17 weeks 4 days 10 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 10 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 13 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 15 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Pedal power for Kenya's mobiles ! It takes an hour of pedalling to charge a phone completely Two Kenyan students are hoping to market a device that allows bicycle riders to charge their mobile ...

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

Troops crawl after Guinea attack ! Gen Toto (r) has warned Capt Camara (l) against making enemies Members of Guinea's presidential guard have been shown on national TV begging on their knees for ...

17 weeks 5 days 15 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 22 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Rock divides East African neighbours ! By Josphat Makori BBC News, Migingo Island ...

17 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Debate: Is Nigeria a failed state? As Nigeria enters its second decade of civilian rule facing a myriad of problems, the BBC's Focus on Africa magazine asks if the country is on its way to being a failed state. YES, says lawyer and poet, Ogaga Ifowodo ...

18 weeks 12 hours 21 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Somalis charged with hijacking ! Twelve suspected Somali pirates have been charged with hijacking a Yemeni oil tanker earlier this year, according to Yemeni authorities. The suspects were seized when Yemeni forces retook ...

18 weeks 12 hours 27 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 16 hours 58 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 17 hours 9 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Former minister in Ghana arrested Mr Osei-Adjei said prosecutors had not given him details of the charges Ghana's former Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei has been charged with causing financial ...

18 weeks 17 hours 12 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 17 hours 23 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 17 hours 33 min ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Former minister in Ghana arrested ! Mr Osei-Adjei said prosecutors had not given him details of the charges Ghana's former Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei has been charged with causing ...

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

Mineral firms 'fuel Congo unrest' ! Rebel groups control large parts of the trade, Global Witness says Western mineral firms are fuelling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo by failing ...

18 weeks 1 day 22 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 16 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 ...

18 weeks 2 days 16 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 2 days 16 hours ago wrote on the blog Mara Mara

Somalia deports Chinese cyclist ! A Chinese cyclist has been forced to put the brakes on a 12-year world tour, after officials in Somalia deported him for not having the right documents. Lee Yue Zhong, who says he has ...