http://af.reuters.com/article/somaliaNews/idAFLDE76D0Y820110714 Mauritius gets 3 mln euros for pirate trials PORT LOUIS July 14 (Reuters) – Mauritius has secured 3 million euros ($4.25 million) from the European Union for the trial and detention of suspected Somali pirates, the Indian ocean island nation said on Thursday. Rampant piracy off the coast of […]
Source/Credit: Aljazeera Both pan-Arabist and Islamist governments have failed to embrace diversity and pluralism – to their own detriment. The division of Sudan into two states is a dangerous precedent. The Arab world has to draw the right lessons from if it wants to avoid the break-up of other Arab […]
By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS Published: Jul 14, 2011 21:11 Updated: Jul 14, 2011 21:11 ISTANBUL: Senior officials from more than 40 countries, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, are on their way to the historic Turkish city of Istanbul to take part in Friday’s talks on Libya. Besides […]
Merkel is 1st German chancellor to visit Angola LUANDA, Angola — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that her country is willing to help train Angolan soldiers for peacekeeping, a German news agency reported. Merkel made the offer during a visit to Angola’s capital. She was the first German chancellor […]
by Gemma d’Urso in Lugano, swissinfo.ch Thirteen years ago after causing a sensation with her book The White Masai, Corinne Hofmann has returned to the theme of Africa with her new book, Africa, My Passion. It tells of an arduous but glorious journey, her experiences visiting slums and her daughter’s […]
During her 2007 trip to Liberia, Angela Merkel received a white chicken as a traditional welcoming gift. In Germany, most people think of wars, poverty and hunger when they think of Africa. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s stopover on the continent, where she will travel to three countries in just three days, is unlikely to […]
With Gaddafi as determined as ever to cling to power in Libya, tensions between Nato’s member states are becoming increasingly exposed. Four months ago, when David Cameron led the international call for military intervention in Libya, the general assumption within government circles was that Col Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan dictator, […]
Desperation reigns amid the 380,000 refugees in Dadaab, a sprawling “tent city” in northeastern Kenya. Africa’s biggest refugee camp is home to more than 250,000 people who have fled the ongoing conflict in Somalia I am tying my shoelaces when the early morning call to prayer begins to sound over […]
by Isobel Leybold in Zurich, swissinfo.ch Insect expert Hans Rudolf Herren’s work in tackling the devastating cassava mealybug crop pest in Africa saved millions of lives and won him the 1995 World Food Prize. Herren, the subject of a new biography, tells swissinfo.ch how he managed to naturally control the bug […]
Dozens of anti-war activists have held a demonstration in front of the White House to condemn the US role in the Libya war. The protesters cite reports by the Libyan health minister, who says that over 700 people have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded in the NATO attacks, […]
Obama in violation of War Powers Act U.S. Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Dick Durbin and the other Democrats are trying to give cover to President Barack Obama for using our military in Libya. This is a violation of our Constitution and the War Powers Act. The War Powers Act […]
By REUTERS Published: Jul 8, 2011 20:47 Updated: Jul 8, 2011 20:47 KHARTOUM/JUBA: Sudan became the first state to recognize the independence of its oil-producing south on Friday, smoothing the way for the division on Saturday of Africa’s largest country into two. Underdeveloped South Sudan secedes Saturday — a hard-won […]
Following a series of abuse cases in Europe and North America, revelations have emerged of sexual abuse by priests in a number of African countries. The case of Father Renato Kizito, who is accused of raping young men in Kenya, shows how local power structures work in favor of the […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) appealed to member states, the United Nations, charity organizations, and philanthropists to provide urgent relief assistance to the people in the Horn of Africa who are currently passing through a famine caused by a prolonged drought. Secretary-General […]
By AIJAZ ZAKA SYED | ARAB NEWS Justice for the Libyans is welcome. What about the victims of war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan though? Serves him right. That was my instant reaction to the International Criminal Court’s warrant for Muammar Qaddafi. The whole country has been on fire […]
CAIRO (AFP) – Dozens of Egyptians protested on Thursday to demand the introduction of civil marriages, in order to be able to divorce or remarry. Protesters – Coptic Christians as well as Muslims – want the next parliament elected in September to adopt a law to allow civil marriages. Currently, Egyptians follow […]
To help African countries formulate policies for science development and promote knowledge-based socio-economic development, the first document mapping activities in science, technology and innovation in African countries has been launched. Published as the first in a series, the 136-page document, African Innovation Outlook 2010, was prepared by the African Science, […]
ABENGOUROU, Ivory Coast—President Alassane Ouattara is trying to restore the economy of the world’s largest cocoa producer, but many farmers here continue to smuggle beans out of the West African […]
Major public and private donors have pledged more than U.S.$4.3 billion to immunize at least 250 million of the world’s poorest children against life-threatening diseases over the next five years and prevent more than four million premature deaths. “It’s absolutely brilliant value for money. For the price of a cup […]
Nairobi — One person dies weekly in Kenya due to a shortage of anesthetics and the situation is worse in slums and rural areas across the country. In areas like […]