Some of the world's biggest names in science and technology are backing a program to help combat youth unemployment in West Africa, where young people are four times…
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Day of the African child: the unending plight of African children
June 16, 2009, Africa observes the Day of the African Child, in memory of, thousands of black school children who were maimed and killed in 1976 Soweto uprising,…
British government to publish profits from slave trade
They’ll look into companies that gained from the trade. The British government will embark on an in-depth study to measure how monies accrued from the slave trade were…
Top Ethiopian food scientist to be awarded World Food Prize
Gebisa Ejeta has dramatically enhanced the production of sorghum. An acclaimed plant breeder and geneticist who was born and grew up in rural Ethiopia has won the 2009…
Gabon set to pay respects to Bongo
Libreville - Gabon was set to pay its final respects on Tuesday to Omar Bongo Ondimba, with a state funeral for the former president who ruled the oil-rich…
News by the African Hungarian Union from the Docors Mission in South East Congo
Report by Lilla Schumiczky
Bashir sure to face genocide charge
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Monday he is confident the court's judges will soon charge Sudan's president with genocide and three Darfur rebels…
Malawi records 1.2 million maize surpluses
Malawi recorded maize surplus of 1.2 million metric tones from a gross national harvest of 3.6 million metric tones for the 2008/2009 harvest.
Facebook Swahili version launched
The social-networking website Facebook has launched in Swahili, targeting more than 110m speakers of the language
Madonna adoption appeal approved
Madonna has won her appeal to adopt a second child from Malawi, the southern African state's highest court rules.