11 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

CALL TO REMOVE ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS !   Morgan Tsvangirai wants the power-sharing deal to be ...

11 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

AFRICA SUMMIT TO ASSESS ZIMBABWE ! Africa summit to assess Zimbabwe Mr Mugabe (right) ...

11 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

ZIMBABWE TO GET $500m IMF LOANS ! Zimbabwe to get $500m IMF loans By Karen Allen ...

13 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

NIGERIA OIL RIGHTS GRAB 'ILLEGAL' ! Nigeria is the world's eighth-largest oil exporter Nigeria's high court has ruled that its country's government illegally revoked exploration licences granted to a South Korean oil consortium. The ...

14 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

SOUTH AFRICA : TOWNSHIP REPORTS ! South Africa: Township reports South Africans living in the townships of Port Elizabeth share their views on President Jacob Zuma's first 100 days in power. You can read their views below: Asanda, 24, administrator: ...

14 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

HORN OF AFRICA DAMAGES RULING DUE !   By Martin Plaut BBC Africa editor ...

15 weeks 2 hours 45 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

CLINTON SET FOR VISIT TO LIBERIA ! Mrs Clinton has been pushing a self-help programme for Africa US Secretary State Hillary Clinton is due to arrive in Monrovia on the sixth stage of her seven-nation African tour. During her visit, ...

15 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Niger 'must return to democracy' ! Mamadou Tandja's plans have caused unrest at home and abroad France has called on Niger to restore a democratic framework, after weeks of turmoil caused by the ...

15 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Clinton to tackle Congo conflict ! Many thousands have fled the violence in eastern DR Congo this year US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is heading to the Democratic Republic Of Congo, where ...

15 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

France plans 'bingo for Africa' ! The lottery is already a popular way to replenish state coffers The French government is considering introducing a special lottery for Africa to supplement ...

15 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

IMF and Angola to negotiate loan ! Eduardo dos Santos's government broke off talks with the IMF in 2007 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Angola have agreed to begin talks on a loan to ...

16 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

'Dire shortage' at UN food agency ! The WFP has suspended some of its aid deliveries The UN food agency says it is facing critical funding shortages that have forced it to cut aid deliveries to millions of people facing starvation. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it ...

16 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Zimbabwe: The price of reconciliation ! Some Zimbabweans remain sceptical about the 'unity' government By Andrew Harding ...

17 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

EU to train Somali piracy force ! The EU already runs an anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast The European Union has announced plans to train Somali security forces to tackle the pirates ...

17 weeks 3 days 45 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Thousands strike in South Africa ! Mr Zuma is facing a number of tricky issues Thousands of workers in South Africa have gone on strike, with unions saying most public services are ...

17 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Zuma vows help for SA townships! South Africa's President Jacob Zuma: "There can be no justification for violence" South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has promised to deliver better services, such as water and housing, in a bid to end township protests this month. But he ...

17 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

The winds of change for Africa ! By Jonathan Fildes Technology reporter, BBC News, Oxford ...

18 weeks 3 hours 27 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Kenya cable ushers in broadband era! The first of three undersea cables bringing high-speed internet to eastern Africa goes live on Thursday. The BBC's Anne Waithera, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, finds a nation impatient to join the broadband revolution. In a busy cyber cafe in Nairobi ...

18 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

HIV drugs tests of 'no benefit' ! By Navdip Dhariwal BBC News, Cape Town ...

18 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

China firm in Namibia bribe claim ! Nuctech is a leading supplier of airport security scanners Namibia is investigating allegations of bribery over a government contract with a Chinese ...