tips4travels.com gives you the latest news from Africa http://tips4travels.com/en Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:56:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/s.-africa&#039s-world-cup-stadium-shines-amid-inequality.htm Come June, soccer's World Cup will be hosted by South Africa. Though only four of the 64 games are to be played here in Nelspruit, a $137 million stadium was built for the occasion. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/french-navy-hands-over-suspected-pirates-to-somalia.htm BOSSASO: French navy officers handed over 22 suspected Somali pirates to semi-autonomous Puntland's authorities and they will be arraigned in local courts, officials said yesterday. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:44:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/african-americans-have-highest-stroke-rate-southerners-more-likely-to-die-study-finds.htm — African-Americans age 65 and younger are more than twice as likely to have a stroke compared with Caucasians in any region, and people who have a stroke are more likely to die in the South than... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100314/largeimage.photo_1268520180018-1-0.jpgx=100&ampy=133&ampxc=1&amp.htm ', Ouande said, reading the document over Radio Centrafrica. I can tell you that when it obtained this information, the Central African government took all necessary action, O... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/south-african-charl-schwartzel-ernie-els-share-ca-championship-lead-|-golf.htm Ernie Els drives from the tee on the 18th hole during the third round of the World Golf Championship-CA Championship at Doral Resort in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Els is tied with fe... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:41:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/chinese-fishing-boat-7-crew-hijacked-off-cameroon.htm YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/how-to-track-a-crisis.htm Snowmageddoncleanup.com In Washington, D.C., Ushahidi partnered with the Washington Post to warn of snow-covered roads. Imagine if any Pakistani could send an anonymous text message to the authorit... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/zuma-to-act-as-mediator-in-zimbabwe.htm Submit your comment President Jacob Zuma is off to Zimbabwe this coming week to mediate between the three major political parties that form the unity government as South African ministers sent out sig... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/chad-collins-leads-delay-plagued-puerto-rico-open.htm (FSY) chipped in for eagle on the par-5 second hole Saturday to top the Puerto Rico Open leaderboard at 9 under before second-round play was suspended because of darkness in the rain-delayed Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/will-south-africa&#039s-bark-prove-worse-than-their-bite-at-the-world-cup.htm South Africa is getting into the World Cup spirit but the team may need more than some pieces of bark if they are to do well. Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:33:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/selling-off-africa&#039s-resources-isn&#039t-&#039development&#039.-it&#039s-greed-|-the.htm How food and water drive a new foreign land grab in Africa , News). The result will be recently disenfranchised farmers working for wages. Oil supplies are being depleted and soon the major land grab... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:32:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/&#039you-people-cannot-walk-you-only-move-in-cars&#039.htm With the help of three guides, two donkeys and a cart, Jason Florio and his partner took a walk around The Gambia. That's 1,000km – give or take a few hundred metres Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:21:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/supermodel-waris-dirie-going-home-to-save-africa&rsquos-girls.htm END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> SHE was 13 when she fled her home in the Somali desert and an arranged marriage wi... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:13:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100313/largeimage.photo_1268520180018-1-0.jpgx=100&ampy=133&ampxc=1&amp.htm . I can tell you that when it obtained this information, the Central African government took all necessary action, Ouande said in the statement. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:45:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/orascom-keen-to-continue-operations-in-algeria.htm Dubai: Algeria's Prime Minister Ahmad Ouyahia said Cairo-based Orascom Telecom, which owns a majority stake in Algeria's Djezzy, has said it wants to continue operating in the North African country, E... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/algeria-to-host-conference-on-terror.htm Algiers - Algeria is to host foreign ministers from the Sahara and Sahel on Tuesday for talks on fighting a resurgence in acts of terror, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Ministers fr... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/nigeria-moves-to-check-illegal-trafficking-of-artifacts.htm Awka — An artifact is any object made or modified by a human. It is part of the evolution of man in all its ramifications. It tells the greatness of a civilization and its age. Hence, artifacts ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/drc-army-accuses-advocacy-groups-of-&#039cooking-up-reports&#039.htm Kigali — The Congolese army (FARDC) has accused advocacy groups of intentionally being fed with false and dangerous information by FDLR rebel elements, to 'cook up treacherous reports' and conti... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/pregnancies-fuelling-school-dropout.htm Kampala — When Universal Secondary Education was introduced in 2007 to supplement Universal Primary Education, the expectation of most Ugandans was that more students would stay in school and li... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/namibia-aims-to-go-nuclear-in-20-years.htm GOVERNMENT has decided to build a nuclear power plant in Namibia within the next 15 to 20 years, Mines and Energy Minister Erkki Nghimtina has confirmed. Nghimtina on Tuesday told Engineering News On... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:08:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/nigeria-plane-crashes-during-mock-rescue-exercise.htm PORT HARCOURT: A Nigerian plane carrying more than 30 disaster response officials crashed on Friday in the oil hub of Port Harcourt in what was supposed to be a mock rescue exercise, but there were on... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/14-killed-27000-homeless-in-madagascar-storm.htm Antananarivo, March 14 : A storm in Madagascar left 14 people dead, 27,000 homeless and thousands of houses damaged after ravaging the tropical island, national television reported Saturday. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/buy-kenyan-and-build-kenya.htm However, I realised that his criticism of Kenyan manufacturers was skewed as it portrayed them as solely to blame. He did not in any way show the strengths of our products. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/ethiopia-slams-us-human-rights-report.htm Addis Ababa - Ethiopia on Saturday slammed the United States for a report that criticised its human rights record, claiming that it demonstrated serious intellectual deficiencies . The US State De... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/cholerea-outbreak-in-mozambique-worsens.htm Maputo, Mozambique 13 Sapa-AP Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country. ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/catholic-priest-arrested-in-zambia.htm Zambian police say they've arrested a Roman Catholic priest, accusing him of calling for the removal of the government of President Rupiah Banda.Copperbelt police commanding officer Antoneil Muten... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:28:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/donors-beginning-to-show-kenya-respect.htm International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) speaks with Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (R) at his office in Nairobi, Kenya, March 8, 2010. PHOTO/ REUTERS Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/cia-documents-offer-insights-into-how-the-cold-war-shaped-politics-in-kenya.htm The overwhelming interest and involvement of the American spy agency in Kenya’s internal politics can finally be revealed. Declassified CIA documents seen by the Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:16:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/drogba-brace-sends-chelsea-top.htm Dominant Chelsea thrashed relegation-threatened West Ham to return to the Premier League summit.Florent Malouda crossed for Alex to open the scoring for Chelsea with a powerful header from six yards. ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/anichebe-yakubu-on-target.htm Birmingham clawed back a two-goal deficit to preserve their two-point Premier League advantage over Europa League rivals Everton.The visitors looked to be out of sight when Victor Anichebe blasted hom... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/natural-gas-project-clears-papua-new-guinea-hurdles.htm Last Updated: March 13. 2010 8:55PM UAE / March 13. 2010 4:55PM GMT A major project to develop the first gas exports from Papua New Guinea is to proceed, having cleared its final investment hurdle.Fun... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/somali-clans-clash-over-water-land-11-killed.htm (Reuters) - Fighting between two clans in central Somalia over land and water killed at least 11 people and wounded several others on Saturday, a rights group said. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/ugandan-rebel-leader-may-be-in-sudan-uganda-says.htm (Reuters) - A Ugandan rebel leader wanted for war crimes may be in Sudan, whose President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is wanted by the same war crimes tribunal, Uganda's president said. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/airplane-in-nigeria-crashes-during-mock-rescue-exercise.htm Port Harcourt yesterday, resulting in several minor injuries. The plane was supposed to be taking part in a mock rescue exercise, and was carrying 30 members from the National Emergency Management Ag... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/hunters-overcome-obstacles-to-educate-african-orphans.htm After years of working on a dream with his wife, Suzanne, of creating a comprehensive educational facility for AIDS orphans and other destitute children in Windhoek, Namibia, Africa, the situation app... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/competing-political-rallies-in-togo.htm Togo Opposition: Election Rigged, Promises Protests Togo's two largest political parties held separate marches in the capital Saturday. Ruling party supporters are celebrating the re-election of the p... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/wfp-airlifts-food-to-thousands-of-congolese-refugees.htm UN Backs New DRC Offensive The World Food Program has begun airlifting urgent food assistance to tens of thousands of Congolese refugees who fled the Democratic Republic of Congo into the neighboring ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/100-years-later-tr&#039s-african-safari-roars-to-life.htm thomas.maier@newsday.com In the African brush, a young lion eyed the Old Lion. For a time, the beast just watched former President Theodore Roosevelt and his companions ominously, one of many tense m... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/sh7.5tn-climate-change-fund-big-lift-for-africa.htm Developing countries’ efforts to mitigate against the effects of climate change are set to get a massive lift with the proposed establishment of Sh7.5 trillion green fund by the International Moneta... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/roosters-pluck-south-african-talent-from-rugby.htm Australian rugby league has for some time eyed up the recruiting grounds of South African rugby and the latest fence-jumper is a deeply religious 18-year-old whose knowledge of league was what he saw ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/sa-fans-voted-africa&#039s-best.htm The South African Football Association's (Safa) vice president Mandla Shoes Mazibuko, and popular Bafana supporter Saddam Maake, on Saturday brought home the best football supporters award from the ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/indian-it-companies-eye-latin-american-african-markets-for-business-expansion.htm While the companies across the world are taking their time to overcome the impact of recession, Indian Information technology companies are exploring new and non-commercial markets in Latin America, Africa and Middle Eastern countries to expand their business. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/*-west-indies-secure-series-win-over-zimbabwe.htm REUTERS AND AFP, MIAMI AND KINGSTOWN, ST VINCENT Sunday, Mar 14, 2010, Page 18 Dwayne Bravo led the way as the West Indies secured a one-day series win over Zimbabwe with a four-wicket victory in ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/statement-by-imf-managing-director-dominique-strauss-kahn-at-the-conclusion-of-his-visit-to.htm press release Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Johannesburg at the conclusion of his visit to South Afri... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/german-investors-&#039scared&#039-by-new-zimbabwe-business-laws.htm Harare - Germany's ambassador to Zimbabwe Albrecht Conze said Saturday that new indigenization laws requiring medium-sized and large companies to be majority-owned by black Zimbabweans had scared Ge... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/aabn-to-empower-traditional-eateries.htm The African Aurora Business Network (AABN) in collaboration with Indigenous Caterers' Association of Ghana (ICAG) is organizing a training workshop for ICAG members in Accra. Dubbed EATbiz - Empower... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:14:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/japan-crown-prince-heads-home-after-visit-to-africa+.htm NAIROBI, March 13 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING) Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito left Nairobi on Saturday to return home via Rome, finishing his weeklong official visit to Ghana and Kenya. ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/hiddink-pulls-out-of-ivorian-race.htm Dutch coach Guus Hiddink has withdrawn from the race to lead Ivory Coast at the World Cup in June.Hiddink is contracted with Russia until 30 June and has signed a deal to coach Turkey that starts in A... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/s.africa&#039s-eskom-to-fix-power-plant-before-w.cup.htm South Africa's electricity utility Eskom will shut down two units at Koeberg nuclear power station for maintenance to lower the risk of outages during the FIFA World Cup starting in June, company spok... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:58:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/eskom-loan-crucial-for-economic-development-hogan-speaks-out-on-eskom-loan-proposal.htm Cape Town — If the World Bank chose not to approve the $3.75-billion loan to help build two new power stations, we can essentially say goodbye to our country , said Minister of Public Enterpris... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/angloplat-defends-ceo&#039s-salary.htm Johannesburg — Anglo Platinum has released a statement defending their CEO Neville Nicolau's multimillion rand remuneration package. The Black management Forum (BMF) this lambasted the mining g... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/waec-goes-on-line.htm The West African Examination Council (WAEC) yesterday launched what they call online registration and result checking at its headquarters in Banjul . Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/trcn-warns-unregistered-teachers-in-borno.htm Maiduguri — Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, has warned teachers in Borno State who are yet to obtain the minimum teaching requirement to do so or face sanction. The state Coordi... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/unitization-an-indispensable-practice-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry.htm analysis The Creation Account as per the Holy Bible(Genesis chpt.1),makes it manifestly clear that Man was created in God's image with instructions to be fruitful, populate and dominate the world mak... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/le-marrakchi-marrakesh-morocco.htm On your first night in Marrakesh, it's essential to eat overlooking Jemaa El Fna, the busiest, noisiest square in North Africa. And Le Marrakchi is the place to go. On two floors in the north-east cor... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/gabon-oil-strike-averted-as-negotiations-begin.htm (Reuters) - Gabon's main oil industry trade union has agreed to suspend strike plans and open negotiations with the government over labour regulations governing the sector, the government said late on... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/gabon-opens-42-offshore-oil-blocks-to-exploration.htm (Reuters) - Gabon, Africa's seventh largest oil producer, is offering 42 additional offshore deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil blocks for exploration, the government said on Friday. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/christian-muslim-fighting-injures-24-in-egypt.htm (Reuters) - At least 24 people were injured in northern Egypt when fires were started and fighting broke out between Christians and Muslims on Friday, an official said on Saturday. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/us-has-no-plan-to-&#039americanize&#039-somalia-conflict.htm (Reuters) - The United States on Friday denied coordinating plans by Somalia's embattled government to launch an offensive against Islamist fighters, saying it had no plans to Americanize the confli... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/south-sudanese-army-nomads-clash-three-killed.htm (Reuters) - Northern nomads attacked a south Sudan army base, killing three people, the southern army said, escalating tensions in the oil-rich border region less than a month before the first multi-p... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/morocco-steps-up-expulsions-of-christian-aid-workers.htm (Reuters) - Morocco has expelled up to 70 Christian foreign aid workers since the start of this month, saying they were abusing its tradition of religious tolerance to try to convert local Muslims. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/nigeria-court-voids-election-of-stk-mkt-president.htm (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Friday overturned the election of one of the country's best-known tycoons as president of the stock exchange, almost a year after he was cleared of involvement in alleg... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/ghana-i.coast-to-draw-border-of-oil-rich-sea-zone.htm (Reuters) - Ghana will set up a commission by the end of the month to begin talks with Ivory Coast over their maritime border, negotiations that could be complicated by Ghana's big offshore oil finds. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/24-hurt-in-sectarian-clashes-in-egypt.htm Cairo - Twenty-four people were injured in clashes between Christians and Muslims in northern Egypt, a security official said on Saturday. Twenty people, both Coptic Christians and Muslim, were als... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:34:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/gold-one-shareholders-approve-amended-jse-status.htm Windhoek — Australian gold miner, Gold One International announced this week that the company's shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a resolution with a 99,98% majority vote to amend the co... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:26:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/trade-barriers-in-sadc.htm opinion What are trade barriers for, and which barriers exist in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)? These two questions provide the forum for deliberations. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:26:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/mozambican-economy-set-to-keep-growing.htm Maputo — The Chief Executive Officer of Standard Bank, the third largest commercial bank in Mozambique, Antonio Coutinho, said in Maputo on Thursday that the Mozambican economy will keep growing... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:26:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/&#039combat-barbie&#039-gives-miss-england-swimsuit-round-marching-orders.htm Soldier Katrina Hodge, who represented England at the Miss World event in South Africa in 2009, has given marching orders to the swimsuit round of the beauty contest. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/i-stowed-away-in-a-ship-from-sudan-to-come-here.-but-it&#039s-like-a-prison.htm From the flat Nour Osman Nour Bush occupies on the 29th floor of 10 Red Road, he has plenty of time to gaze on the sweeping panorama across the rooftops of Glasgow to the Trossachs beyond. Bu... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/turkish-minister-ends-algeria-visit-on-economic-commission.htm Turkey's state minister for foreign trade returned home after attending the 9th meeting of Turkey-Algeria Joint Economic Commission in Algiers. During his visit to Algeria, Cevdet Yilmaz held a se... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:33:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/mixed-signals-over-state-of-zimbabwe-food-security.htm Thulasizwe Simelane, Harare The Zimbabwean government appears confused over the assessment of the country's food security situation. Following a tour of the countryside a few weeks ago, Prime Ministe... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:04:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/ivory-and-tuna-top-wildlife-talks.htm Sales of ivory and a possible ban on trading bluefin tuna top the agenda for the two-week CITES meeting that opens this weekend in Doha, Qatar.CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endanger... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/morocco-expels-more-christian-aid-workers.htm RABAT: Morocco has expelled up to 70 Christian foreign aid workers since the start of this month, saying they were abusing its tradition of religious tolerance to try to convert local Muslims. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:35:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/president-of-dr-congo-meets-chinese-army-official.htm President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo met here Friday with Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, to discuss the development of b... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/kenya-may-be-teetering-on-the-brink-of-collapse.htm Rival parties trade claims of polling fraud Barely two years on from the worst violence since independence, Kenya is gearing up for another round of clashes, writes Jody Clarke Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/in-the-shadows-of-men-women&#039s-political-marginalisation.htm Kano — Ten years after Nigeria returned to civil rule women still play second fiddle in the male-dominated politics of Africa's most populous nation, women politicians and activists say. Since ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/&lt-scurl2end-&gt&lt-schead2start-&gtdrogba-named-africa&#039s-top-player&lt.htm Advertise in japantimes.co.jp. This site has been optimized for modern browsers. Please make sure that Javascript is enabled in your browser's preferences. The Japan Times Ltd. All rights reserved. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/us-denies-direct-military-aid-to-somali-transitional-authorities.htm UN: Civilians in Somalia Increasingly at Risk The U.S. State Department's chief Africa diplomat said Friday the United State is not providing direct military aid to Somalia's Transitional Federal Gove... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:52:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/south-african-splendor&#039-at-wave-hill.htm This month, the Palm House is full of all sorts of colorful and fragrant plants from around the world. You'll see Wave Hill's annual display of South African bulbs and other rare greenhouse plants. Ca... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:40:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/u.s.-treasury-opens-internet-exports-to-iran-sudan-cuba.htm Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department is permitting technology companies to export online services such as instant messaging, e-mail and Web browsing to Iran, Sudan and Cuba to help people commu... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/for-human-rights-heroine-&ldquono-ordinary-arrest&rdquo.htm Washington — They came in the middle of the night asking for Jestina Mukoko. She did not even have time to put on her shoes and glasses before they seized and blindfolded her, taking her to an undis... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/no-u.s.-desire-to-&ldquoamericanize&rdquo-somali-peace-process.htm Washington — As press reports suggest a military offensive by the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) is under way against al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu, the top U.S. envoy to Africa... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:23:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/fossil-hunting-in-south-africa.htm I'm kneeling in a hole carved out of brick-red rock, my face a few inches from the floor. The sun is hot on my back and the sweat keeps running into my eyes. In front of me are the delicate, creamy-wh... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/cracks-are-showing-in-south-africa&#039s-tripartite-alliance.htm DEEP divisions between South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its trade union and Communist allies are threatening a decades-old alliance as rival factions battle for power and infl... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/papua-new-guinea-lng-project-cleared.htm -0.62% said late Friday that arrangements are complete for its Esso Highlands Ltd. unit to begin construction of a liquified natural gas project in Papua New Guinea. Exxon Mobil estimates the initia... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/cleric-defends-mandela-from-winnie-attack.htm Nairobi — A visiting South African archbishop on Friday defended the leadership record of former President Nelson Mandela against accusations of betrayal by his estranged wife Winnie Mandela. T... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/south-africa-police-use-rubber-bullets-on-zimbabweans-in-johannesburg.htm Scores of Zimbabweans were injured on Thursday, some seriously, when South African police indiscriminately opened fire with rubber bullets on travelers boarding buses to return to Zimbabwe at Johannes... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/imf-boss-impressed-by-continent&#039s-recovery.htm Nairobi — International Monetary Fund is optimistic about the economic prospects of Africa and says the continent has weathered the effects of the global financial crisis. Speaking in South Afr... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/stalemate-over-teacher-recruitment-has-to-end.htm editorial The debate over teacher recruitment that took place in Parliament on Thursday was quite significant. Schools are suffering due to acute teacher shortage while the Ministry of Education and ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/conservationists-urge-treaty-panel-to-reject-ivory-sale-by-tanzania-zambia.htm — An international convention will meet next week to decide whether to grant requests from Tanzania and Zambia to lower the protection status of their elephants, allowing them to conduct one-time... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:52:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/zimbabwe-on-brink-of-food-crisis.htm A man stands at the entrance to his shack in Harare. An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans, perhaps a fourth of the country's population, are in need of food aid, the Red Cross says. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/lack-of-funding-threatens-humanitarian-efforts-in-zimbabwe-says-un.htm Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are appealing to donors to support the $378 million appeal launched last December to support humanitarian and early recovery efforts in the country, the United Nations humanit... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/un-expert-group-urges-nigeria-to-address-core-issues-behind-repeated-violence.htm The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is calling on Nigerian authorities to tackle the underlying causes of repeated outbreaks of deadly ethnic and religious violenc... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/u.s.-senate-passes-bill-against-african-rebel-group&rsquos-atrocities.htm Washington — The U.S. Senate has passed a bill with wide bipartisan support aimed at curbing atrocities in Uganda and Sudan committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a vicious rebel group tha... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/fatima-meer-mandela-biographer-dead-at-81.htm The South African Press Association quoted a local politician and family friend, Logie Naidoo, as saying Meer died in a Durban hospital Friday. The cause of death was not given. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/us-dismayed-after-morocco-expels-americans.htm PARIS (AP) -- The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans to Christianity in the North African kingdom. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/tropical-storm-hubert-kills-14-in-madagascar.htm ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) -- Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 14 people have died and 32,000 have been affected by Tropical Storm Hubert. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/u.s.-has-no-plan-to-&quotamericanize&quot-somalia-conflict.htm (Reuters) - The United States on Friday denied coordinating plans by Somalia's embattled government to launch an offensive against Islamist fighters, saying it had no plans to Americanize the confli... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:18:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/struggle-extraditing-murder-suspect-highlight-strained-relations.htm Francistown — Botswana Police are struggling to get extradition for a murder accused, Bright Ndlovu said to be arrested in Zimbabwe. Station Commander for Gerald Police Station Superintendent M... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/africa/africa-news/lack-of-funding-threatens-humanitarian-efforts-says-un.htm Aid agencies in Zimbabwe are appealing to donors to support the $378 million appeal launched last December to support humanitarian and early recovery efforts in the country, the United Nations humanit... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:05:00 +0100