African Diplomats called for Congress to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for another 15 years. Read more »

Analysts say the scourge of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea can only be truly eradicated if the socio-economic and political environment in which piracy emerges as a viable activity ... Read more »

The Zimbabwe Election Support Network, a coalition of 31 non-governmental organisations monitoring polls in the country since 2000, has said that the election was "seriously ... Read more »

The United Nations health agency today called for ensuring that women have accurate information and support regarding the importance of breastfeeding. Read more »

Big Brother brings you videos of the top nine housemates before they came to the Big Brother house. Read more »

A new report by an American advocacy group says the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony, is losing control over the rebels that for decades have wrought havoc ... Read more »

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has published the first installment in a new series which presents key data on government commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition ... Read more »

Zambia's Sulu and Kenya's Annabel have been evicted from the Big Brother The Chase House. Read more »

Ethiopia's Bimp and lovebirds Feza, of Tanzania, and Oneal, of Botswana, have been nominated for possible eviction. Read more »

Nando becomes the first housemate to get disqualified from the Big Brother house after receiving three strikes for breaking the rules relating to violence and provocation. Read more »