Senegal has been awarded an aid grant worth $540 million by the United States' Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). President Abdoulaye Wade announced on Monday at his arrival at…
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Helicopter raid kills wanted militant in Somalia
Suspected foreign commandos in helicopters attacked a car in southern Somalia on Monday and killed one of the region's most wanted militants, witnesses and a Somali government source…
FIFA concerned at accommodation and travel plans for 2010 World Cup
HAMBURG - FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke has voiced his concern at the accommodation and travel plans so far in place for fans traveling to the 2010 World…
Eastern Africa to harmonize strategies to reach food security
Members of the East African hub, the Economic Community for the Great Lakes together with their partners started a two-day session today which will discuss the region's strategies…
Population, famine and fate in Ethiopia
A quarter-century after a million Ethiopians died in the great hunger of 1984-85, the country is heading into another famine. The spring rains failed entirely and the summer…
Ahmed Hassan: 5-0-ra zúzzuk szét Algériát
Ahmed Hassan, az egyiptomi csapat kapitánya felfedte, hogy céljuk a legnagyobb ellenfelüket, Algériát legyőzni a novemberben tartandó Világbajnoksági selejtezőn.
Egypt Skipper Ahmed Hassan: We Will Thrash Algeria 5-0
Egypt skipper Ahmed Hassan has disclosed that the African champions aim to trounce bitter regional rivals Algeria when the two clash in a World Cup qualifying match in…
Aid will not come before reforms, EU tells Mugabe
Zimbabwe can expect no major financial aid or lifting of sanctions until it carries out promised democratic reforms, the first European Union delegation to visit for seven years…
EU says Zimbabwe ties enter new phase
The first high-level European Union delegation to visit Zimbabwe in seven years said on Sunday relations with the country were entering a "new phase" but full cooperation hinged…
Small hydro to help boost rural Africa development
Mini hydro plants could be the answer to a lack of power in rural Africa, especially as larger power projects are put on hold due to limited cash…