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2014 U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit President Obama in August will welcome leaders from across the African continent to the Nation’s Capital for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the first such event of its kind in the United States for African leaders. This Summit, the largest event any U.S. President has held with African heads of state […]

Nigeria: Abuja public transportation light rail on track to open in 2015 BY Lara Adejoro Daily Times The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has promised that the Abuja Light Rail Project would be completed in the third quarter of next year. The minister, who made the promise during an inspection tour of the rail […]

United Nations: 2015–2024 Decade for People of African Descent The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on December 23, 2013. The International Decade for People of African Descent will take place from Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2024, and will include celebrations throughout the world. “People of African descent have for centuries been […]

Zimbabwe: Tobacco farmers pocket US$650 million George Chisoko The Herald (Zimbabwe) Tobacco growers this year pocketed US$650 million from the sale of 200 million kg (200,000,000 kg = 440,924,524 lbs) of the crop that has gained popularity countrywide. Unlike in the past when much of the crop was produced by white former commercial farmers, this […]

Equatorial Guinea hosted the African Union’s 23rd Ordinary Summit 20 – 27 June 2014 Theme: Agriculture and Food Security Sahara Press Service MALABO — The 23rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union kicked off June 20th in Malabo, capital of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, under the theme “Agriculture […]

Tanzania, China to enhance ties BY Rose Athumani Tanzania Daily News DAR ES SALAAM- Tanzania will next week receive yet again a high level visit from China to foster ties between the two countries and also to commemorate 50 years of excellent cooperation and relationship. Addressing a press conference, the Tanzanian Ambassador to China, Lt. […]

Mozambique-IMF “Africa Rising” conference in Maputo Xinhua MAPUTO- The “Africa Rising” conference, co- hosted by the Mozambican government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), opened on Thursday in the country’s capital city Maputo to discuss the challenges facing the sub-Saharan Africa as it builds upon the strong economic gains made since the 2008 global economic […]

South Africa: Jacob Zuma begins second term as president Xinhua PRETORIA – Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa’s Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma’s inauguration on Saturday. The cheering crowd started arriving as early as 4 am local time. The swearing in of Zuma for his second and […]

Chinese premier calls for closer cooperation with Angola Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, on May 9th, held talks with Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and called for concerted efforts to reach a bilateral investment protection agreement as soon as possible. Xinhua LUANDA- China is ready to promote greater development of relations with Angola, visiting Chinese […]

May 7 Election: A defining moment for the ANC South Africa commemorates 20 years of democracy with elections on May 7, 2014 Jedi Ramalapa SABC News Political analysts say the upcoming national elections will signal a watershed moment for the ruling party which has so far assumed a character of arrogant entitlement as the country’s […]