| Indian IT companies eye Latin American, African markets for business expansion While the companies across the world are taking their time to overcome the impact of recession, Indian Information technology companies are exploring new and non-commercial markets in Latin America, Africa and Middle Eastern countries to expand their... | |
| 'Combat Barbie' gives Miss England swimsuit round marching orders Soldier Katrina Hodge, who represented England at the Miss World event in South Africa in 2009, has given marching orders to the swimsuit round of the beauty... |
| President Gul Leaves Turkey For Congo Turkish President Abdullah Gul departed from Istanbul on Sunday in a Turkish Airlines (THY) passenger jet at 10:40 hours and is on his way to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. President Gul is... |
| Un Aid Agencies On Alert For Potential Floods In Southern Africa The United Nations is gathering supplies for some 130,000 people in southern Africa on alert for potential evacuation from flood-risk zones following weeks of torrential rains in northern Mozambique... |
| Uganda: Campaign Against Death Penalty For Gays Hundreds of anti-AIDS campaigners on March 1 urged Ugandan lawmakers to reject a proposed anti-gay law calling for tough penalties against homosexuality, including the death penalty, AFP said that... |
| World Briefing | Africa: Kenya: Financing Climate-change Fight Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fight with the Supreme Court makes clear just how much President Obama stands to lose in any such protracted... |
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| Coup Plot Foiled: Central African Govt The Central African Republic's government says it had foiled a plan to launch a coup d'etat next week, with intelligence implicating former president Ange Felix Patasse who strongly denied... |
| Ushahidi - Africa’s Gift To Silicon Valley: How To Track A Crisis Snowmageddoncleanup.com In Washington, D.C., Ushahidi partnered with the Washington Post to warn of snow-covered roads. Imagine if any Pakistani could send an anonymous text message to the... |
| Zuma To Act As Mediator In Zimbabwe Submit your comment President Jacob Zuma is off to Zimbabwe this coming week to mediate between the three major political parties that form the unity government as South African ministers sent out... |
| Central African Government Says Coup Plot Foiled LIBREVILLE (AFP) - The Central African Republic's government said Saturday it had foiled a plan to launch a coup d'etat on March 15, according to a recorded radio statement obtained by... |
| Telkom South Africa Level Three Championships: Day Two EAST LONDON, South Africa, March 13. AFTER setting an A-Qualification time in the 400m Freestyle for the Olympic Youth Games on Friday night at the Telkom Level 3 National Swimming Championships in... |
| Supermodel Waris Dirie Going Home To Save Africa’s Girls END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> SHE was 13 when she fled her home in the Somali desert and an arranged marriage... |
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| Congo-kinshasa: Drc Army Accuses Advocacy Groups Of 'cooking Up Reports' Kigali — The Congolese army (FARDC) has accused advocacy groups of intentionally being fed with false and dangerous information by FDLR rebel elements, to 'cook up treacherous reports' and... |
| Uganda: Pregnancies Fuelling School Dropout Kampala — When Universal Secondary Education was introduced in 2007 to supplement Universal Primary Education, the expectation of most Ugandans was that more students would stay in school and... |
| Namibia: Namibia Aims To Go Nuclear In 20 Years GOVERNMENT has decided to build a nuclear power plant in Namibia within the next 15 to 20 years, Mines and Energy Minister Erkki Nghimtina has confirmed. Nghimtina on Tuesday told Engineering News... |
| Buy Kenyan And Build Kenya However, I realised that his criticism of Kenyan manufacturers was skewed as it portrayed them as solely to blame. He did not in any way show the strengths of our... |
| Cholerea Outbreak In Mozambique Worsens Maputo, Mozambique 13 Sapa-AP Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country.... |
| Catholic Priest Arrested In Zambia Zambian police say they've arrested a Roman Catholic priest, accusing him of calling for the removal of the government of President Rupiah Banda.Copperbelt police commanding officer Antoneil... |
| Donors Beginning To Show Kenya Respect International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) speaks with Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (R) at his office in Nairobi, Kenya, March 8, 2010. PHOTO/... |
| Cia Documents Offer Insights Into How The Cold War Shaped Politics In Kenya The overwhelming interest and involvement of the American spy agency in Kenya’s internal politics can finally be revealed. Declassified CIA documents seen by... |
| Mozambique: 42 Dead In Worsening Cholera Outbreak Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African... |
| Drogba Brace Sends Chelsea Top Dominant Chelsea thrashed relegation-threatened West Ham to return to the Premier League summit.Florent Malouda crossed for Alex to open the scoring for Chelsea with a powerful header from six yards.... |
| Anichebe, Yakubu On Target Birmingham clawed back a two-goal deficit to preserve their two-point Premier League advantage over Europa League rivals Everton.The visitors looked to be out of sight when Victor Anichebe blasted... |
| [03/13] Mozambique: 42 Dead In Worsening Cholera Outbreak MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) - Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country.... |
| Telkom South Africa Level Three Championships: Day One Telkom South Africa Level Three Championships: Day OneEAST LONDON, South Africa, March 12. KWAZULU Natal schoolboy sensation Chad Le Clos continues in 2010 where he left off in 2009 by racing to an A... |
| Sh7.5tn Climate Change Fund Big Lift For Africa Developing countries’ efforts to mitigate against the effects of climate change are set to get a massive lift with the proposed establishment of Sh7.5 trillion green fund by the International... |
| * West Indies Secure Series Win Over Zimbabwe REUTERS AND AFP, MIAMI AND KINGSTOWN, ST VINCENT Sunday, Mar 14, 2010, Page 18 Dwayne Bravo led the way as the West Indies secured a one-day series win over Zimbabwe with a four-wicket victory in... |
| Kenya: The Cutting Edge Whereas the leading western Kenya firm has beautiful premises with well-paved and lit streets, the neighbouring Mumias Town has little to show for hosting it, charges William. ***** Fred Obiya says... |
| South Africa: Statement By Imf Managing Director Dominique Strauss-kahn At The Conclusion Of His Visit To South Africa press release Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Johannesburg at the conclusion of his visit to South... |
| Ambassador: German Investors 'scared' By New Zimbabwe Business Laws Harare - Germany's ambassador to Zimbabwe Albrecht Conze said Saturday that new indigenization laws requiring medium-sized and large companies to be majority-owned by black Zimbabweans had "scared"... |
| Real Crash Enlivens Nigerian Mock Rescue A Nigerian plane taking part in an exercise aimed at testing disaster response operations has crashed in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt.The air force plane - carrying dozens of officials -... |
| Lead: Japan Crown Prince Heads Home After Visit To Africa+ NAIROBI, March 13 (AP) - (Kyodo)(EDS: UPDATING) Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito left Nairobi on Saturday to return home via Rome, finishing his weeklong official visit to Ghana and Kenya. ... |
| Hiddink Pulls Out Of Ivorian Race Dutch coach Guus Hiddink has withdrawn from the race to lead Ivory Coast at the World Cup in June.Hiddink is contracted with Russia until 30 June and has signed a deal to coach Turkey that starts in... |
| South Africa: Eskom Loan Crucial For Economic Development - Hogan Speaks Out On Eskom Loan Proposal Cape Town — If the World Bank chose not to approve the $3.75-billion loan to help build two new power stations, we can "essentially say goodbye to our country", said Minister of Public... |
| South Africa: Angloplat Defends Ceo's Salary Johannesburg — Anglo Platinum has released a statement defending their CEO Neville Nicolau's multimillion rand remuneration package. The Black management Forum (BMF) this lambasted the mining... |
| Turkish President To Visit Congo, Cameroon The Turkish president will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul would go on a tour on Sunday covering the Democratic Republic of the Congo... |
| Gabon Oil Strike Averted As Talks Begin Libreville - Gabon's main oil industry trade union has agreed to suspend strike plans and open negotiations with the government over labour regulations governing the sector, the government said late... |
| Namibia: Gold One Shareholders Approve Amended Jse Status Windhoek — Australian gold miner, Gold One International announced this week that the company's shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a resolution with a 99,98% majority vote to amend the... |
