Gaddafi Ousted as AU Boss
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Sunday lost his bid to remain the African Union Chairman. African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia instead lobbied for Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika. “My Malawian counterpart will replace me and take over but I will continue with my dream for a united Africa continent,” Gaddafi said. African Heads [...]
Tribal Politics and its Effects on Africa’s Development
Tribal politics have for ages retarded development in most African states, Kenya’s Cooperatives Development and Marketing Minister Joseph Nyagah has said. While presenting a paper: ‘The Challenges of Leadership in Africa’ at Kellogg School of Management in Chicago on Saturday night, the minister stated that African states are currently tackling major challenges inhibiting development in [...]
Threat of Another Military Intervention in Guinea as Top Junta Official is Arrested
Dadis Camara’s closest confidante in Guinea’s military junta, Colonel Moussa Keita, has been arrested and taken into custody. There is clear indication from reports coming out of Guinea, that officers loyal to exiled Junta leader Dadis Camara, are determined to sabotage the peace agreement signed in Burkina Faso as long as their leader is kept [...]
Spotlight on Information and Technology as African Heads of States Meet in Addis Ababa
Africa Union heads of state and government are converging in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments. This year’s theme is Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in Africa Challenges & Prospects for Development in recognition of the role of ICT in development. The AU is [...]
Focus on South Africa as Minister’s Wife is Arrested on Drug Offences
Sheryl Cwele, the wife of South Africa’s intelligence minister, Siyabonga Cwele, has been arrested on drug-dealing charges. She has been charged with hiring the services of a woman to collect drugs in Turkey and arranging with another woman to smuggle cocaine from Brazil. She was arraigned in court charged with conspiring to bring cocaine into [...]
AMISOM’s Mandate Extended in Somalia
The world-backed transitional government of Somalia on Saturday welcomed the decision by the UN Security Council member states to extend the mandate of African Union peace keeping mission in Somalia by another year. Somali State Minister for Defence Sheik Yusuf Mohamed Siyad told reporters in Mogadishu Saturday that his government is very much grateful to [...]
ECOWAS Ranks Sierra Leone First For Mainstreaming Aid For Trade into National Development Agenda
Sierra Leone has been highly praised by the Executive Secretariat of Aid For Trade in Geneva for taking the lead in accessing Sierra Leone’s quota in Aid for Trade Fund, and making judicious use of it. Its role in adopting International and Regional policies into National Development Agenda was acknowledged by development partners, especially for [...]
Kenya Seeks Support For a Combined HIV and Malaria Prevention Campaign
Kenya is seeking US$ 50 million to implement a countrywide combined HIV and Malaria prevention campaign that was first launched in September 2008 in Western Kenya. Prime Minister, Raila Odinga’s wife, Ida and popular South African musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka are leading Kenyan civil society partners in this campaign that seeks to combine voluntary HIV [...]
African Union Military Base Attacked By Al-Shabaab in Somalia
An Al Qaeda proxy Islamist group early on Friday attacked government-controlled zones in Somalia leaving at least 12 dead and scores injured, officials said. The 2 a.m. local time attacks in the capital Mogadishu involved heavy artillery and automatic weapons, eyewitnesses said. The fighting erupted in the capital’s northern district of Hodan and the strategic [...]
Kenya and Tanzania Establish Joint Program to Tackle Common Challenges
Kenya and Tanzania have embarked on a joint program that will address and counter common challenges affecting the two East African countries. Top on the list includes cross-border criminal activities, environmental degradation, tourism development and infrastructure among others. In a joint communiqué released late on Thursday, the two countries expressed commitment to deepening their bilateral [...]
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