Britain said Saturday it would provide £10 million ($16.4 million, 1.2 million euro) in aid to the Central African Republic to help tackle the humanitarian crisis in the country. The support package of emergency healthcare, clean water and logistical…
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An Egyptian panel approved Saturday more than half of the articles of a new constitution aimed at paving the way for a return to elected rule after July’s military ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. If adopted in full, the charter will be put to a popular…
Sky’s Niall Paterson takes a look at the state of robotics and how to use Google Glass
For a third year in a row, the Top 10 Best of cleantech’s cluster companies were honored at the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) Later Stage Awards Gala. The GCCA’s Global Top 10 Winners represent the best of the association’s nearly…
Man of the moment Aaron Ramsey scored twice against his former club as Arsenal beat Cardiff City 3-0 on Saturday to move seven points clear in the Premier League. Ramsey broke the deadlock with a fine first-half header and after substitute Mathieu Flamini…
Paris will host on December 7 a mini-summit on the crisis in strife-torn Central African Republic, with leaders from neighbouring African countries and UN chief Ban Ki-moon due to attend, the French presidency said Saturday. The gathering of leaders…
European ambassadors and intelligence officials are making discreet trips to Damascus in a bid to resume contacts with the Syrian regime after years of outspoken support for the opposition, diplomats say. “Since May, little by little, we have begun…
Police on Saturday found the burned wreckage of a Mozambican Airlines plane a day after it went missing in a remote area in northeastern Namibia, saying none of the 33 people aboard from several countries had survived. It is one of the worst accidents…
Nigeria on Saturday pledged to secure communities near its northern and eastern borders with Chad, Niger and Cameroon over Christmas and New Year due to fears about Boko Haram strikes. The banned Islamist group has previously launched deadly attacks…
VOA’s Ndimyake Mwakalyelye talks to Victor Olatole, President and CEO of the African Oscars.
The Rex, a single-storey, slope-roofed movie house was once the hotspot for film fans in Ghana, but, like many of the country’s cinemas, it hardly shows movies anymore. The building is now abandoned, except on Sundays when dozens of evangelical Christians…
David Beckham tells Sky News there are not many players that can say they have played at the top level at 40 like Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs. Meanwhile Giggs has dismissed the relevance of age to his career as he celebrates his 40th birthday. http…
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is expected to miss his side’s Premier League trip to Hull City on Sunday after the club announced on Saturday that he has sprained his ankle. The 24-year-old England international, who has scored nine goals this season…
The United States has offered to destroy Syria’s chemical stockpile and will do so on a ship at sea, the world’s chemical watchdog said on Saturday. “The Director-General stated that the neutralisation operations will be conducted on a US vessel at…
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Canonical tried to crowd-fund its own Ubuntu-based smartphone, the Edge, earlier this year, with something of a pyrrhic victory: it managed to earn almost $13 million in pledges, while not getting a cent of that money for failing to meet its $32 million…
The world’s largest gospel music concert, The Experience, has announced Friday December 6th as the date for this year’s edition.The announcement was made by the conveners of the concert, House on The Rock.The Experience has been held every year…
Photographer Cristina De Middel’s trip to Nigeria has been profitable. Not only did she exhibit her acclaimed series “The Afronauts” but also was inspired for her next project. Tucked away in her suitcase as she left the country’s commercial capital…
Naperville, IL — (SBWIRE) — 11/26/2013 — Reportstack, provider of premium market research reports announces the addition of United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) – Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review market report to its offering United Bank…
Nigeria’s government on Thursday stepped in to stop a long-running strike by university lecturers, ordering an immediate end to the dispute and vowing to sack teachers who refused to cooperate. Education minister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike said he was dismayed…