How the World Bank and IMF Have Made African Famine Inevitable
10 Sep 2011: Famine is spreading like wildfire throughout the horn of Africa. As 12 million people battle hunger, the UN warns that 750,000 people in Somalia face imminent death from starvation over the next four months, in the absence of outside intervention. OverGhana, China sign 800 mn gas development deal
12 Aug 2011: Ghana will borrow $800 million from China to build natural gas infrastructure, the head of the national gas company said Friday, months after the country became Africa’s newest major oil producer. “An agreement has been reached and we have securedPriates hijack oil tanker in the waters around East Africa
01 Dec 2009: Pirates have seized an oil tanker, with 28 crew members on board, in the waters around East Africa. Officials on Monday confirmed the hijacking of the Greek-owned Maran Centaurus, which was carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States.Cairo recalls Algiers ambassador after soccer loss
20 Nov 2009: Cairo recalled its envoy to Algiers and Egyptians burned the Algerian flag on Thursday after Egypt's soccer team lost to Algeria in a play-off to reach the World Cup finals, accusing its fans of post-match thuggery. The move is the latest in a tit-for-tatAU peace council adopts Darfur proposals
30 Oct 2009: ABUJA, Nigeria - African leaders on Thursday adopted proposals on how to resolve a six-year conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, which include the creation of a hybrid court to try perpetrators of atrocities in the province. Heads of states who sit on theTen-Man Ghana win Under 20 World Cup beating Brazil on penalties
17 Oct 2009: Ghana were crowned Under-20 World Cup champions after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Brazil. Ghana, who had Daniel Addo sent off just before half time, produced a magiccal defensive display to prevent the creative Brazilians from finding theWorld Cup Trophy Tour
29 Sep 2009: AS several African nations prepare to host the coveted Fifa World Cup trophy, it remains to be seen whether the trophy will reach Somalia. Technically, the trophy is supposed to rotate around the continent but fresh reports indicate that the country'sAfrica Oil Operations Update
17 Sep 2009: September 14, 2009 (AOI – TSXV) … Africa Oil Corporation (“Africa Oil” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its East African oil and gas operations. The Company has assembled a highly prospective portfolio of oil and gasZimbabwe sanctions dominate S.Africa-EU summit
11 Sep 2009: KLEINMOND, South Africa : South Africa lobbied the European Union to drop sanctions against its troubled neighbour Zimbabwe Friday on the eve of a landmark trip to Harare by a delegation from Brussels. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whoseAfrican Union appeals for calm in Somaliland over postponement of Election
11 Sep 2009: The African Union (AU) called for calm in Somaliland on Thursday after lawmakers scuffled in parliament and one drew a pistol in an angry dispute over the postponement of an election planned this month. Somaliland has enjoyed relative peace compared withNew Guinea-Bissau president sworn in
10 Sep 2009: BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau's newly-elected President Malam Bacai Sanha was sworn in on Tuesday afternoon, receiving congratulations from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN peace official Maria Luisa Viotti. At the inauguration ceremony, Sanha vowed toWhy did Avigdor Lieberman really go to Africa?
10 Sep 2009: The journey of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to five African states in nine days is taking place under a hidden cloud of domestic tension. The obvious aspect of the visit, which is stressed by the minister and his entourage, is Israel's willingnessUNAMID appoints Somali Diplomat as Deputy Joint Special Representative
07 Sep 2009: The UN and African Union announced today the appointment of a Somali diplomat as Deputy Joint Special Representative for Operations and Management in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Mr. Yonis succeeds Hocine Medili ofWhere Does Africa Foreign Aid Really Go?
05 Sep 2009: No wise military commander would attempt in good sense, to feed a battalion or a brigade with the same amount of food which is only sufficient to feed a platoon. This is just as no intelligent farmer would in all good judgment, attempts to feed 200, 000AU tackles Darfur, Somalia
31 Aug 2009: Tripoli - Delegates from the 52 countries that make up the African Union gathered on Monday to address their continent's crises during a one-day summit in Tripoli. The "special summit" was called by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, also current AUslashnews
Major quake shakes eastern city of Van
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey yesterday, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according
to officials and experts. At least 50 people were taken to the single hospital in the city of Van, Anatolia news agency said,
The wretched scandal of Gaza
Past bombed suburbs and scrubland stands the house on the frontier of hell. Once, Abdullah Wahdem's home was a pleasant villa set
in the citrus groves of northern Gaza. Now its cream stucco frontage is pitted by the bullets and artillery salvos that
From Hate to Love -
Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He
drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,
Microsoft Bing in search deal with China’s
Baidu
Microsoft has signed a deal with China’s top search engine, Baidu, to provide the site with censored web search services in
English. Baidu, which dominates 83 per cent of the local market and whose success is built on its Chinese language services, said
