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| African gays issue ultimatum Wed, 10 Mar 2010 |
| Mozambican and Malawian gays ended private meetings Tuesday, with the gays issuing a strong-worded ultimatum to African Union Chairperson Bingu wa Mutharika for the unconditional release of Monjeza and Chimbalanga. Mutharika has come under a heavy spate of criticism for violating gay rights.
"Failing which, we will begin to lobby African countries… Full Story |
| US hails Malawi's Commercial Court Wed, 10 Mar 2010 |
| The United States Ambassador to Malawi Peter Bodde has hailed the Commercial Court Division of the Malawi High Court for among other things improving the process of settling business related disputes.
Speaking when he presented $100 000 worth of reference materials, computers and internet service equipment to the court’s library in the city of… Full Story |
| Ghana: 'Rainbow' appears in the sky Wed, 10 Mar 2010 |
| Ghanaians were held spellbound when the halo phenomenon emerged in the skies late Wednesday morning. Hundreds of people stepped out of their offices to take pictures of the celestial wonders. Onlookers believed it was signs of the last days. "Jesus is coming today," fascinated Victoria Mintah told AfricaNews.
However, meteorologists said… Full Story |
| Kenya: Ministers barred from travelling Mon, 08 Mar 2010 |
| President Kibaki has barred all ministers and assistant minister from travelling to foreign countries as Kenya's quest for a new constitution since independence enters a crucial stage. A presidential circular and made public on Monday bars all ministers from travelling abroad during the discussion on the draft constitution.
Kenya’s parliament… Full Story |
| W/Africa: UN project boosts farmers’ lives Wed, 10 Mar 2010 |
| A UN-German supported agricultural scheme is changing the lives of farmers engaging in organic farming in five West African nations - Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Ghana. Some 5000 farmers have so far benefited from this rewarding project, according to a statement by the FAO.
The $2.4 million UN Food and Agricultural Organization… Full Story |
| Nana Kofi: I photograph what I see Tue, 09 Mar 2010 |
| One of Africanews.com's professional photographers Nana Kofi Acquah who is based in Ghana tells about his profession and what makes him stand out among the lots in the world of photography.
Nana traces his roots to Elmina, Ghana. Growing up by the Elmina Castle and hearing all the haunting stories on slavery, he grew up believing, he might not… Full Story |
| Nigeria: National security boss fired Tue, 09 Mar 2010 |
| The National Security Adviser of Nigeria Sarki Mukhtar has been fired over the Jos crisis that led to the death of about 400 people on Sunday. The acting President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan replaced him with Aliyu Gusau, a one time National Security Adviser to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
About 400 corpses from the Sunday massacre were given mass… Full Story |
| Ethiopia: PM denies aid was diverted Tue, 09 Mar 2010 |
| The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi has denied the allegation which claimed that 95% of the $100m aid raised by Live Aid and others to fight famine in rebel-held northern Ethiopian in 1985 was diverted to be spent on weapons.
He said the BBC had fallen for lies put out by his political opponents on the eve of a general election in Addis Ababa… Full Story |
| Ghanaian singer supports children Mon, 08 Mar 2010 |
| One of the leading female vocalists in Ghana, Rebecca Acheampong or simply referred to as Becca is on a mission to help raise resources for at least 10,000 Ghanaian children to be signed onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
According to the singer she decided to embark on this campaign when she visited a local hospital in early 2009. “I… Full Story |
| Malawi bans adverts on private media Fri, 05 Mar 2010 |
| Malawi government is reported to have stopped advertising in one of the country's private media house Nation Publications Limited. Media reports in the southern African nation say that the Malawi government has ordered all its departments and other partners to stop advertising in the newspaper.
However no reason has been given as to why the government… Full Story |
