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Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe on CNN's 'African Voices'09-Mar-2010
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Nigerian-born twins set British record04-Mar-2010
Nigerian-born nine-year-old twins yesterday became the youngest pupils to be admitted to a secondary school in Britain, timesonline.co.u..
Expert Kilimanjaro Guide Lema Peter18-Feb-2010
Trekking Mount Kilimanjaro - Best Routes, Best Operators, Responsible Trekking By Anouk Zijlma (http://goafrica.about.com/bio/Anouk-Zijlma-15309...
Africa tourism 'lifted by Obama and World Cup'25-Jan-2010
The "Obama effect" of a US president with African heritage and the 2010 World Cup are boosting tourism in Africa, industry experts say. "There..
Football legend Maradona praises S. Africa's World Cup preparations25-Jan-2010
With four months to go until the start of the football World Cup in South Africa, two new stadiums are hosting their first matches this weekend le..
Meet Wole Soyinka11-Jan-2010
Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta, near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College ..
Top-Notch Heart Equipment for Dar Hospital24-Dec-2009
Tanzanians will be able to save millions in foreign currency following the installment of art CT scan at the Regency Medical Centre that will facilita..
Green goals set for 2010 World Cup22-Dec-2009
A new Green Goal 2010 programme has been launched in South Africa to make sure that next year's World Cup event is as environmentally-friendly as poss..
Solar power to be harvested in Sahara22-Dec-2009
A group of German private companies is aiming to harvest sunlight from the Sahara desert and use it to power European homes and businesses. The D..
Meet Kofi Annan18-Dec-2009
Kofi Atta Annan, the first black African to occupy the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), was born as one of a set of twins in ..
Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city18-Dec-2009
Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cle..
Cartoonists Collaborate at Cape Town Launch of Don’t Joke15-Dec-2009
The launch of Don’t Joke: A Year in Cartoons (http://book.co.za/bookfinder/ean/9781770097582) at the Book Lounge (http://www.booklounge.co.za/) was on..
Mini Profile: Sierra Leone15-Dec-2009
Sierra Leone is emerging from a protracted civil war and is showing signs of a successful transition. Investor and consumer confidence continue to r..
Meet Rosa Parks20-Nov-2009
Rosa Louise Parks has been called the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement." By not giving up her seat to a white passenger on a city b..
Biography: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela11-Nov-2009
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in a village near Umtata in the Transkei. His father was the principal councillor to the Acting Paramount Chief..
Celebrating Africa: An audacious project of monumental proportions26-Oct-2009
Define Shiru I am a citizen of Africa and self appointed ambassador of this continent. I am an eternal optimist and junkie for challengers. ..
African activists honoured for human rights campaigns09-Oct-2009
Two African activists have been named winners of a new award by the group Human Rights Watch. The Alison Des Forges Defender Award for Extraordina..
Africans must confront prejudice and stereotypes30-Sep-2009
There are many things that Africans do which give Africa and Africans a bad name or rather there are things that folks with black skin do which ta..
President Kagame awarded International Medal of Peace25-Sep-2009
President Kagame on Friday night was awarded the International Medal of Peace by Pastor Rick Warren at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Californi..
Ghana celebrates Kwame Nkrumah19-Sep-2009
Joseph Appiah-Dolphyne, AfricaNews editor in Accra, Ghana Ghana would be joined by hundreds of people from across Africa, America,..
Africa Action advocates for democracy03-Sep-2009
By MICHAEL STULMAN Thank you for citing Africa Action in the article entitled "Africa’s big men mess up and pay image cleaners in Washington..
Winnie Mandela The Rose of the Liberation Movement08-Jul-2009
Like the legendary Penelope in the Greek mythology of Homer’s Odyssey, Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had to endure years of heartache as a you..
Africa: African Diaspora Celebrates Obama, Promotes Global Change23-Jan-2009
By: Ralph Dannheisser Washington, DC — African immigrants and the children of African immigrants celebrated the new presidency of Barack ..
Believe in Africa20-Oct-2008
by Bekele Geleta, Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies What was the last story you read about A..
Positive economic trends in Africa24-Apr-2006
Overall economic growth in the developing world has averaged 4.8 percent a year since 2000, more than double the rate of growth in high-..
Ownership, Diversity & Race: Confronting (Mis)Representations of Africa in the US Media04-Dec-2004
By Hugh Hamilton In my line of work there is a well-worn maxim which holds that the media do not tell us what to think; they only tell us what..