FACTBOX - Which conflicts are dominating Africa's summits? The Star | KAMPALA (Reuters) - An African Union summit in Uganda is this week being dominated by the Somali crisis, overshadowing its official theme of maternal health. | Although the continent is trying to shake its negative reputation and attract investment...
Uganda president calls for Africa to fight terror Chicago Sun-Times | KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A top U.S. official on Sunday pledged continued support for African peacekeeping efforts in war-torn Somalia, as Uganda's president urged African leaders to unite against terrorism just weeks after Somali militants set off de...
Uganda president calls for Africa to fight terror Houston Chronicle | KAMPALA, Uganda - A top U.S. official on Sunday pledged continued support for African peacekeeping efforts in war-torn Somalia, as Uganda's president urged African leaders to unite against terrorism just weeks after Somali militants set off deadly ...
Trafigura fined €1m for illegally exporting hazardous waste to Africa The Guardian | Oil trader Trafigura convicted over export to Ivory Coast and for concealing dangerous nature of the waste in Amsterdam The Probo Koala ship at the port of Tallinn. Photograph: Raigo Pajula/AFP/Getty Images | A Dutch court has fined the oil trading...
Thieves In South Africa Strip A Police Station Of All Its Contents Peace FM Online South Africa's police are investigating after thieves stripped a police station of all its contents, down to the kitchen sink.The office was under renovations and ready for re-occupation when the thieves hit, reports South Africa's Times Newspaper. |...
Thieves ransack South Africa police station Joy Online South Africa's police are investigating after thieves stripped a police station of all its contents, down to the kitchen sink. | The office was under renovations and ready for re-occupation when the thieves hit, reports South Africa's Times Newspaper...
Thieves steal kitchen sink from South Africa police BBC News South Africa's police are investigating after thieves stripped a police station of all its contents, down to the kitchen sink. | The office was under renovations and ready for re-occupation when the thieves hit, reports South Africa's Times...
West Africa electricity deficit: Experts recommend private-public participation Joy Online Experts in the energy sector have recommended the establishment of a fund to foster public-private participation (PPP) in the critical area. | This they say is necessary if Africa is to generate adequate energy to power its development. According to them, the fund must be at national and sub-regional levels, and will assist in PPP preparatory and i...
Nigeria the frontier market for new hotel development Business Report | Demand outstrips supply in west Africa | Submit your comment | South African hotel groups are boosting their investments in oil-rich Nigeria, which is attracting a high level of international business travel. | Sun International has a casino hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos. Rival hotel groups Southern Sun and Protea are also present. | And...