Afrique de l'est : Actualité
Actualité : Afrique de l'est : Actualité
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Zambia urged to stop prosecuting people for homosexuality
Lusaka, Zambia - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Zambian authorities to dismiss all charges and release two men arrested for engaging in homosexual acts. |
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Lagos-bound South Africa Airways plane makes air return
Lagos, Nigeria - A Lagos-bound South Africa Airways (SAA) flight on Sunday made an air return to the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg after a spark was detected in the aircraft galley, the private Guardian newspaper reported here Monday, quoting SAA Consultant Tope Awe. |
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Vuyo Mbuli: Tributes pour in for late SA presenter
South African television presenter Vuyo Mbuli - Tributes have continued to pour in for popular South African television presenter Vuyo Mbuli, who suffered a fatal heart attack over the weekend. |
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African Peer Review Mechanism comes under civil society scrutiny
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) has yet to deliver on the lofty promises of good governance, deepened democracy and the advancement of human rights in the continent, according to civil society organisations meeting here ahead of the African Union (AU) summit next week. |
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Ethiopian diplomat urges Africans to rise to new challenges
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Though the last 50 years of Africa’s history have been fraught with so many challenges, Africans today are very proud of their achievements, according to Ethiopia’s Ambassador Kongit Sinegiorgis. |
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Economic partnership USA-Cameroon
US to strengthen economic partnership with Cameroon - US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed his country's willingness? to strengthen its economic partnership with the Central African nation of Cameroon |
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Television: AUC mourns South African TV personality
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The African Union Commission Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has on behalf of the Commission extended condolences to the family and friends of renowned South African Television anchor, Mr. Vuyo Mbuli, who died at the weekend. |
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2013 CAF Confederation Cup: All first-leg, playoff round results
Football - Below are all the results of the first-leg, playoff round of the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup played across Africa this weekend. |
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Ultra-modern T24 system for technology-era clients
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited upgrades operations to ultramodern T24 system - NIC Bank Tanzania Limited has upgraded its core banking system to the ultra-modern T24 system in its resolve to satisfy the fast growing demands of technology-era clients. |
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CINFORES BrainFriend e-learning and examination preparatory software
FG endorses brainfriend software for Nigerian schools - The Federal Ministry of Education has endorsed the CINFORES BrainFriend e-learning and examination preparatory software as a tool for the enhancement of teaching and learning methods in Nigerian schools. |
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Cardiologist: Hypertension, commonest cardiovascular disorder
Health - A medical practitioner, Dr Anthony Adimekwe, on Friday described hypertension as the commonest cardiovascular disorder, as well as the number one cause of life-long drug treatment. Adimekwe, a Resident Cardiologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. |
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Macroeconomic policies in Nigeria
Economy - Why country needs expansionary macroeconomic policies. In 2009, President Obama signed a large stimulus bill into law. Not only to halt the recession, but also to put the economy on a faster growth lane with jobs. The American economy recovered so phenomenally. With an amazing number of jobs added monthly as a result, the Eurozone economies seemed to be in deeper recession with millions of jobs lost. |
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No standard public library in Nigeria
'Nigeria has no standard public library' - Nigeria has no standard public library that could serve all categories of library users, the immediate past president of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Professor Lenrie Aina, has said. |
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Land Depository to be established in Nigeria
FG to establish national Land Depository - A National Land Depository that will record every single land in the country will soon be established President Goodluck Jonathan has said. |
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Child trafficking and abuse in Nigeria
Nigerian women advised against child trafficking - Wife of the Chief Security Officer to President Goodluck Jonathan and founder of Branzik Ikull Centre for Social Rehabilitation (BICSR), Mrs Merit Gordon Obuah has advised women to fight against child trafficking and abuse. |
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Sata to rescind his order to arrest protesting students
University of Zambia: Pressure forces Sata to U-Turn on student arrest - Pressure from the international community, opposition political parties and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) yesterday forced President Michael Sata to rescind his order to arrest protesting students from the University of Zambia. |
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Technology: ICT operators asked to share their infrastructure
ICT infrastructure - Existing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) operators in the country have been directed to cooperate with new firms by sharing their infrastructure to avoid congestion. The Minister for Communication, Science and Technology, Prof Makame Mbarawa said on Thursday evening that the government had prepared an infrastructure sharing policy to ensure towers weren't erected every time a new player entered the sector. |
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Fingerprints based registration system
National Social Security Fund NSSF discards fingerprints system - Social Security Provider National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has officially withdrawn the use of fingerprints based registration system following the integration of cutting edge information technology based systems. |
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Use of cassava in confectioneries to transform agriculture
Obasanjo shares 40 percent cassava bread with african leaders - Former Nigeria's President ,Olusegun Obasanjo, took the 40 percent cassava flour inclusion in bread to Tanzania recently as he urged the Tanzania President to promote the use of cassava in confectioneries in his country to transform agriculture. |
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Corruption, poor governance in Nigeria
How corruption, poor governance are killing the country - I pay tribute to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Hon. Ekpo Nta and his indefatigable team for the brilliant idea of hosting this forum. This lofty initiative bears testimony to the genius of Hon. Ekpo Nta. Apart from shedding light on seemingly hazy issues, it is a welcome opportunity for elected officers to relate with the electorate. |
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Congo-Kinshasa: Nord-Kivu - Les éléments rwandais de nouveau sur le sol congolais !
[La Prosp?rit?]Kinshasa -Le d?ploiement progressif de la Brigade d'intervention dans la province du Nord-Kivu continue ? susciter des remous au sein du Mouvement du 23 mars (M23). (AllAfrica) |
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Madagascar: Abdou Diouf s'inquiète de la situation à Madagascar (communiqué)
[APS]Dakar -Le Secr?taire g?n?ral de l'Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF), Abdou Diouf, s'est dit profond?ment inquiet pour Madagascar suite au r?cent arr?t de la Cour ?lectorale sp?ciale de pays ?tablissant la liste des candidats ? l'?lection pr?sidentielle du 24 juillet prochain. (AllAfrica) |
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Madagascar: Le processus électoral dans l'impasse après l'expiration de l'ultimatum de la Cenit
[RFI]A Madagascar, l'ultimatum lanc? par la pr?sidente de la Cenit, la commission ?lectorale, a expir?. Selon B?atrice Atallah, Andry Rajoelina, le pr?sident de la Transition, Lalao Ravalomanana, l'?pouse du chef d'Etat d?chu et Didier Ratsiraka, l'ancien pr?sident, devaient se retirer de la course ? la pr?sidentielle avant ce dimanche 19 mai ? minuit. Aucun de ces trois candidats contest?s ne l'a fait. (AllAfrica) |
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Somalie: Le Parlement doit se prononcer sur une motion de censure contre le Premier ministre
[RFI]En Somalie, ? peine sept mois apr?s son arriv?e au pouvoir, le nouveau gouvernement ? Mogadiscio est confront? ? des divisions internes. (AllAfrica) |
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Sud-Soudan: Plusieurs nations occidentales «très inquiètes» de la situation dans l'Etat de Jongleï
[RFI]Au Soudan du Sud, plusieurs nations occidentales se d?clarent ? tr?s inqui?tes ? de la situation dans l'Etat de Jongle?, ? l'est du pays. (AllAfrica) |
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Burundi: Embuscade meurtrière près de Gatumba
[RFI]Au Burundi, un bus transportant une trentaine de civils en provenance de Bujumbura, est tomb? dans une embuscade tendue par un groupe arm?, qui l'a mitraill?, alors qu'il arrivait pr?s de la localit? de Gatumba, situ?e ? 13 km au nord-est de la capitale burundaise, dans la nuit du 18 au 19 mai. (AllAfrica) |
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Congo-Kinshasa: Nord-Kivu - Les localités de Ngite, Matukaka et Mukida se vident de leurs habitants
[Radio Okapi]Les localit?s de Ngite, Matukaka et Mukida ? plus au moins 35 km dans le secteur de Beni-Mbau, au Nord-Est de Beni (Nord-Kivu) se vident, depuis deux jours, de leurs populations. Des sources sur place indiquent que ces habitants fuient la recrudescence des cas d'enl?vements et l'activisme des rebelles ougandais des ADF-Nalu dans leur contr?e. (AllAfrica) |
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Ile Maurice: Coup de feu à Résidence Barkly - Le père du garçon de 12 ans arrêté
[L'Express]Des coups de feu ont r?sonn? chez les Antoinette ? R?sidence Barkly ? Beau-Bassin ce lundi 20 mai. Le gar?on de 12 ans de la famille s'est accidentellement tir? une balle ? l'?paule. (AllAfrica) |
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Ile Maurice: TIC - 2 000 postes vacants recensés
[L'Express]Le manque de professionnels dans le secteur des technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) se fait sentir. ?Le nombre de postes vacants ?tait de 1 500 ? 2 000 au d?but de l'ann?e?, indique Roshan Seetohul, pr?sident de l'Outsourcingand Telecommunications Association of Mauritius. (AllAfrica) |
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Ile Maurice: Le Front patriotique rodriguais fustige le gouvernement régional
[L'Express]Rodrigues va dans la mauvaise direction. C'est le constat de Johnson Roussety, qui animait une conf?rence de presse de l'?tat-major de son parti samedi 18 mai. Le leader du Front patriotique rodriguais a tir? ? boulets rouges sur le gouvernement de Serge Clair. Le Mouvement rodriguais (MR) de Nicolas Von Mally n'a pas ?t? ?pargn? non plus. (AllAfrica) |
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Ile Maurice: Hippisme - Eskimo Roll couronné « Roi du kilomètre »
[L'Express]Outsider ? Rs 1500, l'alezan de l'?curie Gujadhur a dam? le pion aux meilleurs sprinters de l'?le en enlevant la Black Caviar Lightning Cup, la classique du sprint pur sur 1000m, ce samedi 18 mai ? l'occasion de la 10e journ?e. (AllAfrica) |