Africa in Pictures
The New Year begins with fireworks in Abidjan, illuminating the night sky over the Ebrie Lagoon in Ivory Coast’s main city… In the South African port city of Durban, thousands of people celebrate New Year’s Day on the beach… And families celebrate the New Year with their children in Uhuru Park’s in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, […]
Kwame Nkrumah: “I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me”
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No China Cheap phones for Africa says Huawei
Here’s some news, in just the first week of the New Year, which may not be very exciting to most people keen to buy new but low-cost smartphones.Huawei – the Chinese firm known to have introduced most people to their first smartphone experience with the low-priced Huawei IDEOS phone – now says that it’s not […]
Turkish Airlines stops flying to Libya
Turkish Airlines, the last foreign airline operating in Libya, has suspended flights to Misrata, the only city it was flying to in the country.Airlines suspended flights to Libya in July after fighting broke out in the capital between rival militias at Tripoli’s main international airport. Local companies began operating from Tripoli’s Mitiga airport and Turkish […]
Zim exports elephants to China
Harare – Zimbabwe has defended its decision to ship at least 62 baby elephants to China, the United Arab Emirates and France, saying the southern African country is overpopulated with African jumbos.The country’s tourism minister, who is also the acting minister of environment, Walter Mzembi, said Zimbabwe urgently needed to reduce its elephant population. Wildlife […]
Ebola vaccine trial begins
Scientists at Oxford University have begun immunising healthy volunteers with a new Ebola vaccine.In September last year a separate trial of another Ebola vaccine got under way in the city.This latest trial involves 72 volunteers aged 18-50.Initial tests in monkeys showed the vaccine, developed by Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson, gave complete protection […]
Wanted LRA commander Dominic Ongwen held by US forces
Arusha — A man claiming to be wanted LRA commander Dominic Ongwen is being held by US forces in Africa, according to international news reports.The man surrendered to US military personnel in the Central African Republic, where they are helping African troops hunt for LRA leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Associated […]
Nigerian President Jonathan formally begis his campaign for re-election
Lagos – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday formally began his campaign for re-election, taking the fight to a key opposition stronghold with a mass rally.The meeting in Lagos comes as Jonathan’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) mounts increasingly personal attacks on his main challenger as well as lingering doubts about whether the vote will even […]
South Africa name final Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
AfricaMetro-South Africa name squad for Australia and New Zealand with eight players having ICC Cricket World Cup experience.AB De Villiers will lead a full strength South Africa squad to Australia and New Zealand in February to challenge for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.“Quinton de Kock is the only injury concern at the moment,” commented […]
American arrested in Uganda over $2m ‘currency fraud’
US authorities have arrested an American in Uganda for allegedly leading a large international counterfeiting ring. Ryan Gustafson, 27, was charged with conspiracy and counterfeiting outside the US after the fake currency was used at multiple American businesses.The US Secret Service traced the money to Kampala, where they say they found a counterfeit ring also […]
