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

Unveiling Zanzibar's unhealed wounds! Zanzibar was a centre of the East Africa slave trade By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown ...

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

ZIMBABWE - LETTER FROM THE DIASPORA ! 24th july 2009 Dear Friends, However bloody the battle, be it in Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, the DRC or Ruanda, sooner or later the opposing sides have to sit down and talk to each other. One of the excuses that Africa and the west have used for not intervening in Zimbabwe has been that there ...

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

Jail over Burundi albino murders ! Witchdoctors claim potions made from albinos bring luck and love One person has been sentenced to life in prison and eight others to jail in Burundi over the ...

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 ...

18 weeks 17 hours 46 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

South Africa discontent spreads ! There is anger in some of South Africa's poorest areas Violence in South Africa's townships has spread as residents protest about what they say is a lack of basic services, such as water and housing. Police have fired rubber bullets at ...

18 weeks 22 hours 16 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Nigeria militants release crew ! Militants from Mend say the releases were a "dividend" from the ceasefire Militants in Nigeria have released six crew members they seized from an oil ...

18 weeks 22 hours 30 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Kenya boosts Somali border force ! Kenya is worried the lawlessness in Somalia could spill over the border Kenya has promised to reinforce its border with Somalia after several abductions near ...

18 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Somali Islamists ban UN agencies ! Al-Shabab and its allies control much of southern Somalia and Mogadishu Somali militants accused of links to al-Qaeda have banned three United Nations agencies ...

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

Mali ex-rebels to tackle al-Qaeda ! The main group of Tuareg ex-rebels in Mali has agreed to help the army tackle al-Qaeda's North African branch. Both groups roam across the Sahara Desert and so correspondents say the ...

18 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Cathy Buckle's Letter from Zimbabwe ! BRICKS AND HUNEY ! Dear Family and Friends, On the side of the main highway near Harare there's a hand painted sign on a piece of battered tin. 'Bricks 4 Sale,' it says, the message wedged into a forked stick. Standing in a forlorn heap alongside are the very bricks. Its a sad little ...

18 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Darfur rebels free Sudan troops ! By James Copnall BBC News, Khartoum ...

18 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

German freighter freed for ransom ! Pirate attacks have resumed after a brief lull caused by bad weather Somali pirates have released a German-owned cargo ship held for nearly three months and ...

18 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Kenyan mosque jams mobile calls ! One mosque has tried to fine people whose phones ring during prayers A device which blocks mobile phone signals has answered the prayers of some Kenyan ...

18 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Sudan rivals agree to avert war ! Much of Abyei was left in ashes after last year's clashes Rival parties from north and south Sudan have agreed new plans to prevent conflict ahead of next week's ...

18 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Bongo son set for Gabon candidacy ! Ali-Ben Bongo's candidacy is likely to prove controversial The son of Gabon's late President Omar Bongo has been chosen by the ruling party to stand in the ...

18 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

UN 'open to Uganda rebel talks' ! Mr Kony is said to have little interest in the peace process The UN has insisted it is committed to talks with Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and his rebel group, ...

19 weeks 12 hours 35 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Zambia prosecutes editor of Post ! Chansa Kabwela edits Zambia's best-selling newspaper An editor at Zambia's biggest-selling newspaper has been charged with distributing obscene materials ...

19 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Zimbabwe talks resume after fight ! Supporters of Robert Mugabe disrupted Monday's meeting Zimbabwe has resumed talks aimed at framing a new constitution, a day after riot police broke up the ...

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

Genocide court jails Rwandan man ! Some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in 1994 A UN court has sentenced the former governor of the Rwandan capital, Kigali, to life in prison for ...

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

Kenya concern over pill popping ! By Anne Mawathe BBC News, Nairobi ...