| Africans domesticated donkeys 5,000 years ago The partnership between people and the ancestors of today's donkeys was sealed by mobile, pastoral people who recruited animals to help them survive the harsh Saharan landscape in northern Africa some 5,000 years ago, according to genetic... | |
| Is the EU giving up on Guinea-Bissau military reform? Guinnea-Bissau is an example of failed military reforms, despite efforts from 16 EU advisers over two years, says a Chatham House analyst. What comes next for a country that's now a major stopover... |
| Genome Surprise: Guinea Pigs Have Ebola! The ebola virus is one of the nastiest pathogens known to man. It corrodes blood vessels and stops clotting, leaving most of its human victims bleeding to death through their pores. And guinea pigs... |
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| Mia Farrow to testify on Naomi Campbell 'blood diamond' THE HAGUE (AFP) – Actress Mia Farrow and models' agent Carole White will testify next month about a "blood diamond" Naomi Campbell is said to have been given by Liberia's... |
| De Beers Gets Offers For Two South African Mining Assets -(Dow Jones)- De Beers SA, the world's largest producer of uncut diamonds, said Thursday it has been approached by investors interested in acquiring two assets... |
| Somalia and the African Union: Be beefier THE African Union (AU) agreed this week to strengthen its peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Two thousand troops from Guinea and Djibouti are to be made “immediately” available, bolstering the... |
| Cabinet Reshuffle – Six To Face the Axe! News of a cabinet reshuffle by President Ernest Bai Koroma is rife among state house sources, with news that whilst there would be replacement and placement of ministers and other government... |
| Agric Ministry in mass road construction One of the impeding factors to agricultural development in Sierra Leone has been the lack of feeder roads for farmers to take their produce to market centers. In a bid to address the deplorable... |
| More pharmacies closed, charged to court The Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone with support from the Sierra Leone Police has shut down more pharmacies in the country, charged defaulters to court in a bold move to protect the health of the... |
| Journalist to drag Zenith bank director to court Kadijatu Savage, Reporter of the Independent Observer Newspaper who was molested and insulted by the Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Madam Oby Ikeh Unekwe and has resolved to seek redress in a... |
| Workshop on National Quality Policy kicks off Author: SEMSierra Leone News The West African Quality Control Programme-UNIDO founded by the European Union to support competitiveness and harmonization of Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and... |
| The Akosombo Dam, unlike Bumbuna The Akosombo Dam which generates electricity for Ghana is situated on the Volta River which is also the main source of fresh water supply to the country. Construction of the project commenced in 1961... |
| Caribana Kompa 2010: Creole Seduction A Sexy evening of vibrant Creole rhythms with a Splash of Elegance and Glamour. Experience Toronto’s finest mature scene with a Creole touch! Music by Boston’s DJ Super Duk, Montreal DJ... |
| Diallo Forms Alliance for Guinea Presidential Run-Off Guinea's Toure Concedes Defeat in Presidential Poll The frontrunner in Guinea's first round of presidential elections has secured the support of a leading rival that could prove decisive in the... |
| African Leaders Agree To Expand Maternal Health Campaign As AU Summit Concludes 0 posts African leaders participating in the 15th African Union (AU) Summit, which concluded on Tuesday, agreed to expand a campaign aimed at curbing maternal mortality on the continent and adopted... |
| Critical Role Of African Women In Agricultural Research Highlighted By AWARD Fellowship A passion fruit pathologist, a catfish breeder, and a pigeon pea researcher are among the 60 outstanding women agricultural scientists from 10 African countries who received a fellowship from African... |
| African leaders look to keep out front Three former champions, including holders TP Mazembe Englebert, will look to build on good starts to the CAF Champions League and solidify their command of the final group stage at the continental... |
| China agrees Guinea mining deal Rio's ties with Beijing became strained when four of its workers in China were arrested last year, suspected of commercial espionage and taking bribes. They were convicted in March... |
| South Africans respect different races - survey Submit your comment Forty-eight percent of South Africans agree that different race groups respect each other, while 41 percent disagree, according to a survey released on Thursday. "This study,... |
| S. African tiger caught after 2 days on the run JOHANNESBURG — The escaped Bengal tiger who captured headlines across South Africa has been found and returned home after a 2-day search, hungry and worse for the wear after a jump from the... |
| South African Strike Set For Thursday Mandela's 92nd Birthday Celebrated A South African official was set to meet union leaders in an effort to avert a strike by 900,000 public service workers.The workers, represented by a coalition of... |
| Union says South African auto workers may strike Some South African auto workers could down tools as early as next week to push for higher wages, a union official said on Thursday. "We could well give them a notice to strike as soon as next... |
| South African union strike threat "We have now come to a firm conclusion that we go on strike," said Slovo Majola, a member of the negotiating team of the coalition of... |
| New era for African independence BBC World Service This year marks the 50th anniversary of 17 African states gaining independence.Now, a wave of homegrown programmers, developers and software makers claim to be heralding a... |
| Youth Attending Obama's Young African Leaders Forum A young Sierra Leonean working to improve his nation by strengthening civil society and job creation will share his ideas about Africa's future with President Obama as he attends the President's... |
| Africa: Race On for BP's African Assets BP Plc is in talks with India's Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets, including those in Namibia, that could be worth as much as US$500 million, four sources with... |
| Liberia: Country Accedes To WCO The World Customs Organization has accepted Liberia as a Contracting Party to its Harmonized System Convention. The WCO acceptance of Liberia also makes the country eligible to exceed to the ECOWAS... |
| Chalco, Rio Tinto to co-develop world-class iron ore mine in Guinea The Aluminum Corporation of China, Ltd. (Chalco) signed an agreement with the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on July 29 to jointly carry out an iron ore project in Guinea, a country in... |
| Rio Tinto and Chinalco sign agreement to establish Guinea joint venture LONDON - Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto PLC and China's state-owned Chinalco have set aside recent tensions and agreed Thursday to establish a joint venture to operate an iron ore project... |
| UN agency welcomes access to displaced in northern Central African Republic The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed the decision by the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to allow access to displaced civilians an area in the far north of the country... |
| Guinea: Climbing out of the donor funding gap More than two million Guineans do not have enough to eat, basic health services are a shambles and the country is in a fragile transition from decades of military rule, yet most aid donors do not see... |
| In the Wall Street Reform Bill, Something for Africa "}, {url: "http://www.theskanner.com/assets/images/topphotos/playground2_s.jpg", title: "New Playground", description: "Seattle Sounders Peter Vagenas and Fredy Montero help put the finishing touches... |
| Chinalco set to buy stake in Rio mine in Guinea A state-owned Chinese company is buying a stake in a Rio Tinto iron mine in Guinea in West Africa for $US1.4 billion ($A1.5 billion) in the latest of a global wave of Chinese resource investments, a... |
| BP may sell its $500 million African assets to a Indian company BP was in talks with India's Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets, which could be worth as much as $500 million, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said... |
| African Union has its work cut out, UAE paper Jul 29, 2010 - 09:30 - WAM Abu Dhabi, July 29th, 2010 (WAM) -- A lot needs to be done to bring peace and stability to Somalia and this cannot be achieved without a group effort from all parties... |
| Kiprop wins Kenya's first gold medal at African Senior Athletics Kenya won their first gold medal at the African Senior Athletics Championship on Wednesday as Wilson Kiprop broke a six year jinx to claim the men's 10,000-meter title against a strong late challenge... |
| Chinese firm buying into Rio iron mine in Guinea A state-owned Chinese company is buying a stake in a Rio Tinto Ltd. iron mine in Guinea in West Africa for $1.4 billion in the latest of a global wave of Chinese resource investments, a newspaper... |
| No. 3 finisher in Guinea vote backs top candidate The No. 3 finisher in Guinea's recent presidential vote announced Wednesday that he is backing the race's top candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo.Sidya Toure, a former prime minister garnered 13 percent... |
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| South Africans face fine in racism case Four white South Africans on Wednesday faced a fine after pleading guilty to humiliating five black housekeepers in a video depicting racial abuse at their former university.They made the video in... |
| Host Kenya wins gold at African Atheletics meet Host nation Kenya has won gold and bronze in the 10,000 meters race at the start of the African Athletics Championships.Wilson Kiprop won gold in a time of 27 minutes, 32.91 seconds and Geoffrey... |
| RM400m car claims: Almost 9,000 vehicles stolen last year KUALA LUMPUR: Insurance companies forked out a staggering RM400 million on stolen vehicle claims last year alone. Latest figures released by General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) showed... |
| India: BP seeks to sell African assets Submit your comment BP was in talks with India's Reliance Industries and Essar Group to sell its African retail assets, which could be worth as much as $500 million (R3.7 billion), four sources with... |
