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An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia although conditions remain fragile and could worsen, the United Nations said on Friday.
Saturday October 15, 2011 marked a dramatic turning point in the history of Kenya, and particularly the Kenyan army, as the political leadership of the East African country announced a major...
South Africa ranked fifth overall in the 2011 Ibrahim Index of governance quality in Africa, but fared poorly in the area of personal safety, the latest index shows, food prices are likely to...
The ongoing famine in the Horn of Africa has contributed to the development of a humanitarian crisis on a scale not witnessed in the region in 60 years.(2) The OCHA estimates that more than twelve...
When Muammar Qadhaffi began referring to his citizens as “rats and cockroaches,”(2) many may say that he asked for it. Such statements, together with growing fatalities caused by Qadhaffi’s...
As the US and the rest of the world commemorate the 10th anniversary of those colossal terrorist attacks against America on 11 September 2001 (or 9/11), few people, even in Africa, probably...
A total of 2 071 487 serious crimes were committed in South Africa in 2010/11, according to the crime statistics released by the South African Police Service. This compared with 2 121 887 cases...