Famine declared in Horn of Africa By Ian Callagy
The UN has declared a famine in parts of the Horn of Africa region. Millions of people are facing starvation in what is the worst humanitarian disaster to 29 July 2011
Merkel says Germany to increase trade with African nations German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a recent visit, has reaffirmed her country’s commitment to Nigeria. Trade was top of Merkel’s agenda with relations between Nigeria and Germany being discussed. She 29 July 2011
Kenyans allowed to sue UK for colonial abuse
London court's ruling permits former Mau Mau fighters to seek justice for alleged torture in British detention camps.
Four elderly Kenyans have been given approval from a London high court to 29 July 2011
Khartoum follows South's lead with new currency
By News Wires
Days after South Sudan introduced its own money; Sudan also began circulating a new currency Sunday, highlighting the economic tensions between the North and the newly-independent South.
REUTERS 29 July 2011
West African Presidents Share Ordeals of Democracy The four West African leaders said U.S. support for democracy has been crucial in recent years.
Development, security and sleeping in a secret location are some of the tenets four West 29 July 2011
Campaigners disappointed at Izevbekhai’s deportation
By Ian Callagy
One of Ireland’s most famous asylum seekers, Pamela Izevbekhai, along with her two daughters Naomi and Jemima, was deported last week after the failure of her legal campaign 28 July 2011
Gaddafi launches counter-offensive on Libya rebels Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensives against three rebel-held towns on Sunday as the popular uprising escalated into open warfare.
The resilience of Gaddafi's forces in the face of 6 March 2011
Ivorian pro-Gbagbo groups rampage against foreigners
Youth supporters of Ivory Coast's incumbent Laurent Gbagbo rampaged through the business district of Abidjan on Tuesday, pillaging shops owned by foreigners.
The violence followed a call on Friday by Ble 6 March 2011
Mubarak shuffles cabinet but protesters say
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appointed a new interior minister on Monday as part of a revamped cabinet designed to defuse the most serious challenge to his rule in three decades.
But 31 January 2011
Governments, firms evacuating tourists from Egypt
Governments and tour operators took steps on Monday to pull their nationals out of Egypt on chartered or scheduled flights as protesters pressed their campaign to topple President Hosni Mubarak.
U.S. 31 January 2011
Voting begins in Niger amid fraud worries Voters in Niger began casting their ballots on Monday in an election meant to hand power back to civilians in the West African uranium producer, but which could prove contentious 31 January 2011
Nigerian police say foil bomb attempt in church Police in the Nigerian city of Bauchi said on Monday they had foiled a bomb attempt in a crowded church, days after clashes between Christian and Muslim youths killed at 31 January 2011
Tunisia forces fight presidential guards at palace
Tunisian special forces fought a heavy gun battle with members of the ousted president's security force Sunday, a military source said, and the prime minister promised a new government would 16 January 2011
Africans in Ireland Writing Awards Africans in Ireland Writing Awards DEADLINE EXTENDED to end of February, 2011
Entries are now being invited for the maiden Africans in Ireland Writing Competition (AIWC), organised by The African Voice 5 January 2011
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I.Coast's Gbagbo resists African demands he step down
Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo has said he will reject a demand by African heads of state on Monday that he cede power to his rival Alassane Ouattara or face removal 3 January 2011
Zimbabwe 2011 election may be postponed-state media
Zimbabwe is likely to postpone a parliamentary election that President Robert Mugabe's party wanted by mid-year in order to allow completion of constitutional reforms, a state-owned newspaper reported on Sunday.
Mugabe's 3 January 2011
Tanzanian leader to name constitution review team
President Jakaya Kikwete said on Friday he was appointing a team to work on a new constitution for Tanzania, after growing calls for changes to the country's political system.
Opposition parties, 3 January 2011
Nigerian militant group says not behind Abuja bomb Nigeria's main militant group, which claimed responsibility for October car bombings in Abuja, said it was not behind the New Year's Eve blast in the capital.
A bomb on Friday in 3 January 2011
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo digs in, tells UN to leave
The government of Ivory Coast's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo on Saturday told the United Nations and French peacekeeping missions to leave, escalating a dispute over last month's elections.
Both the U.N. 18 December 2010
Kenyan ministers named as suspects in vote violence
The International Criminal Court prosecutor named three Kenyan cabinet ministers and a former police chief on Wednesday among six suspects behind the east African country's post-election violence in 2008.
The widely 18 December 2010
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