Nation's Women Are A Political Force To Be Reckoned With
Two years ago, Sierra Leone's government invited the women's movement to draw up a bill to usher in the quota system they had been demanding
View ArticleEven In Death, Colonel Gaddafi Wins the Crazy Prize
Johannesburg — Always a larger-than-life character, it's no surprise that even in death Muammar Gaddafi continues to make outrageous headlines. This time round the late
View ArticleCourt Approves 2013 Poll Dates
PRESIDENT Mugabe's application that all by-elections be held during the harmonised elections slated for March next year has been granted. Judge President George Chiweshe yesterday extended
View ArticleIntense Lobby As Service Chiefs Retire
Candidates in the top echelons of the Nigerian armed forces have started lobbying to replace the current service chiefs that are getting set either to
View ArticleDiscussion With Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf discusses the progress she has made as head of state and the challenges facing her country. SPEAKER: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf PRESIDER: George E. Rupp
View ArticleTraditional Courts Bill a Step Backwards for Women's Power
September marks the annual Heritage Month in South Africa. Heritage month celebrates and affirm individual and collective cultural, traditional and ethnic diversities. It also includes
View ArticleEU Legislators Aim For Tougher Rules On EU Oil Payments
Anti-poverty campaigners have hailed a vote on Tuesday by a European parliamentary committee requiring EU oil, gas, mining and timber companies to publish their payments
View ArticleNewly Elected Libyan PM Dismissed By Parliament
Tripoli — Libya's Prime Minister-elect is to stand down after failing for a second time to win parliamentary approval for a new cabinet. Libya's national congress
View ArticleKofi Annan, Benjamin Mkapa Visit Kenya Ahead of 2013 Polls
Nairobi — Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and ex-Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa were expected to arrive Kenya later on Monday for a four day
View ArticleUS offers to 'revisit' current sanctions against Zimbabwe
Washington - US Secretary of State John Kerry has offered to "revisit" current sanctions against Zimbabwe if upcoming elections are transparent and peaceful, a US
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