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Malawi:Luwawa International Mount Bike Race Dates Announced

February 9, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica Tourism, Malawi, Travel Malawi

The Eleventh Luwawa International Mountain Bike Marathon race is fixed for Saturday the 14th of June at 10.00am, and is set to be one of the biggest and best yet. The race has now been designated as a national seeding event, bringing greater attraction to the challenge and for keen bikers making it a real date for the diary. Twelve of South... Read More

Fidel Castro: Mandela Is Dead, So Why Hide The Truth About Apartheid?

February 8, 2014 Global AuthorCuba, Fidel Castrol, Mandela, South Africa, USA, USSR

Maybe the empire thought that we would not honor our word when, during days of uncertainty in the past century, we affirmed that even if the USSR were to disappear Cuba would continue struggling. World War II broke out on September 1, 1939 when Nazi-fascist troops invaded Poland and struck like a lightning over the heroic people of the USSR,... Read More

America’s Slow Embrace of World Music

February 7, 2014 Global Author

The cult of Michael Jackson in Japan, jazz quartets in Sweden, and rappers from Russia to the Gaza Strip. Black artists from the United States shape the music the rest of the world listens to and makes. But black musicians from other parts of the world, especially Africa, still have a hard time breaking out of their niches and into... Read More

Rwanda’s Peacekeeping Operations: A Poisoned Pill that Blackmails the West

February 7, 2014 Global AuthorAfrica Dictator, Darfur, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwanda Genocide, South Sudan, UK, United nations, US

Under dictator Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s military is highly paid for peacekeeping duties in Darfur, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Haiti – despite its role in the death of millions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The West depends on Kagame as its man in Africa, and in return gives impunity to his criminal network. President Paul Kagame has... Read More

South Africa’s Hugh Masekela Jives the Baobab Babes

February 6, 2014 Global AuthorHugh masekela, Music, South Africa

Hugh Masekela has teamed up with a bevy of young Scandinavian girls, the Baobab Singers, to produce an album of African folk songs that will be released next year. The Danish group has been charming local township dwellers over the past few weeks by breaking into traditional folk songs in Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa and Tswana on street corners, wowing pedestrians... Read More

Rwanda: The Three Mistakes of Paul Kagame

February 6, 2014 Global AuthorKagame, Karegeya, politics, Rwanda, South Africa

On January 1, 2014, the media reported the murder in Johannesburg, South Africa, of Colonel Patrick Karegeya, a Rwandan once close to Paul Kagame (Rwanda’s President) and former Head of Foreign Intelligence Services of his country before being an outcast for becoming a fierce political opponent of a regime he had helped to establish in Rwanda. With the maturity and... Read More

Winnie left wanting in Nelson “Madiba” Mandela’s will

February 6, 2014 Global AuthorDikgang Moseneke, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Will, Winnie Mandela

JOHANNESBURG – Former President Nelson Mandela has not left any money or assets to his former wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Mandela’s final will and testament was released publicly today. In it Mandela detailed endowments to his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Executors of his estate, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, Eastern Cape Judge President Themba Sangoni and Advocate George Bizos SC,... Read More

Ghana line up friendlies against Costa Rica and Honduras

February 6, 2014 Global AuthorBlackstars, Brazil, Ghana, World Cup 2014

Ghana have lined up friendly matches against Costa Rica and Honduras and will camp first in Europe and then in the USA before the 2014 World Cup, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm. The Black Stars will begin camping for their third successive finals on May 25 in Rotterdam where the Black Stars are scheduled to play the Netherlands on May 31. . Read More

Malawi’s Joyce Banda government hikes fuel prices

February 6, 2014 Global AuthorCashgate, Fuel Prices, Joyce Banda, Lyton Zinyemba, Malawi, Malawi Kwacha, MERA

BLANTYRE(AGV)--Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has adjusted upwards fuel prices effective February 6, 2014. The upward adjustment was announced on Wednesday by MERA. Petrol will now be selling at 839 kwacha from 760 kwacha, Diesel will be selling at K853.40 up from K770 per litre, this represents 10.39 percent and 10.80 percent respectively. A statement signed by MERA board... Read More

Dlamini Zuma leads Inaugural Meeting in Addis Ababa for “African Union Foundation”

February 5, 2014 Global Author

The Tony Elumelu Foundation makes first grant of $150,000 toward landmark pan-African venture ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 5, 2014/ -- Following the convening of the African Union Heads of State Summit in Addis Ababa, the inaugural promoters’ meeting of the newly established “African Union Foundation” was held. The meeting was led by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Her Excellency Dr. Nkosazana... Read More