All Seychellois should come together to say No to corruption, Vice-President Joseph Belmont said when launching a symposium to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, at Le Méridien Barbarons hotel…
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South Korea in $10bn Ghana homes deal
A South Korean firm has agreed to build 200,000 homes in Ghana over the next six years at a cost of $10bn (£6.1bn), Seoul officials say.
Somali Pirates Conduct Low-Key Maritime War Off Coast
Somali pirates and commercial shipping are engaged in a low-key maritime war off the East African coast.
Nigeria: Yar’Adua returns home next week, says Saudi Doctor
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is billed to return to Nigeria next week, one of the medical doctors attending to the President at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research…
Kagame Calls for More Investment in Agriculture
Kigali — President Paul Kagame yesterday called upon African countries to commit more funds to the agricultural sector if the continent is to address the problem of food…
AfDB loans Kenya $166 mln for road to Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will lend Kenya 12.5 billion shillings ($166.4 million) to build a road connecting east Africa's biggest economy with…
SOMALIA: Sakhaudin Ahmed, “My happiest day turned into a nightmare”
When a deadly blast tore through a graduation ceremony in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on 3 December, 23 people died, dozens were injured and the day suddenly turned…
Cairo human rights group attacks Arab states
Human rights in the Arab world have deteriorated over the last year as governments flaunt progress on women's issues while evading and actively blocking broader reforms that guarantee…
Africa Most Vulnerable to Effect of Climate Change
International Telecommunication Union has said it wants negotiators at the Copenhagen talks to recognize the role information communication and technology will play to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Sahara new centre for drugs trading, UN warns
Drug money being used to fund terrorists and anti-government forces, Office on Drugs and Crime says