The Kenya Paralympics squad leaves for Beijing on Thursday. The Beijing Paralympics will be held from September 6 to 17.

Kampala City Council has clashed with owners of Bat Valley Primary School over the renewal of a 49-year lease for the property, with each party now claiming authority over the property.

While China is Sudan's largest trading partner, most investments are in the north. That may yet change, according to officials, as China opens a consulate in Juba, with a clear plan to tap into the potential of the less explored autonomous Southern Sudan region.

Many Nigerians believed Team Nigeria would return from the glittering Beijing Olympics with the eight gold medals President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua had asked them to bring.

Australian high commissioner to Sierra Leone has pledged his country's commitment to ensuring that Sierra Leone attains the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

TECHNOLOGY and telecoms company Blue Label is getting ever more ambitious in its global expansion plans, by exploring opportunities in Nigeria and Ghana and setting its sights on the huge Chinese market.

President Paul Kagame has challenged local investors to borrow a leaf from foreign companies investing in Information Communication Technology (ICT) ventures in order to facilitate the country's development.

Japan will send three missions to Africa to promote investment and trade with African nations, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said yesterday.

Thanks to Coach Samson Siasia's solo dogged determination, Nigeria was able to clinch a face-saving soccer medal at the last minute of 2008 Beijing Olympics. From the onset, Siasia was bent on proving his mettle.

YOU could not blame the Ugandans including minister Okello Oryem for 'weeping' at the 62nd India National Day celebrations at the Indian high commissioners residence last Friday.

From August 8-24, the 29th Olympic Games were successfully held in Beijing. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries and regions gathered in Beijing and strived hard to make their dreams a reality.

President Paul Kagame on Tuesday launched the Star Africa Media wondering why local investors have not expressed any interest to join up the Chinese Pay-TV firm, RNA reports.

When Kenya purchased Toyota vehicles for its military forces, instead of the all-pervasive Land Rover, it signalled a seismic change -- in effect ending the most favoured status enjoyed by imports sourced from its erstwhile colonial master the United Kingdom.

Some Chinese, last August 15, discovered the sweetness of Cameroon's tasty and diversified culinary. This was during the "Cameroon Day", an event organised by the Ministry of Tourism to promote Cameroon as a new tourist destination for China. Dignitaries at the event in the Bridge Art Centre, Chaoyang district, included members of Cameroon's official delegation to the Olympic Games and African ...

Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore .A. Orji has described the Nigerian Under 23 male football team which won the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics football event as heroes deserving of commendation for making the nation proud in Beijing.

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games have come and gone but they will be best remembered as the most successful Games in the history of the Modern Olympics.

THE Indian Association is to send five Ugandan children for open heart surgery to India next month.

A Total of Ksh7m (Ush175m) in prize awards awaits the 14 Kenyan medallists when they arrive home from Beijing where they finished 15th overall in the just concluded Olympic Games.

THE last batch of Ugandan athletes to the just-concluded Olympic Games left Beijing yesterday. The Games ended with another colourful ceremony on Sunday. Marathoner Alex Malinga was the last athlete to jet out at 1pm Ugandan time for the 24-hour journey.

Kitale's Maria Litamoi stands a good chance of a back-to-back trip to the annual Johnnie Walker Classic International Pro-Am, to be held in Perth, Australia, next year.

Angola's long distance athlete, João Ntyamba, on Sunday dropped out of the marathon of the Olympic Games of Beijing (China), Angop witnessed.

Japanese Government over the weekend in Abuja, disclosed plans to build additional 500 classrooms in the second phase of its Grant Aid Project for the basic education level in Nigeria .

SA IS not alone in suffering from a severe shortage of skilled technicians since India's world-famous IT industry will also run out of steam unless the country can double the number of IT graduates.

Mystery still surrounds the whereabouts of a Chinese national who disappeared after scaling Mt Kilimanjaro last month.

When foreign journalists did not see the name of Chinedu Ogbuke on the start list for yesterday Olympic Soccer match final, they scurried to any Nigerian journalist they could sight.