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Professional sex workers invade hotels
A rare breed of 'professional sex workers' has been born in Zimbabwe.Traditionally, sex workers confined themselves to brothels, drinking heavily whilst seducing maleimbibers who would...Published: 24 Nov 2013 at 03:07hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Unpacking Zanu-PF's disputed election victory
No one who is anybody in Zimbabwe politics can have been totally surprised by the outcome of the elections of July 31 2013. For about two years prior to the general elections, reputable pollsters like...Published: 11 Nov 2013 at 15:28hrs | | by Ambassador Simbi Mubako
Zim's World Bank ranking plunges
ZIMBABWE'S ranking in the World Bank doing business survey fell further, plunging two places to 170 out of 189 countries.The country has failed to redeem itself from its "bad boy" image after ...Published: 08 Nov 2013 at 03:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
South2North discusses ethical leadership with The Elders
This Friday on Al Jazeera's talk show South2North, Redi Tlhabi discusses ethical leadership in the 21st century with The Elders, a group of independent global leaders working together for peace, j...Published: 31 Oct 2013 at 06:48hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Shea butter nourishes opportunities for African women
Fair trade brings decent profits to millions In a fancy Manhattan hotel in New York, women in colorful traditional African gowns make their way to ...Published: 18 Oct 2013 at 14:24hrs | | by Rebecca Moudio
'Breast ironing to disguise the onset of puberty taking place in UK'
A hidden form of abuse known as "breast ironing", in which girls as young as 10 have their chests pounded with hot objects to disguise the onset of puberty, could be taking place in Britain.T...Published: 28 Sep 2013 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Uprooting the causes of conflicts
Momentum in post-conflict peacebuilding in Africa On 11 July 2011, when South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his 8.3 million compatriots celebrate...Published: 07 Sep 2013 at 05:59hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
For UN Peacekeepers, new means for changing times
The history of United Nations peacekeeping is one of innovation and adaptation. Until some twenty years ago, UN peacekeeping seemed a more straightforward affair. Blue Helmets were deployed to mon...Published: 29 May 2013 at 12:33hrs | | by Hervé Ladsous
ICC stretched to its limits in Africa
Congolese rebel Bosco Ntaganda is the latest African to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Mr. Ntaganda faces several counts of war crimes and crimes against huma...Published: 28 May 2013 at 19:16hrs | | by Jocelyne Sambira
'We must do all we can to make sure Zimbabwe's elections are fair elections,' UK MP
For many, life in Africa is moving forward. Recent development indicators published by the World Bank show that in Sub-Saharan Africa GDP has risen every year since 2000, averaging 5.8% annual ...Published: 17 May 2013 at 12:21hrs | | by James Duddridge is the Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East
Ghana's ‘new path' for handling oil revenue
When the oil rigs started pumping crude off the coast of Ghana's Western Region in December 2009, many people hoped for better living standards and development. They wondered whether Ghana would ...Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 16:22hrs | | by Efam Dovi
UN expert urges Côte d'Ivoire to boost democracy through human rights and impartial justice
GENEVA, Switzerland - The United Nations Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Côte d'Ivoire, Doudou Diène, urged the Ivorian authorities give the highest priority to bo...Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 07:54hrs | | by APO
AUC: Assembly elects members of key AU institutions
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, on 28 January adopted five (5) decisions on the appointment of Members and Judges elected during the 22nd Ordinary S...Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 15:30hrs | | by APO / AUC
Dembare gets a bye in 2012 CAF Champions League
Zimbabwe premier soccer champions, Dynamos, got a bye in the first round of the 2012 CAF Champions League group stages after the competition fixtures were released on Saturday. CAF Champions League ...Published: 10 Dec 2011 at 15:36hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Exclusive interview with Alassane Ouattara, of Cote dIvoire
On the sidelines of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire spoke about the situation in his country and the challenges facing his...Published: 09 Oct 2011 at 06:10hrs | | by un
African elections: the good, the bad, and the rest
Until two decades ago football games were the most heated contests in most of Africa. Then came the era of competitive elections. From the beginning, the electoral game topped the charts. And much lik...Published: 16 Sep 2011 at 19:12hrs | | by Andre-Michel Essoungou
Africa's economy rebounds without jobs
The 2011 Economic Report on Africa predicts a steady growth of African economies. Indeed, the report announces a 5% increase rate for the continent this year compared to the 4.7% recorded in 2010....Published: 28 Jun 2011 at 16:53hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
The Case for UN Reconsideration of the Zimbabwean Matter
Now that the international community has confronted two of Africa's most ruthless dictators - Cote d'Ivoire's Laurent Gbagbo and Libya's Muammar al...Published: 28 Apr 2011 at 13:56hrs | 1 | by Eddie Walsh for ISN Insights
Coalition government a model for African dictators like Mugabe: Odinga
The Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has told an audience in Washington US on Wednesday that the Kenyan coalition government appears to have become a model for African dictators desperate to hold on...Published: 14 Apr 2011 at 17:34hrs | | by Mafu Sthabile
Esperance, Dynamos fly out the blocks
Some big names in African football joined the action in the CAF Champions League with eight clubs, handed byes in the first round, thrust into the heart of the action in first leg ties at the wee...Published: 22 Mar 2011 at 08:27hrs | | by Byo24News
How Not to Promote Freedom in Africa
In a peculiar way, the fall of Zine Ben Ali, sole master of Tunisia for a quarter century, exposes the bankruptcy of a centerpiece of America's foreign policy, namely, our declared support for democra...Published: 17 Jan 2011 at 14:36hrs | | by Byo24NEWS | Roger Kaplan
Deadly Cote d'Ivoire raid as crisis talks agreed
Amnesty International today called on Cote d'Ivoire security forces to stop their attacks on political opponents as new information was revealed about a deadly raid on political allies of Alass...Published: 06 Jan 2011 at 03:08hrs | | by Byo24/Amnesty International
ECOWAS mediation must prioritise human rights in Cote d'Ivoire: Amnesty International
Mediators appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must place the protection of human rights at the heart of their efforts to end the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, Amnesty Inte...Published: 03 Jan 2011 at 00:20hrs | | by Byo24
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