Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com Africa's Breaking News Center - African News and Information Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:37:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Student leader Maxwell Dlamini out on bail http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24183 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24183#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:37:17 +0000 Peter Kenworthy http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24183 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24183/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 0 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 Austrian Ambassador Gerhard Diess pays a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Khadijatu Bassir in the Gambia http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24148 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24148#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:22:04 +0000 Ralph Sawyerr http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24148 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24148/feed 0 Changing the mining landscape of Sierra Leone – Frank Timis brings hope as African Minerals makes an impact http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23379 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23379#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:40:08 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23379 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23379/feed 1 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 Springtime for Western Sahara? http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24135 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24135#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:17:14 +0000 Peter Kenworthy http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24135 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24135/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 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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 Army asked to evacuate flood victims in southern Malawi http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24068 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24068#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:25:50 +0000 Charles Mkula http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24068 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24068/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 The lies of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) – A disgraceful attempt to seek power once more by deception http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24053 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24053#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:08:28 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24053 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24053/feed 0 Malawi Law Society in solidarity with striking court workers http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24048 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24048#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:29:24 +0000 Charles Mkula http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24048 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24048/feed 0 The United States urges U.N. and A.U. cooperation http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24038 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24038#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:01:54 +0000 Vladimir Mzaca http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24038 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24038/feed 0 Running out of options – Sierra Leone’s opposition SLPP party set for another massive defeat at the polls http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24029 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24029#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:59:10 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=24029 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24029/feed 0 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 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Newstime Africa http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23999 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23999/feed 0 President Barack Obama says human rights abusers should be banned from entering the United States http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21837 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21837#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:24:09 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=21837 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/21837/feed 2 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 Swazi student leader’s trial begins with prosecution witness lies http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23989 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23989#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:47:58 +0000 Peter Kenworthy http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=23989 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/23989/feed 0 Kenya property market booms as a result of somali piracy http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/9899 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/9899#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:28:50 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=9899 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/9899/feed 1 Calling Africa – The calling cards rip-off http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2584 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2584#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:05:49 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=2584 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2584/feed 1 As Sierra Leone takes steps to end corruption – Other African states should follow http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2836 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2836#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:45:13 +0000 Ahmed M Kamara http://www.newstimeafrica.com/?p=2836 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/2836/feed 1 Music in 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