s candidacy for re-election to a third term is controversially validated http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24179 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24179#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:09:26 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24179 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24179/feed 0 The Kenyan Chief who tweets his way to crime reduction in his village http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24174 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24174#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:15:41 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24174 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24174/feed 1 Water shortage threatens wildlife in West Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24167 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24167#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:17 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24167 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24167/feed 0 Consumers have a right to fuel and forex black market in Malawi http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24162 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24162#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:45:42 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24162 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24162/feed 2 No return ticket for foreign domestic workers in Jordan http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24158 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24158#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:56:24 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24158 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24158/feed 0 ‘Most ships that are Involved in arms and drugs trafficking are based in western countries’ http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24153 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24153#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:46:32 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24153 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24153/feed 0 Rural women’s bank ease tough times in Uganda http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24139 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24139#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:27:27 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24139 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24139/feed 0 United Arab Emirates may be rich in oil but its human rights record is poor http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24129 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24129#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:24:16 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24129 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24129/feed 1 Politics and business are the main source of widespread corruption in Romania http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24125 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24125#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:15:45 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24125 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24125/feed 0 A call for justice – Sierra Leone’s Attorney General must act now as innocent farmer is detained without trial http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24114 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24114#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:47:36 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24114 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24114/feed 1 China’s finger is now in virtually every Zimbabwean pie and the Chinese Yuan may soon become the official currency http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24107 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24107#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:45:15 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24107 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24107/feed 0 Boko Haram and the dangerous frustration in Nigeria http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24102 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24102#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:26:12 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24102 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24102/feed 0 Arab spring gives way to military chill in Egypt http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24085 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24085#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:04:47 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24085 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24085/feed 1 Nuclear dangers as the World gets “One Minute Closer to Midnight” http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24079 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24079#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:29:03 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24079 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24079/feed 0 Swazi political prisoner nominated for Irish human rights award http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24075 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24075#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:05:46 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24075 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24075/feed 0 Christian Aid responds to worsening Sahel hunger crisis http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24065 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24065#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:59:54 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24065 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24065/feed 0 Good news for cassava as new varieties to combat deadly viral diseases are officially released in Tanzania http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24061 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24061#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:53:58 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24061 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24061/feed 1 As Sierra Leone attracts massive commercial investment and tourism – Hilton Worldwide set to build its first hotel in Freetown http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24017 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24017#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:17:26 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24017 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24017/feed 0 New Egyptian Parliament should dismantle the tools of repression that restrict freedoms http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23999 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23999#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:27:23 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23999 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23999/feed 0 Africa takes steps towards achieving food security after significant progress in eradicating extreme hunger and poverty http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23994 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23994#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:45:44 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23994 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23994/feed 0 New railway line set to boost economies of Swaziland and South Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23976 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23976#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:48:20 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23976 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23976/feed 0 Concerns about the stability of Guinea-Bissau as President Malam Bacai Sanhá dies in a French hospital http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23932 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23932#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:27:27 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23932 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23932/feed 2 Africa begins to rise above aid as the domestic private sector becomes the engine of growth http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23895 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23895#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:15:29 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23895 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23895/feed 1 The billions of dollars siphoned through corruption in Nigeria could have been used to maintain subsidy on fuel http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23891 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23891#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:38:13 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23891 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23891/feed 0 Chinese have become unwelcome guests in Zimbabwe because of bad labour practices ranging from physical abuse to irregular working hours and low wages http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23844 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23844#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:23:50 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23844 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23844/feed 0 The United Nations tells the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to stop hanging people as death penalties on the increase http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23832 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23832#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:43:14 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23832 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23832/feed 1 India joins the rush to grab African farmlands http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23827 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23827#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:07:16 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23827 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23827/feed 0 European Union oil embargo heightens tensions in the Gulf http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23817 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23817#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:38:09 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23817 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23817/feed 0 Walking metres to fetch water in Kenya – Action aid lends a helping hand http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23790 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23790#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:00:57 +0000 Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23790 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23790/feed 0 Kenyan women set to make their mark in politics 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