August 02

• Israeli Agents Rig Results

  Zimbabwe Independent

  IN a dramatic move which consolidates reports Wednesday's general elections results were largely rigged, shadowy Israeli security company Nikuv International Projects Ltd (NIP)'s... Read more »

• Sahel Set to See Rise in 'Climate Refugees' - Report

  AlertNet

  Erratic weather linked to climate change is forcing people to flee their homes in West Africa's Sahel region, a trend that could worsen dramatically as temperatures rise, a rights... Read more »

• Govt Was Wrong to Host Bashir At AU Summit [opinion]

  African Arguments

  A July editorial in The Sunday Trust opined that the Nigerian government was right to host the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir during a recent African Union (AU) summit despite... Read more »

• Uhuru ICC Lawyers Target NGOs

  The Star

  President Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyers are likely to use data they are requesting from Safaricom and Airtel to prove that civil society activists 'bribed and coached prosecution... Read more »

• Bar-Codes Speed Up Distribution of Food in Refugee Camps [press release]

  UNHCR

  Bar code technology more commonly seen in supermarkets is enabling the UN refugee agency to greatly improve the speed at which monthly rations of food and relief items are... Read more »

• UK Minister Calls for 'Market-Based Solution' to Barclays' Withdrawal of Services [analysis]

  African Arguments

  UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, has stated that the government will not intervene directly in Barclays Bank's decision to withdraw banking services to Money Service... Read more »

• China Invests in South African Wine

  SA Info

  Yangzhou-based Perfect China has made the Asian country's first investment in South Africa's wine industry, acquiring the Val de Vie estate in the Western Cape in a deal expected... Read more »

• As UNMIL Draws Down - China to Deploy 140-Member Riot Police

  Heritage

  As the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) draws down its peacekeeping forces, the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has announced the deployment of a... Read more »

• Multi-Million Euro Project Seeks to Enhance Food Security, Reduce Poverty

  Daily Observer

  A Millennium Development Goal 1c (MDG1C) Initiative Project, financed by the European Union through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture... Read more »

• China Outlines Achievements in Liberia

  New Dawn

  The Charge d' Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Liberia has outlined his country's achievements here 10 years after the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between both... Read more »

• Refugee Defies Odds to Help Others Return Home From DRC Camps

  New Times

  Simon Singirankabo's story is not different from those of other refugees. For close to 20 years, he lived as a refugee in different camps in DRC, and found himself drifting further... Read more »

• India - Rwandan Students Case Postponed to September 25

  New Times

  The trial of three Rwandan university students arrested in India, in January, for allegedly "using vulgar words" against an Indian lady, has been postponed after a police witness... Read more »

• Obiri Fired Up

  The Star

  World 1,500m indoor champion Hellen Obiri is confident this month's World Championships in Moscow will provide her a chance to redeem herself after two failed attempts. Read more »

• Marketing Namibia Through the Middle East

  Namibian

  NAMIBIAN tourism ought to view the United Arab Emirates [UAE] as more than just a flashy place. Read more »

• Children Caught Up in Egypt Crisis [press release]

  AlertNet

  Thousands of children are being exploited by both sides in violent clashes since the military ousted President Mohamed Morsi last month, warns charity Plan International. Read more »

• Yaoundé, Germany Discuss Maritime Cooperation

  Cameroon Tribune

  Germany's Ambassador to Cameroon, Klaus-Ludwig Keferstein, has discussed specific topics related to maritime transport with Cameroon. This was during a 30-minute audience last July... Read more »

• China To Boost Military Cooperation With Cameroon

  Cameroon Tribune

  Military cooperation between Cameroon and the People's Republic of China is now set to increase following the posting of the country's first ever Defence Attaché to Cameroon... Read more »

• Face of the Globe Zim UK Set for Saturday

  New Zimbabwe

  AFTER months of planning with applications across the UK, the event to return glamour, class and intelligence to Zimbabwean beauty pageantry reaches its climax this Saturday. Read more »

• Results Vindicate Freedom House Survey

  Zimbabwe Independent

  EMERGING results from Wednesday's general elections seem to vindicate the Freedom House survey findings last year that Zanu PF was recovering electoral ground while the MDC-T... Read more »

• 'Chopper' Commemorative Gigs Begin

  The Herald

  Countrywide commemoration gigs for the late legendary singer Simon "Chopper" Chimbetu start tonight at Jazz 105 with a must attend gig led by the heir to the dendera throne Suluman... Read more »

• Why This Bad Blood Between Rwanda and the West? [opinion]

  New Times

  IN an e-mail, someone asked me a simple question: "Why this bad blood between Rwanda and the West? You must be doing something vicious that the whole of the West should be ganged... Read more »

• Rwanda, Canada Partner to Increase Forest Cover

  New Times

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Canadian government have partnered to plant model forests in six districts. Read more »

August 01

• UN Force Worries Aid Agencies

  AlertNet

  A new U.N. military brigade set up to track down and "neutralise" armed groups in order to reduce violence in eastern Congo may put both civilians and aid operations at greater... Read more »

• DRC Multiple Displacements Making People More Vulnerable

  IRIN

  Since 2012 an estimated one million people have been displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) eastern provinces of South and North Kivu, major ethnic and political... Read more »

• Efficient Charcoal Stoves See Surge in Popularity

  AlertNet

  The ancient lorry, overflowing with more than 100 bags of charcoal on the last stage of their journey from tree to ash, creaks and groans towards Kampala, its tailboard bearing the... Read more »