20110102
reuters

ADEN (Reuters) - More than 40 African migrants trying to reach Yemen by boat have drowned in heavy seas off the coast and a second boat with up to 40 Ethiopians aboard is missing, Yemeni and U.N. officials said on Monday.

20110103
East African

Nairobi — As Sudan goes to the referendum next week, Kenya and Uganda are on high alert in anticipation of a spillover of violence.

20101220
Citizen

Arusha — The free trade agreement (FTA) being negotiated between India and European Union threatens the production of generic medicines, a consequences of which would be, among others things, adverse affect to millions of HIV patients, The Citizen has been informed.

20101217
RFI

The head of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, arrived in Côte d'Ivoire Friday in an attempt to mediate the ongoing power-struggle. Meanwhile French president Nicolas Sarkozy has warned incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to step down by the end of the week to avoid sanctions.

20101216
africanews

Ghana President Professor John Evans Atta Mills has called on Moslems and Christians in his West African country to pray for the people of neighbouring Ivory Coast to compliment the human efforts being made to solve the crisis. The trouble in Ivory Coast started after last month's run-off election, which the Electoral Commission said Mr Ouattara won by 54% to 46%.

20101216
africanews

Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika on Wednesday warned his critics he is not Jesus Christ and will take action if they continue to be critical of his government. Many people accuse him of not exercising patience when making important decisions.

20101212
IRIN

Cancun — A new deal on climate change, struck in Cancun, Mexico, has brought greater optimism, and opened the way to addressing loss and damage in developing countries brought on by the impacts of global warming, including sea level rise.

20101210
WikiLeaks

Nairobi — The Government of Southern Sudan threatened to review its relations with Kenya if it reneged on delivering 32 Russian-made tanks, leaked US cables revealed.

20101211
africanews

The whistle blower website latest cables reveal that the US is closely monitoring China's expanding role in Africa. A cable from February quotes a senior US official in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, describing China as "aggressive and pernicious".

20101210
Honorary cooperator of Amin quoted Daily monitor

Washington yesterday scrambled to placate African leaders with a message of “mutual respect” after Wikileaks, Julian Assange’s whistleblower website, released more disquieting details of their critical assessment by the US government.

20101206
Honorary cooperator of Amin quoted WBSTV

East Africa Community heads of state have agreed to remove double taxation for investors whose companies operate in two or more member countries. Now, an investor will only pay taxes in one country where the company has its headquarters. The meeting also issued a number of directives on how to fast track the East Africa Community Monetary union.

20101210
America.gov

The United States government is very much focused and engaged on a wide array of issues across the African continent, and WikiLeaks has not distracted U.S. officials in any way from their overall goal of building a strong U.S.-Africa partnership, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson told reporters December 9.

20101210
africanews

A new vaccine against meningitis will soon be deployed in Africa, a continent where the disease kills thousands of people each year in addition to causing brain damage to thousands of others.

20101206
EA Business

Arusha — The Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) council of Ministers Hafsa Mossi has warned that despite the improved rains since last year which resulted in a surplus production in the EAC, the region is still not food secure due weak systems in post harvest storage, infrastructure and distribution.

20101207
IRIN

Kigali/Nairobi — Burkina Faso has become the first country to introduce a meningitis vaccine designed specifically for the African continent, where up to 450 million people are at risk from the disease.

20101207
africanews

Botswana President Khama Ian Khama has strongly condemned the situation in Ivory Coast saying that Laurent Gbagbo should be a "true statesman and step aside".

20101206
UN News

Burkina Faso today became the first country to begin a nationwide campaign to introduce a new vaccine that promises to rid the entire region of the primary cause of epidemic meningitis, the United Nations health agency announced.

20101206
africanews

Former president of South Africa, Thambo Mbeki, travelled to Ivory Coast to help mediate the nation's growing political crisis. Two contending presidential candidates had taken oath of office after disputed elections to become president.

20101205
Independent (Lagos)

President of the ECOWAS Commission, Victor Gheho, has condemned the confusion trailing the outcome of the presidential elections in Côte d'Ivoire.

20101204
IPS

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is moving to support its member countries to tap into benefits from the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) framework.