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[UN News] The United Nations envoy in Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, today expressed concern over recent violent clashes in the northern city of...

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Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

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In Tumi's own words - "This is a mixtape Zubz and I did in 3 days. We hadn’t worked together the whole of last year and that felt unusual for us. read more

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SciDev reports: Successful sustainable development requires tapping into the full potential of grassroots innovation to respond to locally-defined needs and priorities, applying...

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“South Africans are educated people”. When such a statement is made it becomes quite controversial. The bad state of education in South Africa is often a topic of discussion...

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The Diaspora World Cup is an opportunity for soccer teams to prove that they are indeed the best of the best teams out there.  Teams pit their skills against each other, playing...

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Tweet WidgetFacebook Like The government of Uganda has failed to investigate adequately the use of lethal force by security forces that...

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Ventures Africa reports:Second-year students at the Makerere University College of Computing and Information Technology (CIT), in Uganda, have invented a hand-held pregnancy...

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As we wait for the results of the Kenya Aiways rights issue, it seemed to have passed without any investment banks or stock brokers producing any independent analysis and...

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After Ladi Kwali, Danlami was the best modern potter in Nigeria. He learned at the Pottery Training Centre set up by Michael Cardew in Abuja. He was good, so I asked Michael if he...

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My interview with Radio Netherlands about mobile apps, Africa, Abayima, and supporting the continent’s nascent innovators… “A revolution is taking place in...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lawyers Launch Fashion Law Firm Serving Fashion IndustryBay Area, CA (May 16th, 2012)— Attorneys Uduak Oduok and Unwam Oduok announce, today, the launch...

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FOR future reference, here below is a copy of an important and detailed report from the UN Security Council. The report, entitled "UN Security Council Report May 2012 Sudan and...

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On a trip to Transcorp Hilton Abuja recently , I noticed the frustrating long queues of vehicls being searched at the gate had dissappeared. There was now a dedicated entry lane...

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The African Union deployed 5,000 troops Saturday in an effort to capture Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.

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You remember, don’t you, that in the recent past we had taxi robberies in Kampala. I wrote about it here.Now, the law-enforcement people have come down hard on the crime...

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