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Africans Bemused By Solar Eclipse
Jan 15th
Africans Bemused By Solar Eclipse A lot of Africans were stunned on Friday Morning when the greatest annular solar eclipse of the millennium marched across the continent. Basically in an annular
Southern Sudan’s Envoy Expresses Shock Over War Pronouncement
Jan 6th
Southern Sudan’s envoy to the United States has expressed shock after an advisor of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir reportedly said the semi-autonomous south’s possible independence
Madagascar Government to Begin Election Workshop
Jan 6th
In Madagascar, President Andry Rajoelina’s government has announced it will hold a two-day national workshop Wednesday in preparation for a scheduled March 20 general election. Independent
US, France Push for Elected Government in Guinea
Jan 6th
Senior U.S. and French diplomats met in Morocco Tuesday with members of Guinea’s military junta to urge a transition to elected democratic rule in the west African state. The leader of
Drafting of New Constitution to Begin in Zimbabwe
Jan 6th
The formal process of consulting the Zimbabwean people on a new constitution is to begin next week. But civic groups for weeks have been training activists to educate communities about the
Al-Qaida Militants Retreat from Strategic Somali Town
Jan 6th
Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants say they have made a tactical retreat from Dhusamareb, the central Somali town al-Shabab attacked three days ago in a bid to oust a rival
WFP Ends Food Aid to 1 Million Somalis
Jan 6th
The World Food Program is pulling its operations out of much of rebel-controlled Somalia, affecting some 1 million in-need Somalis. The food aid organization is citing "unacceptable
Cameroon Working to Improve Internet Security after Topping Fraud List
Jan 6th
Cameroon starts the new year as home to the world’s riskiest Internet sites according to cyber-security firm McAfee. The government says it is drafting new laws to punish Internet