Often the hardest thing is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn – David Russel
Posted in Africa on Jul 2nd, 2008
African leaders at an African union summit in Egypt have called for a government of national unity in Zimbabwe. The leaders made the resolution to encourage Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe to share power with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. The leaders of Botswana and Kenya spoke out against the Zimbabwean election process, but most African countries […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 20th, 2008
The war in Sudanhas been ongoing for several decades now and its continuation has dwelt a severe blow to the region and to the continent. It’s cost to the continent cannot be quantified. At independence, this was an economy at par to that of South Korea. Today, the disparity is very clear. The violence has […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 8th, 2008
The Africa Cup of Nations is drawing to a close and pressure is on the defending champion Egypt as they against Cameroon on Sunday.
The tournament has witnessed a lot of surprises and to tell us more on what to expect i spoke with Freelance sports journalist Eric Asoumougha.
WHAT’S YOUR TAKE ON THE AFRICAN NATIONS CUP?We are […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 7th, 2008
The west Africa Power tool (WAPP), a specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is turning to China towards developing a reliable electricity infrstructure for West Africa.
A memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) with Sinohydro, a chinese company, for collaboration as strategic partners in developing West Africa’s electricity infrastructure.
The aim of the […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 6th, 2008
South Africa has the largest number or people living with HIV/AIDS globally. The problem is such a huge one that health experts can’t actually put a finger as to what
South Africa is doing wrong or not doing. At the beginning of the epidemic there were two countries with a high prevalence, Uganda and […]
Posted in Africa on Feb 5th, 2008
Despite the decline in global leprosy accurence, Nigeria is still being threatened by the disease as some states of the federation are lagging behind in the control and elimination of the scourge.
National Coordinator of Leprosy control Programme Dr. Ben Nwobi, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Minna, Niger State on activities to mark this year’s […]
Posted in Africa on Jan 28th, 2008
A month after the December 27th elections in Kenya, riots are continuing in the towns of Naivasha and Nakuru. More than 60 people were reported killed over the weekend, On Sunday, 19 people died in the village Nakuru. The Rift Valley violence which erupted after the elections has left the provincial chief struggling to bring […]
Poverty is a phenomenon that affects a greater percentage of the population of Africa. More than 70% of Africa’s poor people live in rural areas and depend on Agriculture for food and livelihood. It is difficult to generalize and say the issue of Poverty exist in the same dimension throughtout Africa, rather its easier to […]
Posted in Africa on Oct 2nd, 2007
Brett, from JESUS Film Project, travelled to Nigeria in April where they showed the Idoma people group the JESUS Film. There are approximately 1-million Idoma people.
The culture, formerly ruled by the British Colonies, still honours their chief by standing and sitting as he does. When addressing the chief, it is customary to kneel or at […]
Posted in Africa on Sep 28th, 2007
Statement issued Monday 24 September 2007
The courage of the people of Burma is amazing and now they have been joined by their holy men. It is so like the rolling mass action that eventually toppled apartheid. We admire our brave sisters and brothers in Burma/Myanmar and want them to know that we support their peaceful […]
