Fights over land stall Haiti recovery
The sun was beating down on the rocky cactus plain when men with machetes came for Menmen Villase, nine months...
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South African pupils to learn in first language
South African students will be able to learn in their first language during early school years under a new government...
African Development Bank bullish on continent
Africa is making a “spectacular” recovery from the global recession thanks to decades of market reform and strong trade ties...
China and Nigeria Ink Major Oil Deal
Last month the China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCEC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), a state-run company,...
Preval rejects US advice on presidential election
Haiti’s president on Wednesday rejected U.S. Senate recommendations on holding an election for his successor, brushing off criticism that the...
In South Africa, women want a World Cup boost
Ever since Bafana Bafana made a quick exit from the World Cup, the talk of South Africa has been about...
South African soccer great looks back wistfully
Though thrilled that the World Cup has come to his homeland, South African soccer great Jomo Sono can’t help but...
50 years on, Congo still battered by violence
Fabulous minerals. Magnificent music. Great cuisine. A landscape that stretches from lush rain forest to Swiss-looking mountains. And a people...
Jamaican pleads not guilty to drug charges
Jamaican gang leader Christopher “Dudus” Coke, appearing in U.S. court after the government had sought for months to extradite him...