Africa Posts

Mali shooting Suspect Hates white Investigators

By Correspondent , 23 , Nov 2013


Bamako (AFP) - A Malian arrested after a French police officer was shot at in Bamako "hates white people" and has a history of violence, sources close to the investigation .. Read More →

Opposition Boycott Fail To Halt Mauritania Elections

By Correspondent , 23 , Nov 2013


Nouakchott (AFP) - Mauritanians voted on Saturday in nationwide elections overshadowed by a boycott of the "radical" opposition -- apart from an Islamist party calling its participation a struggle against .. Read More →

New Kid On The Block In Mozambique Elections

By Wiseman Nyika , 22 , Nov 2013


By Wiseman Nyika MOZAMBICANS went to the polls on Wednesday in municipal elections that marked the emergency of a new political player the MDM. Challenging FRELIMO, the ruling party, for .. Read More →

Political Will Key To Biotech Success: FAO Report

By Lazarus Sauti , 22 , Nov 2013


By Lazarus Sauti Political will and farmer involvement are critical to direct research and innovation on biotechnologies that could cut poverty in rural areas of developing countries. This is according .. Read More →

Western Donors Freeze $150 million Aid And Malawi Hits Back

By Correspondent , 22 , Nov 2013


Blantyre (Malawi) (AFP) - A Malawian minister on Thursday criticised Western donors for withholding aid worth $150 million after the government exposed corruption, saying it could prompt other African leaders .. Read More →

ZPSL Championship Uncertain

By Correspondent , 22 , Nov 2013


By Nomore Chinoda As the Zimbabwe Castle Lager Premier Soccer League reaches its ceiling over the weekend, there is uncertainty for the championship since three teams; Harare City, Dynamos and .. Read More →

Swaziland Cabinet Ministers Are Highest Paid In The SADC Region

By Correspondent , 22 , Nov 2013


MBABANE – Swaziland’s Cabinet ministers are the highest paid among comparative economies in the SADC region in terms of GDP growth. The Cabinet ministers were compared to those of Namibia, .. Read More →

Libyans Leave Tripoli

By Correspondent , 22 , Nov 2013


Tripoli (AFP) - Libyan militias including two groups from the western city of Zintan have withdrawn from the capital in response to public pressure nearly a week after deadly violence, .. Read More →

Africa Needs New Organisations To Support Innovation

By Lazarus Sauti , 21 , Nov 2013


Calestous Juma, professor of the Practice of International Development at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, United States believes that new institutions are needed to modernise farming in countries within .. Read More →