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Eritrea: 20 years of freedom? Deutsche Welle Two decades after gaining independence from Ethiopia, Eritrea still has some growing pains to overcome. As its youth opt to flee mandatory military service, 20 percent of the country’s population now live in exile. At a lookout point just outside Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, children run around playing and […]

AU team in Zimbabwe for pre-election assessment SABC African Union (AU) Commission Chair, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe, as part of the AU’s pre-election assessment before next Wednesday’s polls. Dlamini-Zuma is expected to meet with the electoral commission and political parties before issuing a statement. The 54-nation group has deployed a 60-member team […]

Africa Investment-China brings goods and roads, now Africa wants jobs By Daniel Flynn Reuters DAKAR – China has brought cheap consumer goods, roads and schools to many parts of Africa over the last decade but the continent’s leaders are increasingly pushing for it to provide more of what many Africans want most: jobs. From Pretoria […]

Nelson Mandela International Day- Happy Birthday 18 July -Madiba Government of South Africa 18 July, which is Nelson Mandela’s birthday, was declared by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as Nelson Mandela International Day in 2010. The celebration of this international day recognises and gives credence to the former President’s commitment to human rights, conflict […]

Africa’s tallest tower planned to rise 99 stories in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by 2017 By Zeryhun Kassa Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa, may boast Africa’s tallest building by 2017. While a 58-story building had been announced, plans unveiled by a private Chinese developer now call for a 99-story […]

Uganda: Government to expand universities By Anne Mugisa New Vision -Uganda Leading Daily The Government has embarked on the expansion of its six universities and two other degree-awarding institutions in a bid to increase enrollment in science and technology disciplines viewed as development shots. The expansion targets enrollment of an additional 35,000 students in science […]

Zimbabwe election: Presidential campaigns launched General elections will be held in Zimbabwe on July 31, 2013. This will be the first elections held under a new constitution, approved in a referendum in March 2013, and signed into law by President Robert Mugabe on 22 May 22, 2013. Zanu-PF in grand launch Saturday, 06 July 2013 […]

President Barack Obama announces new power initiative for Africa By Julie Pace Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Challenging African youth to seize a “moment of great promise,” President Barack Obama declared Sunday that the future of the young and growing continent still rests in ailing South African leader Nelson Mandela’s vision for equality […]

South Africa: R56bn (US $5.55 billion) train deal gets the green light By Anna Cox The Star The R56 billion ($5.55 billion US), 10-year project to replace and transform South Africa’s passenger rail industry into a world-class service is going ahead. A recent visit by The Star to Alstom, the company that forms part of […]

ONGC, Oil India to Pay $2.5 Billion for Mozambique Field Stake By Rakteem Katakey Bloomberg Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd. (OINL), India’s biggest state-run explorers, will pay $2.5 billion to buy a stake in a Mozambique natural gas field from Videocon Industries Ltd. (VCLF) The two Indian companies will buy […]