Egypt tourism receipts slip nearly 30 pct in 2011 Denver Post | CAIRO—Revenues from Egypt's vital tourism sector plunged almost 30 percent last year, the government said Thursday, as unrest following the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak stunted economic growth and forced the country to turn to the International Monetary Fund for help. | The decli...
Oprah greets first graduates of S.Africa school Jakarta Globe A visibly excited Oprah Winfrey on Saturday personally congratulated the first graduates of her South African school, founded five years ago to turn a handful of impoverished girls into elite leaders. | Beaming as she exchanged hugs, jokes and celebratory cheers with green-uniformed girls ahead of S...
Rival Sudans fail to resolve oil row Al Jazeera | Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his South Sudan counterpart, Salva Kiir, have failed to resolve a dispute over oil after day-long talks hosted by an African peace bloc in Ethiopia. | The two leaders met amid heightened tensions after the Sout...
NGOs Call for Focus on Intra-African Trade All Africa Oxfam (Oxford)-As the 18th African Union Summit starts in Addis Ababa, civil society organizations from across Africa are concerned that the summit's central theme, "Boosting Intra- African Trade," risks being overshadowed and will not get the focus ...
Sierra Vista Bank turns a profit in 2011 The Business Review Sacramento Business Journal by Mark Anderson, Staff Writer Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 11:21am PST Related: , Related News Mark Anderson Staff Writer - Sacramento Business Journal | | Latest from The Business Journals ea...
Zimbabwe: Mystery deepens around general's death Austin American Statesman | HARARE, Zimbabwe — A general in Zimbabwe burned beyond recognition in flames a police officer says didn't seem quite like other fires. Questions over possible arson. And fire trucks arriving without water. | As witness after witness testifies...
Nigerian violence: Police disappear as Boko Haram brings terror to the streets The Daily Telegraph When a city of 9 million people comes under almost daily assault, the police would normally step up their presence. But not in Kano. | Residents pass by a burning police headquarters in Kano Photo: AFP/GETTY | By David Blair, Kano | 7:00PM GMT ...
UN Spokesperson Calls for Greater Intra-African Trade All Africa AIM (Maputo)-Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), on Wednesday called for increased urgency in implementing African regional integration "if our continent is to reap the related gains". | ...
Nigeria on edge as Islamist group extends campaign of violence CNN January 27, 2012 -- Updated 1715 GMT (0115 HKT) Nigerian police battle new attacks | (CNN) -- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has suddenly shifted his attitude toward the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, as violence spreads across northern N...
Nigerian couple set up 'ingenious' sham wedding to avoid deportation The Daily Telegraph A Nigerian couple employed a "highly sophisticated" scam to stay in this country after the woman assumed the identity of an EU resident her partner had married in a three minute sham ceremony. | Olukayode Olusanya and Zunica Sabina, who was flown in ...
Chronicle of a Revolution-in-Progress CounterPunch | 1 January : Egypt wakes to news of the attack on the Two Saints Church in Alexandria on New Year’s Eve. Twenty Copts are killed as well as the church’s Muslim police guard. More than 100 are injured. No group claims responsibility. | 1...
Lotteries board to probe claims of irregularities Business Day | The National Lotteries Board (NLB) said on Friday it was aware that it controlled public money and that it would consider allegations of irregularities made about its administration of funds. | Scores of people from various NGOs and charities stage...
Oprah greets first graduates of S.Africa school Jakarta Globe A visibly excited Oprah Winfrey on Saturday personally congratulated the first graduates of her South African school, founded five years ago to turn a handful of impoverished girls into elite leaders. | Beaming as she exchanged hugs, jokes and celebratory cheers with green-uniformed girls ahead of Saturday's graduation ceremony on the immaculate ca...
Africa begins to rise above aid The Guardian | Many African countries are moving out of aid dependency as the private sector boosts economic growth on the continent Kenyan workers building part of the Thika road under the management of a Chinese company. Aid has been useful in building the country's infrastructure. Photograph: Sven Torfinn | An increasing number of African countries are begin...
