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By Jeffrey Young The streets of the coastal city of Abidjan are quiet again after 10 days of rioting against the French blamed on supporters of the president of Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Laurent Gb
Joe DeCapua 29 April 2010 They beat all odds and succeeded in business. Now, UNCTAD is honoring two African businesswomen for their innovation. The award winners relied on resilience, hard work and determination. The red carpet was rolled out and two
Thorntree country is like a vast city on the plains. It is crowded with residents looking for food, accommodation and social contact. In a comfort to the canopy, there is a new incentive to get up this morning. The tallest umbrella thorntrees are bu
Challiss McDonough South Africa's national police commissioner says authorities arrested and deported several individuals linked to the global al-Qaida terror network last month. It is the first time
African Films Explore Our Sense of Time Artist Rachel Rymont did not plan on spending part of her day inside a dark building when she visited Washington, D.C. But she changed her mind after taking one look at a new exhibit at the world-famous Smithso
African leaders are in Abidjan for more talks with Ivory Coast's rival presidents. The country's political crisis has sent thousands of refugees into Liberia. Leaders met with defiant Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo Monday, offering him an amnes
E. African Nations Back Kenyan Offensive in Somalia The six-nation east African regional group the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has pledged full support for Kenya's military offensive against al-Qaeda linked militants in southern
ACCRA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ivoirian and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was crowned the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Best Player of the Year for the second consecutive time at an Awards Gala held at the Banquet Hall of the State House
ROME, May 26 (Xinhua) -- African swine fever, a viral disease deadly to pigs but harmless to human beings, is spreading beyond Russia and the Caucasus region into Europe, the United Nations' food agency said Thursday. African swine fever is fast beco
78 非洲睡眠病在撒哈拉沙漠南部国家猖獗蔓延 DATE=8-6-01 TITLE=DEVELOPMENT REPORT - African Sleeping Sickness BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach (Startat 59
By Challiss McDonough The new Pan-African Parliament will open its second session Thursday in South Africa. It is the first time the all-African body will be meeting in its permanent host country. It
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Due to financial constraints, Swaziland has withdrawn from the 2013 African Nations Cup, it was announced on Sunday. The announcement came just a week before Swaziland was due to play the first leg of a preliminary round
BEIJING, August 1 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that links to heighten their asthma risk, according to reports published on Sunday in the journal Nature Genetics. Researchers of Univers
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Sharks rugby(英式橄榄球) team from Durban remained eight points clear with 41 points at the top of the log after the 10th week of South Africa' s Currie Cup rugby competition on Sunday. Their nearest ri
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations on Wednesday called on both the Central African Republic (CAR) government and rebels to halt violence and resolve the current crisis through dialogue. We continue to follow the situation in the Ce
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Burry Stander, a two-time mountain bike Olympian, was killed in a road accident while training near his home on Thursday. The 25-year-old South African died after colliding with a taxi in the Kwazulu-Natal province on
Southern African ministers are meeting in Mozambique to prepare for next month's summit of the African Union. Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of Congo are major topics of discussion. Foreign ministers of the Southern African Development
RUSTENBURG, South Africa Two days after the shootout at a mine in South Africa where 34 striking miners died, the atmosphere is still very heavy on the site, as the miners remain undeterred in their strike for a better salary. In addition to the 34 m
A three-day international conference on African development has kicked off in Japan. It is expected Japan will encourage economic cooperation between Asia and Africa. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aid Africa's growth through public an
By VOA News Johannesburg 06 November 2007 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and South African President Thabo Mbeki have been holding talks in Capetown to discuss the deteriorating situation in Darfur and the deployment of additional peacekeeping troo