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VC4Africa announces Cameroon Startup Challenge: The competition offers a cash prize of USD $5,000 for the most innovative web, mobile or hardware-based business venture in Cameroon.” Written by Ndesanjo Macha · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper  

West African Minerals Corporation the iron ore exploration company with interests in Cameroon and Sierra Leone announce that it has reached agreement to acquire the 5% interest not previously in its control in Compagnie Miniere du Cameroun SA. Following ...  

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 15, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- National Assemblies have a fundamental role to play in ensuring the integration process remains on track, the Speaker of the EALA, the Rt. Hon. Abdirahin Abdi said yesterday when he ...  

[JURIST] Ugandan military forces Saturday captured one of the highest leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) [BBC backgrounder], the rebel militia group headed by alleged Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) ambushed and captured [Al Jazeera report] Major General Caesar Achellam along the banks of the River Mbou in Central African Republic (CAR). Achellam is said to...  

KAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan army official says Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border. Lt. Col. Abdul Rugumayo said Sunday that Caesar Acellam was captured Saturday with two other rebel...  

[African Arguments] When Joyce Banda was sworn in as president on 7th April, following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, she was faced with an uphill struggle. Her constitutionally-ordained succession had been briefly resisted by several members of Mutharika's cabinet and she had to establish her authority and move quickly to put right policies that had moved the country back towards autocracy...  

[SAFA] The South African Senior Women's National squad (Banyana Banyana) is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ahead of their international friendly match with the host country.  

EALA sitting commences in Arusha / House adopts key report on NTBs and another on audit of EAC laws and legislation   ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 22, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) today resumed business at its Chambers in Arusha, Tanzania and adopted two key reports.   In [...]  

A SOUTH African software company has opened an office in Tanzania, upping its presence in the continent. Mala Bhatt, Managing Director of Bluekey East Africa said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend that with the opening of an office in Tanzania, the company ...  

West African Minerals Corporation (AIM: WAFM), the iron ore exploration company with interests in Cameroon and Sierra Leone, is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to acquire the 5% interest (the "Minority Interest") not previously in its ...  

The South African Senior Women's National squad (Banyana Banyana) is back in the country following their friendly match against Tanzania on Sunday, 20 May 2012. The clash took place at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, with the Sasol-sponsored Banyana ...  

Portia Modise marked her return to the Banyana Banyana side with a goal in each half as South Africa outplayed Tanzania 5-2 in an international friendly at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.  

The South African women's soccer team (Banyana Banyana) is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ahead of their international friendly match with the host country. The friendly international will be played on Sunday at the National Stadium, where the South Africans ...  

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday. The Ugandan army said it caught Caesar Achellam, a major general in Kony's outfit of about 200 fighters, in an ambush along the banks of the River Mbou in Central African Republic (CAR...  

NAIROBI - The Ugandan military says it has captured a commander of the Lord's Resistance Army during an operation in the Central African Republic. Caesar Achellam was seized Saturday following a firefight with Ugandan forces.  The arrest of Caesar Achellam is a major victory for multi-national forces combating the LRA across central Africa. The operations center in the Central African Republic, shared by the Ugandan military and...  

Ugandan troops have captured the fourth most senior rebel commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, Caesar Acellam, in the Central African Republic, the rebels and army said Sunday.Acellam was seized after a brief firefight with Ugandan troops early Saturday near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the sources said.  

The United Nations is urging Uganda to prosecute a captured field commander of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army. Ugandan forces captured Caesar Acellam, one of the LRA's top military leaders, in the Central African Republic on Saturday. Since then, multiple Ugandan officials have said Acellam could receive a pardon under the country's Amnesty Act. ​​Radhika Coomaraswamy, the U.N. special envoy for children and armed conflict, said in a...  

Uganda says it has captured a top commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, the guerrilla movement notorious for its attacks on civilians and use of child soldiers. Ugandan commanders displayed Caesar Achellam to reporters after his capture in what they said was a weekend raid in the Central African Republic. The CAR is one of several African Union countries that has committed troops to hunt down LRA chieftain Joseph Kony, who is wanted for...  

EALA TO HOLD LAST PLENARY IN ARUSHA NEXT WEEK / THE LIFE OF THE ASSEMBLY ENDS ON JUNE 4, 2012   ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) resumes business next week by holding its Plenary in Arusha, Tanzania. The Plenary which takes place from [...]  

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the Lord's Resistance Army's top five rebels, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the LRA leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday.  

[EA Business] Dar es Salaam - A fall in gold production caused by the cost of operation due to unreliable power supply makes Tanzania's dream to be among the fourth biggest producers in Africa difficult to realise.  

[RNW Africa] Rwandan legislature recently approved a bill legalising abortion in cases of rape, forced marriage or incest. The government hails the move as the promotion of women's rights. Churches see it as a violation of the fundamental right to life. Abortion remains a sensitive issue in a country still recovering from the 1994 genocide.  

Uganda said it was a step closer to catching accused war criminal Joseph Kony after its troops captured one of the Lord’s Resistance Army’s top five rebels. Lord's Resistance Army commander Caesar Achellam (Picture: Reuters) Military chiefs said Caesar Achellam, a major general in Kony’s outfit of about 200 fighters, was held in an ambush in neighbouring Central African Republic.Achellam had been armed with an AK-47 rifle and...  

East African Community / Recommendations and Resolutions of the 2nd Dialogue of Political Integration held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 18-19 April, 2012   ARUSHA, Tanzania, April 25, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The second EAC Dialogue on Political Integration took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 18th -19th April 2012. Mr. [...]  

OBO, Central African Republic — Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It’s also where three international armies have zeroed in on Joseph Kony, one of the world’s most wanted warlords.  

[RNW Africa] Bujumbura - Women in Burundi continue to suffer from the chaos that raged during the country's 12-year civil war. Since the conflict's end in 2005, local sexual abuse support centres have attended to over 10,000 rape victims.  

DAR-ES-SALAAM will host next year's 15th edition of the East and Central Africa Inter Cities championships, a top official has announced. Simon Msoffe, the East and Central Africa Basketball Federation (E&CABF) President, however, said Kampala will still be on stand- by should Dar fail to host. Dar teams failed to travel to Kampala for this year's show in Kampala. Lord Mayor of the Ugandan city had asked the organisers to consider giving...  

Court restrains EALA, AG and Parliament of Uganda from conducting EALA election unless and until the Rules are amended.   ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 10, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Today a full bench of the First Instance Division ordered that the Parliament and the Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda and East [...]  

THE AND1 team, a well known street basketball team from United States of America, is expected to jet in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday ahead of a scheduled AND1 East African Tour of five African cities.AND1 team is visiting Tanzania following their maiden tour last year when they showcased their basketball prowess by beating Dar All Stars at a well-attended basketball derby held at Leaders Club in the city. Among the star players expected to...  

[RNW Africa] Bujumbura - Tension is mounting on Burundi's political scene. Opposition parties continue to contest results of the 2010 presidential elections and recently condemned a series of laws seen as a government control tactic. Meanwhile, civil society just wants some democracy.  

YOU HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB – PRESIDENT NKURUNZIZA TELLS EALA SPEAKER   BUJUMBURA, Burundi, May 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The President of the Republic of Burundi, H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza has hailed EALA for strengthening the regional integration process.   The Head of State remarked that EALA had made significant contributions [...]  

I received a tip on this story while I was away in Jordan, and even though its a bit older now, I thought it was well worth sharing. According to this story from CNN.com, members of Team Rwanda, the official cycling squad of the African country, are heading to London for the Olympic games where they'll cheer on one of their teammates who will be competing there. The squad was formed back in 2007 and consists of members who all survived the...  

Map of the Central African Republic, the DRC, Sudan and Uganda. The Ugandan army says it has killed a leading figure in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in neighboring CAR., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.April 20, 2012, 9:25 a.m. ET . Uganda Threatens to Intervene for South SudanBy NICHOLAS BARIYOWall Street JournalKAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda has threatened to intervene if Sudan invades South Sudan, the head of Uganda's...  

Rwanda Appeals EACJ Judgment in Soldier’s Detention Case   ARUSHA, Tanzania, April 24, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Rwanda Attorney General Monday asked the EACJ’s Appellate Division to overrule a judgment of its lower court declaring the detention of Lt. Col Rugigana Ngabo by the Rwandan government as being in breach of [...]  

[EA Business] Dar es Salaam - Tanzania farmers are likely to benefit from food purchases by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for countries affected by food shortages in the region.  

Andiswa Mkosi28 April 2012South Africa has agreed to loan Malawi around a quarter of a million-Rands to relieve crippling fuel shortages. The announcement was made during President Joyce Banda's first visit abroad since taking office. Under the rule of the late president Bingu wa Mutharika, donors cut hundreds-of-millions of dollars in aid to the impoverished nation, due to concerns about his authoritarian rule. South Africa says the loan...  

[Focus] A delegation of senior police officers from Uganda have concluded a two day meeting with their Rwandan counterparts ending with a resolve to further joint action to combat crime facing the two nations.  

John Reader has taken upon himself an ambitious task: to set out the geography, anthropology, and socio-economic history of Africa from the beginning of time to the Rwandan genocide and South Africa's free, multi-racial elections in 1994. The sub-title of ...  

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, an army ...  

In all of the content we have posted since President Obama declared his support for same-sex marriage, it is the content from Africa that has proven the most disturbing. In this 3,000 word investigative report by Modern Ghana correspondent Stephanie J.  

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic: Uganda has captured one of the Lord’s Resistance Army’s top five rebels, bringing it closer to catching Joseph Kony, the LRA leader accused of war crimes, the military said Sunday. The Uganda People’s Defense ...  

“Since Mutharika's death, stories on T.B. Joshua, his predictions and miracles have been front page news in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and a horde of other southern African countries where the 48-year old preacher from Ondo State, southwest ...  

THE first quarter tumble cost the national netball team, Taifa Queens's bid to record a victory against the Africa top ranking side Malawi Queens at the ongoing Africa Senior Challenge tournament at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday.  

Uganda official: Top Joseph Kony commander capturedLansing State JournalBy Rodney Muhumuza, AP KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border, an army official said Sunday, ...  

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the Lord's Resistance Army's top five rebels, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the LRA leader accused of war crimes, the military said on Sunday. The Uganda ...  

The Ugandan army has captured one of the senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army on Saturday near the Central African Republic border, said the Uganda military on Sunday. Lt. Gen. Katumba Wamala, commander of Uganda's land forces, told Xinhua by ...  

Banyana Banyana travel to face Tanzania in an international friendly to be played in Dar es Salaam. The match will take place on Sunday. Kick-off is at 16h00. Banyana will use the clash as preparation for the upcoming African Women’s Championship (AWC ...  

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - Uganda has captured one of the top five members of the Lord's Resistance Army, bringing it a step closer to catching Joseph Kony, the notorious rebel leader accused of war crimes, the military said on ...  

Kampala, Uganda - Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border, an army official said Sunday, in what an analyst said was an "intelligence coup" for forces hunting for Kony. Lt. Col. Abdul Rugumayo, intelligence chief for Uganda's military operation against the LRA, said Caesar Acellam was captured Saturday with two other rebel...  

Africa's longest railway line will be built in 2014 to link Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi and boost the economy of the region, a Rwandan transport official said in Kigali on Thursday. Director General of the Rwandan Transport Agency (RTA) Elias Twagira told ...  

THE national women's soccer team, Twiga Stars, will play South Africa's Banyana Banyana in an international friendly match on May 20 in Dar es Salaam, as the team intensifies its preparations for the Africa Women Championship (AWC) qualifiers. The build-up ...  

[Zimbabwe Standard] ZIMBABWE rugby's opponents in the Victoria Cup and Africa Cup -- Uganda and Kenya -- will play English county sides as part of their preparations for this year's tournaments.  

New VisionUganda nabs top LRA commander Acellam in ambushNew VisionUganda People's Defence Forces said Caesar Achellam, a major general in Kony's outfit of about 200 fighters, had been captured in an ambush on Saturday along the banks of the River Mbou in neighbouring Central African Republic.  

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony’s Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border, an army official said Sunday, in what an analyst said was an ...  

Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border, an officer said Sunday. Lt. Col. Abdul Rugumayo told the Associated Press ...  

msnbc.com'Big fish' nabbed: Troops capture senior Kony commandermsnbc.comCaesar Achellam, center, is a close ally of rebel leader Joseph Kony and had masterminded the Lord's Resistance Army's relocation from northern Uganda, analysts say. By msnbc.com news services RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic -- Uganda has ...Top commander in Kony's rebel army reportedly captured by Ugandan troopsFox NewsUganda displays captive Kony lieutenantCNN...  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border, an army official said Sunday, in what an analyst said was an ...  

Football Africa - Tanzania, Morocco, Rwanda and Uganda went through to the second round of the 18th African Under-20 Nations Cup qualifiers when they eliminated their opponents following return-leg matches played this weekend across Africa. Results in the ...  

A Ugandan army official says Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border.  

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan army official says Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border. Lt. Col. Abdul ...  

DAR ES SALAAM May 14 (Reuters) - Tanzania's current account deficit widened by 113.9 percent in the year to January, mostly due to a surge in oil imports for thermal power generation in east Africa's second-largest economy, its central bank said ...  

Africa ReviewSeven lessons Burundi and Uganda can teach Kenya's soldiersAfrica ReviewBy CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBOPosted Monday, May 7 2012 at 10:54 When you ask Burundi and Ugandan officers serving in Amisom, the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, when all of the country will be under control of the Transitional Federal Government ...Trade, armies turning Somalia into an Anglo-Kiswahili stateEast Africanall 46 news articles »  

Ghana's Under-20 team will face Uganda in the 2013 African ... were beaten 3-0 by the national Under-17 team in a friendly on Wednesday. They will travel to Kampala for the first leg between July 27-29. The return leg will be played in Accra on the weekend ...  

(Reuters) - African Barrick Gold said it will pay the Tanzanian government an additional one percent in royalty, citing the current gold price environment. The FTSE 250 miner, a unit of the world's largest gold producer Barrick Gold, said the ...  

The government of Uganda is doing nothing to stop Joseph Kony. In response to the government, I hacked 4 Ugandan government sites: - Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS – Republic of Uganda); - Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda ...  

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Donors have pledged to increase aid to Tanzania to $495 million for its 2012/13 budget but warned future disbursements could depend on how it tackled corruption and misuse of public funds. The east African nation of 42 million people is among the continent's biggest per capita aid recipients. Donors contributed almost 29 percent of its 2011/12 budget and they are an important source of hard currency. "Clear results in...  

THE national netball team, Taifa Queens on Thursday revived their hopes of winning the trophy after thrashing Zambia 37-33 at the ongoing Africa Senior Challenge tournament at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Despite the win, the local ladies were ...  

Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has been advised against embracing genetically modified Organism GMO) food products in the country. Speaking exclusively to East African Business Week in Dar es Salaam last week, Mr. Elias Mtinda, the Agriculture and Food ...  

A CANADIAN Aircraft maker, Bombardier yesterday unveiled its new Q400 Next Generation series in Dar es Salaam as part of the company's African tour to lure prospective clients. At a ceremony at Julius Nyerere International Airport, the company's senior ...  

London — The Sudanese government is providing support to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) an insurgency that originated in northern Uganda but now operates in South Sudan, Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...  

April 30, 2012 (LONDON) - The Sudanese government is providing support to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) an insurgency that originated in northern Uganda but now operates in South Sudan, Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of ...  

The Vice Captain of the Indomitable Lions suffered an injury that will keep him off the pitch for four weeks. The number of players to defend the national colours in the campaign for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and 2014 World Cup continue reducing as ...  

"The only two female heads of state in Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Malawian President Joyce Banda, have just committed to using their positions to improve the lives of women across the continent," Inter Press Service reports.  

[EA Business] Kigali - Security for both traders and their merchandise is an undisputed factor for smooth business in all contexts but it has not been such a guarantee for traders plying between the Rwanda-Uganda borders in the past.  

THE Minister for East African Co-operation, Mr Samwel Sitta, has urged faster liberalisation of financial policies to enable Tanzanians benefit from local and foreign capital markets. Minister Sitta said in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday that delay in ...  

Kenya/Burundi: Press Releases: KCB Opens Burundi SubsidiaryRatio MagazineNairobi/Bujumbura, 8 May 2012 --- East Africa's largest indigenous bank KCB officially opened the doors of its first branch to the public today during a ceremony presided over by Burundi's Head of State, President Pierre Nkurunziza.  

KIGALI (Reuters) - Bank of Kigali, Rwanda's biggest bank by assets, plans to expand by opening limited banking facilities in Kenya and Uganda this year after increasing its foothold in its home central African country, it said on Friday. Rwanda sold its 45 percent stake in Bank of Kigali for $62.5 million in a heavily oversubscribed initial public offer last August. Rwandan assets have been attracting plenty of interest as investors bet the...  

"The only two female heads of state in Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Malawian President Joyce Banda, have just committed to using their positions to improve the lives of women across the continent," Inter Press Service ...  

Lilongwe — Malawi President Joyce Banda said on Friday she had asked the African Union to prevent Sudan's wanted leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir from attending a summit in her country, saying his visit would have "implications" for the economy. The ...  

New York, US - An international human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday said that the Uganda Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group has increased their attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo.  

The record top-flight winners surrendered their crown following two consecutive defeats at the hands of Mwanza's Toto African and Kagera Sugar last week, but bounced back as they thrashed Polisi Dodoma 3-1 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.  

THE First Lady, Mama Salma Kikwete, through Wanawake na Maendeleo (WAMA) organization yesterday gave the national netball team, Taifa Queens 10m/-, ahead of the Africa Senior Challenge set to throw off next Tuesday at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.  

Dar es Salaam — Tanzania Chief Justice Mohamed Chande has urged partner states of the East African Community (EAC) to carry out reforms in the region aimed at delivering efficient, effective and timely justice to their citizens. He pointed out that what ...  

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Tanzania's telecommunication industry is expected to grow at a penetration rate of more than 70% in the next three years thanks to increase of mobile phone users. A report from Business Monitor International showed that the ...  

JUNGLE, NEAR RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic, April 21, 2012 (AFP) - Sweat dripping from his unkempt beard, second lieutenant Kasim Lukumo halted briefly to point at the thick tangle of the central African jungle. "See how difficult it can be to ...  

THE U-20 Amavubi side take on Namibia in their bid to reach the second round of the Africa Youth Championship qualifiers this afternoon at Amahoro stadium. Rwanda goes into today's match with a 2-0 victory attained away in Windhoek a fortnight ago.  

Bujumbura - An armed gang abducted, killed and dismembered an albino girl in what was Burundi's 18th such slaying in less than four years, officials said on Sunday. People with albinism - a genetic condition that limits or prevents entirely the production of body pigment - have long been the target of discrimination in several African countries. Be...  

OBO, Central African Republic — Deep in the jungle, this small, remote Central African village is farther from the coast than any point on the continent. It's also where three international armies have zeroed in on Joseph Kony, one of the ...  

[Daily News] THE Tanzania Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) Arusha Branch has launched a study for effective and efficient implementation of the East African Common Market Protocol so as to improve Tanzania business performance and competitiveness.  

One of the older daughters of Joseph Kony, the Lord's Resistance Army leader, is in the hands of the Uganda People's Defence Forces, which rescued her from the jungles of the Central African Republic, reliable sources have told us. Amanda Fatina Kony, 20 ...  

Commemorative events led by UN Information Centres will also be held across the world in Bangladesh, Belgium, Burundi, Colombia, Congo, India, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Namibia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine and Zambia.  

Valentine Mbolibirani was harvesting peanuts near her home in eastern Central African Republic when the gunmen arrived. It was 2009 and she was 14 years old. The men, members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), the notorious Ugandan rebel group, had ...  

While the South African team that had dominated the African Mountainbike Championships in Mauritius at the weekend were laughing and making plans on how they would spend yesterday, their final day in Mauritius, on the beach enjoying a few cocktails, Rwanda ...  

The Nigeria Football Federation said on Thursday that it is yet to pick a venue for the 2014 Fifa World Cup and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches involving the Super Eagles next month. Emeka Inyama, chairman of the NFF media and publicity ...  

Invisible Children's campaign wants 2012 to ... There are American soldiers in the four African countries that have been terrorized by the LRA over the years: Uganda, South Sudan, Congo and the Central African Republic. Nzara, in South Sudan, is the ...  

AFRICAN Lyon's quest to avoiding relegation to the First Division League was dealt with a huge blow at the Azam Complex, Chamazi in Dar es Salaam on Saturday, when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Mtibwa Sugar on Morogoro. Ugandan midfielder, Hood Mayanja ...  

AFRICAN Lyon has a chance to attempt avoiding relegation to the First Division League, when the team entertains Morogoro's Mtibwa Sugar in the Mainland Premier League match at the Azam Complex at Chamazi, on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam on Saturday.  

Dar es Salaam — Art is our culture, it is an African tradition that we have lived with it for so many years yet it is also a business that people make a living out of, Fadhili Raisi says. Raisi owns an art gallery painting at Morogoro store, Oyster Bay ...  

Employees of Serena Hotel across Africa have initiated a support campaign to help vulnerable children orphaned by the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Yesterday, a total of Rwf3.5million and an assortment of domestic and scholastic materials were presented ...  

AZAM will be vying to keep their Premier League title dreams alive when they welcome Toto Africans from Mwanza at the Chamazi Stadium on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam on Monday afternoon. Azam's quest to win their first ever top flight silverware received ...  

Of the five partner states, Uganda and Burundi are yet to have the electronic readable identity cards Rwanda and three other partner states of the East African Community (EAC) namely Uganda, Kenya and Burundi in 2009 under the Common Market protocol ...  

You could call it "The Greek Connection." An Athenian and his wife are lured by the description of an environmentally friendly safari lodge on the coast of Tanzania north of Dar es Salaam. They fly off, looking forward to watching elephants ...  

Kayonza-FAWE-Rwanda has started a programme to promote adolescent sexual reproductive health education in Rwandan schools. FAWE is an acronym for Forum for African Women Educationists, with the main objective of promoting girl-child education. The body's ...  

You could call it "The Greek Connection." An Athenian and his wife are lured by the description of an environmentally friendly safari lodge on the coast of Tanzania north of Dar es Salaam. They fly off, looking forward to watching elephants ...  

A GHANAIAN national on Tuesday appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam charged with trafficking of 13.8 kilogrammes of heroin worth 620.2m/-. State Attorney Frida Mwela told the court that Kwaku Brobey (41), a businessman ...  

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic (AP) — For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare ...  

Tanzanian giants Simba have claimed the national title, after being forced to wait 10 days to celebrate. They rounded off their campaign with a 5-0 drubbing of last year's title holders Young Africans. Their victory was actually assured on ...  

RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic - For Ugandan soldiers tasked with catching Joseph Kony, the real threat is not the elusive Central Africa warlord and his brutal gang. Encounters with the Lord's Resistance Army rebels are so rare that ...  

Fugitive rebel warlord Joseph Kony is operating in volatile border areas between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the Central African Republic, Uganda’s army chief said Monday. Kony, originally from Uganda, is based in remote regions ...  

Gold production may drop further next year when African Barrick ... To contact the reporter on this story: David Malingha Doya in Dar es Salaam via Nairobi at pmrichardson@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story ...  

[EA Business] Dar es Salaam - Tanzania's recently released National Irrigation Master Plan has established that the country has 2.3 million hectares of land with high potential for agriculture.  

Kansas City StarSBA Honors Small Business ChampionsMarketWatch (press release)WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The US Small Business Administration today honored nine champions of small business, including a service disabled veteran who is passionate about helping fellow vet entrepreneurs; an African American ...Health-Care Costs a Top Concern for Small Business WeekFox BusinessIt's time to celebrate small businessHouston...  

The Associated PressW. African group probes attack on Mali presidentThe Associated PressBy MARTIN VOGL, AP – 1 minute ago BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West Africa's regional bloc said Tuesday it will impose sanctions on those it finds responsible for allowing an attack on Mali's president at his office. Interim President Dioncounda Traore ...West Africa's regional bloc wants to know who's responsible for attack on ...Washington PostWest Africa...  

AFPSAP to buy Ariba, boosts cloud betReutersBy Noel Randewich and Jim Finkle | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Top European software company SAP AG plans to buy Ariba Inc in a deal valuing the business and commerce network company at $4.3 billion, its latest maneuver against Oracle in the fast-growing ...SAP Agrees to Acquire Ariba in $4.3 Billion DealBloombergSAP to Buy Ariba for $4.3 Billion in Cloud-Computing PushSan Francisco ChronicleSAP To Buy...  

Business HighlightsWashington PostThe deal closed on Tuesday, nine months after Google Inc. made a surprise announcement that it wanted to expand into the hardware business with the most expensive and riskiest acquisition in its 14-year history. The purchase pushes Google deeper into ...and more »  

The Associated PressZuma painting 'insults African culture'Independent OnlineThe National Heritage Council (NHC) said Murray had insulted African culture by painting the portrait of Zuma. “In our African culture and tradition this painting amounts to the most extreme indecency and misnomer,” NHC CEO Sonwabile Mancotywa said in ...South African gallery closes after controversial work is defacedLos Angeles TimesA Racy Painting Stirs Controversy...  

The GuardianVOA60 AfricaVoice of AmericaSudan/South Sudan: After meeting with Sudan's President Bashir, former South African President Thabo Mbeki says Bashir is ready for peace with South Sudan. South Africa: Temperatures are starting to drop as winter approaches the southern hemisphere and ...Mbeki: Sudan talks will resume soonIndependent OnlineSA man's safe return celebratedTimes LIVESA man safely home from SudanNews24all 597 news articles »