Category: Africa

TANZANIA'S industry and trade development remains fundamental in the attainment of sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth. Evidence shows that industrialization, the development of the manufacturing sector in particular, is...

Zambians are opposed to the Dar es Salaam city commuter train that runs on their joint Tazara tracks, saying they were not properly consulted before the project took off. Tanzania...

As Zimbabwe gears up for elections later this year, Robert Mugabe's opponents are welcoming the re-election of South African president Jacob Zuma as leader of the ANC. Unlike his predecessor...

THE situation at Beitbridge remains intolerable, unacceptable and a major obstruction to Zimbabwe ever attracting significant tourists from South Africa, according to Zimbabwe Education Minister David Coltart. Mr Coltart, reacting...

The family was gunned down on Saturday in the single worst incident of ivory poaching recorded in the country. Kenya has recently taken a more aggressive stance against poaching as...

Kenyan Police Service Commission chief Johnstone Kavuldi said the officers had been adversely mentioned during initial investigations. Last week, Joshua Waiganjo was charged with impersonating a police officer in Kenya's...

Several journalists reported being attacked in the aftermath of Ghana's contested presidential elections on December 7, 2012, according to CPJ interviews, news reports, and local press freedom organizations. The journalists,...

Our culture as Africans demands that family members care for their elderly, and most families do this to the best of their ability. However, total commitment to this is declining...

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”- Brigham Young Some say having a girl is like tending a neighbours’ garden. This...

In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Hans-Rudolf Hodel, speaks about improvements in the Swiss financial system, the infamous Abacha loot and efforts of his...