The director-general of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy, tells 'This is Africa' why he is optimistic about Africa's trade prospects, especially in agriculture. Read more »

The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri approved the draft state budget and the investment plan for the fiscal year 2012/2013. Read more »

Aid organizations and rights groups are putting pressure on the government to release a promised U.S.$5.4 million in aid for lead-poisoned children as a result of illegal gold ... Read more »

Scores of children suffering from the mysterious nodding disease syndrome have developed severe mental retardation and cannot go back to school to continue with education says a ... Read more »

Gold mining in Tanzania is taking a dip as the electricity shortages plaguing the country, impacts on the industry. Read more »

Cote d' Ivoire claims the top spot in the African Fifa rankings for May. Tanzania and Rwanda remain stagnant at 26 and 42 respectively while Nigeria continues its downward slide, ... Read more »

It is first week of the reality television show and drama is already unfolding between Kenya's Prezzo and South Africa's Barbz. Read more »

India has donated laboratory equipment to schools ahead of the arrival of ten educators from Nigeria who will teach science subjects. Read more »

New Ministers and deputy ministers have taken the oath of office after the President reshuffled his cabinet, firing corrupt an under-performing ministers. Read more »

The issue of contract farming has the cotton industry in limbo following the uncertainity of contract farming in the country's third largest exporting sector. Read more »