20 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Sahara gas pipeline gets go-ahead! Nigeria, Niger and Algeria have signed an agreement to build a multi-billion dollar pipeline to take Nigerian gas across the Sahara to the Mediterranean. The giant project, which will ...

20 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Summit takes AU back to its roots! Leaders from some 50 African countries are attending the AU summit By Christian Fraser ...

20 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

'Why I took up arms against Ethiopia'! The ONLF says these rocks conceal mass graves By Yannick Demoustier and Jonathan Alpeyrie ...

21 weeks 8 hours 55 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

African troops - 'fig-leaf' for Somalia? By Mark Doyle BBC World Affairs correspondent ...

21 weeks 9 hours 17 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Poor rains 'shut down Kenya dam'! It is only the second time Masinga has been closed Kenya's largest hydro-electric dam has been shut down because of low water levels, raising fears that power ...

21 weeks 18 hours 46 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Uganda gets free Google text tips! Millions of Ugandans have mobile phones but no internet A mobile-phone service has been set up in Uganda to give people weather forecasts, farming advice and ...

21 weeks 19 hours 11 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

From bush to bike - a bamboo revolution! A bamboo bicycle can take over a week to make by hand By Kieron Humphrey ...

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

Militants attack Nigeria oil base! Militant attacks have sharply cut Nigeria's oil output The main militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta says it has attacked an oil facility, the second attack ...

21 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Egypt reopens crossing into Gaza! Students and medical patients were among those allowed through Egypt has opened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days, allowing some Palestinians to leave the blockaded territory. On the Egyptian side, 700 people and 10 trucks ...

21 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Cathy Buckle's Weekly Letter from Zimbabwe ! GOLD AND DIAMONDS ! Dear Family and Friends, A few months ago a friend was approached by a vendor who had a large walnut -sized transparent stone. The vendor didn't want to say where he'd got the stone from but claimed it was a diamond and he was trying to sell it. The stone had a sharp edge ...

21 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Ethiopia looks to revive past railway glories! By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Ethiopia ...

21 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Nigeria 'to release key militant'! Henry Okah was extradicted to Nigeria from Angola last year Nigeria's government is offering clemency to oil rebel leader Henry Okah as part of its 60-day ...

21 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Zimbabwe army 'runs diamond mine'! Until the military moved in illegal diggers were seeking their fortune Lobby group Human Rights Watch has accused Zimbabwe's army of using forced labour, ...

21 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Viewpoint: Tsvangirai's ambiguous trip! Morgan Tsvangirai was saluted and greeted on his extensive tour of the West In our series of weekly viewpoints from African journalists, columnist and filmmaker Farai Sevenzo considers Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's week. In the end ...

21 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Zambia leader hit by 'press leak' ! ...

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

Nigeria to outline Delta amnesty! Mend says it is waiting to see if there is anything new on offer Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua is due to publish details of an amnesty for militants in the ...

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

Bumper crop, but Zimbabwe hungry! Zimbabwe has had a bumper maize crop but the hunger crisis remains Some three million people face hunger in Zimbabwe, despite a significant rise in food ...

22 weeks 4 hours 52 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Nigerian and UK teachers swap notes! Colette Cotton was impressed by Nigerian pupils' patriotism and discipline By Tomi Oladipo ...

22 weeks 14 hours 51 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Blood diamond scheme 'is failing'! The Kimberley Process aims to stem the flow of blood diamonds The Kimberley Process certification scheme, which aims to stop the use of diamonds to fund ...

22 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Medvedev seeks closer Africa links By Steven Eke BBC's Russian affairs analyst ...