From: Charles Banda
Far reaching changes have been proposed to South Africa’s immigration laws and are due to come into effect on April 1, 2014.
Jess Green, who runs Immigration South Africa, confirmed the new regulations will mostly affect foreign nationals wanting to work, study, run businesses or be with […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
What role can biometrics play in aiding development? Alan Gelb, explains why new biometric identification technologies may be the key to radically expanding the social, political, and commercial opportunities for people in the developing world. Biometrics, he says, make it possible to fulfil for people everywhere the […] Continue Reading…
From: Yona Maro
International Debt Statistics (IDS) 2014 is a continuation of the World Bank’s publications Global Development Finance, Volume II (1997 through 2009) and the earlier World Debt Tables (1973 through 1996). IDS 2014 provides statistical tables showing the external debt of 128 developing countries that report public and […] Continue Reading…
From: U.S. Department of State
Date: Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 8:52 PM
TRANSCRIPT:
12:48 p.m. EST
MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon from a snowy day in Washington. I don’t have anything at the top, and obviously want to get to as many questions as possible. While we’re doing this briefing over […] Continue Reading…
From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014
The News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste congratulates Lupita Nyong’o for searing drama “12 Years a Slave” being named best picture at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday night, the story of Solomon Northup, a free African-American man […] Continue Reading…
From: U.S. Department of State
03/02/2014 09:38 PM EST
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/03/222727.htm
Briefing on the Situation in Ukraine
Special Briefing
Office of the Spokesperson
Senior Administration Officials
Via Teleconference
Washington, DC
March 2, 2014
MODERATOR: Good afternoon and thank you, everyone, for joining us today. Before we get started, I just want to remind you that this call is on background. […] Continue Reading…
From: Kuria-Mwangi
Wanachungwa wenzetu
Kwa jina la baba (Raila), na mama (Ida) na mwana (Fidel), namusalimia. This is the Chungwa trinity but kaswari. Is true all this noise is over Raila succession and that some knucklheads wants Fidel to succeed his father? Hao vichwa vya ni sawa sawa kweli? Fidel […] Continue Reading…
From: Juma Mzuri
Best Picture
“American Hustle” Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
“Captain Phillips” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers
“Dallas Buyers Club” Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
“Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
“Her” Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent […] Continue Reading…
From: Abdalah Hamis
Key Points
– There are at least six organisations with known or suspected ties to Al-Shabaab, including Ansar Muslim Youth in Tanga and Jumuiya ya Taasisi za Kiislam and the Islamic faith group Uamsho (Awakening) primarily based in Zanzibar.
– Although the risk […] Continue Reading…
From: msema kweli
1st African Tourism Exhibition in Germany „Soul & Spirit of AFRICA“
17th – 20th July (4days) Tübingen, Germany
Ladies and Gentlemen,Exhibitors,
It’s an honour for me to inform you about the 1st African Tourism tradefair in Germany “Soul and Spirit of Africa ” with focused on AFRICA ONLY! […] Continue Reading…
From: joachim omolo ouko
Father Omolo Beste’s Homily
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Today’s first reading is taken from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah (IS 49:14-15). The Prophet is assuring us that God will never abandon his people even in suffering, just like a mother who cannot forget her infant. “Even […] Continue Reading…
From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014
Martin from Nyamira writes: “Fr Beste what can you say about ODM elections chaos. Is it true that Raila Odinga had preferred line-up in the party elections and that is why there was chaos? Don’t you think […] Continue Reading…
From: South Sudan Press
Painfully little of this ten-year-old account needs updating—other than massive increases in the mortality and displacement figures . . . “Unnoticed Genocide,” The Washington Post, February 25, 2004
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By Eric Reeves
February 25, 2014 (SSNA) — In the remote Darfur region of […] Continue Reading…
From: Abdalah Hamis
This statement gives a review of the performance of the October to December (OND), 2013 short rainfall season, the ongoing seasonal rains over central, western, southwestern highlands, southern region and southern coast, and an outlook for the March to May (MAM), 2014 long rainfall season (Masika). Click […] Continue Reading…
From: Mwema Felix
Are you one of the millions of Yahoo users whose webcam images were intercepted by the British Spy agency?
The Guardian reports that GCHQ gathered images from millions around the world, including sexually explicit images. http://bbc.in/1mGFoXP
Yahoo denied prior knowledge of the alleged programme, describing it as a “completely […] Continue Reading…
From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014
Following recent media reports that a church in the U.S opened up to worshippers to pray while naked, Mavuno church putting up porn like poster to attract youth into their church service, a pastor in Embu caught with […] Continue Reading…
from: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014
Dennis from Nairobi writes: “Fr Beste I know the topic here is different but I am getting concerned about this feeling politicians have about themselves being superior, look at the parliament threatening to vet activist judges. I am […] Continue Reading…
From: News Release – African Press Organization (APO)
PRESS RELEASE
No more war on women’s bodies
BUKAVU (South Kivu), Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC), February 25, 2014/ — A fact-finding mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo—led by Nobel peace laureate Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and organized by the International Campaign […] Continue Reading…
From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014
John writes via my Facebook timeline: “Fr.Beste, President Museveni claims that practice of homosexuality has never existed in African culture. I was told Mwanga practiced homosexuality in Uganda and those who resisted were killed, hence Uganda martyrs. What […] Continue Reading…
From: Charles Banda
This is a transformative moment for Africa – and indeed, for the world.
Decision-makers from across the continent, under the able leadership of Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, are finalising a crucial document outlining a common position for Africa on the development agenda that will replace the Millennium […] Continue Reading…