Luanda, Angola, 4 Aug – The Angolan population is currently estimated to total around 20.9 million people, Angolan demographer José Ribeiro said Wednesday in Luanda at a conference on “Contributions to an integrated public policy on population, settlement of the territory and development,” organised by the National School of Administration (Enad). Estimates on the Angolan [...]
Brenda Yufeh 3 August 2011 During the graduation ceremony on wednesday, some 33 specialised doctors and three Masters students were also awarded certificates by the Minister of Higher Education. Some 96 new medical doctors from the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaounde I, on wednesday August 3, took the Hippocratic [...]
When Chad Alvarado checked into the Tomah EconoLodge under an assumed name Tuesday, Karen West had no idea he was a wanted man. “He was a very nice person,” said West, a hospitality clerk working the front desk. “He came to the desk a couple of times, and there were no problems.” Little did she [...]
Viva Riva! (out of 4) Starring Patsha Bay and Manie Malone. Written and directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga. 94 minutes. Playing Aug. 5 to 11 at the Royal. 18A Life is cheap in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s gasoline that’s expensive, when you can get it, and the price [...]
Zimbabwe Kickboxing Association will on Saturday present the first-ever international kickboxing tournament which will see Finland and Equatorial Guinea battling it out with the Zimbabwean team at Girls’ High School in Harare. The Zimbabwe Kickboxing Association manager Mohammed Omar said a Zimbabwean team comprising of young athletes was looking forward to giving the visitors a [...]
To stay or not To stay: a young Congolese refugee opts for a life in Gabon News Stories, 4 August 2011 LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Aug 3 (UNHCR) – Anita is old enough to remember her homeland, the Republic of Congo, but at a pivotal time in her life she has decided to settle in Gabon after [...]
Luanda – At least 10 Angolan journalists, from private and state organs, will attend in October in Argentina an updating training on electoral coverage and guarantee of pluralism and participatory democracy. This was announced on Wednesday by the director of the Journalist Training Centre (Cefojor), Albino Carlos. According to him, the training will [...]
Grain loadings for export from the French port of Rouen, Europe’s biggest cereal-shipping hub, fell 45 percent on a decline in the volume of wheat headed for Cameroon and Algeria. Outbound shipments were 66,410 metric tons from July 28 to Aug. 3, the Seine River port said in an e-mailed statement today, down from 120,975 [...]
Devin McCourty Has Luxury of Practicing Against Tom Brady, Chad Ochocinco by Jeff Howe on Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 11:00PM FOXBORO, Mass. — Cornerback Devin McCourty has been one of the Patriots’ shining performers through the first week of training camp, making it abundantly evident that he’s ready to continue the pace [...]
(AFP) – 21 hours ago KINSHASA — Officials arrested a colonel in the Democratic Republic of Congo as he was smuggling a convoy of minerals in the east of the country, the army told AFP Wednesday. “Colonel Balumisa Chuma was caught red-handed with 10 tonnes of cassiterite (tin ore) on Monday at 6:00 am (0700 [...]
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Gryphon Minerals (GRY) Broker Calls Credit Suisse – BUY Deutsche – BUY RBC – BUY RBS Morgans – BUY Argonaut – BUY Eagle Research – BUY Alpha Broking – BUY Chart: Share price over the year to 04/08/2011 versus ASX200 (XJO) Gryphon Minerals (GRY), a West African focussed Gold exploration company with projects [...]
Health: Global Fund against HIV-AIDS resumes activities in Mauritania
Global Fund against HIV-AIDS – The Global Fund for the Fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will resume activities in Mauritania after ‘a successful negotiation between the government and its partners,’ according to a statement from the Mauritanian ministry of Health. The resumption of funding will enable the country receive substantial resources estimated at about [...]
Mauritanian Football Federation elects new president
2011-08-01 Mauritanian football fans can look forward to new leadership in the sport as the country looks to rebuild its programme. By Mohamed Foily Samba Vall for Magharebia in Nouakchott – 01/08/11 [Mohamed Foily] For the first time in its history, Mauritania’s football federation held a competitive election for new leadership. The Mauritanian Football Federation [...]
Zimbabwe’s image problem: Facebook caning linked to human rights abuse
Zimbabwe clearly has an image problem. When we posted a note on Monday about the caning sentence for a Chiredzi boy who ‘slandered’ a local woman on Facebook, we sincerely thought two cane strokes was not a big deal. Really. For us the important thing was that someone had managed to get some kind of [...]
Kicked out of Zimbabwe, he’s now a top sportsman
I think with playing sport at an elite level comes a responsibility Pundits have touted him as a future Wallabies captain, which would be welcomed by Australian rugby fans who have delighted in his unfulfilled Springboks dream MELBOURNE — A child of evicted Zimbabwean farmers, David Pocock arrived in Australia with a few suitcases and [...]
Mugabe praises coalition government with rivals
Mugabe, who turns 88 on Tuesday, has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, but has shared power with Tsvangirai’s rival Movement for Democratic Change since 2009 under a coalition after violent and disputed elections. Despite the agreement, Mugabe and Tsvangirai have continued to fight over government posts and policy, including Mugabe’s drive to [...]