SmallShop....Africa News

Sudan's president pledges Darfur peace

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:38:00 +0000

Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, says he's a peacemaker, and told Darfuris this during a visit to the region.

His promises of roads and schools for the war-torn state, were welcomed with applause by the people of Darfur.

Mohammed Adow was with al-Bashir when he arrived in the northern town of El Fasher, and stayed behind to gauge reaction.

Zimbabwe Power sharing deal: Talks in South Africa

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:34:00 +0000

Mobile phone cash tranfers in Kenya

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:48:00 +0000

Concern Worldwide is pioneering an emergency project in Kenya, working through mobile phone operator, Safaricom, which runs a money transfer scheme called m-Pesa. This allows people to send cash from one part of the country to another, by paying money to an agent who then sends a text message to the recipient, who collects the cash from a second agent.

- Nigeria's Oil - Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:56:00 +0000

Awash in oil, yet its people, for the most part, are destitute. Nigeria discovered "liquid gold" half a century ago and today is the world's eighth largest oil exporter. But the country is plagued by corruption, inefficiency, underdevelopment and an uprising in its Niger Delta -- the area where most of its oil reserves are located. So why, some 600 billion dollars later, are Nigeria's people still among the poorest in the world? Is it the 'resource curse' or something more?

Zimbabwe peace deal

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:54:00 +0000

P.N.U shelves proposal to absorb affiliate parties

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:32:00 +0000

Nigeria's Oil Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0000

Patrick Delecole on Nigeria

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:04:00 +0000

Patrick Delecole, a former Nigerian diplomat, speaks with Nick Clarke about Nigerian oil.

Railla Goes To London

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:13:00 +0000

Congolese education in pitiful condition

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:12:00 +0000

REPORT: Kinshasa's real estate is booming; this business is more profitable that investing in the public school system. (A. Zajtman)

NSIS: Spy Chief's testimony before the Waki Inquiry

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:10:00 +0000

NTV Kenya

Moroccan police accused of brutality

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:54:00 +0000

Schools Strikes: worrying trends

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:03:00 +0000

Zimbabwe rivals sign deal

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:11:00 +0000

Zimbabwe's president and his top rival sign an agreement for formal talks. CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.

Zimbabwe agreement imminent

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:55:00 +0000

It seems that an agreement between Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, and opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai on the coutnry's political crisis is imminent.

Sudan Cites US Example Why It Won't Comply With UN ICC

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:27:00 +0000

When Chadians stay poor despite oil

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:53:00 +0000

Al-Bashir supporters oppose ICC indictment

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:15:00 +0000

Supporters of the Sudanese president voice their opposition to the International Criminal Court's indictment of Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president.
If a warrant is issued, the president will be liable to arrest if he visits any of the 106 states that signed the treaty establishing the court.
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports that the indictment of al-Bashir could wreck democratisation plans in Sudan.

Arab leaders have condemned the actions of the ICC in calling for the arrest of Sudan's president.

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:56:00 +0000

Talk to Al Jazeera - Zindzi Mandela - Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:27:00 +0000

Zindzi Mandela, A true child of the South African struggle, the daughter of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela. She was 18 months old when her father was imprisoned and was 15 when she first saw her father for the first time in the prison. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna talks to Zindzi Mandela in an exclusive interview.

Talk to Al Jazeera - Zindzi Mandela - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:25:00 +0000

Arab leaders, Sudan dilemma

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:51:00 +0000

Ministers from the Arab League nations have discussed the threat of an arrest warrant against the president of Sudan.

Sudan in crisis

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:39:00 +0000

CNN's Richard Lui speaks with Omer Ismail of the Enough Project about charges against Sudan's president

Rock Bottom -Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:21:00 +0000

Following in the footsteps of Child Protection worker Paul Williams, who died leaving a powerful video dairy detailing the plight of children in Sierra Leone.

Rock Bottom Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Meister) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:20:00 +0000

Following in the footsteps of Child Protection worker Paul Williams, who died leaving a powerful video dairy detailing the plight of children in Sierra Leone.