Wednesday 14 September 2011
More than 100 people are reported to have died after a petrol pipeline exploded and started a fire in an informal settlement located next to the pipe.
Monday 12 September 2011
The Science Journalism Colloquium (17-19 September) will focus on the three broad criteria for quality journalism training. More specifically, it will contribute towards UNESCO’s goal to improve science literacy among media professionals by incorporating it into journalism curricula.
Monday 5 September 2011
Last Thursday at 11:00 PM, the joint forces of SAF and the PDF opened fire on a three car SPLM convoy carrying a delegation out of Al Damazein at the town’s southern checkpoint.
Monday 5 September 2011
The goal is to rapidly and cost-effectively expand Africa’s scientific and technological capacity by providing advanced training to exceptional African students and enabling them to work effectively for the peaceful prosperity of the continent.
Saturday 3 September 2011
On August 22, 2011 two government soldiers convicted of murder by the military court were executed, with no opportunity to appeal as is required under international law. On August 29, the court sentenced two defendants to death for allegedly intending to sell ammunition to al-Shabaab, the armed Islamist group that controls much of the country.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
According to aid groups on the ground, the bombing, attacks, and fighting have displaced more than 150,000 people in areas under control of opposition forces, where government restrictions have prevented aid groups from delivering food and other assistance.
Monday 29 August 2011
The new, still nascent, Libyan leadership faces a dual, difficult legacy which it will need to overcome. Four decades of autocratic regime that failed to build genuine state institutions and six months of civil war has brought the attendant and inevitable human and material losses.
Thursday 25 August 2011
The report, “An Assessment of the Response to the 2008–2009 Drought in Kenya,” suggests that herding makes better economic sense than crop agriculture in many of the arid and semi-arid lands that constitute 80 percent of the Horn of Africa, and supporting mobile livestock herding communities in advance and with timely interventions can help people cope the next time drought threatens.
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Acting on instructions from the State of South Kordofan, the SRCS used an excavator to dig and cover large pits. In some cases, eyewitnesses reported, SRCS workers poured fuel on dead bodies and set them on fire.
Tuesday 23 August 2011
New practices could double agricultural production, protect natural systems and be “game changer” for global food security .
Monday 22 August 2011
The conference held in June provided a fertile ground for Afri-Tech to further deepen such conferences in the continent with their strong belief that Africa will get out of the perennial poverty quagmire if modern technology is embraced in its activities.
Saturday 20 August 2011
The International Crisis Group has joined ecumenical churches in warning of five factors including fighting corruption, deeper commitment to transforming Liberia with a new breed of reform-minded political players and sustained international engagement in supporting this more ambitious transformation.
Thursday 18 August 2011
A latest indicator shows a notable drop of the region in global ranking as an environment fit for business.
Saturday 13 August 2011
Joint venture investment geared at providing full scope ICT solutions for the East African market.
Thursday 11 August 2011
A new Amnesty International report ‘The time for justice is now; new strategy needed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’ calls for the reform and strengthening of the country’s national justice system to combat impunity that has been fostering a cycle of violence and human rights violations for decades.
