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The ICC debate: A pan-African perspective

July 9, 2012 Global Authoratou Bensouda, Charles Taylor, ICC, ICC Targeting Africans

Once again, the spotlight is on Africa as four Kenyans – three political leaders and a journalist – have been indicted at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Once again, the question that has never been answered is, why Africa? And why the speed? In Anglo-Saxon parts of the world, some leaders are treated with kids’ gloves when they commit ‘crimes... Read More

Moodys upgrades Mauritius economic ratings

July 9, 2012October 21, 2016 Global Author

Port Louis - Moody’s Upgrades Mauritius Ratings to Baa1 from Baa2 over the strong resilience of the Mauritian economy within the euro crisis and global economic downturn, also upgrading Mauritius’ foreign-currency limits for bonds and deposits to A2 from Baa1. . Read More

SADC members come up with USD 42 billion-worth projects

July 8, 2012 Global Author

Luanda - The member States of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) need USD 42.3 billion to implement 54 projects in 15 years. . Read More

Language, Mobility, African Writers and Pan-Africanism

July 8, 2012 Global Author

This paper argues that pan-Africanism is best seen and articulated as a flexible, inclusive, dynamic and complex aspiration in identity making and belonging. The micro and macro level importance of pan-Africanism, makes writing it both abstract and grounded, local and global, just as the unity, solidarities and relevance it seeks and promotes. . Read More

Serena Williams wins 5th Wimbledon

July 7, 2012 Global AuthorAfrica sports news, Radwanska of Poland, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Wimbledon 2012

WIMBLEDON, England—For Serena Williams, the low point came in early 2011, when she spent hours laying around her home, overwhelmed by a depressing series of health scares that sent her to the hospital repeatedly and kept her away from tennis for 10 months. . Read More

Was the Bingu Africa Saw the Bingu Malawians Knew?

July 6, 2012 Global AuthorBingu WA Mutharika, Bowden Mbanje, Darlington Mahuku, Jakaya Kikwete, Jeffrey Sachs, Kondwani Munthali, pan-africanism, Thandiwe Dumbutshena

Several comments made about the departed president by a number of Africans from various countries, and a few non-Africans, seem to paint a picture of a man Malawians do not seem to recognise. He has been called a visionary leader, a Pan Africanist, and an anti-imperialist, among many other colourful adjectives. Is that the man Malawians knew? . Read More

Orange AFCON South Africa 2013 Preliminary Draw off to a good start in Johannesburg

July 6, 2012 Global Author2012 Champions Zambia, AFCON, Africa Cup Of Nations, Ghana, Johannesberg, Malawi, Mr Hicham El Amrani, SouthAfrica, Zambia

The Confederation of African Football staged the 29th Edition of the Africa Cup of Nations Preliminary Draw at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa for the 30 teams to play the final qualification rounds of The Orange AFCON to be hosted in a South Africa from 19th January to 10 th February 2013. The draw got off to a good start with... Read More

CAF unveils TV figures for CAN 2012

July 6, 2012 Global Author

CAF unveiled today the TV figures of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012 that was co-hosted in Gabon – Equatorial Guinea. An estimated record of 6.6 Billion cumulative TV viewers has followed the most prestigious African Sport event with 87072 hours of TV exposure, adding 59965 hours of TV to the figure that was reached in Angola 2010. . Read More

How to support the release of Victoire Ingabire and why this matters

July 6, 2012 Global AuthorFDU, Paul Kagame, RFP, Rwanda, Victorie Ingabire

By: Ambrose Nzeyimana It’s not every day we search around and find a cause worth supporting because of the significant impact that our contribution can make in our own life and that of sometime millions others. . Read More

Serena Williams serves her to way Wimbledon final

July 6, 2012 Global AuthorAgnieszka Radwanska, Serena Williams, Tennis, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbeledon finals

Serena Williams advanced to her seventh Wimbledon final on Thursday, using a historic serving performance to defeat No. 2 seed Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-6 (6). She'll face Agnieszka Radwanska in Saturday's final. . Read More