Apr 8, 2008 | CIO
Uganda Steers Clear of Africa Broadband Project
“Ratification of the protocol means doors are open to interested companies to participate by expressing interest in the protocol. But the clauses of the protocol do not specify whether or not Ugandan Telecom would go in as an investor”
News By Michael Malakata Uganda is staying away from the African regional broadband infrastructure project managed by the e-Africa Commission, claiming the initiative's guidelines may prevent its national ... via CIO
CEDA rationalises its operations
An agency formed to support citizen owned businesses has decided to objectively find the most effective and beneficial way of rationalising its present branch network. via Latest News by the Government
“The crime syndicates operating the bafere racket are our prime target.”
By Raymond Baguma and Michael Odeng Defilement and child and drug trafficking are on the increase, while homicide reduced over the past one year, the Police said yesterday. via New Vision
Malawi Launches Program Aimed At Preventing HIV, Improving Sexual Health Among Young People
“If this goes on, we'll not achieve what we want, and young people will continue suffering while millions of dollars are being spent on HIV/AIDS programs”
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 03 Apr 2008 - 10:00 PDT newsletters Malawi's Ministry of Youth Development and Sports last week ... via Medical News Today
Madonna expected in Malawi over adoption next week
American pop star Madonna is due back in Malawi next week for what is expected to be a final court ruling on whether she can adopt a child from the southern African country, airport officials said on Tuesday. via WNED.org
Kenya: Tracing Roots of Conflict in Laikipia
“Often there are raids between the Samburu and the Maasai and between the Samburu and the Pokot; the Turkana are often used by either side of the warring communities in their quest for better grazing land”
Many parts of Kenya experienced violence for the first time after the disputed December 2007 presidential elections, but Rift Valley's Laikipia region has been embroiled in conflict for generations. via AllAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: the electricity of hope
“I am starving, I have nothing, you can't do anything to me, we are not listening to you, we are going on with our meeting.”
It is a delicious, thrilling thing. It is best after many years of brutality Comment The expectation is immense, as is the fear of what Mugabe might do if he loses the election Jan Raath The first time I felt ... via ZWNews.com
Ghana: War of Words - Gathering of the 2008 Electoral Storm
The following unedited statement from CPP Presidential Candidate, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom's campaign team to Professor Atta Mills' NDC tells its own story. via AllAfrica.com
“The establishment of ties gave us better and easier access to many resources”
The African country of Malawi opened an embassy in China on Wednesday. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Malawian President Bingu Wa Mutharika said establishing diplomatic relations with China is a decision ... via People's Daily Online
Marine accidents loom in Lake Victoria
Who will save us? It is very dark. We see nothing. The pilots are quiet,`` one of the passengers aboard Mv Serengeti from Mwanza to Bukoba shouted almost hysterically. via IPPMEDIA
Victoria Falls feels pinch as tourists stay away
“Life is very tough in Zimbabwe”
By Clare Byrne, Victoria Falls , March 24 : It's high tea time at the Victoria Falls Hotel, and waiters in buttoned white jackets are delivering trays of tea, jam and cakes to the veranda. via Newkerala.com
Somali, Zanzibar, Djibouti presidents arrive
“We have imported western systems and we have changed Africa. We are now grounded on political problems.”
BY Henry Mukasa FOUR heads of state arrived yesterday to attend the official opening of the Gadaffi National Mosque and thanksgiving prayers. via New Vision
After You've Caught a Monkey by the Toe :: Malawi, Africa
How about catching an elephant by the tail? As part of a massive exercise to re-stock the Majete Wildlife Reserve in southern Malawi, visitors are being offered the chance to be part of a programme of elephant ... via Vagablond
MDN Acquires New Property With High-Grade Gold Results in Northern Tanzania
MDN Inc. is pleased to announce the execution of an Option and Joint Venture Agreement with Lakota Resources Inc. via Market Wire
“It is our prayer that he supports these projects”
President Museveni escorts Gadaffi to receive a bouquet of flowers at Entebbe State House By Barbara Among and Henry Mukasa Libya's leader and crusader for a single African government, Muammar Gadaffi, arrived ... via New Vision
Air travellers increase to 720,000
“Over 68% of all international passengers are classified as tourists. For international passenger inflows to grow, we need reliable carriers like Ethiopian Airlines and experienced tour and travel agencies”
By Sylvia Juuko AN increase in the frequency of flights out of Entebbe boosted international passenger traffic to 720,000 last year, the Civil Aviation Authority's , managing director, Ambrose Akandonda, has ... via New Vision
Uganda: Diarrhoea Kills Six in Kalangala
“We are still waiting for the results”
AT least six people have died in Lake Victoria's Kitobo landing site in Kalangala and several admitted following a diarrhoea outbreak. via AllAfrica.com
Zim election results could take a week BULAWAYO: The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on Monday refused to say when it would announce election results, as non-governmental organisations said the ZEC lacked ... via Mmegi
Uganda: Lake Victoria Bay Turns Green
“The problem is municipal waste and sewerage that flows untreated into the Nakivubo Channel and then into the lake”
FOR weeks, Kwame Ejalu, a resident of Luzira, has not enjoyed fresh air in his villa. via AllAfrica.com
The 2007 road accident statistics along the Lobatse/Francistown segment of the A1 road is 2 933, says the Assistant Minister of Works and Transport, Mr Frank Ramsden. via Latest News by the Government