Kenya Seeks Donor Fund For New Constitution
Nairobi,Kenya.……30thNov,2009. Kenya is calling on the international community to fund the process of getting a new constitution. So far, the Committee of Experts which is has been tasked to help the country get a new constitution has spent over kshs.404.66 million against a set budget of kshs.1.2 billion.Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga called on the [...]
Shireen Benjamin is the New Miss West Africa 2009
Sierra Leonean beauty queen, Shireen Benjamin has been crowned Miss West Africa 2009 at the Royal Regency Hall, Manor Park in London. The event which was graced by hundreds of people from all over the UK highlighted African beauty at its best and was indeed a showcase of African Fashion and culture. The organisers should [...]
Super Tanker Captured By Somali Pirates
A tanker en-route to the United States with a cargo of oil has been seized by Somali pirates. The tanker which is Greek-owned, was a few hundred kilometres off the coast of Somalia when it was captured. The tanker which weighs 300,000 tonnes and said to be one of the largest yet seized by Somali [...]
Coastal Guards Turn into Pirates in Somalia, Says Former President
The former president of Somalia’s semiautonomous regional state of Puntland General Mahmoud Muse Hersi popularly known as Adde has for the first time disclosed that key members of the region’s coastal guards have joined the rampant pirates off the coast of Somalia. During a via phone press conference for local media last night General Adde [...]
Pan-African Legislatures Conclude Summit On Continental Solidarity
A two days joint consultative meeting of one hundred and thirty three (133) Pan African and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliamentary Representatives and Twelve Speakers of Parliaments including Hon. Justice Abel Nathaniel Stronge has ended on Wednesday November in Abuja the capital of Federal Republic of Nigeria, after deliberating on seven main [...]
Al-Shabaab Captures Key Somali Town
Al-Qaeda proxy in Somalia, Al-Shabaab has seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border which resulted in civilians fleeing towards the neighbouring country. The rebel group moved into the town of Dhobley after Hizbul Islam a rival rebel group fled the town. The two rebel groups have been fighting the Western-backed government in the capital [...]
Algeria coach saadane hopes for early preparations
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane is hoping for early preparations for his team ahead of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Angola 2010. The Desert Foxes have been drawn in Group A alongside …
Algeria coach saadane hopes for early preparations
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane is hoping for early preparations for his team ahead of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Angola 2010. The Desert Foxes have been drawn in Group A alongside …
Pregnant Women To Benefit From Free Health Care in Sierra Leone
An emergency programme that was unveiled at the Sierra Leone investment Conference in London as part of the new six year strategy to make health-care for under five’s and for lactating and pregnant women in Sierra Leone. The very poor and elderly also stand to benefit from the programme by 2015. The funding has been [...]
Zambia beat north korea 4-1 in friendly
Zambia beat 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists North Korea 4-1 on Saturday in an international friendly match played in Lusaka. A hat-trick from Zambia’s China-based forward James Chamanga …