Over half a million people affected by floods in Angola / Namibia

By  Miriam Mannak Floods have affected over half a million people in Nambia and Angola. Zambia, southwest Madagascar, northern Mozambique, northern and southern Malawi, and northern Botswana have also been...

Rabies kills over 50 Angolan children in 3 months

Isn't there anything the world community can do to help this situation? It appears that as all long as the victims are black children the world turns their back? Hmm."Rabies has killed over 50 children in Angola's capital Luanda in the past three months, raising alarm in a...

Oil, Obama, And Pakistan

"America’s military policy is following its foreign policy which follows the smell of oil. Forget freedom and democracy. That’s for fools. Pakistanis are fooling themselves if they think President Obama will be able to change this. Let’s pray he does. The...

Angola Closes Border to Avoid Ebola Spread

It was just last month that the Philippines meat markets suffered a blow from the "Ebola" scare. Later knowing that the strain believed to have infected swine has a non-lethal effect to humans, the Reston...

Fidel Castro to receive Caricom award

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) is to grant Cuban Fidel Castro an award for his contributions to the Caribbean region and the world. This award will certainly irk Castro´s opponents in Florida and conservatives...

Is this the begining of a green revolution in Africa?

With the sharp rise in global grain prices, many affluent countries with limited arable land have begun looking to Africa for food security. Countries like Angola, Tanzania and Ethiopia have already shown...

Economic crisis hits African countries

African countries, specifically those who strongly rely on the export of their natural resources, are feeling the crunch of the global economic crisis.Together with stock exchanges around the world, commodity...

Angola says it will send troops to Congo

As the international community has not reacted quick enough to prevent a humanitarian crisis, another move has taken place. Angola has announced it would be sending troops to Congo. Such intervention has...

Germany: Rwanda Chief of Protocol arrested for death of Habyarimana (UPDATED)

"  Updates: Rwanda has protested to Germany over the arrest of a high level official in connection with the death of a former president that triggered genocide in the central African nation. Kigali...

UN: Gen Laurent Nkunda blamed for war crimes in Congo

Overwhelmed by thousands of refugees in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who are flocking towards overcrowded camps,  the UN mission in the country (MONUC) has accused Gen Laurent...

Seven African leaders urge Congo ceasefire

At the conclusion of the Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes region (ICGLR) in the Kenyan Capital, Nairobi, seven Head of African States urged for an  immediate ceasefire...

Opec cuts oil output amid falling prices

OPEC agreed to reduce oil production in an attempt to stop falling prices. As the world economy enters into a recession, oil demand has been dropping in the last week. As OPEC only controls 40% of the global oil...

World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day today celebrates the right of all people to have a home and shelter. It is predicted by the end of this year that over half of the world's population will live in urban areas, due to what most experts are saying is climate change and is forcing people to...

Rats!

Many of us have an aversion to rats while they are revered in some cultures.  Now even those who are sworn enemy of these rodents have to modify our stance.  The African pouched rat is currently being...

Somalia pirates mess up with Superflic Sarkozy, warning France

Don't mess up with the french president, when it comes to piracy. The ancient interior minister, famous for his security plans, stopped once the worker's union, that "pirated" a high speed vessel "NGV". The...

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