 Washington Post But the African Union soldiers stationed in the city are still nervous. On a desolate stretch of Bakara market, which al-Shabab used as a base, the soldiers walked passed houses pocked with bullet holes and shuttered shops during a recent visit.... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Mantashe hints at delay on 'secrecy' Bill Mail & Guardian Online Mantashe however said that journalists are subject to the same rules and laws as any other citizen of South Africa. "Jounalists must be held to account if they are implicated in information peddling. They are first and foremost citizens of the republic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Greek Default Worries Ignite Broad Flight To Safety Wall Street Journal By Stephen L. Bernard Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The latest bout of Greek default fears sent investors rushing into safe havens to start the new week. Traders slashed positions in the euro, stocks and oil, opting instead for the yen, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Extra cops sent to quell unrest in Jos News24 The latest flare-up of violence began with an assault against Muslims marking the end of Ramadan, which led to reprisal attacks. Jos, an erstwhile tourist haven, has been hit by waves of violence between Christians and Muslims in recent years that have ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chiefs win derby, Dynamos close Fifa.com Kaizer Chiefs are early leaders in South Africa after winning the fabled Soweto derby at the weekend as their status as the country's glamour club was embellished by victory over Orlando Pirates. Other well supported teams like Dynamos in Zimbabwe and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tracking Barak Obama's arc of instability CBS News The dream of the Bush years was to militarily dominate that arc, which largely coincided with the area from North Africa to the Chinese border, also known as the Greater Middle East, but sometimes was said to stretch from Latin America to Southeast ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Why Zambia's Elections Will Be All About China TIME The elections will show if Zambians have begun to realize that "economic growth has not translated into significant poverty reduction," as the latest World Bank country assessment states. (See more on China's new focus on Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Impact Wrestling a mess Examiner.com There seems to be a state of turmoil right now in the Impact Wrestling world from the recent troubles of Matt hardy to the continuing troubles of Matt Hardy to injuries to Ric Flair (ruptured bursa sac) during his match with Sting to comments made by... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kuwait Energy 'committed to Iraq, Egypt' Trade Arabia In a recent interview on oil and gas opportunities in the region, Kuwait Energy Company senior vice president for Iraq, Mohammed Aboush noted that the Middle East and Africa regions have immense opportunities to offer. The interview discussed a broad ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wal-Mart and Women: Skeptics Question New Initiative In These Times In light of Wal-Mart's recent promise to increase business with women, Wal-Mart critics also point to the story of Margaret Garner, an African-American construction-business owner whom Wal-Mart had celebrated for her lead role in building its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Is Turkey the best model for Arab democracy? Aljazeera.net The Economic Intelligence Unit scores Turkey 89th of 167 countries, which puts it well below the former Sovet Bloc countries of Eastern Europe, or African success stories such as Mali and Ghana - and only a few steps above Palestine and Venezuela. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| New fish species recorded off the Maltese Islands Times of Malta He said the latest discovery came in the wake of other fish 'novelties' recorded for the islands recorded in recent years (eg spotted scat – Zammit & Schembri, 2011; barred knifejaw – Schembri et al., 2010; African moonfish – Vella & Deidun, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Tech attracts attention at DSEi 2011 defpro A Johannesburg-based company, Less Lethal Africa, is now offering rubber rounds for assault rifles as well as shotgun cartridges for crowd control. Both these products could give armed forces around the world few excuses for the use of conventional ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The New Rules: Credit the US, Not the UN, for More Peaceful World World Politics Review Where has the vast majority of such killing occurred since Cold War's end? Africa. Which continent has experienced the greatest recent explosion of globalization connectivity and middle class emergence? That again would be Africa. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Weak growth expectations led to market turbulence: BIS Futures Magazine The political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East led to outflows of funds from several countries in the region. Internationally active banks reported the largest single-quarter increase in liabilities to residents of Egypt ($6.4 billion or ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Japan's energy loss, our LNG gain The Australian Demand is increasing as companies seek to develop new sources of supply from Mongolia, Africa and other places. Ferguson, who has been besieged by Japanese utility chiefs on both of his recent trips to Japan, says companies are also after extra coal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| LatamWatch: Brazil Fin Min to Discuss Europe Aid w/BRICS in DC MNI News In recent years the participation of euro-denominated investments in Brazil's reserves has declined, Mendes said, while investments in Canada and Australia have risen. The latest data shows 18% of reserves invested in Europe and 71% in North America. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Yuan as reserve and burden of naira maintenance Vanguard Comments on CBN Governor, Lamido Sanusi's, recent revelation to Reuters News Agency, of the imminent choice of the Chinese Yuan as part of Nigeria's reserve profile will be followed by this column's observations on recent announcement by CBN Deputy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| What the papers said: Melbourne restaurants booked out; Mangan opens Gold ... Australian Hospitality Magazine The latest consumer spending datashows that although Australians are shopping less, they are spending as much asever on eating out. The business information analyst IBISWorld expectsAustralians to spend $19.3 billion at restaurants and cafes this year. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| JAMES BLUNT Visits Scotiabank Place on Nov. 30 Marketwire (press release) The "Some Kind Of Trouble Tour" is an unqualified sensation, having already played to fans across Europe, North America, Australia, Africa, and Blunt's native United Kingdom. Some Kind Of Trouble finds Blunt in a delightfully upbeat frame of mind,... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dubai's trade and tourism 'back in business' Select Property In terms of trade, exports and re-exports increased by 16.5% in the first half of 2011 highlighting the Emirate's central location linking Africa, Asia and Europe. In addition, tourism climbed this summer with passenger numbers in Dubai International ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Libyan rebels fall back in battle for Gaddafi towns Irish Examiner Anti-Gaddafi fighters have tried several times to storm Bani Walid, 150km southeast of Tripoli in recent days. Their latest attempt ended yesterday with a retreat in disorder under heavy rocket fire from the town's defenders. NTC fighters said they had ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN to boost military force in Côte d'Ivoire after attacks Mail & Guardian Online About 23 people were killed in the latest raid by suspected mercenaries from Liberia last week in Côte d'Ivoire's south-west, an area with a history of conflict between indigenous tribes and migrant farmers inflamed by a recent civil war. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gunmen kill at least 21 in Burundi bar attack NEXT Gunmen in Burundi killed at least 21 people when they stormed a bar outside the capital, Bujumbura, late on Sunday, in the deadliest attack in the central Africancountry this year. Burundi has enjoyed relative peace since the former Hutu hardline... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| More protesters killed in second day of Yemen clashes Storyful You can read about recent incidents here and here on Storyful.You can follow thelatest developments below: This video, from Sana'a field hospital on Monday, showed relatives grieving over a small child. Local journalists reported that the 10-month-old ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In the Unions Socialist Worker The year 2011 has seen brutal attacks on civilian protestors in North African and Middle-Eastern countries by despotic dictators and rulers. Iraq is still in turmoil and after the so called the end of war, which killed over a million people, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 125 priests, lay clergy involved in sex abuse case The News International This is what the Agence France-Presse (AFP) had reported on the latest Sydney incident: “Police would not confirm the identity of the man, saying only that they had arrested a 65-year-old on Tuesday (September 13) in southwestern Sydney and that he has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Too much haka? Mail & Guardian Online In recent years, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has ruled that the team facing the haka must stay at least 10m from the half-way line. -- AFP View our Rugby World Cup special report for the latest news, features, match reports and multimedia here. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Newspaper Briefing, including 'Fictitious' hedges see UBS rogue trader losses ... Proactive Investors UK Burn Stewart: make that a triple: Rising whisky sales in Africa, Asia and the Americas and falling administrative costs at home helped Burn Stewart Distillers to toast a near tripling in profits. The East Kilbride firm, which is owned by the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Photo: Sun News Publishing Daily Sun Commenting on Mrs Okonjo-Iweala's outcry, Afrinvest (West) Africa, a research and investment company, believes it affects the proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund. The company expressed concern over the increase in oil price benchmark to $75.0 compared to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Black caucus chairman treads line between criticizing, supporting Obama Kansas City Star As chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, he has been at odds with President Barack Obama over the administration's response to soaring unemployment in the African-American community. Nearing 17 percent, joblessness among blacks is at a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Needless needling Deccan Herald Through the Indian Ocean sea-lanes China transports 90 per cent of its oil imports and conducts its trade worth hundreds of billions of dollars with Europe, Middle East and Africa. China cannot possibly disengage from legitimate concerns over its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Success of Seychelles is because of close association with the press Breaking Travel News This month, the Seychelles Tourism Board has come out with the latest issue of the “Friends of Seychelles – Press” newsletter, with the first page welcoming the appointment of Isaac Mangena of e-News Africa, the latest member to join this Seychelles ... See all stories on this topic » |
| AfricaNews - Cameroon: Investment plans endanger forest reserves ... By dummy@example.com (Ntungwe Ngalame Elias) No less concerned is Charlie Ntonifor of the Center for the Environment and Rural Transformation CERUT-Limbe Cameroon, and member of the African Forest Action Network, who told a recent seminar that he had shared his fears directly ... AfricaNews - Active topics |
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